TOYOTA MIRAI 2022 Owners Manual
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●The power switch mode is 
recorded by the vehicle. If the 12-
volt battery is  reconnected, the 
vehicle will return the power 
switch mode to the status it was in 
before the 12-volt battery was dis-
connected. Make sure to turn off 
the power switch before discon-
necting the 12-volt battery. Take 
extra care when connecting the 
12-volt battery if the power switch 
mode prior to discharge is 
unknown.
●When the 12-volt b attery is recon-
nected, start the fuel cell system, 
depress the brake pedal, and con-
firm that it is possible to shift into 
each shift position.
If the system will not start even after 
multiple attempts, contact your Toy-
ota dealer.
WARNING
■Chemicals in the 12-volt bat-
tery
The 12-volt battery contains poi-
sonous and corrosi ve sulfuric acid 
and may produce hydrogen gas 
which is flammable and explosive. 
To reduce the risk of death or seri-
ous injury, take th e following pre-
cautions while working on or near 
the 12-volt battery:
●Do not cause sparks by touch-
ing the 12-volt battery terminals 
with tools.
●Do not smoke or light a match 
near the 12-volt battery.
●Avoid contact with eyes, skin 
and clothes.
●Never inhale or swallow electro-
lyte.
●Wear protective safety glasses 
when working near the 12-volt 
battery.
●Keep children away from the 
12-volt battery.
■Where to safely charge the 
12-volt battery
Always charge the 12-volt battery 
in an open area. Do not charge 
the 12-volt battery in a garage or 
closed room where there is insuf-
ficient ventilation.
■Emergency measures regard-
ing electrolyte
●If electrolyte gets in your eyes
Flush your eyes with clean 
water for at least 15 minutes 
and get immediate medical 
attention. If possible, continue 
to apply water with a sponge or 
cloth while traveling to the near-
est medical facility.
●If electrolyte gets on your skin
Wash the affected area thor-
oughly. If you feel pain or burn-
ing, get medical attention 
immediately.
●If electrolyte gets on your 
clothes
It can soak through clothing on 
to your skin. Imm ediately take 
off the clothing and follow the 
procedure above if necessary.
●If you accidentally swallow elec-
trolyte
Drink a large quantity of water 
or milk. Get emergency medical 
attention immediately.
■When replacing the 12-volt 
battery
Use a 12-volt battery designed for 
this vehicle. Failu re to do so may 
cause gas (hydrogen) to enter the 
passenger compartment, causing 
a fire or explosion.
For replacement of the 12-volt 
battery, contact your Toyota 
dealer. 
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Make sure that the 12-volt bat-
tery terminals are not corroded 
and that there are no loose con-
nections, cracks, or loose 
clamps.
Terminals
Hold-down clamp
Check the 12-volt battery condi-
tion by indicator color. Blue: Good condition
Red: Charging is necessary.
Have the vehicle inspected 
by your Toyota dealer.
Clear: Replacement is nec-
essary.
Have the 12-volt battery 
checked by your Toyota 
dealer.
NOTICE
■When recharging the 12-volt 
battery
Never recharge the 12-volt bat-
tery while the fue l cell system is 
operating. Also, be sure all acces-
sories are turned off.
Exterior
Checking the 12-volt bat-
tery condition 
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Check if the treadwear indica-
tors are showing on the tires. 
Also check the tires for uneven 
wear, such as excessive wear 
on one side of the tread. New tread
Worn tread
Treadwear indicator
The location of treadwear indicators 
is shown by a “TWI” or “ ” mark, 
etc., molded into the sidewall of 
each tire. Replace the tires if the treadwear 
indicators are s
howing on a tire.
■When to replace your vehicle’s 
tires
Tires should be replaced if:
●The treadwear indicators are 
showing on a tire.
●You have tire damage such as 
cuts, splits, cracks deep enough 
to expose the fabric, and bulges 
indicating internal damage
●A tire goes flat repeatedly or can-
not be properly repaired due to the 
size or location of a cut or other 
damage
If you are not sure, consult with your 
Toyota dealer.
