parking brake TOYOTA VENZA HYBRID 2023 Owners Manual

3TABLE OF CONTENTS
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4-1. Before drivingDriving the vehicle......... 188
Cargo and luggage ....... 195
Vehicle load limits ......... 198
Trailer towing ................ 199
Dinghy towing ............... 200
4-2. Driving procedures Power (ignition) switch .. 201
EV drive mode .............. 206
Hybrid transmission ...... 208
Turn signal lever ........... 212
Parking brake ................ 213
Brake Hold .................... 217
4-3. Operating the lights and wipers
Headlight switch ............ 219
AHB (Automatic High Beam) .................................... 222
Fog light switch ............. 225
Windshield wipers and washer......................... 226
Rear window wiper and washer......................... 229
4-4. Refueling Opening the fuel tank cap.................................... 231
4-5. Using the driving support
systems
Toyota Safety Sense 2.5 + .................................... 234
PCS (Pre-Collision System) .................................... 239
LTA (Lane Tracing Assist) .................................... 250RSA (Road Sign Assist)
262
Dynamic radar cruise control with full-speed range ... 265
BSM (Blind Spot Monitor) .................................... 277
Intuitive parking assist ... 287
PKSB (Parking Support Brake) .......................... 295
Parking Support Brake func- tion (static objects) ...... 300
Parking Support Brake func- tion (rear-crossing vehicles)
.................................... 302
Driving mode s elect switch
.................................... 304
Driving assist systems ... 305
4-6. Driving tips Hybrid Electric Vehicle driv-ing tips ......................... 311
Winter driving tips .......... 313
Utility vehicle precautions .................................... 316
5-1. Using the ai r conditioning
system and defogger
Automatic air conditioning system (vehicles with 8-inch
multimedia display)...... 320
Automatic air conditioning system (vehicl es w
ith 12 .3-
in
ch multimedia display)
.................................... 328
Heated steering wheel/seat heaters/seat ventilators 337
5-2. Using the interior lights Interior lights list ............ 339
4Driving
5Interior features

21Pictorial index
Parking brake switch .........................................................P.213
Applying/releasing............................................. ...................P.213
Precautions against winter season .............................. ........P.314
Warning buzzer/message ... .........................................P.215, 446
Brake hold switch .............................................. ................P.217
Driving mode select switch ..................................... ..........P.304
EV drive mode switch ........................................... .............P.206
Front seat heater switches
*...............................................P.338
Front seat ventilator switches
*.........................................P.338
USB Type-C chargin g ports ...................................... ........P.354
Wireless charger ............................................... .................P.355
*: If equipped
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721-4. Hybrid system
■Charging the 12-volt battery
 P.470
■After the 12-volt battery has dis-
charged or when the terminal
has been removed and installed
during exchange, etc.
The gasoline engine may not stop
even if the vehicle is being driven by
the hybrid battery (traction battery).
If this continues for a few days, con-
tact your To yota dealer.
■Sounds and vibrations specific
to a Hybrid Electric Vehicle
There may be no engine sound or
vibration even though the vehicle is
able to move with the “READY” indi-
cator is illuminate d. For safety,
make sure to shift the shift lever to P
and apply the parking brake when
parked.
The following sounds or vibrations
may occur when the hybrid system
is operating and are not a malfunc-
tion:
●Motor sounds may be heard from
the engine compartment.
●Sounds may be heard from the
hybrid battery (traction battery)
under the rear seats when the
hybrid system starts or stops.
●Relay operating sounds such as a
snap or soft clank will be emitted
from the hybrid battery (traction
battery), under the rear seats,
when the hybrid system is started
or stopped.
●Sounds from the hybrid system
may be heard when the back door
is open.
●Sounds may be heard from the
transmission when the gasoline
engine starts or stops, when driv-
ing at low speeds, or during idling.
●Engine sounds may be heard
when accelerating sharply.
●Sounds may be heard due to
regenerative braking when the
brake pedal is dep ressed or as
the accelerator pedal is released.
●Vibration may be felt when the
gasoline engine starts or stops.
●Cooling fan sounds may be heard
from the air intake vent under the
rear seat.
■Maintenance, repair, recycling,
and disposal
Contact your Toyota dealer regard-
ing maintenance, repair, recycling
and disposal. Do n ot dispose of the
vehicle yourself.
When driving with the gasoline
engine stopped, a sound, which
changes in accordance with the
driving speed, will be played in
order to warn people nearby of
the vehicle’s approach. The
sound will stop when the vehicle
speed exceeds approximately
22 mph (35 km/h).
■Acoustic Vehicle Alerting Sys-
tem
In the following cases, the Acoustic
Vehicle Alerting System may be dif-
ficult for surrounding people to hear.
●In very noisy areas
●In the wind or the rain
■If “Acoustic Vehicle Alerting
System Malfunction Visit your
Dealer” is displayed on the
multi-information display
The system may be malfunctioning.
Have the vehicle inspected by your
Toyota dealer.
*: This function can only be used in
Acoustic Vehicle Alerting
System
Predictive efficient drive
(If equipped)
*

