height adjustment TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID 2021 Owners Manual (in English)
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OVERVIEW
FEATURES & OPERATIONS
TOYOTA SAFETY SENSE
SAFETY & EMERGENCY FEATURES
1
INDEX
Engine maintenance  11
Fuel tank door release & cap  10
Hood release   10
Indicator symbols  6-7
Instrument cluster  5
Instrument panel  2-4
Instrument panel light control  11 
Keyless entry
1,2  8-9
Smart Key system1,2  9
OVERVIEW
FEATURES & OPERATIONS (continued)
SAFETY & EMERGENCY FEATURES
Air conditioning/heating  31-33
Audio 27
Auto lock/unlock
1  13
Bird’s Eye View Camera 
with Perimeter Scan  41
Blind Spot Monitor (BSM) and  
Rear Cross Traffic Alert (RCTA)  40
Clock  25
Door locks
1,2  14
Driver Easy Speak  37
Driving mode select switch  37
Electric parking brake  19
EV drive mode  14
Front and Rear Parking Assist with   
Automated Braking (PA w/AB)  38
Garage door opener (HomeLink
®)3  35
Head-Up Display (HUD)  25
Height Adjustable, Hands-Free   
Power Liftgate
1,2  16-17
Heated/ventilated seats  34
Heated steering wheel  35
Hybrid Synergy Drive System  12
Hybrid transmission  13
Intuitive parking assist  39
Lights
1,2 & turn signals1  23
Moonroof1  17
Multi-Information Display (MID)2  24
Panoramic moonroof   18
Power outlets-12V DC  29
Power outlets-120V AC  29
Power windows
1  14
Qi wireless charger  28
Rear view monitor system  36
Seat adjustments-Front  20Seat adjustments-Rear 
21
Seats-Head restraints  20
Seats-Stowing & returning  
3rd row seats  21
Steering lock release  15
Steering wheel switches & 
telephone controls (Bluetooth
®)  26
Tilt & telescopic steering wheel  15
Toyota multi-operation touch  30
Trail mode (AWD)  37
USB charge ports  28
USB media port  26
Vehicle Stability Control (VSC)/TRAC/
Trailer Sway Control OFF switch  36
Windshield wipers & washers
1  22
Automatic High Beams (AHB)  55
Full-Range Dynamic Radar 
Cruise Control (DRCC)  52-54
Lane Departure Alert with  
Steering Assist  47-49
Lane Tracing Assist (LTA) System  46
Lane Tracing Assist (LTA) with 
Lane Centering  50-51
Pre-Collision System with Pedestrian 
Detection (PCS w/PD)  43-45
Quick overview-Toyota Safety  
Sense™ 2.5+ (TSS 2.5+)  42
Road Sign Assist (RSA)  56
Sensors  43
BLUETOOTH® DEVICE  
PAIRING SECTION 64-66
Floor mat installation 
62
Rear door child safety locks  58 
Safety Connect
®  60
Seat belts  57
Seat belts-3rd row center  57
Seat belts-Shoulder belt anchor  57
Spare tire & tools  59
Star Safety System
TM  61-62
Tire Pressure Monitoring  
(warning) System (TPMS)  58
1 Visit your Toyota dealer for information on customizing this feature.2 Programmable by customer. Refer to the Owner’s Manual for instructio\
ns and more information.3 HomeLink® is a registered trademark of Gentex Corporation.  
FEATURES & OPERATIONS
TOYOTA SAFETY SENSE™ 2.5+ (TSS 2.5+)
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Instrument panel
Height Adjustable, Hands-Free  
Power Liftgate  (
if equipped)
Power Liftgate (back door)
Open: Push and hold
Close: Push and hold again
(close only)(open only)
1. When the liftgate reaches the desired height, push the rear liftgate close-button 
(on the door jam of the liftgate) once. Press and hold the button until the buzzer 
sounds (4 times).
2. To reset the height, with the liftgate open and not moving, press and hold the rear  liftgate close-button until the buzzer sounds 4 times, and continue to hold until it 
buzzes again, then let go. Push the same button to close the liftgate. When you 
next open the liftgate, it will open to the maximum height.
3. To set the height using the Multi-Information Display, press “
” or “” of the 
meter control switches and select “Vehicle settings” from “
” screen. Press  
“
” or “” and select “ (PBD)” and then press “.” Select “Opening 
Adjustment,” then press “
.” Select desired position (5 height options to 
choose from,) then press “
.”
NOTE: If battery is disconnected, the power back door needs to be reinitialized.
Vehicles without tow hitchVehicles with tow hitch
HEIGHT ADJUSTABLE FUNCTION
HANDS-FREE FUNCTION (IF EQUIPPED)
Sensor areaSensor area
Carry Smart  Key remote Carry Smart 
Key remote
Sensor
FEATURES & OPERATIONS
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MANUAL SEAT
POWER SEAT
Refer to the Owner’s Manual for more details.
Seat position 
(forward/backward)
Seatback angle
Seatback angle
Seat position 
(forward/backward)
Seat cushion 
(front) angle 
(driver’s side only)
Seat height 
(driver’s side only) Lumbar support 
(driver’s side only)
Lock release button Lock release button Lock release button
FrontSecond rowThird row-center seat
Seat adjustments-Front
Seats-Head restraints
FEATURES & OPERATIONS
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