■Tire life
Any tire over 6 years old must be 
checked by a qualified technician 
even if it has seldom or never been 
used or damage is not obvious.
■Maximum load of tire
Check that the maximum load of the 
replacement tire is greater than 1/2 
of the Gross Axle  Weight Ratings 
(GAWR) of either the front axle or 
the rear axle, whi chever is greater.
For the GAWR, see the Certification 
Label.
For the maximum load of the tire, 
see the load limit at maximum cold 
tire inflation pressure mentioned on 
the sidewall of the tire. ( P.488)
■Tire types
●Summer tires
Summer tires are high-speed perfor-
Tires
Replace or rotate tires in 
accordance with mainte-
nance schedules and tread-
wear.
Checking tires 
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Owners Manual_USA_M62084_enmance tires best suited to highway 
driving under dry conditions. Since 
summer tires do not have the same 
traction performanc
e as snow tires, 
summer tires are inadequate for 
driving on snow-covered or icy 
roads. For driving on snow-covered 
roads or icy roads, the use of snow 
tires is recommended. When install-
ing snow tires, be sure to replace all 
four tires.
●All season tires
All season tires are designed to pro-
vide better traction in snow and to 
be adequate for driving in most win-
ter conditions a s well as for use 
year-round. All season tires, how-
ever, do not have adequate traction 
performance compared with snow 
tires in heavy or loose snow. Also, 
all season tires fall short in accelera-
tion and handling performance com-
pared with summer tires in highway 
driving.
●Snow tires
For driving on snow-covered roads 
or icy roads, we recommend using 
snow tires. If you need snow tires, 
select tires of the same size, con-
struction and load  capacity as the 
originally installed tires. Since your 
vehicle has radial tires as original 
equipment, make sure your snow 
tires also have radial construction. 
Do not install stud ded tires without 
first checking local regulations for 
possible restrictions. Snow tires 
should be installed on all wheels. 
(  P.320)
■If the tread on snow tires wears 
down below 0.16 in. (4 mm)
The effectiveness of the tires as 
snow tires is lost.
Rotate the tires in the order 
WARNING
■When inspecting or replacing 
tires
Observe the following precautions 
to prevent accidents.
Failure to do so may cause dam-
age to parts of the drive train as 
well as dangerous handling char-
acteristics, which may lead to an 
accident resulting in death or seri-
ous injury.
●Do not mix tires of different 
makes, models or tread pat-
terns.
Also, do not mix tires of remark-
ably different treadwear.
●Do not use tire sizes other than 
those recommended by Toyota.
●Do not mix differently con-
structed tires (radial, bias-belted 
or bias-ply tires).
●Do not mix summer, all season 
and snow tires.
●Do not use tires  that have been 
used on another vehicle.
Do not use tires if you do not 
know how they were used previ-
ously.
NOTICE
■Driving on rough roads
Take particular care when driving 
on roads with loose surfaces or 
potholes.
These conditions may cause 
losses in tire inflation pressure, 
reducing the cushioning ability of 
the tires. In addition, driving on 
rough roads may cause damage 
to the tires themselves, as well as 
the vehicle’s wheels and body.
Tire rotation 
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shown. Front
To equalize tire wear and extend 
tire life, Toyota recommends that 
tire rotation is c arried out at the 
same interval as tire inspection.
Do not fail to initialize the tire pres-
sure warning system after tire rota-
tion.
Your vehicle is equipped with a 
tire pressure warning system 
that uses tire pressure warning 
valves and transmitters to detect 
low tire inflation pressure before 
serious problems arise.
 The tire pressure detected by 
the tire pressure warning sys-
tem can be displayed on the 
multi-information display. 
( P.105) 
If the tire pressure drops 
below a predetermined level, 
the driver is warned by a 
screen display and a warning 
light. ( P.447)
■Routine tire inflation pressure 
checks
The tire pressure warning system 
does not replace routine tire inflation 
pressure checks . Make sure to 
check tire inflation pressure as part 
of your routine o f daily vehicle 
checks.
