2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID warning light

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This message is to remind the driver
that any of the doors are opened.
Close the door securely.
The message appears with the master
warning light and a warning tone sounds
when the vehicle speed rises above 5
km/h (3 mph).
(g)
This message is to remind the driver
that the trunk is opened.
Close the trunk securely.
The message appears with the master
warning light a warning tone sounds when
the vehicle speed rises above 5 km/h (3
mph).(h)
This message is to warn the driver that
the vehicle stability control (VSC) func-
tion of the vehicle dynamics integrated
management (VDIM) is malfunctioning.
If the message appears, the functions
of VDIM listed below may not work pro-
perly. Have the vehicle checked by a
Toyota dealer as soon as possible.
However, as conventional braking oper-
ates when applied, there is no problem
to continue your driving.
Traction control function
Vehicle stability control function
The message appears with the master
warning light and a warning tone sounds.
If the message appears together with the
red brake system warning light, stop the
vehicle immediately. For details, see “Ser-
vice reminder indicators and warning buzz-
ers” on page 150. (i)
This message is to remind the driver
that the transmission is not in the “P”
position when starting the vehicle.
If the message appears, put the trans-
mission in the “P” position and push
the “POWER” switch again. For the hy-
brid system starting procedure, see
“How to start the hybrid system” on
page 301 in Section 3.
The message appears with the master
warning light and a warning tone sounds.

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This message is to warn of the hybrid
battery condition.
The message appears in the following
conditions.:
The hybrid battery voltage drops be-
cause the transmission is left in the
“N” position.
If you put the transmission in the “P”
position and the message disappears,
the system is working properly.
The hybrid battery is discharged.
If the hybrid battery is discharged and
the message appears along with the
“READY” light turned on, stop your ve-
hicle in a safe place and contact your
Toyota dealer.
The message appears with the master
warning light and a warning tone sounds. (k)
This message is to warn the driver that
the transmission is not in the “P” posi-
tion when the driver’s door is opened.
Put the transmission in the “P” posi-
tion.
The message appears with the master
warning light and a warning tone sounds.
(l)
This message is to remind the driver
that the brake pedal is not depressed
when starting the hybrid system.
Depress the brake pedal firmly and press
the “POWER” switch. For the starting pro-
cedure, see “How to start the hybrid sys-
tem” on page 301 in Section 3.
If the brake pedal is not depressed, the
message appears and a warning tone
sounds when the hybrid system is started.(m)
This message is to warn the driver that
the transmission is not in the “P” posi-
tion when leaving the vehicle.
Put the transmission in the “P” posi-
tion.
The message appears with the master
warning light and a warning tone sounds.
(n)
When this message appears in the fol-
lowing cases, a warning tone sounds.
The key is not detected in the vehicle
because someone has taken the key
outside of the vehicle without turning
the hybrid system off. At this time, a
warning tone sounds. The above mes-
sage turns off if the “POWER” switch
is turned off or the key is in the ve-
hicle.
The key is not detected in the vehicle
when the “POWER” switch is pushed.
In this case, the above message ap-
pears for 8 seconds.

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This message is to warn the driver that
the electronic key battery is low.
Change the key battery as soon as pos-
sible to ensure that the smart key sys-
tem operates properly.
The message appears with the master
warning light and a warning tone sounds.
(p)
This message warns the driver that the
steering lock function malfunctions. At
this time, the amber indicator light on
the “POWER” switch flashes.
The hybrid system will not be turned on
in this case. Contact your Toyota dealer
as soon as possible.
The message appears with the master
warning light and a warning tone sounds.(q)
This message appears when the steer-
ing lock is stuck. The message appears
for 15 seconds. At this time, the green
indicator light on the “POWER” switch
flashes.
To free the steering lock, rotate the steer-
ing wheel slightly left or right while press-
ing the “POWER” switch.
The message appears with the master
warning light and a warning tone sounds.
(r)This message is to remind the driver to
change the engine oil. The message is
a prior notice.
Toyota recommends that the engine oil
be changed as soon as possible.
If the driving range after the previous oil
change reaches 7200 km (4500 miles), the
message appears for about 15 seconds
with the master warning light and a warn-
ing tone sounds.
The engine oil maintenance data must be
reset after the engine oil change. See
following “Resetting the engine oil mainte-
nance data”.

