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In order to be effective, the SRS airbags must deploy with
tremendous speed. The rapid deployment of the SRS air-
bags makes the SRS airbags themselves potential sources
of serious injury if an occupant is too close to an airbag,
or if an object or some part of his or her body has been
placed between the occupant and the airbag at the time of
deployment. This is just one example of how the instruc-
tions in Section 1−3 of this Owner ’s Manual will help en-
sure proper use of the occupant restraint systems, and
increase the safety they can provide to you and your fami-
ly in the event of an accident.
Toyota recommends you to read the provisions in Section
1 −3 carefully and refer to them as needed during your time
of ownership of this vehicle.Event data recorder
Your vehicle has computers that monitor and control cer-
tain aspects of your vehicle. These computers assist in
driving and maintaining optimal vehicle performance. Be-
sides storing data useful for troubleshooting, there is a
system to record data in a crash or a near car crash
event. This is called an Event Data Recorder (EDR).
The SRS airbag sensor assembly contains the EDR. In a
crash or a near car crash event, this device may record
some or all of the following information:
 Engine speed
 Whether the brake pedal was applied or not
 Vehicle speed
 To what extent the accelerator pedal was depressed
 Position of the transmission selector lever
 Whether the driver and front passenger wore the seat
belts or not
 Driver’s seat position
 Front passenger ’s occupant classification
 SRS airbag deployment data

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If either of the following conditions oc-
curs, this indicates a malfunction some-
where in the components monitored by
the warning light system. Contact your
Toyota dealer as soon as possible to
service the vehicle.
The light does not come on when the
ignition switch is set at ON or remains
on.
The light comes on while you are driv-
ing.
A warning light turning on briefly during
operation does not indicate a problem.
CAUTION
If the “ABS” warning light remains on
together with the brake system warn-
ing light, immediately stop your ve-
hicle at a safe place and contact your
Toyota dealer.
In this case, not only the antilock
brake system will fail but also the
vehicle will become extremely unsta-
ble during braking.
(i) Open Door Warning Light and Buzz- er
This light remains on until all the doors
are completely closed.
The buzzer also sounds once when any
of the doors is not completely closed at
the vehicle speed 5 km/h (3 mph) or
more. Stop the vehicle and close the door
completely.
(j) SRS Warning Light
This indicator comes on when the igni-
tion switch is set at ON. It goes off
after about 6 seconds. This means the
SRS front airbags and seat belt preten-
sioners are operating properly.
This warning light system monitors the
airbag sensor assembly, front airbag sen-
sors, side and curtain shield airbag sen-
sors, curtain shield airbag sensors, driv-
er ’s seat position sensor, driver ’s seat belt
buckle switch, front passenger occupant
classification system, “AIRBAG ON” indi-
cator light, “AIRBAG OFF” indicator light,
front passenger ’s seat belt buckle switch,
seat belt pretensioner assemblies, inflat-
ors, interconnecting wiring and power
sources. If any of the following conditions occurs,
this indicates a malfunction of the airbags
or seat belt pretensioners. Contact your
Toyota dealer as soon as possible to.
The light does not come on when the
ignition switch is set at ON or remains
on for more than 6 seconds.
The light comes on while driving.
The SRS warning light and “AIRBAG OFF”
indicator light will come on if there is a
malfunction in the front passenger occu-
pant classification system.

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CAUTION
To avoid accidents, always keep the
laser radar sensor glass clean and
never allow it to be covered with
icicle or any substance, so it can de-
tect the vehicle in front. (See “LASER
RADAR SENSOR” on page 183.)
CAUTION
Do not rely excessively on dynamic
laser cruise control. Observe the fol-
lowing precautions in order to avoid
serious injury or death:
Under certain conditions where the
vehicle in front slows drastically, or
is stopped, the dynamic laser cruise
control will neither warn you nor
decelerate. You must depress the
brake pedal to slow down, ensuring
collision avoidance or that suffi-
cient vehicletovehicle distance is
maintained.
Do not use dynamic laser cruise
control in the following conditions:
In bad weather (such as rain, fog,
snow, sandstorms or direct sun-
light, or when raindrops or snow-
flakes get on the laser radar sensor
glass), the vehicletovehicle dis-
tance will not be measured accura-
tely.
When using the windshield wipers
at high or low speeds the dynamic
laser radar cruise control turns off.
On roads with heavy traffic or
sharp bends, an appropriate speed
cannot be maintained and an acci-
dent may occur.
On slippery road surfaces (icy or
snowcovered road surfaces), the
tires will race and you will be un-
able to control the vehicle.
When there is no vehicle detected
ahead on steep downhill slopes, the
preset speed will be easily exceed-
ed because of inefficient engine
braking. (In this case, automatic
braking will not work.) If there is a
vehicle detected ahead, the delay in
deceleration timing could cause se-
rious injury or death.
When the alarm sounds frequently
(because acceleration or decelera-
tion was repeated or sufficient ve-
hicletovehicle distance was not
maintained), an appropriate vehicle
speed cannot be attained and an
accident may occur.

