2006 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID Owners Manual

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Tires and loading on your
To y o t a
Underinflated or overinflated tire pressure and the
excess load may result in the deterioration of
steering ability and braking ability, leading to an
accident. Check the tire inflation pressure periodi-
cally and be sure to keep the load limits given in
this Owner ’s Manual. For details about tire inflation
pressure and load limits, see pages 391 and 319.
Onpavement and offroad
driving tips
This vehicle belongs to the utility vehicle class. Utility ve-
hicles have a significantly higher rollover rate than other
types of vehicles. This vehicle will handle and maneuver
differently from an ordinary passenger car. In addition, this
vehicle has a higher ground clearance and center of gravi-
ty than that of an ordinary passenger car. This vehicle de-
sign feature causes this type of vehicle to be more likely
to rollover. Failure to operate this vehicle correctly may
result in loss of control, accidents or vehicle rollover caus-
ing death or serious injury. Be sure to read “Utility vehicle
precautions” on page 300 in Section 2 and “Off −road driv-
ing precautions” on page 328 in Section 3.

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Leak detection pump
This pump performs fuel evaporation leakage check. This
check is done approximately five hours after the hybrid
system is turned off. So you may hear s ound coming from
underneath the luggage compartment for several minutes.
It does not indicate a malfunction.
Traction battery
The traction battery has a limited service life. Call your
Toyota dealer or a qualified service shop for information
about re cycling or disposal of the battery.
Scrapping of your Toyota
CAUTION
In the event that your vehicle must be disposed of,
make sure to contact your Toyota dealer or a quali-
fied service shop. If your vehicle is disposed of
without the traction battery having been removed,
there is a danger of serious electric shock if high
voltage parts, cables and their connectors are tou-
ched. The traction batteries must be disposed of by
your Toyota dealer or a qualified service shop. If the
traction batteries are not disposed of properly, they
may cause electric shock that can result a death or
serious injury.
The SRS airbag and seat belt pretensioner devices in your
Toyota contain explosive chemicals. If the vehicle is
scrapped with the airbags and pretensioners left as they
are, this may cause an accident such as fire. Be sure to
have the systems of the SRS airbag and seat belt preten-
sioner removed and disposed of by the qualified service
shop or by your Toyota dealer before you dispose of your
vehicle.

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High voltage cautions
CAUTION
The vehicle has high voltage DC and AC systems as
well as a 12volt system. DC and AC high voltage
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 voltage parts, cables and their connectors.
High voltage parts and cables are indicated in the
illustration on page 6. Touching, di sassembling, re-
moving or replacing those parts and cables can
cause severe burns or electric shock that may re- sult in death or serious injury.
Never try to open the service plug access hole
located on the lefthand side of the rear seat
base. The service plug is used only when the ve-
hicle is serviced and is subject to high voltage.
Touching the service plug can cause severe burns
or electric shock that may result in death or seri- ous injury.
The hybrid system uses high voltage up to 650 V.
The system can be hot while and after starting. Be
careful of both the high voltage and the high tem-
perature. Obey the caution labels attached to the vehicle.
Caution label

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Road accident cautions
CAUTION
Pull your vehicle off the road, put the transmis-
sion in the “P” position, apply the parking brake, turn the hybrid system off and remove the key.
In order to avoid personal injuries, do not touch
high voltage wiring, connectors and high voltage parts (inverter unit, traction battery and etc.).
If exposed electric wires are protruding inside or
outside of your vehicle, an electric shock may oc- cur. Never touch the electric wires.
If fluid leaks or gets into some parts of the ve-
hicle, never touch it because it may be strong al-
kaline electrolyte from the traction battery. If it
contacts your skin or eyes, wash it off immediate-
ly with a large amount of water or if possible,
boric acid solution. Get immediate medical atten- tion in order to help avoid serious injury.
If a fire occurs in the hybrid vehicle, leave the
vehicle as soon as possible. Never use a fire ex-
tinguisher that is not meant for use on electric
fires. Using a small amount of water may be also dangerous.
If your vehicle needs to be towed, do it with the
front wheels raised (front wheel drive models) or
all four wheels raised (all wheel drive models). If
the wheels with the traction motor are on the
ground when towing, the motor may continue to
generate electricity. This may cause the electricity
leakage. Depending on the severity of the damage,
electricity leakage may cause fire. See “If your
vehicle needs to be towed” on page 354 in Section 4.

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OPERATION OF INSTRUMENTS AND
CONTROLS
Hybrid vehicle overview
Toyota hybrid system 2
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Energy monitor 2
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Starting your hybrid vehicle 4
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Efficient use of your hybrid vehicle 5
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Precautions for the use of hybrid vehicle 6
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Road accident cautions 11
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Instrument panel overview 12
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Instrument cluster overview 17
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Indicator symbols on the instrument panel 18
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Toyota hybrid system combines the
power of a gasoline engine and a trac-
tion motor to minimize fuel consump-
tion and emissions.
Depending on driving conditions, the ve-
hicle runs optimally on a combination of
the gasoline engine and traction motor.
Since the gasoline engine charges the
traction battery as needed, the battery
does not have to be charged from an
outside source like an electric vehicle.
If you do not use the vehicle for 2
weeks or more, the traction battery and
auxiliary battery will discharge and their
condition is liable to decline. Therefore,
in order to make up for discharging,
charge them once in every 2 weeks for
about 30 minutes by starting the hybrid
system with all electrical com ponents
turned off. If the traction battery is dis-
charged, the hybrid vehicle will not start.
Contact your Toyota dealer. Toyota hybrid system performs various
controls depending on the operating
condition. The condition appears on the
multiinformation display and/or naviga-
tion system screen (with navigation
system) when the display and/or screen
is in “Energy Monitor” mode. See “Mul-
tiinformation display” on page 152 in
Section 16 and “Trip information” on
page 273 in Section 110 for the opera-
tion of the display and screen.
These are representative examples of
energy monitor displays. Depending on
the condition, the energy monitor dis-
plays the graphics different from those
shown below. Depending on conditions,
the graphic does not reflect the actual
motion of the vehicle.
The multi
−information display
The navigation system screen
∗: All wheel drive models only
When the vehicle is powered by the
traction motor.
Toyota hybrid system Energy monitor

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The multi−information display
The navigation system screen
∗: All wheel drive models only
When the vehicle is powered by both
the gasoline engine and the traction
motor.
The multi −information display
The navigation system screen
∗: All wheel drive models only
When the vehicle is powered by the
gasoline engine.
The multi −information display
The navigation system screen
∗: All wheel drive models only
When the vehicle is regenerating and
charging the traction battery.

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The multi−information display
The navigation system screen
∗: All wheel drive models only
When there is no energy flow. Level 1 Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
Level 5
Level 6
Level 7
Level 8Status
The multi
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information display The
navigation systemscreen
The starting procedure is the same as
that for conventional vehicles.
Insert the key into the ignition and turn it
to the “START” position.
The “READY” light flashes and stays on.
A beep sounds after a few seconds, and
the hybrid system will start. If the ambient
temperature is low, it may take time until
the “READY” light comes on. For details,
see “How to start the hybrid system” on
page 326 in Section 3.
The engine may not start even with the
“READY” light on.
—Traction battery status Starting your hybrid vehicle