power steering SUBARU SOLTERRA 2023 Owners Manual

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4-2. Opening, closing and lock- ing the doors
Side doors ..................... 167
Back door ...................... 172
Smart key system ......... 187
4-3. Adjusting the seats Front seats .................... 192
Rear seats..................... 193
Head restraints.............. 196
4-4. Adjusting the steering wheel and mirrors
Steering wheel .............. 199
Inside rear view mirror .. 200
Digital Rear-view Mirror 201
Outside rear view mirrors .................................... 210
4-5. Opening, closing the win- dows
Power windows ............. 212
4-6. Favorite settings My Settings ................... 2155-1. Before driving
Driving the vehicle ......... 219
Cargo and luggage ........ 225
Vehicle load limits .......... 228
Trailer towing ................. 229
Dinghy towing ................ 230
5-2. Driving procedures Power (ignition) switch .. 231
Transmission ................. 236
Turn signal lever ............ 242
Parking brake ................ 243
Brake Hold..................... 246
5-3. Operating the lights and wipers
Headlight switch ............ 248
AHB (Automatic High Beam) .................................... 250
Windshield wipers and washer ......................... 253
5Driving

491-2. Child safety
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For safety and security
1-2.Child safety
Riding with children
Observe the following pre-
cautions when children are
in the vehicle.
Use a child restraint system
appropriate for the child,
until the child becomes
large enough to properly
wear the vehicle’s seat belt.
 It is recommended that chil-
dren sit in the rear seats to
avoid accidental contact
with the steering wheel,
wiper switch, etc.
Use the rear door child-pro-
tector lock or the window
lock switch to avoid children
opening the door while driv-
ing or operating the power
window accidentally.
( P.171, 214)
Do not let small children
operate equipment which
may catch or pinch body
parts, such as the power
window, hood, back door,
seats, etc.
WARNING
■When children are in the vehi-
cle
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 ma y injure them-
selves by playing with the side
windows or other features of the
vehicle. In addition, heat build-up
or extremely cold temperatures
inside the vehicle can be fatal to
children.

1302-2. Charging
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the electric power balance will
be automatically displayed on
the multi-information display,
and an approximation of the
electricity balance (the balance
between the amount of electric-
ity provided and electricity con-
sumed) during My Room Mode
can be checked.Discharging (-)
Charging (+)
The size of the arrow symbol
changes depending on the power
supply and electric ity consumption
amounts.
If the electricity consumption is
more than the power supply, is
displayed more than .
If the power supply and electricity
consumption amounts are equal,
and are displayed as the
same size.
■Meter display while charging
After turning the power switch to ON
while charging, the power switch
automatically turns off if My Room
Mode is not selected within approxi-
mately 100 seconds.
■When using My Room Mode the
following may occur
●When the remaining charge of the
traction battery d rops to the lower
limit, the air conditioning system
automatically stops. In that case,
the air conditioning system can
not operate until the remaining
charge of the traction battery
increases. Turn off the power
switch once, then use My Room
Mode after the remaining charge
of the traction battery increases.
●The charging time of the traction
battery gets longer.
●Noise may be heard from the
radio depending on conditions of
the radio wave.
●The surrounding area of the
onboard traction battery charger
in the motor compartment may
become hot.
●The electric power steering sys-
tem warning light (yellow) may
turn on, but this is not a malfunc-
tion.
■Using My Room Mode during
DC charging
When using My Room mode during
DC charging, the state of charge
completion will be lo wer than when
not using My Room Mode.
■When “My Room Mode” is used
while the traction battery is fully
charged
When the power switch is turned on
while the traction b attery is fully
charged and the charging connector
that supplies power is connected,
“Charging Port Lid is Open” is dis-
played on the multi-information dis-
play. In this cas e, press on the
meter control switches to display the
setting screen of “My Room Mode”,
and then select “My Room Mode”.
When “My Room Mode” is used
while the traction b attery is fully
charged, the electric power of the

