2010 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID Owners Manual

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eats, mirrors, steering wheel)
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Before driving
■To prevent sensor error (vehicles with auto anti-glare inside rear view
mirror)
CAUTION
■ Caution while driving
Do not adjust the position of the mirror while driving.
Doing so may lead to mishandling of the vehicle and an accident, resulting in
death or serious injury.
To ensure that the sensors operate prop-
erly, do not touch or cover them.

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1-4. Adjustable components (seats, mirrors, steering wheel)
Outside rear view mirrors
Folding back the mirrorsPush backward to fold the mir-
rors.
Mirror angle can be adjusted usin g the switch when the “POWER”
switch is in ACCESSORY or ON mode.
Select a mirror to adjust.
Left
Right
Adjust the mirror. Up
Right
Down
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1-4. Adjustable components (s
eats, mirrors, steering wheel)
1
Before driving
■When the mirrors are fogged up (veh icles with outside rear view mirror
defoggers)
Turn on the mirror defoggers to defog the mirrors. ( P. 277)
CAUTION
■When driving the vehicle
Observe the following precautions while driving.
Failing to do so may result in loss of control of the vehicle and cause an acci-
dent, resulting in death or serious injury.
●Do not adjust the mirrors while driving.
● Do not drive with the mirrors folded back.
● Both the driver and passenger side mirrors must be extended and properly
adjusted before driving.
■ When the mirror defoggers are oper ating (vehicles with outside rear
view mirror defoggers)
Do not touch the rear view mirror surfaces, as they can become very hot and
burn you.

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1-5. Opening and closing the windows and moon roof
Power windows
Lock switchPress the switch down to lock
the passenger window switches.
Use this switch to prevent chil-
dren from accidentally opening or
closing a passenger window.
The power windows can be opened and closed using the following
switches.
Closing
One-touch closing (driver’s
window only)
*
Opening
One-touch opening (driver’s
window only)
*
*: Pressing the switch in the opposite direction will stop win-
dow travel partway.

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1-5. Opening and closing the windows and moon roof
1
Before driving
■
The power windows can be operated when
The “POWER” switch is in ON mode.
■ Operating the power windows afte r turning the hybrid system off
(driver’s window only)
The power windows can be operated for approximately 45 seconds even
after the “POWER” switch is turned to ACCESSORY mode or OFF. They
cannot, however, be operated once either front door is opened.
■ Jam protection function (driver’s window only)
If an object becomes caught between the window and the window frame,
window travel is stopped and the window is opened slightly.
CAUTION
■Closing the windows
Observe the following precautions.
Failing to do so may result in death or serious injury.
●Check to make sure that all passengers do not have any part of their body
in a position where it could be caught when a window is being operated.
● Do not allow children to operate the power windows.
Closing a power window on someone can cause serious injury, and in
some instances, even death.
■ Jam protection function (driver’s window only)
●Never try jamming any part of your body to activate the jam protection
function intentionally.
● The jam protection function may not work if something gets caught just
before the window fully closes.

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Moon roof
■The moon roof can be operated when
The “POWER” switch is in ON mode.
■ Operating the moon roof after turning the hybrid system off
The moon roof can be operated for approximately 45 seconds even after the
“POWER” switch is turned to ACCESSORY mode or OFF. It cannot, how-
ever, be operated once either front door is opened.
Use the overhead switches to open, close, and tilt the moon roof up
and down.
■ Opening and closing
Open
The moon roof stops slightly
before the fully opened posi-
tion.
Move the switch backward
again to fully open.
Close
Move the switch forward to
stop the moon roof partway.
■Tilting up and down
Tilt up
Tilt down
Push the switch in either direc-
tion to stop the moon roof part-
way.
: If equipped

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1-5. Opening and closing the windows and moon roof
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Before driving
■
When the moon roof does not close normally
Perform the following procedure:
●If the moon roof closes but then re-opens slightly
Stop the vehicle.
Press and hold the “SLIDE (open/close)” switch in the close posi-
tion.*
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The moon roof will close, reopen and pause for approximately 10
seconds.*2 Then it will close again, tilt up and pause for approxi-
mately 1 second. Finally, it will tilt down, open and close.
Check to make sure that the moon roof is completely closed and
then release the switch.
● If the moon roof tilts down but then tilts back up
Stop the vehicle.
Press and hold the “UP” switch*
1 until the moon roof moves into the
tilt up position and stops.
Release the “UP” switch once and then press and hold the “UP”
switch again.*
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The moon roof will pause for approximately 10 seconds in the tilt up
position.*2 Then it will adjust slightly and pause for approximately 1
second. Finally, it will tilt down, open and close.
Check to make sure that the moon roof is completely closed and
then release the switch.
*
1: If the switch is released at the incorrect time, the procedure will have to be performed again from the beginning.
*
2: If the switch is released after the above mentioned 10 second pause, automatic operation will be disabled. In that case, press
and hold the “SLIDE (open/close)” switch in the close position or
“UP” switch, and the moon roof will tilt up and pause for approx-
imately 1 second. Then it will tilt down, open and close. Check to
make sure that the moon roof is completely closed and then
release the switch.
If the moon roof does not fully close even after performing the above proce-
dure correctly, have the vehicle inspected by your Toyota dealer.
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■Jam protection function
If an object is detected between the moon roof and the frame while closing
or tilting down, travel is stopped and the moon roof opens slightly.
■ To reduce wind noise
Drive with the moon roof opened to slightly before the fully open position as
driving with the moon roof opened fully will cause wind noise.
■ Sunshade
The sunshade can be opened and closed manually. However, the sunshade
will open automatically when the moon roof is opened.
■ Moon roof open reminder function
An alarm will sound when the driver’s door is opened with the moon roof not
fully closed and the “POWER” switch OFF.
CAUTION
■Opening the moon roof
Observe the following precautions.
Failure to do so may cause death or serious injury.
●Do not allow any passengers to put their hands or heads outside the vehi-
cle while it is moving.
● Do not sit on top of the moon roof.
■ Closing the moon roof
Observe the following precautions.
Failing to do so may result in death or serious injury.
●Check to make sure that all passengers do not have any part of their bod-
ies in a position where it could be caught when the moon roof is being
operated.
● Do not allow children to operate the moon roof.
Closing the moon roof on someone can cause death or serious injury.
■ Jam protection function
●Never try jamming any part of your body to activate the jam protection
function intentionally.
● The jam protection function may not work if something gets caught just
before the moon roof fully closes.