warning TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID 2014 XU50 / 3.G Owners Manual

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Pictorial indexSearch by illustration
1For safety
and securityMake sure to read through them
2Instrument
clusterHow to read the gauges and meters, the variety of
warning lights and indicators, etc.
3
Operation of
each
componentOpening and closing the doors and windows,
adjustment before driving, etc.
4DrivingOperations and advices which are necessary for
driving
5Interior featuresUsage of the interior features, etc.
6Maintenance
and careCaring for your vehicle and maintenance
procedures
7When trouble
arisesWhat to do in case of malfunction or emergency
8Vehicle
specificationsVehicle specifications, customizable features, etc.
9For ownersReporting safety defects for U.S. owners, and seat
belt and SRS airbag instructions for Canadian
owners
IndexSearch by symptom
Search alphabetically

TABLE OF CONTENTS2
HIGHLANDER_HV_U (OM48D74U)For your information....................... 8
Reading this manual .................... 14
How to search .............................. 15
Pictorial index .............................. 16
1-1. For safe use
Before driving ...................... 28
For safety drive ................... 30
Seat belts ............................ 32
SRS airbags ........................ 41
Front passenger occupant classification system ......... 54
Safety information for children ........................ 61
Child restraint systems ........ 62
Installing child restraints ...... 66
Exhaust gas precautions ..... 80
1-2. Hybrid system Hybrid system features ....... 81
Hybrid system precautions ....................... 85
1-3. Theft deterrent system Immobilizer system ............. 91
Alarm ................................... 93
Theft prevention labels (U.S.A.) ............................. 96 2. Instrument cluster
Warning lights and indicators ........................... 98
Gauge and meters ............. 103
Multi-information display (with monochrome
display) ............................ 107
Multi-information display (with color display)........... 111
Energy monitor/ consumption screen ........ 117
3-1. Key information Keys................................... 124
3-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
Side doors ......................... 128
Back door .......................... 134
Glass hatch........................ 144
Smart key system .............. 148
3-3. Adjusting the seats Front seats......................... 156
Rear seats ......................... 158
Driving position memory ........................... 165
Head restraints .................. 169
1For safety and security
2Instrument cluster
3Operation of each
component

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6-1. Maintenance and careCleaning and protecting the vehicle exterior ................ 380
Cleaning and protecting the vehicle interior ................. 383
6-2. Maintenance Maintenance requirements ................... 386
General maintenance ........ 389
Emission inspection and maintenance (I/M)
programs ......................... 393
6-3. Do-it-yourself maintenance
Do-it-yourself service precautions ..................... 394
Hood.................................. 396
Positioning a floor jack ...... 398
Engine compartment ......... 399
12-volt battery ................... 407
Tires .................................. 412
Tire inflation pressure........ 421
Wheels .............................. 424
Air conditioning filter .......... 426
Electronic key battery ........ 428
Checking and replacing fuses ............................... 430
Light bulbs ......................... 434 7-1. Essential information
Emergency flashers ........... 450
If your vehicle has to be stopped in an
emergency....................... 451
7-2. Steps to take in an emergency
If your vehicle needs to be towed ...................... 452
If you think something is wrong ........................... 456
If a warning light turns on or a warning buzzer
sounds ............................. 457
If a warning message is displayed ......................... 466
If you have a flat tire .......... 486
If the hybrid system will not start ........................... 510
If the shift lever cannot be shifted from P ............. 512
If the electronic key does not operate properly ........ 513
If the 12-volt battery is discharged ....................... 516
If your vehicle overheats.... 521
If the vehicle becomes stuck ................................ 525
6Maintenance and care7When trouble arises

