sensor TOYOTA COROLLA 2021 Owners Manual (in English)
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321-1. For safe use
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SRS rear side airbags
Can help protect the torso of occupants in the rear outer seats
SRS curtain shield airbags
• Can help protect primarily the h ead of occupants in the outer seats
• Can help prevent the occupants from being thrown from the vehi cle in the 
event of vehicle rollover
■SRS airbag system components
Seat cushion airbag
Front passenger occupant classification system (ECU and sen-
sors)
“AIR BAG ON” and “AIR BAG OFF” indicator lights
Front passenger airbag
Curtain shield airbags
Side impact sensors (front doors)
Front side airbags
Seat belt pretensioners and force limiters
Rear side airbags
Side impact sensors (rear)
Side impact sensors (front)
Driver airbag
Driver’s seat bel t buckle switch
Driver’s seat position sensor
Driver’s knee airbag 
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331-1. For safe use
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For safety and security
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SRS warning light
Front impact sensors
Airbag sensor assembly
Your vehicle is equipped with ADVANCED AIRBAGS designed 
based on the US motor vehicle safety standards (FMVSS208). The 
airbag sensor assembly (ECU) cont rols airbag deployment based on 
information obtained from the sensors etc. shown in the system 
components diagram above. This in formation includes crash sever-
ity and occupant information. As the airbags deploy, a chemical  
reaction in the inflators quickly  fills the airbags with non-toxic gas to 
help restrain the motion of the occupants.
■If the SRS airbags deploy 
(inflate)
●Slight abrasions,  burns, bruising 
etc., may be sustained from SRS 
airbags, due to the extremely high 
speed deployment (inflation) by 
hot gases.
●A loud noise and white powder will 
be emitted.
●Parts of the airbag module (steer-
ing wheel hub, airbag cover and 
inflator) as well as the front seats, 
parts of the front  and rear pillars, 
and roof side rails, may be hot for 
several minutes. T he airbag itself 
may also be hot.
●The windshield may crack.
●The brakes and st op lights will be 
controlled automatically. ( P.272)
●The interior lights will turn on auto-
matically. ( P.429)
●The emergency flashers will turn 
on automatically. ( P.502)
●Fuel supply to the engine will be 
stopped. (P.510)
●For Safety Connect subscribers, if 
any of the followin g situations 
occur, the system is designed to 
send an emergency call to the 
response center, notifying them of 
the vehicle’s location (without 
needing to push the “SOS” button) 
and an agent will attempt to speak  with the occupants to ascertain 
the level of emergency and assis-
tance required. If the occupants 
are unable to communicate, the 
agent automatically treats the call 
as an emergency and helps to dis-
patch the necessary emergency 
services. (
P. 7 3 )
• An SRS airbag is deployed.
• A seat belt pretensioner is acti-
vated.
• The vehicle is involved in a severe 
rear-end collision.
■SRS airbag deployment condi-
tions (SRS front airbags)
●The SRS front airbags will deploy 
in the event of an impact that 
exceeds the set  threshold level 
(the level of forc e corresponding 
to an approximately 12 - 18 mph 
[20 - 30 km/h] frontal collision with 
a fixed wall that does not move or 
deform).
However, this threshold velocity will 
be considerably higher in the follow-
ing situations:
• If the vehicle strikes an object,  such as a parked vehicle or sign 
pole, which can move or deform 
on impact
• If the vehicle is involved in an  underride collision, such as a colli-
sion in which the front of the vehi-
cle “underrides”, or goes under, 
the bed of a truck 
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1173-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
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Before driving
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3-2.Opening, closing and locking the doors
■Smart key system (if 
equipped)
Carry the electronic key to 
enable this function.
1 Grip the driver’s door handle 
to unlock the door. Holding 
the driver’s door handle for 
approximately 2 seconds 
unlocks all the doors. Grip 
the front passenger’s door 
handle to unlock all the 
doors.
*
Make sure to touch the sensor on 
the back of the handle.
The doors cannot be unlocked for 3 
seconds after the doors are locked.
