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Type 1 and Type 2
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When the “ACC” mode is enabled, the
initial screen appears and the system be-
gins operating.
After a few seconds, the previous mode
display will appear.
If the electrical power source has been
disconnected from the multi−information
display, the display will be automatically
set to the initial mode.
CAUTION
Do not adjust the display while the
vehicle is moving. Be sure to adjust
the display only when the vehicle is
stopped.
Switch operation
This system operates mainly by the
switches on the screen. To protect the
screen, lightly touch switches on the
screen with your finger. When you touch
a switch on the screen or on the bezel,
a beep sounds.
If the system does not respond to a
touch of a switch, move your finger
away from the screen and then touch
it again.
You cannot operate dimmed switches.
Wipe off fingerprints on the surface of
the display using a glass cleaning
cloth.
The displayed image may become
darker and moving images may be
slightly distorted when the display is
cold.
When you look at the screen through
polarized material such as polarized
sunglasses, the screen may be dark
and hard to see. If so, change the
angle of the screen or take off your
sunglasses.
Before using
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The other party’s voice outputs from the
driver ’s speaker. When the received calls
or received voice outputs, the audio from
the audio system will be muted.
INFORMATION
Talk alternately with the other party
on the phone. If you talk at the
same time, the voice may not reach
each other. (It is not a malfunc-
tion.)
Keep the volume of receiving voice
down. Otherwise, echo is coming
up. When you talk on the phone,
speak clearly towards the micro-
phone.
In the following situations, your
voice may not reach the other party. Driving on unpaved road. (Mak-
ing a traffic noise.)
 Driving at the high speed.
 The window is open.
 Turning the air conditioning vents
towards the microphone.
 The sound of the air conditioning
fan is loud.
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1. Indicates the condition of Bluetooth
connection.
“Blue” indicates an excellent connection
to Bluetooth.
“Yellow” indicates a bad connection to
Bluetooth, resulting in possible deteriora-
tion of voice quality.
: no connection to Bluetooth. 2. Indicates the amount of battery
charge left.
Empty Full
It is not displayed while the Bluetooth is
connecting or the phone book data is be-
ing transferred.
The amount left does not always corre-
spond with the one of your cellular phone.
This system does not have a charging
function. 3. Indicates the receiving area.
“Rm” is displayed when receiving in
Roaming area.
“Hm” is displayed when receiving in
Home area.
4. Indicates the level of reception.

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The level of reception does not always
correspond with the one of your cellular
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(vii) By POI call (with Navigation System)
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You can call by touching “” when it
is displayed on the screen from Naviga-
tion system. (See the separate “Navi-
gation System Owner ’s Manual” for de-
tails.)
(c) Receiving on the Bluetooth
phone
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When a call is received, this screen is
displayed with a sound. Touch “
”
or push the
button of the steering
wheel to talk on the phone.
To hang up the phone:
Touch “
” or push the button of
the steering wheel again.
To refuse to receive the call: Touch “
” and hold it. To adjust the volume of received call:
Touch “–” or “+” or use the volume
switch of the steering wheel.
On the international phone call, the other
party’s name may not be displayed cor-
rectly depending on the cellular phone
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The speech command system enables
you to operate the handsfree system
by giving a command.
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1. Push the speech command switch.
A beep sounds and on −screen message is
displayed with an indicator at the top left.
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2. Give a command while an indicator is shown in the display. If you want
to check the command list, touch
the “Help” switch to display the Help
screen. (See “Help screen” on page
236.) When you touch the “Cancel”,
the previous screen returns. If the hands
−free system does not re-
spond or the confirmation screen does not
disappear, push the speech command
switch and try again.
If no command is given, a beep sounds
and the indicator disappears 6 seconds
later.
If the system does not recognize your
speech, the system will respond with this
message (“System does not recognize this
command, rephrase your command.”).
Start the operation from the beginning.
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AUTOMATIC SOUND LEVELIZER (ASL)
(Type 1 and Type 2 only)
When the audio sound becomes difficult to
be heard due to road noise, wind noise,
etc. during driving, the system adjusts to
the optimum volume and tone quality ac-
cording to the noise level.
