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UK_AURIS/AURIS_HV_EE (OM12F76E)5-1. Using the air conditioning
system and defogger
Heater system....................386
Automatic air conditioning
system (without dual
operation) ........................391
Automatic air conditioning
system (with dual
operation) ........................400
Power heater .....................408
Rear window and
outside rear view
mirror defoggers ..............410
5-2. Using the audio system
Audio system types............412
Using the radio...................416
Using the CD player...........420
Playing back MP3 and
WMA discs.......................425
Operating an iPod ..............431
Operating a USB
memory............................440
Optimal use of the audio
system .............................447
Using the AUX port ............449
Using the steering wheel
audio switches .................4505-3. Using the interior lights
Interior lights list ................ 453
• Interior lights ................. 454
• Vanity lights .................. 454
• Personal lights .............. 455
5-4. Using the storage
features
List of storage features...... 457
• Glove box...................... 458
• Console box .................. 458
• Bottle holders ................ 459
• Cup holders .................. 460
• Auxiliary boxes .............. 461
Luggage compartment
features ........................... 463
5-5. Other interior features
Sun visors and vanity
mirrors ............................. 470
Clock ................................. 471
Outside temperature
display ............................. 472
Portable ashtray ................ 474
Power outlets .................... 475
Seat heaters ...................... 477
Armrest.............................. 480
Coat hooks ........................ 481
Assist grips ........................ 482
Panoramic roof shade ....... 483
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UK_AURIS/AURIS_HV_EE (OM12F76E)6-1. Maintenance and care
Cleaning and protecting
the vehicle exterior ..........486
Cleaning and protecting
the vehicle interior ...........490
6-2. Maintenance
Maintenance
requirements....................493
6-3. Do-it-yourself
maintenance
Do-it-yourself service
precautions ......................496
Hood ..................................500
Positioning a floor jack .......502
Engine compartment..........504
12-volt battery ....................526
Tires ...................................531
Tire inflation pressure ........534
Wheels ...............................536
Air conditioning filter ..........538
Wireless remote control/
electronic key battery.......540
Checking and replacing
fuses ................................543
Light bulbs .........................5677-1. Essential information
Emergency flashers .......... 584
If your vehicle has to
be stopped in an
emergency ...................... 585
7-2. Steps to take in an
emergency
If your vehicle needs to
be towed ......................... 587
If you think something is
wrong .............................. 595
Fuel pump shut off
system............................. 596
If a warning light turns
on or a warning buzzer
sounds ............................ 597
If a warning message is
displayed ......................... 612
If you have a flat tire
(vehicles with a
spare tire) ........................ 640
If you have a flat tire
(vehicles with an
emergency tire
puncture repair kit) .......... 653
If the engine will not
start ................................. 678
If the hybrid system will
not start ........................... 680
If the shift lever cannot
be shifted from P
(vehicles with a
Multidrive) ....................... 682
If the shift lever cannot
be shifted (vehicles with
a multi-mode manual
transmission)................... 683
6Maintenance and care7When trouble arises
17Pictorial index
UK_AURIS/AURIS_HV_EE (OM12F76E)Drive monitor display
*3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 121
Multi-information display
*3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 125
When the warning messages are displayed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 612
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 306
Applying/releasing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 306
Precautions against winter season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 381
Warning buzzer/message
*1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 612
Turn signal lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 305
Headlight switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 308
Headlights/front position lights/tail lights/
daytime running lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 308
Front fog lights
*3/rear fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 320
Windshield wiper and washer switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 322
Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 322
Adding washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 523
Emergency flasher switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 584
Hood lock release lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 500
Tilt and telescopic steering lock release lever . . . . . . . . . . P. 213
Adjustment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 213
Heater system
*3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 386
Air conditioning system
*3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 391, 400
Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 386, 391, 400
Rear window defogger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 410
Audio system
*3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 412
“touch screen”
*3, 4
*1: Vehicles with a multi-information display
*2: Vehicles with a Multidrive
*3: If equipped
*4: Refer to ““touch screen” Owner’s manual”.
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UK_AURIS/AURIS_HV_EE (OM12F76E)Multi-information display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 125
Energy monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 141
When the warning messages are displayed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 612
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 306
Applying/releasing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 306
Precautions against winter season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 381
Warning buzzer/message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 612
Turn signal lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 305
Headlight switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 308
Headlights/front position lights/tail lights/
daytime running lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 308
Front fog lights/rear fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 320
Windshield wiper and washer switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 322
Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 322
Adding washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 523
Emergency flasher switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 584
Hood lock release lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 500
Tilt and telescopic steering lock release lever . . . . . . . . . . P. 213
Adjustment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 213
Air conditioning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 391, 400
Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 391, 400
Rear window defogger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 410
“touch screen”
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*: Refer to ““touch screen” Owner’s manual”.
