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4-1. Before drivingDriving the vehicle ............. 186
Cargo and luggage............ 194
Vehicle load limits ............. 197
Trailer towing..................... 198
Dinghy towing.................... 199
4-2. Driving procedures Power (ignition) switch ...... 200
EV drive mode................... 206
Hybrid transmission........... 209
Turn signal lever................ 215
Parking brake .................... 216
Brake Hold ........................ 220
4-3. Operating the lights and wipers
Headlight switch ................ 222
AHB (Automatic High Beam) ............................. 226
Windshield wipers and washer ............................ 230
4-4. Refueling Opening the fuel tank cap .................................. 234 4-5. Using the driving
support systems
Toyota Safety Sense 2.5+ ...................... 239
PCS (Pre-Collision System) ........................... 246
LTA (Lane Tracing Assist).............................. 261
RSA (Road Sign Assist) .... 276
Dynamic radar cruise control with full-speed
range ............................... 281
BSM (Blind Spot Monitor) ........................... 297
• BSM function ................. 301
• RCTA function ............... 304
Rear Camera Detection function (vehicles with
panoramic view
monitor) ........................... 309
Intuitive parking assist ....... 313
Intelligent Clearance Sonar (ICS) ..................... 321
Driving mode select switches........................... 342
Driving assist systems ....... 344
4-6. Driving tips Hybrid vehicle driving tips ................................... 351
Winter driving tips .............. 354
4Driving

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The installation of a mobile two-way radio system in your vehicle could affect
electronic systems such as:
● Multiport fuel injection system/sequential multiport fuel injection system
● Toyota Safety Sense 2.5+
● Anti-lock brake system
● SRS airbag system
● Seat belt pretensioner system
Be sure to check with your Toyota dealer for precautionary meas ures or spe-
cial instructions regarding instal lation of a mobile two-way radio system.
High voltage parts and cables on the hybrid vehicles emit appro ximately the
same amount of electromagnetic waves as the conventional gasoli ne pow-
ered vehicles or home electronic appliances despite of their el ectromagnetic
shielding.
Unwanted noise may occur in the reception of the mobile two-way radio.
Installation of a mobile two-way radio system

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The vehicle is equipped with sophisticated computers that will record certain
data, such as:
• Engine speed/Electric motor speed (traction motor speed)
• Accelerator status
• Brake status
• Vehicle speed
• Operation status of the driving assist systems
• Images from the cameras
Your vehicle is equipped with cameras. Contact your Toyota deal er for the
location of recording cameras
The recorded data varies according to the vehicle grade level and options
with which it is equipped.
These computers do not record conversations or sounds, and only record
images outside of the vehicle in certain situations.
●Data Transmission
Your vehicle may transmit the data recorded in these computers to Toyota
without notification to you.
●Data usage
Toyota may use the data recorded in this computer to diagnose m alfunc-
tions, conduct research and development, and improve quality.
Toyota will not disclose the recorded data to a third party exc ept:
• With the consent of the vehicle owner or with the consent of the lessee if the vehicle is leased
• In response to an official request by the police, a court of l aw or a govern-
ment agency
• For use by Toyota in a lawsuit
• For research purposes where the data is not tied to a specific vehicle or
vehicle owner
●Recorded image information can be erased by your Toyota dealer.
The image recording function can be disabled. However, if the f unction is
disabled, data from when the system operates will not be available.
●To learn more about the vehicle data collected, used and shared by
Toyota, please visit www.toyota.com/privacyvts/
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Vehicle data recording