*: The door unlock settings can be 
changed. ( P.118, 581)
2 Touch the lock sensor (the 
indentation on the side of the 
front door handle) to lock all 
the doors.
Check that the door is securely 
locked.
■Wireless remote control (if 
equipped)
Vehicles without a smart key 
system
1 Locks all the doors
Check that the d oor is securely 
locked.
2 Unlocks all the doors
Pressing the button unlocks the 
driver’s door. Pressing the button 
again within 3 seconds unlocks the 
other doors.
Press and hold to open the win-
dows
*1and moon roof.*1, 2
Vehicles with a smart key sys-
tem
1 Locks all the doors
Check that the d oor is securely 
locked.
2 Unlocks all the doors
Pressing the button unlocks the 
driver’s door. Pressing the button 
Doors
Unlocking and locking the 
doors from the outside 
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1193-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
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Before driving
COROLLA_Uis not opened within 60 seconds 
after   is press
ed, the doors will 
be locked again an d the alarm will 
automatically be set.)
In case that the alarm is triggered, 
immediately stop the alarm. ( P. 8 3 )
■Operation signals (with a wire-
less remote control function)
Vehicles without a smart key sys-
tem
A buzzer sounds and the emer-
gency flashers flash to indicate that 
the doors have been 
locked/unlocked using the wireless 
remote control. (Locked: Once; 
Unlocked: Twice)
Vehicles with a smart key system
A buzzer sounds and the emer-
gency flashers flash to indicate that 
the doors have been 
locked/unlocked using the entry 
function or wireless remote control. 
(Locked: Once; Unlocked: Twice)
A buzzer sounds to indicate that the 
windows and moon roof
*are operat-
ing.
*: If equipped
■S e c u r i t y  f e a t u r e  ( w i t h  a  w i r e l e s s  
remote control function)
Vehicles without a smart key sys-
tem
If a door is not opened within 
approximately 60 seconds after the 
vehicle is unlocked using the wire-
less remote control, the security fea-
ture automatically locks the vehicle 
again.
Vehicles with a smart key system
If a door is not opened within 
approximately 60 seconds after the 
vehicle is unlocked using the entry 
function or wireless remote control, 
the security featu re automatically 
locks the vehicle again.
■When the door cannot be 
locked by the lock sensor on 
the surface of the front door 
handle (vehicles with a smart 
key system)
If the doors cannot be locked by 
touching the lock se nsor with a fin-
ger, touch the lock sensor with the 
palm of your hand.
If you are wearing gloves, remove 
them.
■Door lock buzzer (vehicles with 
a smart key system)
If an attempt to lock the doors using 
the entry function or wireless remote 
control is made when a door is not 
fully closed, a b uzzer will sound 
continuously for 5 seconds. Fully 
close the door to  stop the buzzer, 
and lock the doors again.
■Alarm (if equipped)
Locking the doors  will set the alarm 
system. ( P. 8 2 )
■Conditions affecting the opera-
tion of the smart key system or 
wireless remote control (if 
equipped)
Vehicles without a smart key sys-
tem
 P. 1 1 3
Vehicles with a smart key system
 P.127 
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1283-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
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■Note for the entry function
●Even when the electronic key is 
within the effective range (detec-
tion areas), the system may not 
operate properly in the following 
cases:
• The electronic key is too close to  the window or outside door han-
dle, near the ground, or in a high 
place when the doors are locked 
or unlocked.
• The electronic key is near the  ground or in a high place, or too 
close to the center of the rear 
bumper when the trunk is opened.
• The electronic key is on the instru- ment panel, rear package tray or 
floor, or in the door pockets or 
glove box when the engine is 
started or engine switch modes 
are changed.
●Do not leave the electronic key on 
top of the instrument panel or near 
the door pockets when exiting the 
vehicle. Depending on the radio 
wave reception conditions, it may 
be detected by the antenna out-
side the cabin and the door will 
become lockable from the outside, 
possibly trapping the electronic 
key inside the vehicle.