1493-1. Instrument cluster
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Vehicle status information and indicators
*1: These lights come on when the power switch is turned to ON to
indicate that a system check is
being performed. They will turn
off after the EV system is started,
or after a few seconds. There
may be a malfunction in a sys-
tem if the lights do not come on,
or turn off. Have the vehicle
inspected by your Toyota dealer.
*2: This light illuminates on the multi-information display with a
message.
The indicators inform the driver
of the operating state of the
vehicle’s various systems.
Inappropriate pedal oper-
ation warning light
*2
(  P.514)
(Red)
Electric power steering
system warning light
*1
(  P.515)
(Yellow)
Electric power steering
system warning light
*1
(  P.515)
Traction battery charge
warning light ( P.515)
Driver’s and front passen-
ger’s seat belt reminder
light ( P.515)
Rear passengers’
seat belt reminder
lights ( P.516)
Tire pressure warning
light
*1 (  P.516)
(Orange)
LDA indicator ( P.516)
(Orange)
LTA indicator (P.516)
Driving assist information
indicator
*1 (  P.517)
(Flashes)
Intuitive parking assist
OFF indicator
*1 (if
equipped) ( P.517)
(Orange)
Cruise control indicator
( P.517)
(Orange)
Dynamic radar cruise con-
trol indicator ( P.518)
(Flashes
or illumi- nates)PCS warning light*1
(  P.518)
Slip indicator
*1 (  P.518)
(U.S.A.)
(Flashes)
Parking brake indicator
(  P.518)
(Canada)
(Flashes)
Parking brake indicator
( P.518)
(Flashes)
Brake hold operated indi-
cator
*1 ( P.519)
WARNING
■If a safety system warning
light does not come on
Should a safety system light such
as the ABS and SRS warning light
not come on when you start the
EV system, this c ould mean that
these systems are not available to
help protect you in an accident,
which could result in death or seri-
ous injury. Have the vehicle
inspected by you r Toyota dealer
immediately if this occurs.
Indicators

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Before driving
Before driving
4-1. Key informationKeys ............................ 162
Digital key ................... 165
4-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
Side doors ................... 167
Back door .................... 172
Smart key system ....... 187
4-3. Adjusting the seats Front seats .................. 192
Rear seats................... 193
Head restraints............ 196
4-4. Adjusting the steering wheel and mirrors
Steering wheel ............ 199
Inside rear view mirror 200
Digital Rear-view Mirror 201
Outside rear view mirrors .................................. 210
4-5. Opening, closing the win- dows
Power windows ........... 212
4-6. Favorite settings My Settings ................. 215

2004-4. Adjusting the steering wheel and mirrors
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*: If equipped
The height of the rear view mir-
ror can be adjusted to suit your
driving posture.
Adjust the height of the rear
view mirror by moving it up and
down.Reflected light from the head-
lights of vehicles behind can be
reduced by operating the lever.
1
Normal position
2 Anti-glare position
Responding to the level of
brightness of the headlights of
vehicles behind, the reflected
light is automatically reduced.
Changing automatic anti-glare
function mode on/off
When the automatic anti-glare func-
tion is in ON mode, the indicator
illuminates.
The function will set to ON mode
each time the power switch is
turned to ON.
Pressing the button turns the func-
tion to OFF mode. (The indicator also turns off.)
Inside rear view mir-
ror*
The rear view mirror’s posi-
tion can be adjusted to
enable sufficient confirma-
tion of the rear view.
Adjusting the height of
rear view mirror
WARNING
■Caution while driving
Do not adjust the position of the
mirror while driving.
Doing so may lead to mishandling
of the vehicle and cause an acci-
dent, resulting in death or serious
injury.
Anti-glare function (vehi-
cles with manual anti-
glare inside rear view mir-
ror)
Anti-glare function (vehi-
cles with auto anti-glare
inside rear view mirror)

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Camera indicator
Indicates that the camera is operat-
ing normally.
Icon display area
Displays icons, adjusting gauge,
etc. ( P.203)
Select/adjust button
Press to change the setting of the
item you want to adjust.
Menu button
Press to display the icon display
area and select the item you want
to adjust.
Lever
Operate to change between digital
mirror mode and optical mirror
mode.
Operate the lever to change
between digital mirror mode and
optical mirror mode.
1 Digital mirror mode
Displays an ima ge of the area
behind the vehicle.
will illuminate in this mode.
2Optical mirror mode
Turns off the display of the Digital
Rear-view Mirror allows it to be
used as an optical mirror.
■Digital mirror mode operating
condition
The power switch is turned to ON.
When the power switch is changed
from ON to OFF o r ACC, the image
will disappear after several seconds.
■When using the Digital Rear-
view Mirror in d igital mirror
mode
●If it is difficult to see the Digital
Rear-view Mirror image because
water, snow, mud, e tc. is stuck to
the camera lens, operate the rear
camera washer ( P.253) or
change to optical mirror mode.
●When the back door is open, the
Digital Rear-view Mirror image
may not display properly. Before
driving, make sure the back door
is closed.
WARNING

