2009 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID tow

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2-5. Driving information
Dinghy towing
NOTICE
■To avoid serious damage to your vehicle
Do not tow your vehicle with 4 wheels on the ground.
Your vehicle is not designed to be dinghy towed (with 4 wheels on
the ground) behind a motor home.

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3-3. Using the rear audio system
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Interior features
Ejecting a disc
Press and remove the disc.
Headphone jacks To use the headphones, con-
nect them to the jack.
To adjust the volume
Right side dial: Turn it toward
the front of the vehicle to
increase the volume. Turn it
toward the rear of the vehicle
to decrease the volume.
Left side dial: Turn it toward
the rear of the vehicle to
increase the volume. Turn it
toward the front of the vehicle
to decrease the volume.

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■Headphones
With some headphones generally available in the market, it may be difficult
to catch signals properly. Toyota recommends the use of Toyota genuine
wireless headphones.
Please contact your Toyota dealer for further details.
■ Volume
●Adjust the volume when you connect the headphones to the jack. Loud
sounds may have a significant impact on the human body.
● Conversational speech on some DVDs is recorded at a low volume to
emphasize the impact of sound effects. If you adjust the volume assum-
ing that the conversations represent the maximum volume level that the
DVD will play, you may be startled by louder sound effects or when you
change to a different audio source. Be sure to adjust the volume with this
in mind.
CAUTION
■While driving
Do not use headphones.
Doing so may cause an accident, resulting in death or serious injury.
■ When the rear seat entert ainment system is not used
Keep the display closed.
In the event of an accident or sudden braking, the opened display may hit an
occupant's body, resulting in injury.
■ To prevent accidents and electric shock
Do not disassemble or modify the remote controller.
■ When the remote controller is not used
Stow the remote controller.
Injuries may result in the event of an accident or sudden braking.
■ Removed battery and other parts
Keep away from children.
These parts are small and if swallowed by a child they can cause choking.

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3-4. Using the hands-free phone system (for cellular phone)
Hands-free phone system (for cellular phone) features∗
■When using the hands-free system
●The audio system and voice guidance are muted when making a call.
● If both parties speak at the same time it may be difficult to hear.
● If the received call volume is overly loud, an echo may be heard.
● Try to face toward the microphone as much as possible when speaking.
● In the following circumstances it may be difficult to hear the other party:
• When driving on unpaved roads
• When driving at high speeds
• If the window is open
• If the air conditioning is blowing directly on the microphone
• If the air conditioning is set to high
Owners of models equipped with a navigation system should refer to
the “Navigation System Owner's Manual”.
This system supports Bluetooth
®, which allows you to make or
receive calls without using cables to connect a cellular phone and
the system, and without oper ating the cellular phone.
TitlePage
Using the hands-free phone system (for
cellular phone) P. 342
Making a phone call P. 350
Setting a cellular phone P. 354
Security and system setup P. 359
Using the phone book P. 362
∗: If equipped

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Bottle holdersFront
Rear
CAUTION
■Items unsuitable for the bottle holder
Do not place anything other than a bottle in the bottle holders.
Other items may be thrown out of the holders in the event of an accident or
sudden braking and cause injury.
NOTICE
■When stowing a bottle
Put the cap on before stowing a bottle. Do not place open bottles in the bot-
tle holders. The contents may spill.
Bottle holders

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3-6. Using the
storage features
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Interior features
Pull the lock release lever to
remove the side table.
Stow the side table in the con-
sole box.
Push down on the end to engage
the pins in the holes and close
the console box door.
Make sure that the side table is
securely locked in position.
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STEP3
STEP4
CAUTION
■Caution while driving
Keep the console box closed.
Injuries may result in the event of an accident or sudden braking.
Side table

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3-7. Other interior features
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Interior features
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Separating luggage compartment
The center deck board can be
used to separate the luggage
compartment.
Remove the center deck
board and insert it upright into
the groove.
The board cannot be inserted
when the luggage cover is
stowed.

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■Stowing the luggage cover (vehicles with luggage cover)
CAUTION
■When the cargo hooks are not in use
To avoid injury, always return the cargo hooks to their positions when they
are not in use.
■ Caution while driving
Do not drive with any of the deck boards opened. Items may fall out and
cause injury.
Remove the side deck boards and open
the center deck board.
Fold the flaps on top of the luggage cover
with the hooks rolled inside.
Place the left end of the luggage cover in
the recess on the left-hand side and then
lower the right end into the recess on the
right-hand side.STEP1
STEP2
STEP3