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3-4. Adjusting the steering wheel and mirrors
Steering wheel .................. 146
Inside rear view mirror....... 148
Outside rear view mirrors ............................. 150
3-5. Opening and closing the windows
Power windows ................. 152
4-1. Before driving Driving the vehicle ............. 156
Cargo and luggage............ 165
Vehicle load limits ............. 169
Trailer towing..................... 170
Dinghy towing.................... 171
4-2. Driving procedures Power (ignition) switch ...... 172
EV drive mode................... 177
Hybrid transmission........... 179
Turn signal lever................ 185
Parking brake .................... 186 4-3. Operating the lights
and wipers
Headlight switch ................ 187
Automatic High Beam ........ 192
Fog light switch .................. 198
Windshield wipers and washer ............................. 200
Rear window wiper and washer ............................. 203
4-4. Refueling Opening the fuel tank cap................................... 205
4-5. Using the driving support systems
Cruise control .................... 208
Dynamic radar cruise control.............................. 212
LDA (Lane Departure Alert) ................................ 225
Rear view monitor system ............................. 233
Driving mode select switch .............................. 243
Driving assist systems ....... 244
PCS (Pre-Collision System) ........................... 251
4-6. Driving tips Hybrid vehicle driving tips ................................... 258
Winter driving tips .............. 261
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■Switches
Outside rear view mirror switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 150
Window lock switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 152
Door lock switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 122
Power window switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 152
VSC OFF switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 246
Instrument panel light control dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 94
LDA (Lane Departure Alert) switch
* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 226
Automatic High Beam switch
*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 192
PCS (Pre-Collision System) switch
* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 252
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Instrument cluster
The indicators inform the driver of the operating state of the vehicle’s
various systems.
Indicators
Turn signal indicator
( P. 185)
(Green)
Cruise control indicator
(P. 208, 212)
(U.S.A.)
Headlight indicator
(P. 187)
(If equipped)
Radar cruise control
indicator ( P. 212)
(Canada)
Tail light indicator
(P. 187) “SET” indicator
(
P. 208, 212)
Headlight high beam
indicator ( P. 189)
*1, 2
Slip indicator ( P. 245)
Fog light indicator
( P. 198)
(If equipped)
EV indicator ( P. 9 6 )
Security indicator
( P. 82) EV drive mode indicator
(
P. 177)
“READY” indicator
( P. 172) Shift position indicators
(
P. 179)
*1
(If equipped)
Eco Driving Indicator
Light ( P. 96)*1, 3
(If equipped)
PCS warning light
(P. 252)
“ECO MODE”
indicator ( P. 243)
*4
“AIR BAG ON/OFF”
indicator (P. 5 2 )
“PWR MODE” indicator
( P. 243) VSC OFF indicator
(
P. 246)
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2. Instrument cluster
*1: These lights turn on when the power switch is turned to the ON mode toindicate that a system check is being performed. They will turn off after the
hybrid system is on, or after a few seconds. There may be a malfunction in
a system if the lights do not turn on, or turn off. Have the vehicle inspected
by your Toyota dealer.
*2: The light flashes to indicate that the system is operating.
*3: The light comes on when the system is turned off.
*4: This light illuminates on the center panel.
(If equipped)
“TRAC OFF” indicator
(P. 246)
(If equipped)
Automatic High Beam
indicator ( P. 192)
(If equipped)
LDA indicators
(P. 226)
WARNING
■ If a safety system warning light does not come on
Should a safety system light such as the ABS and SRS warning light not
come on when you start the hybrid system, this could mean that these sys-
tems are not available to help protect you in an accident, which could r\
esult
in death or serious injury. Have the vehicle inspected by your Toyota dealer
immediately if this occurs.
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4-1. Before drivingDriving the vehicle ............. 156
Cargo and luggage ........... 165
Vehicle load limits ............. 169
Trailer towing..................... 170
Dinghy towing ................... 171
4-2. Driving procedures Power (ignition) switch ...... 172
EV drive mode .................. 177
Hybrid transmission........... 179
Turn signal lever................ 185
Parking brake .................... 186
4-3. Operating the lights and wipers
Headlight switch ................ 187
Automatic High Beam ....... 192
Fog light switch ................. 198
Windshield wipers and washer ............................ 200
Rear window wiper and washer ............................ 203 4-4. Refueling
Opening the fuel tank cap .................................. 205
4-5. Using the driving support systems
Cruise control .................... 208
Dynamic radar cruise control ............................. 212
LDA (Lane Departure Alert) ............................... 225
Rear view monitor system ............................ 233
Driving mode select switch .............................. 243
Driving assist systems ...... 244
PCS (Pre-Collision System)........................... 251
4-6. Driving tips Hybrid vehicle driving tips .................................. 258
Winter driving tips ............. 261
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1894-3. Operating the lights and wipers
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Driving
Canada
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.
The daytime running
lights turn on.
The side marker, park-
ing, tail, license plate,
daytime running lights
and instrument panel
lights turn on.
The headlights and all
the lights listed above
(except daytime run-
ning lights) turn on.
The headlights, parking
lights, daytime running
lights and so on turn on
and off automatically
(when the power switch
is in ON mode).1
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3
4(if equipped)
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 indica-
tor will come on when the head-
lights 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, the lights of oncoming and
preceding vehicles, etc., and au tomatically turns high beam on
or off as necessary.
Activating the Automatic High Beam system
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1934-3. Operating the lights and wipers
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Driving
When all of the following conditions are fulfilled, high beam will be
automatically turned on (after approximately 1 second):
●Vehicle speed is above appr oximately 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 fulfilled, high beam will be auto-
matically 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 have headlights or tail lights
turned on.
● There are many streetlights on the road ahead.
High beam automatic turning on or off conditions