Vehicles with compact disc changer:
Touch the “ASL” switch.
When the system is on, the sound adjust-
ment level is displayed on the screen.
Vehicles without compact disc changer:
Touch the “DSP” switch to display the
“ASL” screen.
Touch “High”, “Mid” or “Low” and then
“OK”.
When you touch “High”, you can obtain
higher sensitivity of the sound levelizer.
When you touch “Low”, the sensitivity will
be lowered.
Touching “Off” turns the system off.YOUR RADIO ANTENNA
To remove an antenna on the roof, care-
fully turn it counterclockwise.
NOTICE
To prevent damage to the antenna,
make sure to remove it before driving
your Toyota through an automatic car
wash.
YOUR COMPACT DISC PLAYER
When you insert a disc, gently push it in
with the label side up.
The discs set in the player are played
continuously, starting with disc number 1.
The disc number of the disc currently be-
ing played, the track number and the time
from the beginning of the program appear
on the display.
Type 1 only:
When play of one disc ends, the first
track of the following disc starts. When
play of the final disc ends, play of the
first disc starts again.
The player will skip any empty disc num-
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MP3 WMA FILES
MP3 (MPEG Audio Layer 3) and WMA
(Windows Media Audio) are audio com-
pression standards.
The MP3/WMA player can play MP3
and WMA files on CD−ROM, CD −R and
CD− RW discs.
The unit can play disc recordings com-
patible with ISO 9660 level 1 and level
2 and with the Romeo and Joliet file
system.
When naming an MP3 or WMA file,
add the appropriate file extension (.mp3
or .wma)
The MP3/WMA player plays back files
with .mp3 or .wma file extensions as
MP3 or WMA files. To prevent noise
and playback errors, use the appropri-
ate file extensions.
Multi −session compatible CDs can also
be played.
MP3 files are compatible with the ID3
Tag Ver. 1.0, Ver. 1.1, Ver. 2.2, and
Ver. 2.3 formats. The unit cannot dis-
play disc title, track title and artist
name in other formats.
WMA files can contain a WMA tag that
is used in the same way as an ID3
tag. WMA tags carry information such
as track title, artist name.
The emphasis function is available only
when playing MP3/WMA files recorded
at 32, 44.1 and 48 kHz. (The system
can play MP3 files with sampling fre-
quencies of 16, 22.05, and 24 kHz.
However, the emphasis function is not
available for files recorded at these fre-
quencies.)
The sound quality of MP3/WMA files
generally improves with higher bit
rates. In order to achieve a reasonable
level of sound quality, discs recorded
with a bit rate of at least 128 kbps are
recommended.
Playable bit rates
MP3 files:
MPEG1 LAYER3—64 to 320 kbps
MPEG2 LSF LAYER3—64 to 160 kbps
WMA files:
Ver. 7, 8 CBR—48 to 192 kbps
Ver. 9 CBR—48 to 320 kbps
The MP3/WMA player does not play
back MP3/WMA files from discs record-
er using packet write data transfer
(UDF format). Discs should be re-
corded using “per −mastering” software
rather than packet −write software.
M3u playlists are not compatible with
the audio player.
MP3i (MP3 interactive) and MP3PRO
formats are not compatible with the au-
dio player.
The MP3 player is compatible with
VBR (Variable Bit Rate).
When playing back files recorded as
VBR (Variable Bit Rate) files, the play
time will not be correctly displayed if
fast −forward or reverse operations are
used.
It is not possible to check folders that
do not include MP3/WMA files.
MP3/WMA files in folders up to 8 lev-
els deep can be played. However, the
start of playback may be delayed when
using discs containing numerous levels
of folders. For this reason, we recom-
mend creating discs with no more than
two levels of folders.
It is possible to play up to 192 folders
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CAUTION
Avoid inhaling the engine exhaust.
It contains carbon monoxide, which
is a colorless and odorless gas. It
can cause unconsciousness or even
death.
