warning TOYOTA CAMRY 2023 Owners Manual
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Pictorial indexSearch by illustration
1For safety
and securityMake sure to read through them
2Instrument
clusterHow to read the gauges and meters, the variety of
warning lights and indicators, etc.
3
Operation of
each
componentOpening and closing the doors and windows,
adjustment before driving, etc.
4DrivingOperations and advice which are necessary for
driving
5Interior featuresUsage of the interior features, etc.
6Maintenance
and careCaring for your vehicle and maintenance
procedures
7When trouble
arisesWhat to do in case of malfunction or emergency
8Vehicle
specificationsVehicle specifications, customizable features, etc.
9For ownersReporting safety defects for U.S. owners, and seat
belt and SRS airbag instructions for Canadian
owners
IndexSearch by symptom
Search alphabetically
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TABLE OF CONTENTS2
CAMRY_UFor your information....................... 8
Reading this manual .................... 14
How to search .............................. 15
Pictorial index .............................. 16
1-1. For safe use
Before driving ...................... 26
For safe driving ................... 28
Seat belts ............................ 30
SRS airbags ........................ 36
Front passenger occupant classification system ......... 49
Exhaust gas precautions ..... 54
1-2. Child safety Riding with children ............. 55
Child restraint systems ........ 56
1-3. Emergency assistance Safety Connect.................... 75
1-4. Theft deterrent system Engine immobilizer system............................... 80
Alarm ................................... 82 2. Instrument cluster
Warning lights and indicators ........................... 88
Gauges and meters ............. 94
Multi-information display (4.2-inch display) ............... 98
Multi-information display (7-inch display) ................ 111
Head-up display................. 128
Fuel consumption information....................... 134
1For safety and security
2Instrument cluster
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CAMRY_U7-1. Essential information
Emergency flashers .......... 516
If your vehicle has to be stopped in
an emergency ................. 517
If the vehicle is submerged or water on the road is
rising ............................... 519
7-2. Steps to take in an emergency
If your vehicle needs to be towed ..................... 520
If you think something is wrong........................... 526
Fuel pump shut off system............................. 527
If a warning light turns on or a warning
buzzer sounds................. 528
If a warning message is displayed ..................... 538
If you have a flat tire .......... 543
If the engine will not start ................................. 557
If the electronic key does not operate properly ........ 559
If the vehicle battery is discharged ................... 562
If your vehicle overheats ........................ 567
If the vehicle becomes stuck................................ 570 8-1. Specifications
Maintenance data (fuel, oil level, etc.) .......... 574
Fuel information ................. 590
Tire information.................. 593
8-2. Customization Customizable features ....... 606
8-3. Items to initialize Items to initialize ................ 614
Reporting safety defects for U.S. owners ........................ 616
Reporting safety defects for Canadian owners ................ 617
Seat belt instructions for Canadian owners
(in French)................................ 618
SRS airbag instructions for Canadian owners
(in French)................................ 619
7When trouble arises8Vehicle specifications
9For owners
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CAMRY_UThe SRS airbag and seat belt pretensioner devices in your Toyota contain
explosive chemicals. If the vehicle is scrapped with the airbags and seat belt
pretensioners left as they are, this may cause an accident such
as fire. Be
sure to have the systems of the SRS airbag and seat belt preten sioner
removed and disposed of by a qualified service shop or by your Toyota dealer
before you scrap your vehicle.
Special handling may apply, See www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/ perchlorate.
Your vehicle has components that may contain perchlorate. These compo-
nents may include the airbags, seat belt pretensioners, wireles s remote con-
trol batteries, and the batteries in the tire pressure warning valve and
transmitters.
The word “QR Code” is registered trademark of DENSO WAVE
INCORPORATED in Japan and other countries.
Scrapping of your Toyota
Perchlorate Material
“QR code”
WARNING
■ General precautions while driving
Driving under the influence: Never drive your vehicle when under the influ-
ence of alcohol or drugs that have impaired your ability to operate your vehi-
cle. Alcohol and certain drugs delay reaction time, impair judg ment and
reduce coordination, which could lead to an accident that could result in
death or serious injury.
Defensive driving: Always drive defensively. Anticipate mistake s that other
drivers or pedestrians might make and be ready to avoid accidents.
Driver distraction: Always give your full attention to driving. Anything that
distracts the driver, such as adjusting controls, talking on a cellular phone or
reading can result in a collision with resulting death or serious injury to you,
your occupants or others.
■ General precaution regarding children’s safety
Never leave children unattended in the vehicle, and never allow children to
have or use the key.
Children may be able to start the vehicle or shift the vehicle into neutral.
There is also a danger that children may injure themselves by playing with
the windows, the moon roof or panoramic moon roof, or other features of
the vehicle. In addition, heat build-up or extremely cold tempe ratures inside
the vehicle can be fatal to children.