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UK_AURIS/AURIS_HV_EE (OM12F76E)Drive monitor display
*3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 121
Multi-information display
*3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 125
When the warning messages are displayed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 612
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 306
Applying/releasing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 306
Precautions against winter season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 381
Warning buzzer/message
*1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 612
Turn signal lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 305
Headlight switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 308
Headlights/front position lights/tail lights/
daytime running lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 308
Front fog lights
*3/rear fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 320
Windshield wiper and washer switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 322
Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 322
Adding washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 523
Emergency flasher switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 584
Hood lock release lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 500
Tilt and telescopic steering lock release lever . . . . . . . . . . P. 213
Adjustment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 213
Air conditioning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 391, 400
Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 391, 400
Rear window defogger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 410
Audio system
*3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 412
“touch screen”
*3, 4
*1: Vehicles with a multi-information display
*2: Vehicles with a Multidrive
*3: If equipped
*4: Refer to ““touch screen” Owner’s manual”.
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UK_AURIS/AURIS_HV_EE (OM12F76E)Multi-information display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 125
Energy monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 141
When the warning messages are displayed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 612
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 306
Applying/releasing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 306
Precautions against winter season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 381
Warning buzzer/message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 612
Turn signal lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 305
Headlight switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 308
Headlights/front position lights/tail lights/
daytime running lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 308
Front fog lights
*1/rear fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 320
Windshield wiper and washer switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 322
Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 322
Adding washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 523
Emergency flasher switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 584
Hood lock release lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 500
Tilt and telescopic steering lock release lever . . . . . . . . . . P. 213
Adjustment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 213
Air conditioning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 391, 400
Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 391, 400
Rear window defogger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 410
“touch screen”
*2
*1: If equipped
*2: Refer to ““touch screen” Owner’s manual”.
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521-1. For safe use
UK_AURIS/AURIS_HV_EE (OM12F76E)
If the SRS airbags deploy (inflate)
Bruising and slight abrasions may result from contact with a deploying
(inflating) SRS airbag.
A loud noise and white powder will be emitted.
Parts of the airbag module (steering wheel hub, airbag cover and inflator) as
well as the front seats, parts of the front and rear pillars, and roof side rails
may be hot for several minutes. The airbag itself may also be hot.
The windshield may crack.
SRS airbag deployment conditions (SRS front airbags)
The SRS front airbags will deploy in the event of an impact that exceeds the
set threshold level (the level of force corresponding to an approximately 20 -
30 km/h [12 - 18 mph] frontal collision with a fixed wall that does not move or
deform).
However, this threshold velocity will be considerably higher in the following
situations:
• If the vehicle strikes an object, such as a parked vehicle or sign pole,
which can move or deform on impact
• If the vehicle is involved in an underride collision, such as a collision in
which the front of the vehicle “underrides”, or goes under, the bed of a
truck
Depending on the type of collision, it is possible that only the seat belt pre-
tensioners will activate.
SRS airbag deployment conditions (SRS side and curtain shield airbags)
The SRS side and curtain shield airbags will deploy in the event of an
impact that exceeds the set threshold level (the level of force corresponding
to the impact force produced by an approximately 1500 kg [3300 lb.] vehicle
colliding with the vehicle cabin from a direction perpendicular to the vehicle
orientation at an approximate speed of 20 - 30 km/h [12 - 18 mph]).
The SRS curtain shield airbags may also deploy in the event of a severe
frontal collision.
531-1. For safe use
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For safety and security
UK_AURIS/AURIS_HV_EE (OM12F76E)Conditions under which the SRS airbags may deploy (inflate), other than
a collision
The SRS front airbags and SRS curtain shield airbags may also deploy if a
serious impact occurs to the underside of your vehicle. Some examples are
shown in the illustration.
Types of collisions that may not deploy the SRS airbags (SRS front air-
bags)
The SRS front airbags do not generally inflate if the vehicle is involved in a
side or rear collision, if it rolls over, or if it is involved in a low-speed frontal
collision. But, whenever a collision of any type causes sufficient forward
deceleration of the vehicle, deployment of the SRS front airbags may occur.
Types of collisions that may not deploy the SRS airbags (SRS side and
curtain shield airbags)
The SRS side and curtain shield airbags may not activate if the vehicle is
subjected to a collision from the side at certain angles, or a collision to the
side of the vehicle body other than the passenger compartment. Hitting a curb, edge of pavement or hard
surface
Falling into or jumping over a deep hole
Landing hard or falling
Collision from the side
Collision from the rear
Vehicle rollover
Collision from the side to the vehicle
body other than the passenger compart-
ment
Collision from the side at an angle