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Owners Manual_USA_M0C052_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 ..................... 36
Front passenger occupant classification system ...... 46
Exhaust gas precautions.. 51
1-2. Child safety Riding with children .......... 52
Child restraint systems..... 53
1-3. Emergency assistance Safety Connect ................ 68
1-4. Hybrid system Hybrid system features .... 73
Hybrid system precautions ....................................... 76
1-5. Theft deterrent system Immobilizer system .......... 81
Alarm................................ 822-1. Instrument cluster
Warning lights and indicators....................................... 86
Gauges and meters .......... 91
Multi-information display... 95
Head-up display ............ 102
Fuel consumption information .................................... 106
3-1. Key information Keys .............................. 110
3-2. Opening, closing and lock- ing the doors and tailgate
Side doors ..................... 113
Power running boards ... 117
Tailgate .......................... 120
Power bed step ............. 126
Smart key system .......... 128
3-3. Adjusting the seats Front seats .................... 133
Rear seats ..................... 134
Driving position memory 137
Head restraints .............. 140
3-4. Adjusting the steering wheel and mirrors
Steering wheel............... 143
Inside rear view mirror ... 145
Digital Rear-view Mirror . 146
Outside rear view mirrors .................................... 155
1For safety and security
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Vehicle status
information and
indicators
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Pictorial index
■ Exterior
Side doors ......... ................................. ................................ P.113
Locking/unlocking .............................................. .................. P.113
Opening/closing the side windows ............................... ........ P.160
Locking/unlocking by using the mechanical key .................. P. 5 2 7
Warning messages ............................................... ............... P.501
Tailgate ....................................................... ......................... P.120
Locking/unlocking .............................................. .................. P.120
Opening/closing the tailgat e ................................................. P.121
Removing the tailgate ...... .................................................... P.122
Outside rear view mirrors ................................................. P.155
Adjusting the mirror angle ..................................... ............... P.155
Folding the mirrors ............................................ ................... P.156
Driving position memory
*..................................................... P.137
Defogging the mirrors .......................................... ................ P.401
Windshield wipers.............................................. ................ P.218

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1-2.Child safety
Riding with children
Observe the following pre-
cautions when children are
in the vehicle.
Use a child restraint system
appropriate for the child,
until the child becomes
large enough to properly
wear the vehicle’s seat belt.
It is recommended that chil-
dren sit in the rear seats to
avoid accidental contact
with the shift lever, wiper
switch, etc.
Use the rear door child-pro-
tector lock or the window
lock switch to avoid children
opening the door while driv-
ing or operating the power
window accidentally.
( P.116, 162)
Do not let small children
operate equipment which
may catch or pinch body
parts, such as the power
window, hood, tailgate,
seats, etc.
WARNING
■When children are in the vehi-
cle
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 ma y injure them-
selves by playing with the win-
dows or other features of the
vehicle. In addition, heat build-up
or extremely cold temperatures
inside the vehicle can be fatal to
children.

821-5. Theft deterrent system
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■Items to check before lock-
ing the vehicle
To prevent unexpected trigger-
ing of the alarm and vehicle
theft, make sure of the following:
 Nobody is in the vehicle.
 The windows and the pan-
oramic moon roof (if
equipped) are closed before
the alarm is set.
 No valuables or other per-
sonal items are left in the
vehicle.
■Setting
Close the doors and hood, and
lock all the doors using the entry
function or wireless remote con- trol. The system will be set auto-
matically after 30 seconds.
The indicator light changes from
being on to flashing when the sys-
tem is set.
■Deactivating or stopping
Do one of the following to deac-
tivate or stop the alarms:
 Unlock the doors and tailgate
using the entry function or
wireless remote control.
 Turn the power switch to ACC
or ON, or start the hybrid sys-
tem. (The alarm will be deacti-
vated or stopped after a few
seconds.)
■System maintenance
The vehicle has a maintenance-free
type alarm system.
■Triggering of the alarm
The alarm may be triggered in the
following situations:
(Stopping the alarm deactivates the
alarm system.)
●The doors are unlocked using the
mechanical key.
Alarm
The alarm uses light and
sound to give an alert when
an intrusion is detected.
The alarm is triggered in the
following situations when
the alarm is set:
 A locked door or tailgate is
unlocked or opened in any
way other than using the
entry function or wireless
remote control. (The doors
will lock again automati-
cally.)
The hood is opened.
Setting/deactivating/stop-
ping the alarm system

