warning lights TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID 2015 XU50 / 3.G Owners Manual

HIGHLANDER_HV_U (OM48F02U)
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 (OM48F02U)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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HIGHLANDER_HV_U (OM48F02U)
Pictorial index
Pictorial index
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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
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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 (OM48F02U)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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Light bulbs of the exterior lights for driving

(Replacing method: P. 434, Watts: P. 539)
*: If equipped
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HIGHLANDER_HV_U (OM48F02U)
■Instrument panel
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 (OM48F02U)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 (OM48F02U)
SRS airbag system components
Front passenger airbag
Curtain shield airbags
Side impact sensors (front
doors)
“AIR BAG ON” and “AIR BAG
OFF” indicator lights
Seat belt pretensioners and
force limiters
Side airbags
Seat cushion airbag
SRS warning light
Driver airbagSide impact sensors (rear)
Front passenger’s seat belt
buckle switch
Driver’s seat position sensor
Driver’s seat belt buckle
switch
Driver’s knee airbag
Front passenger occupant
classification system (ECU
and sensors)
Front impact sensors
Airbag sensor assembly1
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HIGHLANDER_HV_U (OM48F02U)■
Adult*1
Condition and operation in the front passenger occupant classi-
fication system
Indicator/
warning light
“AIR BAG ON” and “AIR BAG OFF” indicator lights“AIR BAG ON”
SRS warning lightOff
Seat belt reminder lightOff*2 or
flashing
*3
Devices
Front passenger airbag
ActivatedSide airbag
on the front passenger seat
Curtain shield airbag
in the front passenger side
Front passenger seat cushion airbag
Activated*2
or
deactivated
*3
Front passenger’s seat belt pretensioner and force limiterActivated

561-1. For safe use
HIGHLANDER_HV_U (OM48F02U)■
Child*4
■Child restraint system with infant*5
Indicator/
warning light
“AIR BAG ON” and “AIR BAG OFF”
indicator lights“AIR BAG OFF” or
“AIR BAG ON”
*4
SRS warning lightOff
Seat belt reminder lightOff*2 or
flashing
*3
Devices
Front passenger airbagDeactivated or activated
*4
Side airbag
on the front passenger seat
ActivatedCurtain shield airbag
in the front passenger side
Front passenger seat cushion airbagDeactivated or activated
*4, 2
Front passenger’s seat belt pretensioner and force limiterActivated
Indicator/
warning light
“AIR BAG ON” and “AIR BAG OFF” indicator lights“AIR BAG OFF”
*6
SRS warning lightOff
Seat belt reminder lightOff*2 or
flashing
*3
Devices
Front passenger airbagDeactivated
Side airbag
on the front passenger seat
ActivatedCurtain shield airbag
in the front passenger side
Front passenger seat cushion airbagDeactivated
Front passenger’s seat belt pretensioner and force limiterActivated

571-1. For safe use
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HIGHLANDER_HV_U (OM48F02U)■
Unoccupied
Indicator/
warning light
“AIR BAG ON” and “AIR BAG OFF” indicator lights“AIR BAG OFF”
SRS warning light
Off
Seat belt reminder light
Devices
Front passenger airbagDeactivated
Side airbag
on the front passenger seat
ActivatedCurtain shield airbag
in the front passenger side
Front passenger seat cushion airbagDeactivated
Front passenger’s seat belt pretensioner and force limiterActivated