■Tire inflation pressure
●It may take a few  minutes to dis-
play the tire inflation pressure 
after the power switch is turned to 
ON. It may also  take a few min-
utes to display the tire inflation 
pressure after infl ation pressure 
has been adjusted.
●Tire inflation pressure changes 
with temperature. The displayed 
values may also be different from 
the values measured using a tire 
pressure gauge.
Tire pressure warning 
system 
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■Situations in which the tire 
pressure warning system may 
not operate properly
●In the following cases, the tire 
pressure warning system may not 
operate properly.
• If non-genuine Toyota wheels are  used.
• If a tire has been replaced with a  tire that is not an OE (Original 
Equipment) tire.
• If a tire has been replaced with a  tire that is not of the specified size.
• If tire chains, etc. are installed.
• If a window tint that affects the 
radio wave signals is installed.
• If there is a lot of snow or ice on 
the vehicle, particularly around the 
wheels or wheel housings.
• If the tire inflation pressure is 
much higher than the specified 
level.
• If wheels not equipped with tire 
pressure warning valves and 
transmitter are used.
• If the ID code on the tire pressure 
warning valves and transmitters is 
not registered in the tire pressure 
warning computer.
●Performance may be affected in 
the following situations.
• When driving near a TV tower,  electric power plant, gas station, 
radio station, large display, airport 
or other facility  that generates 
strong radio waves or electrical 
noise
• When carrying a portable radio,  cellular phone, cordless phone or 
other wireless communication 
device
If tire position information is not cor-
rectly displayed due to the radio 
wave conditions, the display may be 
corrected by changing the location 
of the vehicle as  the radio wave 
conditions may change.
●When the vehicle is stopped, the 
time taken for the  warning to start 
or turn off may be longer.
●When the inflation pressure of a 
tire drops rapidly, for example  when a tire has burst, the warning 
may not operate.
■Warning performance of the tire 
pressure warning system
The warning of the tire pressure 
warning system w ill change in 
accordance the conditions under 
which it was initia lized. For this rea-
son, the system may give a warning 
even if the tire pressure does not 
reach a low enough level, or if the 
pressure is higher than the pressure 
that was adjusted to when the sys-
tem was initialized.
■Tire pressure warning system 
certification
 P.553
When replacing the tires or 
wheels, the tire pressure warn-
ing valves and transmitters must 
be installed to the wheels which 
will be installed to the vehicle.
When new tire pressure warning 
valves and transmitters are 
installed, new ID codes must be 
registered in the tire pressure 
warning computer and the tire 
pressure warning system must 
be initialized. ( P.409)
■Replacing tires and wheels
If the ID codes of  the tire pressure 
warning valves and transmitters are 
not registered, the tire pressure 
warning system will  not work prop-
erly. In this case,  after driving for 
about 10 minutes, the tire pressure 
warning light will blink for approxi-
mately 1 minute and then illuminate 
to indicate a system malfunction.
Installing tire pressure 
warning valves and trans-
mitters 
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■The tire pressure warning 
system must be initialized 
in the following circum-
stances:
 When the tire inflation pres-
sure is changed such as 
when changing traveling 
speed or load weight.
 When the tire inflation pres-
sure is changed such as 
when the tire size is changed.
 When rotating the tires.
 After performing the transmit-
ter ID code registration proce-
dure. ( P.409) When the tire pressure warning 
system is initialized, the current 
tire inflation pressure is set as 
the benchmark pressure.
■How to initialize the tire 
pressure warning system
1 Park the vehicle in a safe 
place, turn the power switch 
off and wait 20 minutes or 
more.
Initialization cannot be performed 
while the vehicle is moving.
2Adjust the tire inflation pres-
sure to the specified cold tire 
inflation pressure level.
Make sure to adjust the tire pres-
sure to the specifie d cold tire infla-
tion pressure level. The tire 
pressure warning system will oper-
ate based on this  pressure level.
3Start the fuel cell system.
4 Press   or   of the meter 
control switch to select  .
5 Press   or   to select 
“Vehicle Settings” and then 
press and hold  .