●As long as the electronic key is 
within the effective range, the 
doors may be locked or unlocked 
by anyone. However, only the 
doors detecting the electronic key 
can be used to unl ock the vehicle.
●Even if the electronic key is not 
inside the vehicle, it may be possi-
ble to start the engine if the elec-
tronic key is near the window.
●The doors may unlock or lock if a 
large amount of water splashes on 
the door handle, such as in the 
rain or in a car wash when the 
electronic key is w ithin the effec-
tive range. (The  doors will auto-
matically be locked after 
approximately 60 seconds if the 
doors are not opened and closed.)
●If the wireless remote control is 
used to lock the doors when the 
electronic key is near the vehicle, 
there is a possib ility that the door 
may not be unlocked by the entry 
function. (Use the wireless remote 
control to unlock the doors.)
●If the doors have been locked 
from outside of the vehicle and are 
then not unlocked using the wire-
less remote control or smart key 
system, the engine cannot be 
started using the smart key sys-
tem. (However, if  the doors have 
been locked from i nside the vehi-
cle, the engine can be started 
using the smart key system.)
If it is necessary to start the 
engine, it can be started using the 
procedure in “If the electronic key 
dose not opera te properly” 
(  P.545).
●Touching the door lock or unlock 
sensor while wearing gloves may 
prevent lock or unlock operation.
●When the lock operation is per-
formed using the lock sensor, rec-
ognition signals will be shown up 
to two consecutive times. After 
this, no recognition signals will be 
given.
●If the door handle becomes wet 
while the electronic key is within 
the effective range, the door may 
lock and unlock repeatedly. In that 
case, follow the  following correc-
tion procedures to wash the vehi-
cle:
• Place the electronic key in a loca- tion 6 ft. (2 m) or more away from 
the vehicle. (Take care to ensure 
that the key is not stolen.)
• Set the electronic key to bat- tery-saving mode to disable the 
smart key system. ( P.127)
●If the electronic key is inside the 
vehicle and a door handle 
becomes wet during a car wash, a 
message may be shown on the 
multi-information display and a 
buzzer will sound outside the vehi-
cle. To turn off the alarm, lock all  
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1293-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
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Before driving
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●The lock sensor may not work 
properly if it com
es into contact 
with ice, snow, mud, etc. Clean 
the lock sensor and attempt to 
operate it again.
●A sudden handle operation or a 
handle operation immediately 
after entering the effective range 
may prevent the doors from being 
unlocked. Touch the door unlock 
sensor and check that the doors 
are unlocked bef ore pulling the 
door handle again.
●If there is another electronic key in 
the detection area, it may take 
slightly longer to unlock the doors 
after the door handle is gripped.
■When the vehicle  is not driven 
for extended periods
●To prevent theft of the vehicle, do 
not leave the electronic key within 
6 ft. (2 m) of the vehicle.
●The smart key system can be 
deactivated in advance. ( P.581)
●Setting the electronic key to bat-
tery-saving mode helps to reduce 
key battery depletion. ( P.127)
■To operate the system properly
●Make sure to carry the electronic 
key when operati ng the system. 
Do not get the electronic key too 
close to the vehicle when operat-
ing the system from the outside of 
the vehicle.
Depending on the position and hold-
ing condition of the electronic key, 
the key may not be detected cor-
rectly and the system may not oper-
ate properly. (The alarm may go off 
accidentally, or the door lock pre-
vention function may not operate.)
●Do not leave the electronic key 
inside the trunk.
The key confinement prevention 
function may not operate, depend-
ing on the location of the key (the 
inside edge of the  trunk), condi-
tions (inside a met al bag, close to  metallic objects) 
and the radio 
waves in the surrounding area. 
(  P.124)
■If the smart key  system does 
not operate properly
●Locking and unlocking the doors: 
 P. 5 4 4
●Starting the engine:  P. 5 4 5
■Customization
Some functions can be customized. 
