lights TOYOTA HIGHLANDER 2020 Owners Manual (in English)

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HIGHLANDER_UTABLE OF CONTENTS
For your information ........................
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Reading this manual ........................ 9
How to search ................................ 10
Pictorial index ................................ 11
1-1. For safe use Before driving ........................ 22
For safe driving ..................... 23
Seat belts .............................. 25
SRS airbags .......................... 32
Front passenger occupant clas- sification system.................. 41
Exhaust gas precautions....... 46
1-2. Child safety Riding with children ............... 47
Child restraint systems .......... 48
1-3. Emergency assistance Safety Connect ..................... 63
1-4. Theft deterrent system Engine immobilizer system ... 69
Alarm ..................................... 71
2-1. Instrument cluster Warning lights and indicators............................................ 74
Gauges and meters .............. 79
Multi-information display (4.2-inch display)................. 82
Multi-information display (7-inch display)................................ 91
Head-up display ................. 101
Fuel consumption information ......................................... 1063-1. Key information
Keys ................................... 112
3-2.
Opening, closing and locking
th

e doors
Side doors .......................... 115
Back door ........................... 119
Smart key system .............. 131
3-3. Adjusting the seats Front seats ......................... 138
Rear seats.......................... 139
Driving position memory .... 144
Head restraints................... 147
3-4. Adjust
ing the steering wheel
and mirrors
Ste

ering wheel ...................150
Inside rear view mirror ....... 151
Digital Rearview Mirror....... 152
Outside rear view mirrors ... 162
3-5. Opening, closing the win- dows and moon roof
Power windows .................. 164
Moon roof ........................... 167
Panoramic moon roof......... 170
4-1. Before driving Driving the vehicle.............. 177
Cargo and luggage ............ 184
Vehicle load limits .............. 187
Trailer towing...................... 188
Dinghy towing .................... 199
4-2. Driving procedures Engine

(ignition) switch ...... 200
Automatic transmission ...... 204
Turn signal lever................. 208
Parking brake ..................... 209
1For safety and security
2Vehicle status information
and indicators
3Before driving
4Driving

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Brake Hold ......................... 212
4-3. Operating the lights and wip- ers
Headlight switch ................. 214
Automatic High Beam ........ 217
Fog light switch .................. 220
Windshield wipers and washer ......................................... 220
Rear windshield wiper and washer ............................. 223
4-4. Refueling Opening the fuel tank cap .. 225
4-5. Using the driving support sys- tems
Toyota Safety Sense 2.0 .... 227
PCS (Pre-Collision System) ......................................... 233
LTA (Lane Tracing Assist)... 241
RSA (Road Sign Assist) ..... 251
Dynamic radar cruise control with full-speed range ........ 254
Stop & Start system ........... 264
BSM (Blind Spot Monitor)... 270
Intuitive parking assist ........ 276
RCTA (Rear cross traffic alert) function ............................ 284
PKSB (Parking Support Brake) ......................................... 289
Parking Support Brake function (static objects) .................. 296
Parking Support Brake function (rear-crossing vehicles).... 302
Driving mode select switch ......................................... 306
Multi-terrain Select ............. 307
Snow mode switch ............. 310
Downhill assist control system ......................................... 311
Driving assist systems........ 313
4-6. Driving tips Winter driving tips............... 319
Utility vehicle precautions... 3225-1. Toyota multi-operation touch
Toyota multi-operation touch......................................... 326
5-2. Using the air conditioning system and defogger
Front manual air conditioning
system ............................. 328
Front automatic air conditioning system ............................. 333
Rear manual air conditioning system ............................. 346
Rear automatic air conditioning system ............................. 348
Heated steering wheel/seat heaters/seat ventilators.... 352
5-3. Using the interior lights Interior lights list ................. 355
5-4. Using the storage features List of storage features ...... 358
Luggage compartment features ......................................... 363
5-5. Using the other interior fea- tures
Other interior features ........ 367
Garage do or opener

........... 379
6-1. Maintenance and care Cleaning and protecting the vehicle exterior................. 388
Cleaning and protecting the vehicle interior.................. 391
6-2. Maintenance Maintenance requirements......................................... 394
General maintenance......... 396
5Interior features
6Maintenance and care

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Pictorial index
■Exterior
The shape of the lights may differ depending on the grade, etc.
Side doors ......... ................................. ................................ P.115
Locking/unlocking ................................................................ P.115
Opening/closing the side windows ....................................... P.164
Locking/unlocking by using the mechanical key .................. P.481
Warning lights/warning messages ............................... P.450, 460
Back door ........................................................................... P.119
Opening from inside the cabin
*............................................ P.122
Opening from outside........................................................... P.123
Warning lights/warning messages ............................... P.450, 460
Outside rear view mirrors ................................................. P.162
Adjusting the mirror angle .................................................... P.162
Folding the mirrors ............................................................... P.163
Driving position memory
*..................................................... P.144
Defogging the mirrors .................................................. P.329, 335
Windshield wipers.............................................................. P.220

