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4-1. Before drivingDriving the vehicle ..................... 184
Cargo and luggage.....................195
Vehicle load limits ....................... 198
Trailer towing ................................ 199
Dinghy towing .............................200
4-2. Driving procedures Engine (ignition) switch (gasoline vehicles) ................... 201
Power (ignition) switch (hybrid vehicles) ......................208
EV drive mode (hybrid vehicles) ........................215
Automatic transmission (gasoline vehicles) ................... 218
Hybrid transmission (hybrid vehicles) ........................ 221
Turn signal lever .......................... 225
Parking brake .............................. 226
Horn .................................................227
4-3. Operating the lights and wipers
Headlight switch ........................ 228
Automatic High Beam............. 232
Fog light switch ........................... 238
Windshield wipers and washer ................................ 239
4-4. Refueling Opening the fuel tank cap ..... 243 4-5. Using the driving support
systems
Cruise control ............................. 248
Dynamic radar cruise control............................ 252
LDA (Lane Departure Alert)......... 267
Intuitive parking assist ...............275
Rear view monitor system ..... 288
Driving mode select switch ...........................................300
Driving assist systems .............. 302
Hill-start assist control (hybrid vehicles) ......................308
PCS (Pre-Collision System) .......... 310
BSM (Blind Spot Monitor)....... 317 •Blind Spot Monitor function ......................................321
• Rear Cross Traffic Alert function .................................... 324
4-6. Driving tips Hybrid vehicle driving tips (hybrid vehicles) ......................327
Winter driving tips ..................... 330
4Driving
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■Switches
Outside rear view mirror switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 171
Instrument panel light control switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 96
Odometer/trip meter and trip meter reset button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 96
Automatic High Beam switch
*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 232
BSM (Blind Spot Monitor) main switch
*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 317
Intuitive parking assist switch
* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 275
Windshield wiper de-icer switch
*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .P. 380
Tire pressure warning reset switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 703
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Instrument cluster
The indicators inform the driver of the operating state of the vehicle’s vari-
ous systems.
Indicators
Turn signal indicator
( P. 2 2 5 ) Cruise control “SET” indi-
cator (
P. 2 4 8 , 2 5 2 )
(U.S.A.)
Headlight indicator
( P. 2 2 8 )
(if equipped)
“LDA” (Lane Departure
Alert) indicator ( P. 2 6 8 )
(Canada)
Tail light indicator
( P. 2 2 8 )
(if equipped)
Intuitive parking assist indi-
cator ( P. 2 7 5 )
Headlight high beam indi-
cator ( P. 2 2 9 )
*1, 2Slip indicator
( P. 303, 308)
(if equipped)
Automatic High Beam
indicator ( P. 232) *1VSC OFF indicator
( P. 3 0 8 )
Front fog light indicator
( P. 2 3 8 )
*1, 3
(if equipped)
“PCS” warning light
( P. 311)
(hybrid
vehicles)
“READY” indicator
( P. 2 0 8 )*4
(if equipped)
BSM outside rear view
mirror indicators
( P. 3 1 7 )
(hybrid
vehicles)EV indicator ( P. 74 )
*1
(gasoline
vehicles)
Eco Driving Indicator
Light ( P. 1 0 7 )
Cruise control indicator
( P. 2 4 8 , 2 5 2 )
*1
“A I R B A G O N / O F F ”
indicator ( P. 5 0 )
(if equipped)
Radar cruise control indi-
cator ( P. 2 5 2 )
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4-1. Before drivingDriving the vehicle ...................... 184
Cargo and luggage .................... 195
Vehicle load limits .......................198
Trailer towing ................................. 199
Dinghy towing............................. 200
4-2. Driving procedures Engine (ignition) switch (gasoline vehicles) ................... 201
Power (ignition) switch (hybrid vehicles) ..................... 208
EV drive mode (hybrid vehicles) ....................... 215
Automatic transmission (gasoline vehicles) ................... 218
Hybrid transmission (hybrid vehicles) ....................... 221
Turn signal lever ..........................225
Parking brake ............................... 226
Horn................................................. 227 4-3. Operating the lights
and wipers
Headlight switch......................... 228
Automatic High Beam ............. 232
Fog light switch ...........................238
Windshield wipers and washer................................. 239
4-4. Refueling Opening the fuel tank cap ..... 243
4-5. Using the driving support systems
Cruise control ............................. 248
Dynamic radar cruise control ............................ 252
LDA (Lane Departure Alert) .........267
Intuitive parking assist .............. 275
Rear view monitor system .....288
Driving mode select switch .......................................... 300
Driving assist systems...............302
Hill-start assist control (hybrid vehicles) ..................... 308
PCS (Pre-Collision System)........... 310
BSM (Blind Spot Monitor) .......317
• Blind Spot Monitor function ..................................... 321
• Rear Cross Traffic Alert function .................................... 324
4-6. Driving tips Hybrid vehicle driving tips (hybrid vehicles) ..................... 327
Winter driving tips .....................330
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2294-3. Operating the lights and wipers
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Driving
With the headlights on, push the
lever away from you to turn on
the high beams.
Pull the lever toward you to the center
position to turn the high beams off.
Pull the lever toward you and
release it to flash the high beams
once.
You can flash the high beams with the
headlights on or off.
Turning on the high beam headlights
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Automatic High Beam
Push the lever away from you
with the headlight switch in
or position.
Press the Automatic High Beam
switch.
The Automatic High Beam indicator
will come on when the headlights are
turned on automatically to indicate
that the system is active.
: If equipped
The Automatic High Beam uses an in-vehicle camera sensor to assess
the brightness of streetlights, th e lights of oncoming and preceding
vehicles, etc., and automatic ally turns high beam on or off as necessary.
Activating the Automatic High Beam system
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Driving
When all of the following conditions are fulfilled, high beam will be auto-
matically turned on:
●Vehicle speed is above approximately 21 mph (34 km/h).
●The area ahead of the vehicle is dark.
●There are no oncoming or preceding vehicles with headlights or tail
lights turned on.
●There are few streetlights on the road ahead.
If any of the following conditions are fu lfilled, high beam will be automati-
cally turned off:
●Vehicle speed drops below approximately 17 mph (27 km/h).
●The area ahead of the vehicle is not dark.
●Oncoming or preceding vehicles ha ve headlights or tail lights turned
on.
●There are many streetlights on the road ahead.
High beam automatic turn ing on or off conditions
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4-3. Operating the lights and wipers
■Switching to low beam
Pull the lever to original position.
The Automatic High Beam indica-
tor will turn off.
Push the lever away from you to
activate the Automatic High Beam
system again.
■Switching to high beam
Press the Automatic High Beam
switch.
The Automatic High Beam indica-
tor will turn off and the high beam
indicator will turn on.
Press the switch to activate the
Automatic High Beam system
again.
Turning the high beam on/off manually