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Owners Manual_USA_M0C043_enTABLE OF CONTENTS
For your information...................
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Reading this manual ................ 11
How to search .......................... 12
Pictorial index .......................... 14
1-1. For safe use Before driving ................... 26
For safe driving ................ 27
Seat belts ......................... 29
SRS airbags ..................... 37
Front passenger occupant classification system ...... 47
Exhaust gas precautions.. 52
1-2. Child safety Riding with children .......... 53
Child restraint systems..... 54
1-3. Emergency assistance Safety Connect ................ 70
1-4. Hybrid system Hybrid system features .... 75
Hybrid system precautions ....................................... 78
1-5. Theft deterrent system Immobilizer system .......... 83
Alarm................................ 842-1. Instrument cluster
Warning lights and indicators....................................... 88
Gauges and meters .......... 93
Multi-information display... 97
Head-up display ............ 104
Fuel consumption information .................................... 108
3-1. Key information Keys .............................. 112
3-2. Opening, closing and lock- ing the doors
Side doors ..................... 115
Power running boards ... 119
Back door ...................... 122
Glass hatch ................... 137
Smart key system .......... 139
3-3. Adjusting the seats Front seats .................... 144
Rear seats ..................... 145
Driving position memory 152
Head restraints .............. 155
3-4. Adjusting the steering wheel and mirrors
Steering wheel............... 158
Inside rear view mirror ... 159
Digital Rear-view Mirror . 160
Outside rear view mirrors .................................... 170
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Vehicle status
information and
indicators
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3-5. Opening, closing the win- dows and moon roof
Power windows ............. 174
Moon roof ...................... 177
Panoramic moon roof.... 180
4-1. Before driving Driving the vehicle......... 187
Cargo and luggage ....... 194
Vehicle load limits ......... 197
Trailer towing................. 198
Dinghy towing ............... 211
4-2. Driving procedures Power (ignition) switch .. 212
Automatic transmission . 217
Turn signal lever............ 221
Parking brake ................ 222
Brake Hold .................... 225
4-3. Operating the lights and wipers
Headlight switch ............ 228
Fog light switch ............. 231
AHB (Automatic High Beam) .................................... 231
Light bar ........................ 235
Windshield wipers and washer......................... 235
Rear window wiper and washer......................... 239
4-4. Refueling Opening the fuel tank cap.................................... 2414-5. Using the driving support
systems
Toyota Safet y Sense 2.5244
PCS (Pre-Collision System) .................................... 249
LTA (Lane Tracing Assist) .................................... 261
RSA (Road Sign Assist). 272
Dynamic radar cruise control with full-speed range ... 275
BSM (Blind Spot Monitor) .................................... 286
Intuitive parking assist ... 294
RCTA (Rear Cross Traffic Alert) ............................ 301
PKSB (Parking Support Brake) .......................... 307
Parking Support Brake func- tion (static objects) ...... 312
Parking Support Brake func- tion (rear-crossing vehicles)
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Panoramic view monitor 317
Multi-terrain Monitor ...... 352
Electronically modulated air suspension .................. 363
Driving mode s elect switch
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Four-wheel drive system 369
AUTO LSD system ........ 37
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ferential lock system
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Crawl Control................. 373
Multi-terrain Select ........ 377
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Downhill assist control sys-tem .............................. 380
Driving assist systems .. 382
Trailer brake controller .. 388
Trailer Backup Guide .... 391
4-6. Driving tips Hybrid Electric Vehicle driving tips............................... 396
Off-road precautions ..... 398
Winter driving tips ......... 401
5-1. Using the air conditioning
system and defogger
Automatic air conditioning system ......................... 406
Rear automatic air condition- ing system ................... 413
Heated steering wheel/seat heaters/seat ventilators 415
5-2. Using the interior lights Interior lights list ............ 418
5-3. Using the storage features List of storage features . 421
Luggage compartment fea- tures ............................ 425
5-4. Using the other interior fea- tures
Other interior features ... 428
Garage door opener...... 4416-1. Maintenance and care
Cleaning and protecting the vehicle exterior ............ 450
Cleaning and protecting the vehicle interior ............. 453
6-2. Maintenance Maintenance requirements.................................... 456
General maintenance .... 457
Emission inspection and maintenance (I/M) programs.................................... 460
6-3. Do-it-yourself maintenance Do-it-yourself service precau-tions ............................. 462
Hood .............................. 464
Engine compartment ..... 465
12-volt battery................ 471
Tires .............................. 474
Tire inflation pressure .... 484
Wheels .......................... 486
Air conditioning filter ...... 487
Cleaning the hybrid battery (traction battery) air intake
vent and filter ............... 489
Electronic key battery .... 493
Checking and replacing fuses .................................... 495
Light bulbs ..................... 498
5Interior features
6Maintenance and care

