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This Quick Reference Guide is a summary of basic vehicle 
operations. It contains brief descriptions of fundamental operations 
so you can locate and use the vehicle’s main equipment quickly 
and easily.
The  Quick Reference Guide is not intended as a substitute for the  
Owner’s Manual  located in your vehicle’s glove box. We strongly 
encourage you to review the  Owner’s Manual and supplementary 
manuals so you will have a better understanding of your vehicle’s 
capabilities and limitations.
Your dealership and the entire staff of Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., 
Inc. wish you many years of satisfied driving in your Highlander 
Hybrid.
A word about safe vehicle operations
This  Quick Reference Guide is not a full description of Highlander 
Hybrid operations. Every Highlander Hybrid owner should review 
the  Owner’s Manual that accompanies this vehicle.
Pay special attention to the boxed 
  
information highlighted in
  
color throughout the Owner’s Manual. Each box contains safe 
operating instructions to help you avoid injury or equipment 
malfunction.
All information in this Quick Reference Guide is current at the 
time of printing. Toyota reserves the right to make changes at 
any time without notice.
2015 
Highlander Hybrid
INDEX
Engine maintenance 9
Fuel  tank door release and cap  8
Hood release  8
Indicator 
symbols  
4-5
Instrument 
cluster  
4
Instrument 
panel  
2-3
Keyless entry1    6
Light 
control-Instrument panel  9
Smart Key system1,2 7  Air Conditioning/Heating 24-25
Audio   23
Auto lock/unlock
1 13
Bluetooth® Device Pairing Section 35-44
Clock
  26
Cruise control
 
26-27
Door locks
 
12
Door-Power 
back (rear liftgate)  
15-16
Driver Easy Speak 24
EV Drive Mode
 
11
Garage 
door opener (HomeLink
®)3 27
Hybrid 
Synergy Drive System
 
10
Lights1 & turn signals 18-19
Moonroof  14
Multi-Information Display2 20
Pairing 
a Bluetooth Device
 22
Panoramic 
Moonroof 
 14
Parking 
Brake
 
13
Power outlets-12V 
DC
 
19
Power outlet-120V 
AC
 
19
Rear 
seat entertainment system  
22
Seat 
adjustments-Front
 
16
Seat 
adjustments-Rear
 
17
Seats-Head 
restraints
 
17
Seat 
heaters / Seat ventilators  
25-26
Seats-Returning 
third row seats  
17
Seats-Stowing 
third row seats  
17
Steering 
lock release
 
13
Steering 
wheel controls and Bluetooth
® 21
Tilt and 
telescopic steering wheel
 14
Transmission
  12
Windows-Power
  20
Windshield wipers & washers
 
18  Doors-Child safety locks 29
Floor  mat installation  32
Seat 
belts  
28
Seat 
belts-Shoulder belt anchor  
29
Spare 
tire & tools  
30
Star 
Safety System
TM 31-32
Third row center seat belt
 29
Tire Pres
sure Monitoring (warning) System
 
28
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SAFETY AND EMERGENCY 
FEATURES
1 Visit your Toyota dealer for information on customizing this feature.2 Programmable by customer. Refer to the Owner’s Manual for instructions and more information.3 HomeLink® is a registered trademark of Gentex Corporation.    
     
