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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 new Venza.
A word about safe vehicle operations
This  Quick Reference Guide is not a full description of Venza 
operations. Every Venza 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 
Venza
INDEX
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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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 entry1,2 6
Light 
control-Instrument panel  
8
Smart Key system1,2 7
    
Air Conditioning/Heating
 
16
Audio
  18-19
Auto lock/unlock
1 11
Automatic 
Transmission  
10
Bluetooth® Device Pairing for Android 30
Bluetooth® Device Pairing for iPhone 33
Bluetooth® Device Pairing for Windows Phone 36
Cruise 
control  
20
Customizable 
features  
23
Door P
ower back (liftgate)  
23
Enhanced 
VSC OFF button  
17
Garage 
door opener (HomeLink®)
3 21
Hill-start 
Assist Control (HAC)
 
20
Lights1,2 & turn signals 14-15
Moonroof  
13
Multi-Information Display (clock)2 22
P
arking brake
 
10
P
ower outlets-12V DC
 
17
Seat 
adjustments-Front
 
11
Seat 
adjustments-Rear
 
12
Seat 
heaters
 
16
Seats-Head 
restraints
 
13
Seats-Folding 
rear row seats
 
12
T
ilt and telescopic steering wheel
 
23
W
indows-Power
  13
Windshield wipers & washers
 
15
    
Door loc
ks
1,2 24
Doors-Child safety  locks  
25
Floor 
mat installation  
27
Seat 
belts
 
24
Seat 
belts-Shoulder belt anchor  
24
Spare 
tire & tools  
25
Star 
Safety System
TM 26-27
T
ire Pressure Monitoring (warning) System  
24 

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Instrument panel
Steering wheel audio controls1,2,3
Telephone controls1,2,3
Voice command button1,2,3
Cruise control
Ignition switch (standard key)1
Headlight, turn signal and front fog light controls
Wiper and washer controls
“ENGINE START STOP” button (Smart Key)
1
Multi-Information Display
Emergency flasher button
Multi-Information Display switches
Navigation system
1,2/Display Audio system1,3
Air Conditioning controls
Outside rearview mirror defoggers/Rear window defogger button/
Windshield wiper de-icer
Power back door switch
1
Intuitive parking assist switch
Enhanced VSC/TRAC OFF switch
Power back door main switch
1 
Power outside rearview mirror controls
1  If equipped2 For details, refer to the “Navigation System Owner’s Manual .”3
 For details, refer to the “Display Audio System Owner’s Manual .”
Steering wheel controls 

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Indicator symbols 
Instrument cluster
Tachometer
Service indicators and reminders
Speedometer
Fuel gauge
Engine coolant temperature 
Odometer/Trip meter and trip meter reset button/Instrument panel light 
control
Odometer and two trip meters
Automatic Transmission shift position indicator
Automatic Transmission shift range display
Charging system warning1
Brake system warning1
AIR BAG ON and AIR BAG OFF indicator
Anti-lock Brake System warning1
Headlight low/high beam indicator
Turn signal indicator
Slip indicator/Hill-start Assist Control indicator
1
Cruise control/Cruise control SET indicator2
Low Tire Pressure Warning1
Smart Key system warning
Open door warning
Airbag SRS warning1
Master warning
Low windshield washer fluid level warning1
Driver seat belt reminder
(alarm will sound if speed is over 12 mph) Front passenger seat belt reminder
(alarm will sound if speed is over 12 mph)
Malfunction/Check Engine indicator1
Active torque control All-Wheel Drive system warning1
Low fuel level warning
Electric power steering system warning1
Fog light indicator
For details, refer to “Indicators and warning lights,” Section 2-2,  2014 Owner’s 
Manual .
3 
For details, refer to “Headlight switch,” Section 2-3, 2014 Owner’s Manual.1 If indicator does not turn off within a few seconds of starting engine, there may be a 
malfunction. Have vehicle inspected by your Toyota dealer.
2 If this light flashes, refer to “Cruise control,” Section 2-4, 2014 Owner’s Manual.
Vehicle Stability Control OFF indicator1
Low Engine oil pressure warning1
Automatic headlight leveling system warning1
Engine oil replacement reminder1
Security indicator
Traction Control OFF indicator
Automatic high beam indicator3 

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Hood release
Fuel tank door release and cap
NOTE: Tighten until one click is heard. 
If the cap is not tightened enough, 
Check Engine “
” indicator may 
illuminate.
Pull
Turn to open
Store
Engine coolant reservoir
Engine oil filler cap
Engine oil level dipstick
Windshield washer fluid tank
NOTE: Regularly scheduled maintenance, including oil changes, will help  extend the life of your vehicle and maintain performance. Please refer 
to the “Warranty Maintenance Guide.”
Engine maintenance
Light control-Instrument panel
Brightness 
control
-
Pull
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Pull up latch and raise hood
Engage support rod
+
2.7 L 4-cylinder (1AR-FE) engine
3.5 L V6 (2GR-FE) engine 

