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UK_AURIS/AURIS_HV_EE (OM12G88E)5-1. Using the air conditioning
system and defogger
Heater system....................392
Automatic air conditioning
system (without dual
operation) ........................397
Automatic air conditioning
system (with dual
operation) ........................406
Power heater .....................414
Rear window and
outside rear view
mirror defoggers ..............416
5-2. Using the audio system
Audio system types............418
Using the radio...................420
Using the CD player...........424
Playing back MP3 and
WMA discs.......................429
Operating an iPod ..............435
Operating a USB
memory............................444
Optimal use of the audio
system .............................451
Using the AUX port ............453
Using the steering wheel
audio switches .................454
5-3. Using the interior lights
Interior lights list .................457
• Interior lights ................. 458
• Vanity lights .................. 458
• Personal lights .............. 4595-4. Using the storage
features
List of storage features...... 461
• Glove box..................... 462
• Console box ................. 462
• Bottle holders ............... 463
• Cup holders ................. 464
• Auxiliary boxes ............. 465
Luggage compartment
features ........................... 467
5-5. Other interior features
Sun visors and vanity
mirrors ............................. 474
Clock ................................. 475
Outside temperature
display ............................. 476
Portable ashtray ................ 478
Power outlets .................... 479
Seat heaters ...................... 481
Armrest.............................. 484
Coat hooks ........................ 485
Assist grips ........................ 486
Panoramic roof shade ....... 487
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UK_AURIS/AURIS_HV_EE (OM12G88E)6-1. Maintenance and care
Cleaning and protecting
the vehicle exterior ..........490
Cleaning and protecting
the vehicle interior ...........494
6-2. Maintenance
Maintenance
requirements....................497
6-3. Do-it-yourself
maintenance
Do-it-yourself service
precautions ......................500
Hood ..................................504
Positioning a floor jack .......506
Engine compartment..........508
12-volt battery ....................530
Tires ...................................535
Tire inflation pressure ........548
Wheels ...............................550
Air conditioning filter ..........553
Wireless remote control/
electronic key battery.......555
Checking and replacing
fuses ................................558
Light bulbs .........................5827-1. Essential information
Emergency flashers .......... 600
If your vehicle has to
be stopped in an
emergency ...................... 601
7-2. Steps to take in an
emergency
If your vehicle needs to
be towed ......................... 603
If you think something is
wrong .............................. 611
Fuel pump shut off
system............................. 612
If a warning light turns
on or a warning buzzer
sounds ............................ 613
If a warning message is
displayed ......................... 631
If you have a flat tire
(vehicles with a
spare tire) ........................ 659
If you have a flat tire
(vehicles with an
emergency tire puncture
repair kit) ......................... 673
If the engine will not
start ................................. 698
If the hybrid system will not
start ................................. 700
If the shift lever cannot
be shifted from P
(vehicles with a
Multidrive) ....................... 702
6Maintenance and care7When trouble arises
17Pictorial index
UK_AURIS/AURIS_HV_EE (OM12G88E)Drive monitor display
*3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 124
Multi-information display
*3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 128
When the warning messages are displayed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 631
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 312
Applying/releasing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 312
Precautions against winter season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 387
Warning buzzer/message
*1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 631
Turn signal lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 311
Headlight switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 314
Headlights/front position lights/tail lights/
daytime running lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 314
Front fog lights
*3/rear fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 326
Windshield wiper and washer switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 328
Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 328
Adding washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 527
Emergency flasher switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 600
Hood lock release lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 504
Tilt and telescopic steering lock release lever . . . . . . . . . . P. 218
Adjustment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 218
Heater system
*3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 392
Air conditioning system
*3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 397, 406
Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 392, 397, 406
Rear window defogger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 416
Audio system
*3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 418
Navigation/multimedia system
*3, 4
Trip information/past record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 144
Tire pressure warning reset switch
*3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 538
*1: Vehicles with a multi-information display
*2: Vehicles with a Multidrive
*3: If equipped
*4: Refer to “Navigation and multimedia system Owner’s manual”.
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UK_AURIS/AURIS_HV_EE (OM12G88E)Multi-information display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 128
Energy monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 147
When the warning messages are displayed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 631
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 312
Applying/releasing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 312
Precautions against winter season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 387
Warning buzzer/message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 631
Turn signal lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 311
Headlight switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 314
Headlights/front position lights/tail lights/
daytime running lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 314
Front fog lights/rear fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 326
Windshield wiper and washer switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 328
Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 328
Adding washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 527
Emergency flasher switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 600
Hood lock release lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 504
Tilt and telescopic steering lock release lever . . . . . . . . . . P. 218
Adjustment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 218
Air conditioning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 397, 406
Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 397, 406
Rear window defogger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 416
Navigation/multimedia system
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Energy monitor/trip information/past record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 147
Tire pressure warning reset switch
*1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 538
*1: If equipped
*2: Refer to “Navigation and multimedia system Owner’s manual”.
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UK_AURIS/AURIS_HV_EE (OM12G88E)Drive monitor display
*3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 124
Multi-information display
*3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 128
When the warning messages are displayed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 631
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 312
Applying/releasing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 312
Precautions against winter season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 387
Warning buzzer/message
*1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 631
Turn signal lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 311
Headlight switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 314
Headlights/front position lights/tail lights/
daytime running lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 314
Front fog lights
*3/rear fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 326
Windshield wiper and washer switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 328
Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 328
Adding washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 527
Emergency flasher switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 600
Hood lock release lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 504
Tilt and telescopic steering lock release lever . . . . . . . . . . P. 218
Adjustment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 218
Air conditioning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 397, 406
Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 397, 406
Rear window defogger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 416
Audio system
*3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 418
Navigation/multimedia system
*3, 4
Trip information/past record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 144
Tire pressure warning reset switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 538
*1: Vehicles with a multi-information display
*2: Vehicles with a Multidrive
*3: If equipped
*4: Refer to “Navigation and multimedia system Owner’s manual”.
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UK_AURIS/AURIS_HV_EE (OM12G88E)Multi-information display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 128
Energy monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 147
When the warning messages are displayed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 631
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 312
Applying/releasing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 312
Precautions against winter season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 387
Warning buzzer/message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 631
Turn signal lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 311
Headlight switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 314
Headlights/front position lights/tail lights/
daytime running lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 314
Front fog lights
*1/rear fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 326
Windshield wiper and washer switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 328
Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 328
Adding washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 527
Emergency flasher switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 600
Hood lock release lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 504
Tilt and telescopic steering lock release lever . . . . . . . . . . P. 218
Adjustment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 218
Air conditioning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 397, 406
Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 397, 406
Rear window defogger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 416
Navigation/multimedia system
*2
Energy monitor/trip information/past record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 147
Tire pressure warning reset switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 538
*1: If equipped
*2: Refer to “Navigation and multimedia system Owner’s manual”.
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521-1. For safe use
UK_AURIS/AURIS_HV_EE (OM12G88E)
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 (OM12G88E)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