6 Press   or   to select 
“TPWS” and then press  .
7 Press   or   to select “Set 
Pressure”. Then press and 
hold   until the tire pressure 
warning light starts blinking.
A message is displayed on the 
multi-information di splay. Also, “--” 
is displayed for inflation pressure of 
NOTICE
■Repairing or replacing tires, 
wheels, tire pressure warn-
ing valves, transmitters and 
tire valve caps
●When removing or fitting the 
wheels, tires or the tire pressure 
warning valves  and transmit-
ters, contact your Toyota dealer 
as the tire pr essure warning 
valves and transmitters may be 
damaged if not handled cor-
rectly.
●Make sure to install the tire 
valve caps. If the tire valve caps 
are not installed, water could 
enter the tire pressure warning 
valves, corrode the valve, and 
cause sticking and air leaks.
●When replacing ti re valve caps, 
do not use tire valve caps other 
than those specified. The cap 
may become stuck.
Initializing the tire pres-
sure warning system 
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display while the tire pressure 
warning system determines the 
position.
8
Drive at approximately 25 
mph (40 km/h) or more for 
approximately 10 to 30 min-
utes.
When initialization is complete, the 
inflation pressure of each tire will be 
displayed on the multi-information 
display.
Even if the vehicle is not driven at 
approximately 25 mph (40 km/h) or 
more, initializat ion can be com-
pleted by driving for a long time. 
However, if initia lization does not 
complete after driving for 1 hour or 
more, park the vehicle in a safe 
place for approximately 20 minutes 
and then drive th e vehicle again.
■When initializing
●Initialization is performed while 
driving at a vehicle speed of 
approximately 25  mph (40 km/h) 
or more.
●Make sure to carry out initializa-
tion after adjusting the tire inflation 
pressure. Also, make sure the 
tires are cold before carrying out 
initialization or tir e inflation pres-
sure adjustment.
●The tire pressure  warning system 
can be initialized by yourself, but 
depending on the driving condi-
tions and driving environment, ini-
tialization may take some time to  complete.
■The initialization operation
●If you have accidentally turned the 
power switch off during initializa-
tion, it is not necessary to manu-
ally restart the initialization again, 
as initialization will restart auto-
matically the next time the power 
switch is turned to ON.
●If you accidentally perform initial-
ization when initia
lization is not 
necessary, adjust the tire inflation 
pressure to the s pecified level 
when the tires are cold, and con-
duct initialization again.
●While the position of each tire is 
being determined and the inflation 
pressures are not being displayed 
on the multi-information display, if 
the inflation pressure of a tire 
drops, the tire pressure warning 
light will come on.
■If the tire pressure warning sys-
tem is not initia lized properly
●In the following situations, initial-
ization may take longer than usual 
to be completed or may not be 
possible. Normally, initialization 
completes within approximately 
30 minutes.
• Vehicle is not dr iven at approxi-
mately 25 mph (40 km/h) or more
• Vehicle is driven on unpaved  roads
• Vehicle is driven  near other vehi-
cles and system cannot recog-
nize tire pressure warning valve 
and transmitters o f your vehicle 
over those of other vehicles
If initialization does not complete 
after driving for 1 hour or more, park 
the vehicle in a safe place for 
approximately 20 minutes and then 
drive the vehicle again.
●If the vehicle is reversed during 
initialization, the data up to that 
point is reset, so p erform the ini-
tialization procedure again from 
the beginning.
●In the following situations, initial- 
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ization will not be started or was 
not completed properly and the 
system will not operate properly. 
Perform the initialization proce-
dure again.
• If, when attempting to start initial-
ization, the tire pressure warning 
light does not blink 3 times.
• If, when the vehicle has been 
driven for about  20 minutes after 
performing initialization, the tire 
pressure warning light blinks for 
approximately 1 minute and then 
illuminates.
If initialization cannot be completed 
after performing the above proce-
dure, contact your Toyota dealer.
Every tire pressure warning 
valve and transmitter has a 
unique ID code. When replacing 
a tire pressure warning valve 
and transmitter, it is necessary 
to register the ID codes.