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HIGHLANDER_HV_U (OM48D74U)The SRS airbag and seat belt pretensioner devices in your Toyota contain
explosive chemicals. If the vehicle is scrapped with the airbags and seat belt
pretensioners left as they are, this may cause an accident such as fire. Be
sure to have the systems of the SRS airbag and seat belt pretensioner
removed and disposed of by a qualified service shop or by your Toyota dealer
before you scrap your vehicle.
Special handling may apply, See www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorate.
Your vehicle has components that may contain perchlorate. These compo-
nents may include airbag, seat belt pretensioners, and wireless remote con-
trol batteries.
Scrapping of your Toyota
Perchlorate Material
WARNING
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General precautions while driving
Driving under the influence: Never drive your vehicle when under the influ-
ence of alcohol or drugs that have impaired your ability to operate your vehi-
cle. Alcohol and certain drugs delay reaction time, impair judgment and
reduce coordination, which could lead to an accident that could result in
death or serious injury.
Defensive driving: Always drive defensively. Anticipate mistakes that other
drivers or pedestrians might make and be ready to avoid accidents.
Driver distraction: Always give your full attention to driving. Anything that
distracts the driver, such as adjusting controls, talking on a cellular phone or
reading can result in a collision with resulting death or serious injury to you,
your occupants or others.
■ General precaution regard ing children’s safety
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 may injure themselves by playing with
the windows, the moon roof, or other features of the vehicle. In addition,
heat build-up or extremely cold temperatures inside the vehicle can be fatal
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WARNING:
Explains something that, if not obeyed, could cause death or
serious injury to people.
NOTICE:
Explains something that, if not obeyed, could cause damage to
or a malfunction in the vehicle or its equipment.
Indicates operating or working procedures. Follow the steps
in numerical order.
Indicates the action (push-
ing, turning, etc.) used to
operate switches and other
devices.
Indicates the outcome of an
operation (e.g. a lid opens).
Indicates the component or
position being explained.
Means “Do not”, “Do not do
this”, or “Do not let this hap-
pen”.
Reading this manual
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Exterior
Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 128
Locking/unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 128
Opening/closing the side windows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 179
Locking/unlocking by using the mechanical key . . . . . . . . . . . P. 513
Warning lights/warning messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 459, 468
Back door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 134
Locking/unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 128
Warning lights/warning messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 459, 469
Glass hatch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 144
Warning lights/warning messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 459, 470
Outside rear view mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 177
Adjusting the mirror angle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 177
Folding the mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 177
Driving position memory
* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 165
Defogging the mirrors
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Windshield wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 255
Precautions against winter season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 316
To prevent freezing (windshield wiper de-icer)
*. . . . . . . . . . . . P. 329
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HIGHLANDER_HV_U (OM48D74U)Fuel filler door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 259
Refueling method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 259
Fuel type/fuel tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 531
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 412
Tire size/inflation pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 536
Winter tires/tire chain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 316
Checking/rotation/tire pressure warning system . . . . . . . . . . . P. 412
Coping with flat tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 486
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 396
Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 396
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 532
Coping with overheat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 521
Warning messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 469
Headlights/daytime running lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 244
Front fog lights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 254
Turn signal lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 242
Stop/tail lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 244
Hill-start assist control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 292
License plate lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 244
Back-up lights
Shifting the shift lever to R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 237
Side marker lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 244
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(Replacing method: P. 434, Watts: P. 539)
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Power switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 229
Starting the hybrid system/changing the modes . . . . . . . . . . . P. 229
Emergency stop of the hybrid system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 451
When the hybrid system will not start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 510
Warning messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 481
Shift lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 237
Changing the shift position. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 237
Precautions against towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 452
When the shift lever does not move. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 512
Meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 103
Reading the meters/adjusting the meter light . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 103
Warning lights/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 98
When the warning lights come on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 457
Multi-information display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 107, 111
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 107, 111
Energy monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 117
When a warning message or indicator is displayed . . . . . . . . . P. 4661
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HIGHLANDER_HV_U (OM48D74U)Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 243
Applying/releasing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 243
Precautions against winter season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 317
Warning buzzer/message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 466
Turn signal lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 242
Headlight switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 244
Headlights/tail lights/daytime running lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 244
Front fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 254
Wiper and washer switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 255, 257
Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 255, 257
Adding washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 406
Warning messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 476
Emergency flasher switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 450
Hood lock release lever. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 396
Tilt and telescopic steering lock release lever . . . . . . . . . . P. 173
Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 173
Automatic air conditioning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 326
Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 326
Rear window defogger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 328
Audio system
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Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 353
Power back door main switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 136
Fuel filler door opener switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 261
*: Refer to “Navigation and Multimedia System Owner’s Manual”.
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HIGHLANDER_HV_U (OM48D74U)Inside lock buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 130
Driving position memory switches
*1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 165
Outside rear view mirror switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 177
Door lock switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 130
Power window switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 179
Window lock switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 180
Tire pressure warning reset switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 414
PCS OFF switch
*1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 298
*1: If equipped
*2: Refer to “Navigation and Multimedia System Owner’s Manual”.
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