2012 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER Owners Manual

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6-1. Specifications
6
Vehicle specifications
*: Table 1
 Occupant loading and distri bution for vehicle normal load
for various designated seating capacities
Tire related termMeaning
Tread That portion of a tire that comes into contact
with the road
Tread rib A tread section running circumferentially
around a tire
Tread separation Pulling away of the tread from the tire carcass
Treadwear indicators
(TWI) The projections within the principal grooves
designed to give a visual indication of the
degrees of wear of the tread
Wheel-holding fixture The fixture used to hold the wheel and tire
assembly securely
during testing
Designated seating
capacity, Number of occupantsVehicle normal load,
Number of occupantsOccupant distribution in a normally loaded vehi- cle
2 through 4 2 2 in front
5 through 10 3 2 in front, 1 in second
seat
11 through 15 5 2 in front, 1 in second
seat, 1 in third seat, 1
in fourth seat
16 through 20 7 2 in front, 2 in second
seat, 2 in third seat, 1
in fourth seat

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6-2. Customization
Customizable features
ItemFunctionDefault settingCustomizedsetting
Door lock
(
P. 54,
558) Speed-detecting auto-
matic door lock function
Off On
Opening driver's door
unlocks all doors Off On
Shifting gears to a P
unlocks all doors On Off
Shifting gears to posi-
tion other than P locks
all doors On Off
Unlocking using a key Driver's door
unlocked in one step, all doors
unlocked in two steps All doors
unlocked in one step
Smart key
system
(
P. 35) Smart key system On Off
Operation signal
(Emergency flashers)
On Off
Your vehicle includes a variety of
electronic features that can be
personalized to your preferen ces. Programming these preferences
requires specialized equipment and may be performed by your
Toyota dealer.
Some function settings are changed simultaneously with other functions
being customized. Contact your Toyota dealer.

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6-2. Customization
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Vehicle specifications
Wireless
remote con-
trol
(
P. 4 8 )
Wireless remote control On Off
Unlocking operation
Driver's door
unlocked in one step, all doors
unlocked in two steps All doors
unlocked in one step
Automatic door lock
function to be activated
if door is not opened
after being unlocked On Off
Time elapsed before
automatic door lock
function is activated if
door is not opened after
being unlocked 60 seconds
30 seconds
120 seconds
Operation signal
(Emergency flashers) On Off
Door lock buzzer On Off
Operation signal
(Buzzer) On Off
Panic function On Off
Glass hatch opening
operation Push and holdPush twice
One short push
ItemFunctionDefault settingCustomized setting

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Automatic
light control
system
(P. 200) Light sensor sensitivity Level 3 Level 1 to 5
Time elapsed before
headlights automati-
cally turn off after doors
are closed
30 seconds0 seconds
60 seconds
90 seconds
Ambient light level at
which instrument illumi-
nation begins to dim
(meter light etc.) Standard
-2 (darker) to
2 (brighter)
Ambient light level at
which instrument illumi-
nation begins to
brighten (meter light
etc.) Standard
-2 (darker) to
2 (brighter)
Lights
(
P. 200) Daytime running light
system (U.S.A. only)
On Off
Multi-infor-
mation dis-
play
( P. 191) Language selection English French
Spanish
Chinese
Illumination
(
P. 396) Time elapsed before
lights turn off
15 seconds7.5 seconds
30 seconds
Operation when the
doors are unlocked On Off
Operation after the
“ENGINE START
STOP” switch or the
engine switch is turned
OFF On Off
ItemFunctionDefault settingCustomized
setting

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Vehicle specifications
Outer foot
lights
(if equipped)
(
P. 396)
Operation when you
approach the vehicle
with the electronic key
on your person
On Off
Operation when the
doors are unlocked
using the wireless
remote control, key or
entry function On Off
Operation when the
doors are unlocked
using the door lock
function On Off
Time period before
lights turn off 15 seconds7.5 seconds
30 seconds
Lighting control On Off
ItemFunctionDefault settingCustomized setting

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6-3. Initialization
Items to initialize
ItemWhen to initializeReference
Power back door • After reconnecting or changing the
battery
• After changing a fuse P. 6 0
Tire pressure warning
system • When changing the tire inflation
pressure by changing traveling
speed or towing trailer, etc. P. 478
The following items must be initia
lized for normal system operation
in cases such as after the battery is reconnected, or maintenance is
performed on the vehicle.

For owners7
607
Reporting safety defects for U.S. owners .............. 608
Seat belt instructions for Canadian owners
(in French) ..................... 609
SRS airbag instructions for Canadian owners
(in French) ..................... 611

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Reporting safety defects for U.S. owners
If you believe that your vehicle has a defect which could cause a
crash or could cause injury or death, you should immediately
inform the National Highway Traffi c Safety Administration (NHTSA)
in addition to notifying Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. (Toll-free:
1-800-331-4331).
If NHTSA receives similar complaints, it may open an investigation,
and if it finds that a safety defec t exists in a group of vehicles, it
may order a recall and remedy campaign. However, NHTSA can-
not become involved in individ ual problems between you, your
dealer, or Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.
To contact NHTSA, you may call the Vehicle Safety Hotline
toll-free at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); go to
http://www.safercar.gov ; or write to: Administrator, NHTSA,
1200 New Jersey Ave, S.E., Washington, DC 20590. You can
also obtain other information about motor vehicle safety from
http://www.safercar.gov .