761-4. Hybrid system
■Running out of fuel
When the vehicle has run out of fuel
and the hybrid system cannot be
started, refuel th e vehicle with at
least enough gasoline to make the
low fuel level warning light ( P.446)
go off. If there is only a small
amount of fuel, th e hybrid system
may not be able to start. (The stan-
dard amount of fuel is about 2.3 gal.
[8.8 L, 1.9 Imp.gal.], when the vehi-
cle is on a level su rface. This value
may vary when the vehicle is on a
slope. Add extra fuel when the vehi-
cle is inclined.)
■Electromagnetic waves
●High voltage parts and cables on
Hybrid Electric Vehicles incorpo-
rate electromagnetic shielding,
and therefore emi t approximately
the same amount of electromag-
netic waves as conventional gaso-
line powered vehicles or home
electronic appliances.
●Your vehicle may cause sound
interference in so me third party-
produced radio parts.
■Hybrid battery (tr action battery)
The hybrid battery (traction battery)
has a limited service life. The lifes-
pan of the hybrid battery (traction
battery) can change in accordance
with driving style and driving condi-
tions.
■Starting the hybrid system in an
extremely cold environment
When the hybrid battery (traction
battery) is extremely cold (below
approximately -22°F [-30°C]) under
the influence of t he outside tem-
perature, it may no t be possible to
start the hybrid system. In this case,
try to start the hybrid system again
after the temperature of the hybrid
battery increases due to the outside
temperature increase etc.
WARNING
■High voltage precautions
This vehicle has high voltage DC
and AC systems as well as a 12-
volt system. DC and AC high volt-
age is very dangerous and can
cause severe burns and electric
shock that may result in death or
serious injury.
●Never touch, disassemble,
remove or replace the high volt-
age parts, cables or their con-
nectors.
●The hybrid system will become
hot after starting as the system
uses high voltage. Be careful of
both the high voltage and the
high temperature, and always
obey the warning labels
attached to the vehicle.
●Never try to open the service
plug access hole located under-
neath the rear seats. The ser-
vice plug is used only when the
vehicle is serviced and is sub-
ject to high voltage.
■Road accident cautions
Observe the following precautions
to reduce the risk of death or seri-
ous injury:
●Pull your vehicle off the road,
shift the shift le ver to P, apply
the parking brake, and turn the
hybrid system off.
●Do not touch the high voltage
parts, cables and connectors.

872-1. Instrument cluster
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Vehicle status information and indicators
*1: These lights turn on when the
power switch is turned to ON to
indicate that a system check is
being performed. They will turn
off after the hybrid system is on,
or after a few seconds. There
may be a malfunction in a sys-
tem if the light does not come on,
or turn off. Have the vehicle
inspected by your Toyota dealer.
*2: This light illuminates on the multi-information display with a
message.
*3: Intuitive parking assist OFF indi-cator turns on wh en the power
switch is turned t o ON while the
Intuitive parking assist function is
on. It will turn off after a few sec-
onds.
(Flashes or illumi- nates)
PCS warning light*1
(  P.443)
(Orange)
LTA indicator ( P.444)
Intuitive parking assist
OFF indicator
*3 (if
equipped) ( P.444)
PKSB OFF indicator
*1 (if
equipped) ( P.444)
RCTA OFF indicator
*1
(  P.445)
Slip indicator light
*1
(  P.445)
Inappropriate pedal opera-
tion warning light
*2
(  P.445)
(Flashes)
Brake hold operated indi-
cator
*1 ( P.446)
(U.S.A.)
(Flashes)
Parking brake indicator
(  P.446)
(Canada)
(Flashes)
Parking brake indicator
( P.446)
Tire pressure warning
light
*1 (  P.446)
Low fuel level warning
light ( P.446)
Driver’s and front passen-
ger’s seat belt reminder
light ( P.447)
Rear passengers’
seat belt reminder
light (P.447)
WARNING
■If a safety system warning
light does not come on
Should a safety system light such
as the ABS and SRS warning light
not come on when you start the
hybrid system, this could mean
that these system s are not avail-
able to help protect you in an acci-
dent, which could result in death
or serious injury. Have the vehicle
inspected by your Toyota dealer
immediately if this occurs.