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■ Switches
Trailer hitch light switch ..................................... ............... P.419
Automatic High Beam switch ..................................... ...... P.231
Fuel lid opener switch ......................................... .............. P.242
Instrument panel light cont rol switch ................................ P.96
“ODO TRIP” switch .............................................. ................ P.95
PKSB OFF switch
*.............................................................. P .308
Power steps switch
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Power running boards*......................................................... P.119
Headlight leveling dial
*...................................................... P.230
Heated steering wheel switch
*.......................................... P.416
AC 120V switch
*............................................................... .. P.435
Outer mirror lamp switch
*................................................. P.173
Outer mirror extend switch
*.............................................. P.172

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Trailer brake control switc h .............................................. P.388
Light bar switch
*............................................................... .P.235
*: If equipped
Front-wheel drive control switch
*..................................... P.369
“DRIVE MODE” switch ...................................................... P.366
“TOW HAUL” switch .............................................. ............ P.220
Mode select switch .................................... P.220, 36 6, 373, 377
“MTS” switch
*............................................................... ...... P.377
“DAC/CRAWL” switch
*...................................................... P.373
Trailer Backup Guide switch
*............................................ P.391
Camera switch .................................................. .................. P.319
VSC OFF switch ................................................. ................ P.384
Emergency flasher switch ....................................... .......... P.502
Height control mode select switch
*.................................. P.363
Height control switch
*....................................................... P.363
Rear differential lock switch
*............................................ P.372
Brake hold switch .............................................. ................ P.225

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For safety and security
Adjust the angle of the seat-
back so that you are sitting
straight up and so that you do
not have to lean forward to
steer. ( P.144)
Adjust the seat so that you
can depress the pedals fully
and so that your arms bend
slightly at the elbow when
gripping the steering wheel.
( P.144)
Lock the head restraint in
place with the center of the
head restraint closest to the
top of your ears. ( P.155)
Wear the seat belt correctly.
( P.29)
WARNING
■Before driving
●Check that the floor mat is
securely fixed in the correct
place with all the provided
retaining hooks (clips). Be espe-
cially careful to perform this
check after cleaning the floor.
●With the hybrid system stopped
and the shift lever in P, fully
depress each pedal to the floor
to make sure it does not inter-
fere with the floor mat.
For safe driving
For safe driving, adjust the
seat and mirror to an appro-
priate position before driv-
ing.
Correct driving posture

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For safety and security
Driver’s seat bel t buckle switch
Driver’s seat position sensor
Front passenger’s seat belt buckle switch
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 hybrid system will be stopped
and fuel supply to the engine will
be stopped. ( P. 8 1 )
●All of the doors will be unlocked.
( P.116)
●The brakes and st op lights will be
controlled automatically. ( P.383)
●The interior lights will turn on auto-
matically. ( P.420)
●The emergency flashers will turn
on automatically. ( P.502)
●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 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 0 )
• 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,