        
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Instrument panel
Voice command button1
Audio remote control switches1 
Multi-Information Display button
Telephone controls1 
Cruise control switch
Meter control switches
Vehicle-to-vehicle distance button
2
Headlight, turn signal and front fog light controls
Multi-Information Display
Wiper and washer controls
Emergency flasher button
Power back door main switch (this is inside the glove box)
“POWER” switch
Tilt and telescopic steering lock release
Fuel filler door opener
Automatic High Beam switch
2
BSM (Blind Spot Monitor) switch LDA (Lane Departure Alert) switch
2
Power back door button
Windshield wiper de-icer switch
Heated steering wheel switch
2
Intuitive parking assist switch (rear parking sonar)
Outside rearview mirror/Rear window defogger button
Air Conditioning controls
Audio System
1
VSC OFF switch
“ECO MODE” switch
EV drive mode switch
Seat heater/ventilator switches
2
1  
Refer to the “NAVIGATION AND MULTIMEDIA SYSTEM OWNER’S MANUAL ”2
 If equipped
Steering wheel controls Entune Premium JBL Audio ®
 with 
Navigation and App Suite 
HOME
APPS
AUDIO
NAVJBL
Type A
Type B
4
4
1
1
2
2
2
3
5
5
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
6
7
8910
8
9
12
131415
10
11
12
13
14
15
11
16
16171819
202122
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
2324
24
25
25
26
Lower center console switches
262728
29
27
28
29
Automatic Air Conditioning 
     
        
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Multi-Information Display
Windows-Power
Up
Down
Driver sideWindow lock switch
Automatic operation front row or all-position (if equipped)  Push the switch 
completely down or pull it completely up and release to fully open or close. To 
stop the window partway, operate the switch in the opposite direction.
Window lock switch  Deactivates all passenger windows. Driver’s window 
remains operable. 
MicrophoneSteering wheel telephone controls
Volume control
“       < > ” switch
Use to search within the selected audio medium (radio, CD, iPod
®, etc.).
Start call
End call
vv
Push “meter control switches” to change information in the following:
(1) Drive information
(2) Navigation system linked display
(3) Audio system linked display
(4) Dynamic radar cruise control
1
(5) LDA (Lane Departure Alert) status1
(6) Warning messages
(7) Settings display
1 If equipped
Steering wheel switches 
and Telephone controls (Bluetooth®)*
Bluetooth® technology allows dialing or receipt of calls without taking hands from 
the steering wheel or using a cable to connect the compatible telephone and the 
system. Refer to “Bluetooth
® audio/phone,” in the  Owner’s Manual, for more 
information about phone connections and compatibility.
* Position of buttons may vary on some vehicles, for more details please refer to the  Owner’s Manual
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2
3
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BLUETOOTH® DEVICE PAIRING
Pairing your phone is the first step in connecting with your Toyota for hands-free 
calling and for audio streaming via Bluetooth. This pairing process is quick and 
easy: all Windows Phone mobile digital devices have Bluetooth integrated; all you 
have to do is setup the phone and multimedia system to “talk” to each other and 
form a connection. Bluetooth Pairing Guide for select 2015 models.
Initiate Bluetooth® on your Windows Phone®
STEP 1STEP 2STEP 3STEP 4
From your APP LIST, 
select  SETTINGS Select 
BLUETOOTH Ensure 
BLUETOOTH 
is ON Phone will seek out 
Bluetooth devices 
while remaining 
discoverable
STEP 5
While your iPhone device is seeking 
out Bluetooth devices, proceed to 
your Entune Multimedia Head Unit on 
your Toyota vehicle.
CONTINUE ON THE NEXT PAGE...
Initiate Bluetooth® on your Entune™ Multimedia Head Unit
Once you have Bluetooth enabled on your phone and ready to pair, you will need 
to initiate Bluetooth on your Entune head unit. Please follow the instructions 
below to pair your Bluetooth enabled phone to your Entune system.
STEP 6
On your Toyota Vehicle 
Entune Multimedia Head Unit, 
Select 
SETUP BUTTON on the 
Home Screen.
STEP 7
Select  BLUETOOTH
STEP 8
Select ADD, to add your 
phone device
STEP 9
Back on your smartphone, 
you can now select your  
TOYOTA VEHICLE  in 
Bluetooth Settings.
You may need to enter the provided 
Bluetooth PIN on your phone.
STEP 10
Your smartphone is now 
paired with Entune.
STEP 11
Once paired, Entune will 
attempt to connect audio and 
contacts on your phone. 
Bluetooth® Pairing for Windows Phone® 
and Entune™ touch screen system