Make sure the exhaust system has
no holes or loose connections. The
system should be checked from
time to time. If you hit something,
or notice a change in the sound of
the exhaust, have the system
checked immediately.
Do not run the hybrid system in a
garage or enclosed area except for
the time needed to drive the vehicle
in or out. The exhaust gases cannot
escape, making this a particularly
dangerous situation.
Do not remain for a long time in a
parked vehicle with the hybrid sys-
tem running. If it is unavoidable,
however, do so only in an uncon-
fined area and adjust the heating or
cooling system to force outside air
into the vehicle.
Keep the back door closed while
driving. An open or unsealed back
door may cause exhaust gases to
be drawn into the vehicle.
To allow proper operation of your
vehicle’s ventilation system, keep
the inlet grilles in front of the wind-
shield clear of snow, leaves, or oth-
er obstructions.
If you smell exhaust fumes in the
vehicle, open the windows and
close the back door to ensure
plenty of fresh air enters the ve-
hicle. If you can smell exhaust
fumes even though there are no
other vehicles in the surrounding
area, have your vehicle checked by
your Toyota dealer. Continued in-
halation of exhaust fumes can lead
to death by gas poisoning.
FUNCTIONS OF ENGINE OIL
Engine oil has the primary functions of
lubricating and cooling the inside of the
engine, and plays a major role in main-
taining the engine in proper working order.
ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION
It is normal that an engine should con-
sume some engine oil during normal
engine operation. The causes of oil
consumption in a normal engine are as
follows.
Oil is used to lubricate pistons, piston
rings and cylinders. A thin film of oil
is left on the cylinder wall when a
piston moves downwards in the cylin-
der. High negative pressure generated
when the vehicle is decelerating sucks
some of this oil into the combustion
chamber. This oil as well as some part
of the oil film left on the cylinder wall
is burned by the high temperature com-
bustion gases during the combustion
process.
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REGENERATIVE BRAKE
When the brake is applied, the electric
motor used as a generator converts kinet-
ic energy into electric energy.
The regenerative brake works in the fol-
lowing operations.1. When the accelerator pedal is re- leased, the reduced speed equal to en-
gine braking in a gasoline −fueled ve-
hicle is obtained in accordance with the
running mode position of the shift le-
ver.
2. When the brake pedal is depressed with the shift lever in “D” or “B”, the
regenerative brake works. HYDRAULIC BRAKE
This brake system has 3 independent hy-
draulic circuits. If either circuit should fail,
the other will still work. However, the ped-
al will be harder to press, and your stop-
ping distance will increase. Also, the
brake system warning light may come on.
CAUTION
Do not drive your vehicle with only a
single brake system. Have your
brakes fixed immediately.
BRAKE ACTUATOR
The brake actuator uses brake fluid pres-
surized by the pump to power
−assist the
brakes. If the brake actuator fails during
driving, the brake system warning light
comes on and buzzer sounds continuous-
ly. In this case, the brakes may not work
properly. If they do not work well, depress
the brake pedal firmly. If the brake system
warning light comes on, immediately stop
your vehicle and contact your Toyota deal-
er. The yellow brake system warning light
may stay on for about 60 seconds after
the “IG
−ON” mode is enabled. It is normal
if the light turns off after a while.
Depressing the brake pedal repeatedly
may turn on the red brake system warning
light and buzzer. It is normal if the light
turns off and the buzzer stops sounding
after a few seconds.
You may hear a small sound in the engine
compartment after the hybrid system is
started or the brake pedal is depressed
repeatedly. This is a pump pulsating
sound of the brake system, and it is not
a malfunction.
In the following conditions, you may hear
a motor sound in the engine compartment.
The brake pedal is depressed when the
hybrid system is turned off.
The driver ’s door is opened.
For a few seconds after the hybrid
system is “OFF” and a bout 90 seconds
have passed.
The brake pedal stroke may be short
when you press the “POWER” switch with
the brake pedal depressed.
Brake system