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Antilock brake system is not de-
signed to shorten the stopping dis-
tance: Always drive at a moderate
speed and maintain a safe distance
from the vehicle in front of you.
Compared with vehicles without an
antilock brake system, your vehicle
may require a longer stopping dis-
tance in the following cases:
Driving on rough, gravel or snow
covered roads.
Driving with tire chains installed.
Driving over the steps such as the
joints on the road.
Driving on roads where the road
surface is pitted or has other differ-
ences in surface height.
Install all 4 tires of specified size at
appropriate pressure: The antilock
brake system detects vehicle speeds
using the speed sensors for respec-
tive wheels’ turning speeds. The use
of tires other than specified may fail
to detect the accurate turning speed
resulting in a longer stopping dis-
tance.
Ty p e A
Ty p e B
“ABS” warning light
Vehicles without the vehicle stability
control system—
The light comes on when the ignition
switch is set at ON. If the anti −lock brake
system works properly, the light turns off
after a few seconds. Thereafter, if either
of the systems malfunctions, the light
comes on again.
When the “ABS” warning light is on (and
the brake system warning light is off), the
anti −lock brake system does not operate,
but the brake system still operates con-
ventionally.
When the “ABS” warning light is on (and
the brake system warning light is off), the
anti −lock brake system does not operate
so that the wheels could lock up during
a sudden braking or braking on slippery
road surfaces.

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19. DOME 7.5 A: Gauges and meters,
clock, front personal lights, door cour-
tesy lights, garage door opener, rear
personal lights, trunk light
20. SHORN 7.5 A: Horn
21. WASHER 20 A: Windshield washer
22. A/F 25 A: Air fuel ratio sensor
23. HEAD RH UPR 15 A: Right−hand
headlight (high beam)
24. HEAD LH UPR 15 A: Left−hand head-
light (high beam)
25. HORN 10 A: Horn
26. EFI NO.1 25 A: Multiport fuel injection
system/s equential multiport fuel injec-
tion system, fuel pump
27. RR DOOR 25 A: Power window (for
rear right passenger)
28. RL DOOR 25 A: Power window (for
rear left passenger)
29. FR DOOR 25 A: Power window (front
passenger), driving position memory
system
30. FOG 15 A: Front fog lights
31. OBD 7.5 A: On−board diagnosis sys-
tem
32. MPXB 7.5 A: Multiplex communication
system 33. P/W 25 A:
Power window, driving posi-
tion memory system
34. FUEL OPN 7.5 A: Fuel filler door
opener
35. AM1 7.5 A: Multiport fuel injection sys-
tem/sequential multiport fuel injection
system, starting system, ignition sys-
tem
36. A/C 7.5 A: Air conditioning system
37. DOOR NO.2 25 A: Multiplex commu-
nication system
38. S/ROOF 30 A: Electric moon roof
39. TAIL 10 A: Parking lights, license plate
lights, tail lights, front and rear side
marker lights
40. PANEL 7.5 A: Seat heaters, navigation
system, emer gency flasher, electroni-
cally controlled automatic transmission
system, glove box light, instrument
panel lights, power outlets
41. ECU IG NO.1 7.5 A: Center display,
shift lock control system, electric moon
roof, multiplex communication system
42. ECU IG NO.2 10 A: Anti−lock brake
system, dynamic laser cruise control
system, automatic headlight leveling
system, vehicle stability control system,
multiplex communication system 43. HTR 7.5 A:
Air conditioning system,
instrument panel lights, electric cooling
fan
44. A/C COMP 7.5 A: Air conditioning sys-
tem
45. SHTR 20 A: Air conditioning system
46. GAUGE NO.1 10 A: Back−up lights,
navigation system, emergency flashers
47. WIP 30 A: Windshield wipers
48. RR S/SHADE 10 A: Rear electric sun-
shade
49. IGN 10 A: Multiport fuel injection sys-
t

em/sequential multiport fuel injection
system, SRS airbag system, front pas-
senger occupant classification system,
smart key system, starter system
50. GAUGE NO.2 7.5 A: Gauges and me-
ters, center display
51. ECUACC 7.5 A: Power rear view mir-
rors, center display, shift lock system,
multiplex communication system
52. CIG 15 A: Cigarette lighter
53. PWR OUTLET 15 A: Power outlets
54. RADIO NO.2 7.5 A: Audio system,
navigation system
55. MIR HTR 10 A: Outside rear view mir-
ror defoggers