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Seats-Head restraints
Front and rear (excluding center) seatsRear center
Lock release buttonLock release button
Height
(1) 
Stow the seat belt buckles.
(2) Hook the seat belt to the seat belt hangers.
(3) Fold down the seat backs.
(1)
(3)
(2)
Seats-Folding rear row seats
Pull 
Pull 
From inside
From outside
Right side/center 
rear remote seat 
release
Left side remote 
seat release
Moonroof (if equipped)
Sliding operationTilting operation
Open
Close
Recommended open position 
to minimize wind noise.
Windows-Power
Up
Down
Window lock 
switch
Automatic operation Push the switch completely down or pull it completely up 
and release to fully open or close. To stop window midway, lightly push the switch 
in the opposite direction.
Window lock switch 
Deactivates all passenger windows. Driver’s window remains 
operable. 
Push once to open partway; 
again to open completely. TiltClose
Seat adjustments-Rear
Refer to the 
Owner’s Manual  for more details.
Seat back angle
Seat back angle 

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Lights & turn signals
Turn signals
Front fog lights (if equipped)
Front fog lights come on only when the headlights are on low beam.
Right turn
Lane change
Lane change Left turn
Turn
Headlights
Headlights
-Daytime Running Light system (DRL) Automatically turns on the headlights at a reduced intensity.
-Automatic light cut off system Automatically turns lights off after a delay of  30 seconds.
Parking lights
Auto
DRL OFF
Without automatic high beam
Low beam
High beam
High beam flasher
Automatic high beam (if equipped)
Manual high beam ON
Deactivate
Windshield wipers & washers
Interval wipe
Single wipe
Slow
Fast
Front
Rear
Wash and wipe Wipe Interval wipe
Wash and wipe
* Intermittent windshield  wiper frequency adjustment 
Rotate to increase/decrease 
wipe frequency.
Adjust frequency*
* Refer to the  Owner’s Manual  for more details on the automatic high beams.
Pull to wash and wipe
The Automatic High Beam uses a sensor to 
assess the brightness of nearby light and 
automatically turns high beam on or off as 
necessary.  To activate, push the lever away 
from you with the headlight switch in the 
AUTO position with the engine on.*
Activate* 

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Cruise control
1  The set speed may also be cancelled by depressing the brake pedal.2 The set speed may be resumed once vehicle speed exceeds 25 mph.
Turning system ON/OFF
Functions
System ON/OFF
Increase speed
Decrease speed
Garage door openers manufactured under license from HomeLink®* can  be 
programmed to operate garage doors, estate gates, security lighting, etc\
.
Refer to “Garage door opener,” Section 3-5 in the  Owner’s Manual for more 
details.
For programming assistance, contact HomeLink
® at 1-800-355-3515, or visit 
http://www.homelink.com.
*
 HomeLink® is a registered trademark of Johnson Controls, Inc.
Garage door opener (HomeLink®)*
(if equipped)
Cancel1
Resume2
Set
HAC helps prevent rolling backwards on an incline. To engage, push further down 
on brake pedal while at a complete stop until a beep sounds and slip indicator 
illuminates. HAC holds for approximately two seconds after releasing brake pedal.
Refer to the  Owner’s Manual  for more details.
Brake 
pedal
Hill-start Assist Control (HAC)  

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If belt is fully extended, then retracted even slightly, it cannot be re-extended 
beyond that point, unless fully retracted again. This feature is used to help hold 
child restraint systems securely.
To find more information about seat belts, and how to install a child restraint 
system, refer to the  Owner’s Manual.
Keep as low on 
hips as possible
Take up slack
Too high
Seat belts
Push up, or squeeze 
lock release to lower
Seat belts-Shoulder belt anchor
Spare tire & tools
Tool location
Removing the spare tire
Refer to the Owner’s Manual  for tire changing and jack positioning procedures.
Wheel nut wrench
Moving the lever to the lower position will allow the door to be opened only from 
the outside.
Rear door
Jack
Jack handle
Doors-Child safety locks
Loosen and remove the bolt
If tire pressure becomes critically low on any of the tires (excluding the spare), 
“
” indicator will illuminate. Correctly adjusting tire inflation will turn off the 
light after a few minutes. If the light does not turn off, have the system checked 
by your Toyota dealer.
Refer to the  Owner’s Manual  for more details.
Tire Pressure Monitoring (warning) 
System
Door locks
Lock
Unlock