When registering the ID codes, 
perform the following procedure.
1 When registering the ID 
codes, perform the following 
procedure.Park the vehicle in 
a safe place and turn the 
power switch off, wait for  approximately 15 minutes or 
more and perform the proce-
dure.
2 Start the fuel cell system. 
( P.172)
3 Press   or   of the meter 
control switch to select  .
4 Press   or   to select 
“Vehicle Settings” and then 
press and hold  .
5 Press   or   to select 
“TPWS” and then press  .
6 Press   or   to select 
“Change Wheel”. Then press 
and hold   until the tire 
pressure warning light blinks 
slowly 3 times.
Then a message will be displayed 
on the multi-information display.
When registration is being per-
formed, the tire pressure warning 
light will blink for  approximately 1 
minute then illuminate and  “--” will 
be displayed for the inflation pres-
sure of each tire on the multi-infor-
mation display.
WARNING
■When initializing the tire pres-
sure warning system
Do not initialize the tire pressure 
warning system without first 
adjusting the tire  inflation pres-
sure to the specified level. Other-
wise, the tire pressure warning 
light may not come on even if the 
tire inflation press ure is low, or it 
may come on when  the tire infla-
tion pressure is actually normal.
Registering ID codes 
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more for approximately 10 to 
30 minutes.
Registration is complete when the 
tire pressure warning light turns off 
and the inflation pressure of each 
tire is displayed on the multi-infor-
mation display.
Even if the vehicle is not driven at 
approximately 25 mph (40 km/h) or 
more, registration can be com-
pleted by driving for a long time. 
However, if regist ration does not 
complete after driving for 1 hour or 
more, perform the procedure again 
from the beginning.
8 Initialize the tire pressure 
warning system. ( P.407)
■When registering ID codes
●ID code registration is performed 
while driving at a vehicle speed of 
approximately 25  mph (40 km/h) 
or more.
●Before performin g ID code regis-
tration, make sure that no wheels 
with tire pressur e warning valve 
and transmitters installed are near 
the vehicle.
●Make sure to initialize the tire 
pressure warning system after 
registering the ID codes. If the 
system is initializ ed before regis-
tering the ID codes, the initialized 
values will be invalid.
●ID codes can be registered by 
yourself, but depending on the 
driving conditions and driving 
environment, registration may 
take some time to complete.
■Canceling ID code registration
●To cancel ID code registration 
after it has been  started, turn the 
power switch off before driving the 
vehicle.
If the vehicle is driven after ID 
code registration is started, to 
cancel registration, perform the ID  code registration start procedure 
again and turn the power switch 
off before driving.
●If ID code registration has been 
canceled, the tire pressure warn-
ing light will blin
k for approxi-
mately 1 minute when the power 
switch is turned to ON and then 
illuminate. The tire pressure warn-
ing system will be operational 
when the tire pressure warning 
light turns off.
●If the warning lig ht does not turn 
off even after several minutes 
have elapsed, ID code registration 
may not have been canceled cor-
rectly. To cancel registration, per-
form the ID code registration start 
procedure again and then turn the 
power switch off before driving.
■If ID codes are not registered 
properly
●In the following situations, ID code 
registration may take longer than 
usual to be completed or may not 
be possible. Normally, registration 
completes within approximately 
30 minutes.
• Vehicle is not parked for approxi- mately 20 minutes or more before 
driving
• Vehicle is not dr iven at approxi-
mately 25 mph (40 km/h) or more
• Vehicle is driven on unpaved 
roads
• Vehicle is driven  near other vehi-
cles and system cannot recog-
nize tire pressure warning valves 
and transmitters o f your vehicle 
over those of other vehicles
• Wheel with tire p ressure warning 
valve and transmitter installed is 
inside or near the vehicle
If registration does not complete 
after driving for 1 hour or more, per-
form the ID code registration proce-
dure again from the beginning.
●If the vehicle is reversed during 
registration, the data up to that 
point is reset, so p erform the reg-
istration procedure again from the