(  P.581)
■If the smart key system has 
been deactivated in a custom-
ized setting
●Locking and unlocking the doors: 
Use the wireless remote control or 
mechanical key. ( P.117, 544)
●Starting the engi ne and changing 
engine switch modes:  P. 5 4 5
●Stopping the engine:  P. 1 6 6 
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1403-4. Adjusting the steering wheel and mirrors
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■To prevent sensor error (vehi-
cles with an auto anti-glare 
inside rear view mirror)
To ensure that the sensors operate 
properly, do not touch or cover 
them.
1 To select a mirror to adjust, 
turn the switch.
Left
Right
Outside rear view mir-
rors
The rear view mirror’s posi-
tion can be adjusted to 
enable sufficient confirma-
tion of the rear view.
WA R N I N G
■Important points while driving
Observe the following precautions 
while driving.
Failure to do so may result in loss 
o f  c o n t r o l  o f  t h e  v e h i c l e  a n d  c a u s e  
an accident, resulting in death or 
serious injury.
●Do not adjust th e mirrors while 
driving.
●Do not drive wit h the mirrors 
folded.
●Both the driver and passenger 
side mirrors must be extended 
and properly adjusted before 
driving.
Adjustment procedure 
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1874-3. Operating the lights and wipers
4
Driving
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■Headlight control sensor
The sensor may not function prop-
erly if an object is placed on the sen-
sor, or anything that blocks the 
sensor is affixed  to the windshield.
Doing so interfere s with the sensor 
detecting the level of ambient light 
and may cause the automatic head-
light system to malfunction.
■Automatic light off system
●When the headlights are on: The 
headlights and tail lights turn off 
30 seconds after the driver’s door 
is opened and closed if the engine 
switch is turned  to ACC or OFF. 
(Vehicles with a  wireless remote 
control: The lights turn off immedi-
ately if   on the key is pressed 
after all the doors are closed.)
●When only the tail lights are on: 
The tail lights tu rn off automati-
cally if the engine  switch is turned 
to ACC or OFF an d the driver’s 
door is opened.
To turn the lights on again, turn the 
engine switch to ON, or turn the light 
switch off once and then back to 
 or  .
■Light reminder buzzer
A buzzer sounds when the engine 
switch is turned to OFF or ACC and 
the driver’s door is opened while the 
lights are turned on.
■Automatic headlight leveling 
system (if equipped)
The level of the headlights is auto-
matically adjusted  according to the 
number of passengers and the load-
ing condition of the vehicle to 
ensure that the headlights do not  interfere with o
ther road users.
■Windshield wiper linked head-
light illumination
When driving during daytime with 
the headlight switch turned to  , if 
the windshield wipers are used, the 
headlights will turn o n automatically 
after several se conds to help 
enhance the visibility of your vehi-
cle.
■Battery-saving function
In order to prevent the battery of the 
vehicle from discharging, if the 
headlights and/or tail lights are on 
when the engine switch is turned off 
the battery saving function will oper-
ate and automatically turn off all the 
lights after approximately 20 min-
utes. When the engine switch is 
turned to ON, the  battery-saving 
function will be disabled.
When any of the following are per-
formed, the battery-saving function 
is canceled once and then reacti-
vated. All the lights  will turn off auto-
matically 20 minutes after the 
Battery- saving function has been 
reactivated:
●When the headlight switch is oper-
ated
●When a door is opened or closed
■Customization
Some functions can be customized. 
(  P.581)
NOTICE
■To prevent battery discharge
Do not leave the lights on longer 
than necessary w hen the engine 
is not running. 
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1894-3. Operating the lights and wipers
4
Driving
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1Press the Automatic High 
Beam switch. 2
Push the lever away from 
you with the headlight switch 
in the   or   position.
The Automatic High Beam indicator 
will come on  when the system is 
operating.
■Conditions to turn the high 
beams on/off automatically
●When all of the f ollowing condi-
tions are met, t he high beams will 
be turned on autom atically (after 
approximately 1 second):
• The vehicle speed is approxi-
mately 21 mph (34 km/h) or more.
• The area ahead of the vehicle is  dark.
• There are no vehicles ahead with  headlights or tail lights turned on.
• There are few str eetlights on the 
road ahead.