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Before driving
3-1. Key informationKeys ............................ 110
3-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors and
tailgate
Side doors ................... 113
Power running boards . 117
Tailgate........................ 120
Power bed step ........... 126
Smart key system ....... 128
3-3. Adjusting the seats Front seats .................. 133
Rear seats................... 134
Driving position memory .................................. 137
Head restraints............ 140
3-4. Adjusting the steering wheel and mirrors
Steering wheel ............ 143
Inside rear view mirror 145
Digital Rear-view Mirror 146
Outside rear view mirrors .................................. 155
3-5. Opening, closing the win- dows and moon roof
Power windows ........... 160
Power back window .... 163
Panoramic moon roof.. 164

1113-1. Key information
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Before driving
approximately 10 days after a new
electronic key has been registered.
If this message is displayed but you
have not had a new electronic key
registered, ask your Toyota dealer to
check if an unknow n electronic key
(other than those in your posses-
sion) has been registered.
The electronic keys are
equipped with the following
wireless remote control:
Locks the doors and the tail-
gate ( P.113)
Unlocks the doors and the
tailgate ( P.113)
Opens the windows
*1 and the
panoramic moon roof
*1, 2
( P.113)
Opens the tailgate and
deploys power bed step
*1, 2.
( P.121, 127)
Sounds the alarm
*1: This setting must be customized at your Toyota dealer.
*2: If equipped
NOTICE
■To prevent key damage
●Do not drop the keys, subject
them to strong shocks, or bend
them.
●Do not expose the keys to high
temperatures for a long period
of time.
●Do not get the keys wet or wash
them in an ultrasonic washer,
etc.
●Do not attach metallic or mag-
netic materials to the keys or
place the keys close to such
materials.
●Do not disassemble the keys.
●Do not attach a sticker or any-
thing else to the surface of the
electronic key.
●Do not place th e keys near
objects that produce magnetic
fields, such as TVs, audio sys-
tems and induction cookers, or
medical electrical equipment,
such as low-frequency therapy
equipment.
■Carrying the electronic key
on your person
Carry the electronic key 3.9 in.
(10 cm) or more away from elec-
tric appliances that are turned on.
Radio waves emitted from electric
appliances within 3.9 in. (10 cm)
of the electronic key may interfere
with the key, causing the key to
not function properly.
■In case of a smart key system
malfunction or other key-
related problems
 P. 5 2 7
■When an electronic key is lost
 P. 5 2 6
Wireless remote control