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Precautions for winter season.... .......................................... P.319
To prevent freezing (windshield wiper de-icer) ............. P.330, 335
Precautions for car wash
*.................................................... P.389
Fuel filler door .................................................................... P.225
Refueling method ................................................................. P.225
Fuel type/fuel tank capacity ................................................. P.495
Tires..................................................................................... P.411
Tire size/inflation pressure ........................................... P.411, 499
Winter tires/tire chains ......................................................... P.319
Checking/rotation/tire pressure warning system .................. P.411
Coping with flat tires............................................................. P.464
Hood .................................................................................... P.402
Opening ............................................................................... P.402
Engine oil ............................................................................. P.495
Coping with overheating ...................................................... P.487
Warning messages .............................................................. P.460
Headlights........................................................................... P.214
Parking lights ..................................................................... P.214
Front turn signal lights ...................................................... P.208
Parking lights
*/daytime running lights............................. P.214
Front side marker lights .................................................... P.214
Front fog lights
*.................................................................. P.220
Stop/tail lights .................................................................... P.214
Tail lights............................................................................. P.214
Back-up lights
Shifting the shift lever to R ................................................... P.204
License plate lights............................................................ P.214
Rear turn signal lights ....................................................... P.208
Light bulbs of the exterior lights for driving
(Replacing method: P.432, Watts: P.501)

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Rear side marker lights ..................................................... P.214
Side turn signal lights ....................................................... P.208
*: If equipped

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■ Instrument panel
Engine switch ..................................................................... P.200
Starting the engine/changing the modes ............................. P.200
Emergency stop of the engine ............................................. P.442
When the engine will not start .............................................. P.478
Warning messages .............................................................. P.460
Shift lever............................................................................ P.204
Changing the shift position................................................... P.205
Precautions for towing . ........................................................ P.445
When the shift lever does not move..................................... P.206
Meters ................................................................................... P.79
Reading the meters/adjusting the instrument panel light . P.79, 81
Warning lights/indicator lights ................................................ P.74
When a warning light turns on ............................................. P.450
Multi-information display ........... ................................... P.82, 91
Display ............................................................................. P.82, 91
When the warning messages are displayed ........................ P.460

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Turn signal lever................................................................. P.208
Headlight switch ................................................................ P.214
Headlights/side marker lights/park ing lights/tail lights/license plate
lights/daytime running lights ................................................. P.214
Front fog lights
*1................................................................... P.220
Windshield wiper and washer switch....................... P.220, 223
Usage........................................................................... P.220, 223
Adding washer fluid .............................................................. P.410
Warning messages .............................................................. P.460
Emergency flasher switch ................................................. P.442
Hood lock releas e lever .............................................. ....... P.402
Tilt and telescopic steering lo ck release lever ................ P.150
Adjustment ........................................................................... P.150
Air conditioning system ................................. ........... P.328, 333
Usage........................................................................... P.328, 333
Rear window defogger ................................................. P.329, 335
Windshield wiper de-icer
*1........................................... P.330, 335
Audio system
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Fuel filler door opener switch ........................................... P.225
*1: If equipped
*2: Refer to “NAVIGATION AND MU LTIMEDIA SYSTEM OWNER’S MAN-
UAL”.

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■ Ceiling
Auxiliary box ...................................................................... P.361
Conversation mirror .......................................................... P.378
Interior light
*1..................................................................... P.356
Personal lights
*1................................................................. P.356
Moon roof switches
*2......................................................... P.167
Panoramic moon roof switches
*2..................................... P.170
Vanity mirrors ..................................................................... P.377
Sun visors........................................................................... P.377
“SOS” button
*2..................................................................... P.63
Inside rear view mirror
*2.................................................... P.151
Digital Rearview Mirror
*2................................................... P.152
Garage door opener switches
*2........................................ P.379
*1: The illustration shows the front, but th ey are also equipped in the rear.
*2: If equipped

331-1. For safe use
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For safety and security
SRS curtain shield airbags
• Can help protect primarily the head of occupants in the outer seats
• Can help prevent the occupants from being thrown from the vehicle in the event of vehicle rollover
■SRS airbag system components
Front passenger airbag
“PASS AIR BAG ON” and “PASS AIR BAG OFF” indicator lights
Front side airbags
Curtain shield airbags
Side impact sensors (rear)
SRS warning light
Front passenger occupant classification system (ECU and sen-
sors)
Driver airbag
Side impact sensors (front door)
Seat belt pretensioners and force limiters
Seat cushion airbag
Driver’s seat position sensor
Driver’s knee airbag
Driver’s seat belt buckle switch
Front impact sensors
Airbag sensor assembly

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Your vehicle is equipped with ADVANCED AIRBAGS designed
based on the US motor vehicle safety standards (FMVSS208). The
airbag sensor assembly (ECU) controls airbag deployment based on
information obtained from the sensors etc. shown in the system
components diagram above. This information 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. The airbag itself
may also be hot.
●The windshield may crack.
●All of the doors will be unlocked.
(  P.116)
●The brakes and st op lights will be
controlled automatically. ( P.314)
●The interior lights will turn on auto-
matically. ( P.357)
●The emergency flashers will turn
on automatically. ( P.442)
●Fuel supply to the engine will be
stopped. ( P.449)
●For Safety Connect subscribers, if
any of the following 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 a ttempt 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. 6 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 force corresponding
to an approximately 12 - 18 mph
[20 - 30 km/h] fr ontal 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
●Depending on the type of collision,
it is possible that only the seat belt
pretensioners will activate.
●The SRS front airbags for the front
passenger will not activate if there
is no passenger sitting in the front
passenger seat. However, the
SRS front airbags for the front