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This vehicle is equipped with an event data recorder (EDR). The main pur-
pose of an EDR is to record, in certain crash or near crash-lik e situations,
such as an air bag deployment or hitting a road obstacle, data that will assist
in understanding how a vehicle’s systems performed. The EDR is designed to
record data related to vehicle dynamics and safety systems for a short period
of time, typically 30 seconds or less.
The EDR in this vehicle is designed to record such data as:
• How various systems in your vehicle were operating;
• Whether or not the driver and passenger safety belts were buckled/fas-tened;
• How far (if at all) the driver was depressing the accelerator and/or brake
pedal; and,
• How fast the vehicle was traveling.
These data can help provide a better understanding of the circu mstances in
which crashes and injuries occur.
NOTE: EDR data are recorded by your vehicle only if a non-trivi al crash situ-
ation occurs; no data are recorded by the EDR under normal driv ing condi-
tions and no personal data (e.g., name, gender, age, and crash location) are
recorded. However, other parties, such as law enforcement, could combine
the EDR data with the type of personally identifying data routi nely acquired
during a crash investigation.
To read data recorded by an EDR, special equipment is required, and access
to the vehicle or the EDR is needed. In addition to the vehicle manufacturer,
other parties, such as law enforcement, that have the special e quipment, can
read the information if they have access to the vehicle or the EDR.
●Disclosure of the EDR data
Toyota will not disclose the data recorded in an EDR to a third party except
when:
• An agreement from the vehicle’s owner (or the lessee for a lea sed vehi-
cle) is obtained
• In response to an official request by the police, a court of l aw or a govern-
ment agency
• For use by Toyota in a lawsuit
However, if necessary, Toyota may:
• Use the data for research on vehicle safety performance
• Disclose the data to a third party for research purposes witho ut disclosing
information about the specific vehicle or vehicle owner
Event data recorder

17Pictorial index
Parking brake switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 216
Applying/releasing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 216, 217
Precautions for winter season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 355
Warning light/warning buzzer/
warning message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 219, 478
Turn signal lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 215
Headlight switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 222
Headlights/side marker lights/parking lights/tail lights/
license plate lights/daytime running lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 222
Windshield wiper and washer switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 230
Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 230
Adding washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 432
Emergency flasher switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 470
Hood lock release lever. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 423
Tilt and telescopic steering lock release lever
*1 . . . . . . . . P. 170
Tilt and telescopic steering control switch
*1 . . . . . . . . . . . P. 170
Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 170
Driving position memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 163
Air conditioning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 360
Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 360
Rear window defogger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 365
Audio Plus
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Premium Audio*1, 2
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*2: Refer to “NAVIGATION AND MULT IMEDIA SYSTEM OWNER’S MANUAL”.

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■Switches
Automatic High Beam switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 226
VSC OFF switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 345
Heated steering wheel
*1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 372
Trunk opener switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 148
Fuel filler door opener switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 237
Camera switch
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“ODO/TRIP” switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 104
Instrument panel light control s witch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 99
Driving mode select switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 342
Brake hold switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 220
EV drive mode switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 206
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771-3. Hybrid system
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For safety and security
■Regenerative braking
In the following situations, kinetic energy is converted to electric energy and
deceleration force can be obtained in conjunction with the rech arging of the
hybrid battery (traction battery).
● The accelerator pedal is released while driving with the shift lever in D or S.
● The brake pedal is depressed while driving with the shift lever in D or S.
■ EV indicator
■ Conditions in which the gasoline engine may not stop
The gasoline engine starts and stops automatically. However, it may not stop
automatically in the following conditions:
● During gasoline engine warm-up
● During hybrid battery (tr action battery) charging
● When the temperature of the hybrid battery (traction battery) i s high or low
● When the heater is switched on
■ Charging the hybrid batt ery (traction battery)
As the gasoline engine charges the hybrid battery (traction bat tery), the bat-
tery does not need to be charged from an outside source. Howeve r, if the
vehicle is left parked for a long time the hybrid battery (trac tion battery) will
slowly discharge. For this reason, be sure to drive the vehicle at least once
every few months for at least 30 minutes or 10 miles (16 km). I f the hybrid
battery (traction battery) becomes fully discharged and you are unable to start
the hybrid system, contact your Toyota dealer.
■ Charging the 12-volt battery
P. 513
■ After the 12-volt battery has discharged or when the terminal h as been
removed and installed during exchange, etc.
The gasoline engine may not stop even if the vehicle is being driven by the
hybrid battery (traction battery). If this continues for a few days, contact your
Toyota dealer. The EV indicator comes on when the
vehicle is driven using only the electric
motor (traction motor) or the gasoline
engine is stopped.