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Owners Manual_USA_M42C01_enThe icons will be displayed.
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Press the menu button
repeatedly and select the
item you want to adjust.
3 Press or to
change the setting.
The icons will disapp ear if a button
is not operated fo r approximately 5
seconds or more.
*: This is a functi on for the optical
mirror mode, however, the setting
can also be changed while using
the digital mirror mode.
■Enabling/disabling the
automatic anti-glare func-
tion (optical mirror mode)
The automatic anti-glare func-
tion in the optical mirror mode
can be enabled/disabled. The
setting can be changed in both
the digital mirror mode and the
optical mirror mode.
When using the digital mirror
mode
 P.203
IconsSettings
Select to adjust the bright-
ness of the display.
Select to adjust the area
displayed up/down.
Select to adjust the area
displayed to the left/right.
Select to adjust the angle of
the displayed image.
Select to zoom in/out the
displayed image.
Select to enable/disable the
automatic anti-glare func-
tion.
*
Responding to the bright-
ness of the headlights of
vehicles behind, the
reflected light is automati-
cally adjusted.
The automatic anti-glare
function is enabled each
time the power switch is
changed to ON.
Select to display Home-
Link
® Training Tutorial to
assist customers to train
their Garage Door Opener
System. ( P.440)
Select to change the lan-
guage of the Homelink
®
Training Tutorial.
IconsSettings

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If you notice any of the following symptoms, refer to the following
table for the likely cause and the solution.
If the symptom is not resolved by the solution, have the vehicl e
inspected by your Toyota dealer.
If you notice any symptoms
SymptomLikely causeSolution
The image is
difficult to see.
The mirror surface is dirty.
Clean the mirror surface
gently, using a soft dry
cloth.
Sunlight or headlights are shin-
ing directly into the Digital Rear-
view Mirror.
Change to optical mirror
mode.
(If the light is coming
through the panoramic
moon roof [if equipped],
close the electronic sun-
shade.)
• The vehicle is in a dark area.
• The vehicle is near a TV tower, broadcasting station,
electric power plant, or other
location where strong radio
waves or electrical noise may
be present.
• The temperature around the camera is extremely high/low.
• The ambient te mperature is
extremely low.
• It is raining or humid.
• Sunlight or headlights are shining directly into the cam-
era lens.
• The vehicle is under fluores- cent lights, sodium lights,
mercury lights, etc.
Change to optical mirror
mode.
(Change back to digital
mirror mode when the
conditions have
improved.)
Foreign matters such as water
droplets or dust is on the cam-
era lens.
• Operate the dedicated camera cleaning
washer and clean the
camera lens. ( P.253)
• Change to optical mirror mode.

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■Defogging the mirrors
The outside rear v iew mirrors can
be cleared using the mirror defog-
gers. Turn on the rear window
defogger to turn on the outside rear
view mirror defoggers.
(  P.404)
1 To select a mirror to adjust,
turn the switch.
Left
Right
2 To adjust the mirror, operate
the switch.
Up
Right
Down
Left
■Mirror angle can be adjusted
when
The power switch is in ACC or ON.
Push the mirror back in the
Outside rear view mir-
rors
The rear view mirror’s posi-
tion can be adjusted to
enable sufficient confirma-
tion of the rear view.
WARNING
■Important points while driving
Observe the following precautions
while driving.
Failing to do so may result in loss
of control of the vehicle and cause
an accident, resul ting in death or
serious injury.
●Do not adjust the mirrors while
driving.
●Do not drive with the mirrors
folded.
●Both the driver and passenger
side mirrors must be extended
and properly adjusted before
driving.
■When the mirror defoggers
are operating
Do not touch the rear view mirror
surfaces, as they can become
very hot and burn you.
Adjustment procedure
Folding the mirrors