●If any of the following conditions 
are met, the high beams will turn 
off automatically:
• The vehicle speed is below 
approximately 17 mph (27 km/h).
• The area ahead of the vehicle is  not dark.
• Vehicles ahead have their head- lights or tail lights turned on.
• There are many streetlights on the  road ahead.
■Camera sensor detection infor-
mation
●The high beams m ay not be auto-
matically turned off in the following 
situations:
• When a vehicle suddenly appears 
Automatic High Beam
The Automatic High Beam 
uses a camera sensor 
located behind the upper 
portion of the windshield to 
assess the brightness of the 
lights of vehicles ahead, 
streetlights, etc., and auto-
matically turns the high 
beams on or off as neces-
sary.
WA R N I N G
■Limitations of the Automatic 
High Beam
Do not overly rely on the Auto-
matic High Beam. Always drive 
safely, taking care to observe your 
surroundings and turning the high 
beams on or off manually if nec-
essary.
■To prevent incorrect opera-
tion of the Automatic High 
Beam system
Do not overload the vehicle.
Activating the Automatic 
High Beam 
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1904-3. Operating the lights and wipers
COROLLA_Ufrom around a curve
• When the vehicle is cut in front of  by another vehicle
• When vehicles ahead cannot be  detected due to repeated curves, 
road dividers or roadside trees
• When vehicles ahead appear in a  faraway lane on a wide road
• When the lights of vehicles ahead 
are not on
●The high beams may be turned off 
if a vehicle ahead that is using fog 
lights without its headlights turned 
on is detected.
●House lights, streetlights, traffic 
signals, and illumi nated billboards 
or signs and other reflective 
objects may cause the high 
beams to change to the low 
beams, or the low beams to 
remain on.
●The following factors may affect 
the amount of time taken for the 
high beams to turn on or off:
• The brightness of the headlights,  fog lights, and ta il lights of vehi-
cles ahead
• The movement and direction of  vehicles ahead
• When a vehicle ahead only has 
operational lights on one side
• When a vehicle ahead is a  two-wheeled vehicle
• The condition of  the road (gradi-
ent, curve, condi tion of the road 
surface, etc.)
• The number of passengers and  amount of luggage in the vehicle
●The high beams may turn on or off 
unexpectedly.
●Bicycles or similar vehicles may 
not be detected.
●In the following situations the sys-
tem may not be abl e to correctly 
detect the surrounding brightness 
level. This may cause the low 
beams to remain on or the high 
beams to flash or dazzle pedestri-
ans or vehicles ahead. In such a 
case, it is necess ary to manually 
switch between the high and low 
beams. • When driving in inclement weather 
(heavy rain, snow, fog, sand-
storms, etc.)
• When the windshi eld is obscured 
by fog, mist, ice, dirt, etc.
• When the windshield is cracked or 
damaged
• When the camera sensor is  deformed or dirty
• When the temperature of the cam- era sensor is extremely high
• When the surrounding brightness 
level is equal to that of headlights, 
tail lights or fog lights
• When headlights or tail lights of 
vehicles ahead are turned off, 
dirty, changing color, or not aimed 
properly
• When the vehicle  is hit by water, 
snow, dust, etc. from a preceding 
vehicle
• When driving through an area of  intermittently changing brightness 
and darkness
• When frequently and repeatedly  driving ascending/descending 
roads, or roads with rough, bumpy 
or uneven surfaces (such as 
stone-paved roads, gravel roads, 
etc.)
• When frequently and repeatedly  taking curves or driving on a wind-
ing road
• When there is a h ighly reflective 
object ahead of the vehicle, such 
as a sign or mirror
• When the back of a preceding  vehicle is highly reflective, such as 
a container on a truck
• When the vehicle’s headlights are  damaged or dirty, or are not aimed 
properly
• When the vehicle is listing or titling  due to a flat tire, a trailer being 
towed, etc.
• When the headlights are changed  between the high beams and low 
beams repeatedly in an abnormal 
manner
• When the driver believes that the  high beams may be flashing or 
dazzling pedestrians or other driv-
ers