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WARNING:
Explains something that, if not obeyed, could cause death or
serious injury to people.
NOTICE:
Explains something that, if not obeyed, could cause damage to
or a malfunction in the vehicle or its equipment.
Indicates operating or working procedures. Follow the steps
in numerical order.
Indicates the action (push-
ing, turning, etc.) used to
operate switches and other
devices.
Indicates the outcome of an
operation (e.g. a lid opens).
Indicates the component or
position being explained.
Means “Do not”, “Do not do
this”, or “Do not let this hap-
pen”.
Reading this manual
123
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CAMRY_UWindshield wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 240
Precautions for winter season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 377
Fuel filler door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 244
Refueling method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 244
Fuel type/fuel tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 577, 590
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 473
Tire size/inflation pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 584
Winter tires/tire chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 377
Checking/rotation/tire pressur e warning system . . . . . . . . .P. 473
Coping with flat tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 543
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 457
Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 457
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 578
Coping with overheat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 567
Front turn signal lights/
parking lights/daytime running lights
*2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 231
Headlights/daytime running lights
*3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 231
Front side marker lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 231
Side turn signal lights
*1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 231
Rear turn signal lights/r ear side marker lights/
tail lights/stoplights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 223, 231
Tail lights
*1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 231
Back-up lights
Shifting the shift lever to R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 217
License plate lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 231
4
5
6
7
Light bulbs of the exterior lights for driving
(Replacing method: P. 502, Watts: P. 589)
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
*1: If equipped
*2: Vehicles with LED type front side marker lights
*3: Vehicles with bulb type front side marker lights
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■Instrument panel
Engine switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 209, 211
Starting the engine/changing the positions or modes . . . P. 209, 211
Emergency stop of the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 517
When the engine will not start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 557
Shift lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 217
Changing the shift position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 217
Precautions for towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 520
When the shift lever does not move . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 221
Meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 94
Reading the meters/adjusting the instrument panel lights . . . . . P. 94
Warning lights/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 88
When a warning light comes on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 528
Multi-information display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 98, 111
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 98, 111
When the warning messages are displayed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 5381
2
3
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CAMRY_UParking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 224, 225
Applying/releasing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 224, 225, 226
Precautions for winter season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 378
Warning light/warning buzzer/
warning message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 224, 228, 528
Turn signal lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 223
Headlight switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 231
Headlights/side marker lights/parking lights/tail lights/
license plate lights/daytime running lights . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . P. 231
Windshield wiper and washer switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 240
Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 240
Adding washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 472
Emergency flasher switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 516
Hood lock release lever. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 457
Tilt and telescopic steering lock release lever . . . . . . . . . . P. 173
Air conditioning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 382, 387, 394
Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 382, 387, 394
Rear window defogger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 383, 389, 397
Audio
*1, 2
Audio Plus
*1, 2
Premium Audio*1, 2
Clock*2
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
*1: If equipped
*2: Refer to “NAVIGATION AND MULTIMEDIA SYSTEM OWNER'S MANUAL”.
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WARNING
Observe the following precautions.
Failure to do so may cause the driver’s floor mat to slip, possibly interfering
with the pedals while driving. An unexpectedly high speed may result or it may
become difficult to stop the vehicle. This could lead to an acc ident, resulting in
death or serious injury.
■ When installing the driver’s floor mat
● Do not use floor mats designed for other models or different model year
vehicles, even if they are Toyota Genuine floor mats.
● Only use floor mats designed for the driver’s seat.
● Always install the floor mat securely using the retaining hooks (clips) pro-
vided.
● Do not use two or more floor mats on top of each other.
● Do not place the floor mat bottom-side up or upside-down.
■ Before driving
● Check that the floor mat is securely
fixed in the correct place with all the
provided retaining hooks (clips). Be
especially careful to perform this check
after cleaning the floor.
● With the engine stopped and the shift
lever in P, fully depress each pedal to
the floor to make sure it does not inter-
fere with the floor mat.
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Make sure that you can see backward clearly by adjusting the inside
and outside rear view mirrors properly. ( P. 175, 177)
Adjusting the mirrors
WARNING
Observe the following precautions.
Failure to do so may result in death or serious injury.
●Do not adjust the position of the driver’s seat while driving.
Doing so could cause the driver to lose control of the vehicle.
● Do not place a cushion between the driver or passenger and the seatback.
A cushion may prevent correct posture from being achieved, and reduce
the effectiveness of the seat belt and head restraint.
● Do not place anything under the front seats.
Objects placed under the front seats may become jammed in the s eat
tracks and stop the seat from locking in place. This may lead t o an acci-
dent and the adjustment mechanism may also be damaged.
● Always observe the legal speed limit when driving on public roads.
● When driving over long distances, take regular breaks before you start to
feel tired.
Also, if you feel tired or sleepy while driving, do not force y ourself to con-
tinue driving and take a break immediately.