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(s)
This message is to remind the driver to
change the engine oil.
Change the engine oil as soon as pos-
sible.
If the driving range after the previous oil
change reaches 8000 km (5000 miles), the
message appears with the master warning
light and a warning tone sounds. The
message stays on with the “POWER”
switch set at ON.
The engine oil maintenance data must be
reset after the engine oil change. See
“Resetting the engine oil maintenance
data” below for the procedure to reset the
system.Resetting the engine oil maintenance
data
The engine oil maintenance data must be
reset after replacement of the engine oil.
Reset the data by the following procedure:
1. Turn off the hybrid system with the trip meter A reading shown.
For details, see “—Odometer and two trip
meters” on page 138 in this Section. 2. The “POWER” switch must be set at ON while holding down the trip meter
reset knob. A message “OIL MILEAGE
RESET MODE” will appear on the dis-
play.
3. Hold down the knob at least 5 sec- onds. A message “COMPLETE” will ap-
pear and the message “OIL MILEAGE
RESET MODE” goes off. (t)This message appears when the washer
fluid level becomes very low.
Fill the tank as soon as possible.
The message appears with the master
warning light a warning tone sounds.
(u)
This message appears when the driver ’s
door is opened with the “POWER”
switch turned off and the moon roof
opened.
When you leave your vehicle, be sure to
close the moon roof.
The message appears with the master
warning light and a warning tone sounds.

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This message is to remind the driver
that the fuel filler door is open.
The message appears in the following
cases.1. When you start the vehicle with the fuel door left open after refueling.
2. When you leave the fuel door open for more than 30 minutes during refueling.
In case 1, stop the vehicle and close
the fuel lid. In case 2, the internal valve
in the fuel tank is closed. You must
remove the fuel nozzle, tighten the fuel
tank cap and close the fuel door. If
refueling is not completed you must
start refueling from the beginning.
CAUTION
Do not continue to refuel in case 2.
Fuel may spray out of the fuel open-
ing if you refuel the vehicle.
The message appears with the master
warning light and a warning tone sounds.

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If the indicator or buzzer comes on...Do this.
(a)
or
(red indicator and buzzer)If parking brake is off, stop immediately and contact Toyota dealer.
(yellow indicator)
Take vehicle to Toyota dealer. If red brake system warning light is also on, stop
immediately and contact Toyota dealer.
(b)
(indicator and buzzer)
Fasten driver ’s seat belt.
(c)
(indicator and buzzer)
Fasten front passenger ’s seat belt.
(d)Stop immediately and contact Toyota dealer.
(e)orTake vehicle to Toyota dealer.
(f)Fill up tank.
Service reminder indicators and warning buzzers

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If the indicator or buzzer comes on...Do this.
(g)orTake vehicle to Toyota dealer.
If red brake system warning light is also on, stop immediately and contact Toyota deal-
er.
(h)Take vehicle to Toyota dealer.
(i)
(indicator and buzzer)
Close all doors and trunk lid.
(j)Take vehicle to Toyota dealer immediately.
(k)Adjust tire inflation pressure (including spare tire). If the light comes on after blinking
for 1 minute, contact Toyota dealer.
(l)Read a message on multi−information display.
(m)Parking brake reminder buzzerRelease parking brake.

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(a) Brake System Warning Lights
These lights come on in the following
cases when the hybrid system is turned
on.
RED WARNING LIGHT
When the parking brake is applied...
When the vehicle speed exceeds 5 km/h
(3 mph), a message “PARK BRAKE” ap-
pears on the multi −information display, the
master warning light flashes and a warn-
ing tone sounds.
When the brake fluid level is low...
CAUTION
It is dangerous to continue driving
normally when the brake fluid level is
low.
YELLOW WARNING LIGHT
When the regenerative brake system
or electronically controlled brake
system fails...
When the yellow warning light comes on,
the regenerative brake system and/or elec-
tronically controlled brake system is mal-
functioning. Take your vehicle to your
Toyota dealer.
RED AND YELLOW WARNING LIGHT
When the hydraulic brake system
fails...
If the red and yellow warning lights come
on, it indicates a serious problem and you
can continue driving no longer.
Have your vehicle checked at your
Toyota dealer in the following cases:
The red warning light does not come
on even if the parking brake is applied
when the hybrid system is on.
The lights do not come on when the
hybrid system is turned on with the
parking brake released.
A red or yellow warning light turning on
briefly during operation does not indicate
a problem.
CAUTION
If any of the following conditions oc-
curs, immediately stop your vehicle at
a safe place and contact your Toyota
dealer.
The red warning light does not turn
off even after the parking brake is
released with the hybrid system
turned on.
The red warning light stays on with
the hybrid system turned on.
In either case, this can indicate that
the brakes may not work properly and
your stopping distance will become
longer. Depress the brake pedal firmly
and bring the vehicle to an immediate
stop.
The red brake system warning light
remains on together with the “ABS”
warning light and “CHECK VSC
SYSTEM” warning message.
In this case, not only the antilock
brake system and vehicle stability
control system will fail but also the
vehicle will become extremely unsta-
ble during braking.