882-1. Instrument cluster
The indicators inform the driver
of the operating state of the
vehicle’s various systems.
Indicators
Turn signal indicator
( P.212)
(U.S.A.)
Headlight indicator
( P.219)
(Canada)
Tail light indicator
( P.219)
Headlight high beam indi-
cator ( P.221)
Automatic High Beam indi-
cator ( P.222)
Fog light indicator (if
equipped) ( P.225)
Smart key system indica-
tor
*1 (  P.201)
Cruise control indicator
(  P.265)
Dynamic radar cruise con-
trol indicator ( P.265)
Cruise control “SET” indi-
cator ( P.265)
(White)
LTA indicator*2 ( P.256)
(Green)
LTA indicator*2 ( P.239,
256)
(Orange)
(Flashes)LTA indicator*2 (  P.256)
Intuitive parking assist
OFF indicator
*3, 4 (if
equipped) ( P.288)
PKSB OFF indicator
*3, 5 ( i f
equipped) ( P.296)
(Flashes)
Slip indicator light*5
(  P.306)
VSC OFF indicator
*3, 5
(  P.307)
PCS warning light
*3, 5
(  P.239)
BSM outside rear view
mirror indicators
*5, 6
(  P.278)
BSM OFF indicator
*3, 5
(  P.278)
RCTA OFF indicator
*3, 5
(  P.278)
Brake hold standby indica-
tor
*5 (  P.217)
Brake hold operated indi-
cator
*5 (  P.217)
Security indicator
*7
(  P.80, 81)
“READY” indicator
(  P.201)
Low outside temperature
indicator
*8 (  P.98, 91)
EV indicator ( P.71)
(U.S.A.)
Parking brake indicator
( P.213)
(Canada)
Parking brake indicator
( P.213)

1072-1. Instrument cluster
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Vehicle status information and indicators
“Sensitivity”
Select to set the warning sensitivity.
“Sway Warning”
Select to enable/disable the vehicle
sway warning.
“Sway Sensitivity”
Select to set the vehicle sway warn-
ing sensitivity.
■ PCS (Pre-Collision Sys-
tem) ( P.239)
Select to set up the following
items.
 PCS on/off
Select to enable/disable the pre-
collision system.
“Sensitivity”
Select to change t he pre-collision
warning timing.
■ BSM (Blind Spot Moni-
tor) ( P.277)
Select to set up the following
items.
 BSM (Blind Spot Monitor)
on/off
Select to enable/disable the BSM
system.
“Brightness”
Select to switch the brightness of
the outside rear view mirror indica-
tors. ( P.278)
 “Sensitivity”
Select to change the alert timing for
an approaching vehicle.
■ (Intuitive parking
assist) (if equipped)
( P.287)
Select to set up the following
items.
 Intuitive parking assist on/off
Select to enable/d isable the Intui-
tive parking assist.
 “Volume”
Select to set the volume of the
buzzer which sounds when the
Intuitive parking assist is operated.
■RCTA (Rear Cross Traffic
Alert) ( P.277)
 RCTA (Rear Cross Traffic
Alert) on/off
Select to enable /disable the RCTA
system.
 “Volume”
Select to change the RCTA buzzer
volume.
■ PKSB (Parking Sup-
port Brake System) (if
equipped) ( P.295)
Select to enable/disable the
Parking Support Brake function.
■HUD (Head-up display) (if
equipped) ( P.124)
Select to change the head-up
display setting.
■ RSA (Road Sign
Assist) (if equipped)
( P.262)
Select to set up the following
items.