781-3. Hybrid system
■Sounds and vibrations sp ecific to a hybrid vehicle
There may be no engine sound or vibration even though the vehic le is able to
move with the “READY” indicator is illuminated. For safety, app ly the parking
brake and make sure to shift the shift lever to P when parked.
The following sounds or vibrations may occur when the hybrid sy stem is
operating and are not a malfunction:
● Motor sounds may be heard from the engine compartment.
● Sounds may be heard from the hybrid battery (traction battery) under the
rear seats when the hybrid system starts or stops.
● Relay operating sounds such as a snap or soft clank will be emi tted from the
hybrid battery (traction battery), under the rear seats, when the hybrid sys-
tem is started or stopped.
● Sounds from the hybrid system may be heard when the trunk lid is open.
● Sounds may be heard from the transmission when the gasoline engine
starts or stops, when driving at low speeds, or during idling.
● Engine sounds may be heard when accelerating sharply.
● Sounds may be heard due to regenerative braking when the brake pedal is
depressed or as the accelerator pedal is released.
● Vibration may be felt when the gasoline engine starts or stops.
● Cooling fan sounds may be heard from the air intake vent. ( P. 80)
■ Acoustic Vehicle Alerting System
In the following cases, the acoustic vehicle alerting system may be difficult for
surrounding people to hear.
●In very noisy areas
● In the wind or the rain
■ Maintenance, repair, recycling, and disposal
Contact your Toyota dealer regarding maintenance, repair, recyc ling and dis-
posal. Do not dispose of the vehicle yourself.
■ Customization
Some functions can be customized. ( P. 548)

831-3. Hybrid system
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For safety and security
WARNING
■Road accident cautions
Observe the following precautions to reduce the risk of death o r serious
injury:
● Pull your vehicle off the road, apply the parking brake, shift the shift lever
to P, and turn the hybrid system off.
● Do not touch the high voltage parts, cables and connectors.
● If electric wires are exposed inside or outside your vehicle, an electric
shock may occur. Never touch exposed electric wires.
● If a fire occurs in the hybrid vehicle, leave the vehicle as soon as possible.
Never use a fire extinguisher that is not meant for electric fires. Using even
a small amount of water may be dangerous.
● If your vehicle needs to be towed, do so with front wheels raised. If the
wheels connected to the electric motor (traction motor) are on the ground
when towing, the motor may continue to generate electricity. Th is may
cause a fire. ( P. 474)
● Carefully inspect the ground under the vehicle. If you find that liquid has
leaked onto the ground, the fuel system may have been damaged. Leave
the vehicle as soon as possible.
● If electrolyte is leaking from the hybrid battery (traction bat tery), do not
approach the vehicle.
Even in the unlikely event that the hybrid battery (traction battery) is dam-
aged, the internal construction of the battery will prevent a l arge amount
of electrolyte from leaking out. However, any electrolyte that does leak out
will give off a vapor. This vapor is an irritant to skin and ey es and could
cause acute poisoning if inhaled.
● Do not touch the hybrid battery (traction battery) if liquid is leaking from or
adhering to it. If electrolyte (carbonic-based organic electrol yte) from the
hybrid battery (traction battery) comes into contact with the eyes or skin, it
could cause blindness or skin wounds. In the unlikely event tha t it comes
into contact with the eyes or skin, wash it off immediately with a large
amount of water, and seek immediate medical attention.
● Do not bring burning or high-tem perature items close to the electrolyte.
The electrolyte may ignite and cause a fire.

932. Instrument cluster
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Instrument cluster
Warning lights inform the driver of malfunctions in any of the vehicle’s
systems.
Warning lights
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(Red)
Brake system warning
light ( P. 478) Parking brake indicator
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P. 480)
*1
(Yellow)
Brake system warning
light ( P. 478)*1, 3
Brake hold operated
indicator ( P. 480)
*2High coolant tempera-
ture warning light
(P. 478)*1
(Red/yellow)
Electric power steering
system warning light
(P. 480)
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Charging system
warning light ( P. 478)
*1
(Flashes or
illuminates)
PCS warning light
( P. 480)
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Low engine oil pressure
warning light ( P. 478)*1, 3
(if equipped)
ICS OFF indicator
(P. 481)
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Malfunction indicator
lamp ( P. 479)*2
(Amber)
LTA indicator ( P. 480)
*1SRS warning light
(P. 479)*1
Slip indicator ( P. 481)
*1ABS warning light
(P. 479)Low fuel level warning
light ( P. 481)
*2Inappropriate pedal
operation warning light
(P. 479)Driver’s and front
passenger’s seat belt
reminder light
(P. 481)