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Before driving
3-2.Opening, closing and locking the doors and tailgate
■Smart key system (entry
function)
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
front passenger door handle
to unlock all the doors.
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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.
2Touch the lock sensor (inden-
tation on the upper part or
lower part of the handle) to
lock all the doors.
Check that the door is securely
locked.
*: The door unlock settings can be
changed.
■Wireless remote control
1 Locks all the doors and the
tailgate
Check that the doo rs and the tail-
gate are securely locked.
2 Unlocks all the doors and the
tailgate
Pressing the button unlocks the
driver’s door. Pressing the button
again within 5 seconds unlocks the
other door.
Press and hold to open the win-
dows
*1 and the panoramic moon
roof
*1, 2
*1
: This setting must be customized at your Toyota dealer.
*2: If equipped
■Switching the door unlock func-
tion
It is possible to set which doors the
entry function unlocks using the
wireless remote control.
1 Turn the power switch off.
2 When the indicator light on the
key surface is not on, press and
hold , or for
approximately 5 seconds while
pressing and holding .
The setting changes each time an
operation is per formed, as shown
below. (When changing the setting
Side doors
Unlocking and locking the
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wait for at least 5 seconds, and
repeat step
2.)
To prevent unintended triggering of
the alarm, unlock the doors using
the wireless remote control and
open and close a door once after
the settings have been changed. (If
a door is not opened within 60 sec-
onds after is pressed, the doors
will be locked again and the alarm
will automatically be set.)
In a case that the alarm is triggered,
immediately stop the alarm. ( P. 8 2 )
■Impact detection door lock
release system
In the event that t he vehicle is sub-
ject to a strong impact, all the doors
are unlocked. Depending on the
force of the impact or the type of
accident, however, the system may
not operate.
■Operation signals
A buzzer sounds and the emer-
gency flashers flash to indicate that
the doors have been
locked/unlocked. (Locked: once;
Unlocked: twice)
A buzzer sounds to indicate that the
windows are operating.
■Security feature
If a door is not opened within
approximately 60 s econds after the
vehicle is unlocked, the security fea-
ture automatically locks the vehicle
again.
■When the doors cannot be
locked by the lock sensor on
the upper part of the door han-
dle
If the door will not lock even when
the topside sensor area is touched,
try touching both the topside and
underside sensor areas at the same
time.
■Open door warning buzzer
If an attempt to lock the doors is
made when a door is not fully
closed, a buzzer sounds continu-
ously for 5 seconds. Fully close the
door to stop the buzzer, and lock the
vehicle once more.
■Setting the alarm
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
 P.130
Multi-informa-
tion display/BeepUnlocking func- tion
Exterior: Beeps 3 times
Interior: Pings once
Holding the
driver’s door
handle unlocks
only the driver’s
door.
Holding the front
passenger door
handles unlocks
all the doors and
tailgate.
Exterior: Beeps twice
Interior: Pings once
Holding either
front door handle
unlocks all the
doors and tail-
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Before driving
■If the smart key system or the
wireless remote control does
not operate properly
Use the mechanical key to lock and
unlock the doors. ( P.527)
Replace the key battery with a new
one if it is depleted. ( P.484)
■If the 12-volt battery is dis-
charged
The doors cannot be locked and
unlocked using the smart key sys-
tem or wireless remote control. Lock
or unlock the doors using the
mechanical key. ( P.527)
■Rear seat reminder function
●In order to remind you not to for-
get luggage, etc., in the rear seat,
when the power switch is turned to
OFF after any of the following con-
ditions are met, a buzzer will
sound and a message will be dis-
played on the multi-information
display for approximately 6 sec-
onds.
• The hybrid system is started within 10 minutes after opening
and closing a rear door.
• A rear door has been opened and closed after the hybrid system
was started.
However, if a rear door is opened
and then closed within approxi-
mately 2 seconds , the rear seat
reminder function may not operate.
●The rear seat reminder function
determines that luggage, etc., has
been placed in a rear seat based
on opening and closing of a rear
door. Therefore, depending on the
situation, the rear seat reminder
function may not operate and you
may still forget luggage, etc., in
the rear seat, or it may operate
unnecessarily.
●The rear seat reminder function
can be enabled/disabled.
(  P.561)
■Customization
Some functions can be customized. (
 P.561)
WARNING
■To prevent an accident
Observe the following precautions
while driving the vehicle.
Failure to do so may result in a
door opening and an occupant
falling out of the vehi cle, resulting
in death or serious injury.
●Ensure that all doors are prop-
erly closed and locked.
●Do not pull the inside handle of
the doors while driving.
Be especially careful for the front
doors, as the doors may be
opened even if the inside lock but-
tons are in locked position.
●Set the rear door child-protector
locks when children are seated
in the rear seats.
■When opening or closing a
door
Check the surroundings of the
vehicle such as wh ether the vehi-
cle is on an incline, whether there
is enough space for a door to
open and whether a strong wind
is blowing. When opening or clos-
ing the door, hold the door handle
tightly to prepare for any unpre-
dictable movement.

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■Door lock switches (to
lock/unlock)
1 Locks all the doors
2 Unlocks all the doors
■Inside lock buttons
1 Locks the door
2 Unlocks the door
The front doors can be opened by
pulling the inside ha ndle even if the
lock buttons are in the lock position.
■Locking the front doors from
the outside without a key
1 Move the inside lock button to
the lock position.
2 Close the door.
The door cannot be locked if the
power switch is in ACC or ON, or
the electronic key is left inside the
vehicle. However, the key may not
be detected correctly and the door may be locked.
■Open door warning buzzer
If a door is not fully closed, a buzzer
will sound when the vehicle speed
reaches 3 mp h (5 km/h).
The open door(s) is indicated on the
multi-information display.
The door cannot be opened
from inside the vehicle when the
lock is set.
1 Unlock
2 Lock
These locks can be set to prevent
children from opening the rear
doors. Push down on each rear
door switch to lock both rear doors.
The following functions can be
set or canceled:
For instructions on customizing,
refer to P.561.
Unlocking and locking the
doors from the inside
Rear door child-protector
lock
Automatic door locking
and unlocking systems