1192-1. Instrument cluster
2
Vehicle status information and indicators
■Intuitive parking assist
(if equipped) ( P.287)
Select to set up the following
items.
 Intuitive parking assist on/off
Select to enable/disable the
Intuitive parking assist.
 “Volume”
Select to set the volume of the
buzzer which sounds when
the Intuitive parking assist is
operated.
■ RCTA (Rear Cross Traf-
fic Alert) ( P.283)
Select to set up the following
items.
 RCTA (Rear Cross Traffic
Alert) on/off
Select to enable/disable the
RCTA system.
 “Volume”
Select to set the volume of the
buzzer which sounds when
the RCTA and the Toyota
parking assist-sensor is oper-
ated.
■ PKSB (Parking Sup-
port Brake System) (if
equipped) ( P.295)
Select to enable/disable the
Parking Support Brake function.
■ RSA (Road Sign
Assist) (if equipped)
Select to set up the following
items. 
Road Sign Assist on/off
Select to enable /disable the RSA
(Road Sign Assist).
 “Notification Method”
Select to change each notification
method used to notify the driver
when the system recognizes
excess speed and Do Not Enter
sign.
“Notification Level”
Select to change each notification
level used to notify the driver when
the system recognizes a speed limit
sign.
■ Vehicle Settings
 DRCC
Select to change the curve speed
reduction function setting.
 PBD (Power Back Door)
( P.143)
Select to set up the following
items.
• System settings Select to enable/disable the
power back door system.
• “Hands Free” (if equipped) Select to enable/disable the
Hands Free Power Back Door
operation.
• “Opening Adjustment” Select the open position when
power back door is fully open.
•“Volume” Select to enable/disable the
power back door system.
 “TPWS” (Tire Pressure Warn-
ing System) ( P.402)
• “Setting Pressure”

1262-1. Instrument cluster
systems will be displayed when
necessary.
■Driving support systems
Displays a warning/sugges-
tion/advice message or the
operating state of a relevant
system.
 PCS (Pre-Collision System)
( P.239)
 PKSB (Parking Support
Brake) (if equipped) ( P.295)
 Brake Override System
( P.189)
 Drive-Start Control (DSC)
( P.194)
 LTA (Lane Tracing Assist)
( P.250)
 Dynamic radar cruise control
with full-speed range
( P.265)
Details of content displayed on the
head-up display may differ from
that displayed on the multi-informa-
tion display. For details, refer to the
explanation of each system.
■/ icons
Displays the following multi-
information display linked icons:
: Master warning icon
Displayed when a warning mes-
sage is displayed on the multi-infor-
mation display.
: Information icon
Displayed when a sugges-
tion/advice pop-up display is dis-
played on the multi-information display.
■Warning message
Some warning messages are
displayed when necessary,
according to certain conditions.
Details of content d isplayed on the
head-up display may differ from
that displayed on the multi-informa-
tion display.
■Audio system operation
status
Displayed when an audio
remote control switch on the
steering wheel is operated.
■Hands-free system status
Displayed when the hands-free
system is operated.
■When a pop-up display is dis-
played
When a pop-up display is displayed,
a current display may no longer be
displayed. In this case, the display
will return afte r the pop-up display
disappears.
■Hybrid System Indicator
Hybrid System Indica-
tor/tachometer/Outside
temperature area

1463-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
2Perform a kick operation by
moving your foot to within
approximately 3.9 in. (10 cm)
of the rear bumper, and then
pulling it back.
• Perform the entire kick opera- tion within 1 second.
• The back door will not start operating while a foot is
detected under the rear
bumper.
• Operate the Hands Free Power Back Door without
contacting the rear bumper
with your foot.
• If another electronic key is in the cabin or luggage compart-
ment, it may take slightly lon-
ger than normal for the
operation to occur.
Kick sensor
Hands Free Power Back
Door operation detection
area
3 When the kick sensor detects
that your foot is pulled back,
a buzzer will sound and the
back door will automatically
fully open/close.
If a foot is moved under the rear bumper while the back door is
opening/closing, the back door will
stop moving.
If a foot is moved under the rear
bumper again during the halted
operation, the ba
ck door will per-
form the rever se operation.
■Luggage compartment light
●The luggage compartment light
turns on when the back door is
opened.
●When the power switch is turned
to OFF, the light will go off auto-
matically after 20 minutes.
■Back door closer
In the event that the back door is left
slightly open, the back door closer
will automatically clo se it to the fully
closed position.
Whatever the state of the power
switch, the back door closer oper-
ates.
■Power back door operating con-
ditions
The power back doo r can automati-
cally open and close under the fol-
lowing conditions:
●When the power back door sys-
tem is enabled. ( P.106, 117)
●When the power switch is in ON,
in addition to the above for the
opening operations, the back door
operates for any of the following
conditions:
• Parking brake is engaged
• The brake pedal is depressed
• The shift lever is in P.
■Operation of the power back
door
●A buzzer sounds and the emer-
gency flashers flash twice to indi-
cate that the back door is
opening/closing.
●When the power back door sys-
tem is disabled, t he power back
door does not operate but it can
be opened and closed by hand.
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