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●The pad section of the steering
wheel, dashboard near the front
passenger airbag or lower portion
of the instrument panel is
scratched, cracked, or otherwise
damaged.
●The surface of the seats with the
side airbag is scratched, cracked,
or otherwise damaged.
●The portion of the front pillars, rear
pillars or roof side rail garnishes
(padding) containing the SRS cur-
tain shield airbags inside, is
scratched, cracked, or otherwise
damaged.
WARNING
■SRS airbag precautions
Observe the following precautions
regarding the SRS airbags.
Failure to do so may cause death
or serious injury.
●The driver and all passengers in
the vehicle must wear their seat
belts properly.
The SRS airbags are supple-
mental devices to be used with
the seat belts.
●The SRS driver airbag deploys
with considerable force, and
can cause death or serious
injury especially if the driver is
very close to the airbag.
The National Highway Traffic
Safety Administr ation (NHTSA)
advises: Since the risk zone for
the driver’s airbag is the first 2 - 3
in. (50 - 75 mm) of inflation, plac-
ing yourself 10 in. (250 mm) from
your driver airbag provides you
with a clear margin of safety. This
distance is measured from the
center of the steering wheel to
your breastbone. If you sit less
than 10 in. (250 mm) away now,
you can change you r driving posi-
tion in several ways:
• Move your seat to the rear as far as you can while still reach-
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WARNING
●Do not sit on the edge of the
seat or lean against the dash-
board.
●Do not allow a child to stand in
front of the SRS front passenger
airbag unit or sit on the knees of
a front passenger.
●Do not allow the front seat occu-
pants to hold items on their
knees.
●Do not lean against the door,
the roof side rail or the front,
side and rear pillars.
●Do not allow anyone to kneel on
the passenger seats toward the
door or put their head or hands
outside the vehicle.
●Do not attach anything to or
lean anything against areas
such as the dashboard, steering
wheel pad and lower portion of
the instrument panel.
These items can become pro-
jectiles when the SRS driver,
front passenger and knee air-
bags deploy.
●Do not attach anything to areas
such as a door, windshield, side
windows, front or rear pillar, roof
side rail and assist grip.

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WARNING
●Do not hang coat hangers or
hard objects on the coat hooks.
All of these items could become
projectiles and may cause
death or serious injury, should
the SRS curtain shield airbags
deploy.
●If a vinyl cover is put on the area
where the SRS knee airbag will
deploy, be sure to remove it.
●Do not use seat accessories
which cover the parts where the
SRS side airbags inflate as they
may interfere with inflation of
the SRS airbags. Such acces-
sories may prevent the SRS
side airbags from activating cor-
rectly, disable the system or
cause the SRS side airbags to
inflate accidentally , resulting in
death or serious injury.
●Do not strike or apply significant
levels of force to the area of the
SRS airbag components or the
front doors. Doing so can cause
the SRS airbags to malfunction.
●Do not touch any of the compo-
nent parts immediately after the
SRS airbags have deployed
(inflated) as they may be hot.
●If breathing becomes difficult
after the SRS airbags have
deployed, open a door or win-
dow to allow fresh air in, or
leave the vehicle if it is safe to
do so. Wash off any residue as
soon as possible to prevent skin
irritation.
●If the areas where the SRS air-
bags are stored, such as the
steering wheel pad and front
and rear pillar garnishes are
damaged or cracked, have
them replaced by your Toyota
dealer.
●Do not place anything, such as
a cushion, on the front passen-
ger’s seat. Doing so will
disperse the passenger’s
weight, which prevents the sen-
sor from detecting the passen-
ger’s weight properly. As a
result, the SRS front airbags for
the front passenger may not
deploy in the event of a colli-
sion.
■Modification and disposal of
SRS airbag system compo-
nents
Do not dispose of your vehicle or
perform any of the following modi-
fications without consulting your
Toyota dealer. The SRS airbags
may malfunction or deploy
(inflate) accidentally, causing
death or serious injury.
●Installation, re moval, disassem-
bly and repair of the SRS air-
bags
●Repairs, modific ations, removal
or replacement of the steering
wheel, instrument panel, dash-
board, seats or seat upholstery,
front, side and rear pillars, roof
side rails, front door panels,
front door trims or front door
speakers
●Modifications to the front door
panel (such as making a hole in
it)
●Repairs or modifications of the
front fender, front bumper, or
side of the occupant compart-
ment
●Installation of a grille guard (bull
bars, kangaroo bar, etc.), snow
plows, winches or roof luggage
carrier
●Modifications to the vehicle’s
suspension system