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Instrument Panel
*1:Models with the smart entry system have an ENGINE START/STOP button instead of an ignition switch.
IndicatorNameOn/BlinkingExplanationMessage*
Anti-lock Brake
System (ABS)
Indicator
●Comes on for a few seconds when
you turn the ignition switch to ON
(w*1, then goes off.●If it comes on at any other time,
there is a problem with the ABS.
●Stays on constantly - Have your vehicle
checked by a dealer. With this indicator
on, your vehicle still has normal braking
ability but no anti-lock function.
2 Anti-lock Brake System (ABS) P. 457
Supplemental
Restraint System
Indicator
●Comes on for a few seconds when
you turn the ignition switch to ON
(w*1, then goes off.●Comes on if a problem with any of
the following is detected:
-Supplemental restraint system
- Side airbag system
- Side curtain airbag system
- Seat belt tensioner
●Stays on constantly or does not come
on at all - Have your vehicle checked by
a dealer.
Vehicle Stability
Assist (VSA ®)
System Indicator
●Comes on for a few seconds when
you turn the ignition switch to ON
(w*1, then goes off.●Blinks when VSA ® is active.●Comes on if there is a problem
with the VSA® system or hill start
assist system.
●Stays on constantly - Have your vehicle
checked by a dealer.
2 Vehicle Stability Assist (VSA ®), aka
Electronic Stability Control (ESC),
System P. 441
●Comes on if the VSA ® system is
deactivated temporarily after the
battery has been disconnected,
then re-connected.●Drive a short distance at more than 12
mph (20 km/h). The indicator should go
off. If it does not, have your vehicle
checked by a dealer.
* Not available on all models
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*1:Models with the smart entry system have an ENGINE START/STOP button instead of an ignition switch.
IndicatorNameOn/BlinkingExplanationMessage*
Vehicle Stability
Assist (VSA®)
OFF Indicator
●Comes on for a few seconds when
you turn the ignition switch to ON
(w*1, then goes off.●Comes on when you partially
disable VSA ®.
2VSA ® On and Off P. 442
●Comes on if the VSA ® system is
deactivated temporarily after the
battery has been disconnected,
then re-connected.●Drive a short distance at more than 12
mph (20 km/h). The i ndicator should go
off. If it does not, have your vehicle
checked by a dealer.
Door and Trunk
Open Indicator*
●Comes on for a few seconds if you
turn the ignition switch to ON
(w*1, then goes off.●Comes on if any door or the trunk
is not completely closed.
●The beeper sounds and the
indicator comes on if any door or
the trunk is opened while driving.
●Goes off when all doors and the trunk are
closed.
—
Electric Power
Steering (EPS)
System Indicator
●Comes on when you turn the
ignition switch to ON
(w*1, and
goes off when the engine starts.
●Comes on if there is a problem
with the EPS system.
●Stays on constantly or does not come
on at all - Have your vehicle checked by
a dealer.
2 If the Electric Power Steering (EPS)
System Indicator Comes On P. 556
* Not available on all models
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*1:Models with the smart entry system have an ENGINE START/STOP button instead of an ignition switch.
IndicatorNameOn/BlinkingExplanationMessage*
Low Tire
Pressure/TPMS
Indicator
●Comes on for a few seconds when
you turn the ignition switch to ON
(w*1.●May come on briefly if the ignition
switch is turned to ON
(w*1 and
the vehicle is not moved within 45
seconds, to indicate the calibration
process is not yet complete.
●Comes on and stays on when:
- One or more tires’ pressures are
determined to be significantly
low.
- The system has not been
calibrated.
●Comes on while driving - Stop in a safe
place, check tire pressures, and inflate the
tire(s) if necessary.
●Stays on after the ti res are inflated to
the recommended pressures - The
system needs to be calibrated.
2 TPMS Calibration P. 446
●Blinks for about one minute, and
then stays on if there is a problem
with the TPMS, or when a compact
spare tire is temporarily installed.●Blinks and remains on - Have your
vehicle checked by a dealer. If the vehicle
is fitted with a compact spare, get your
regular tire repaired or replaced and put
back on your vehicle as soon as you can.
●Comes on if the TPMS is
deactivated temporarily after the
battery has been disconnected,
then re-connected.●Drive a short distance at more than 12
mph (20 km/h). The indicator should go
off. If it does not, have your vehicle
checked by a dealer.
U.S.
models
* Not available on all models
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Instrument Panel
*1:Models with the smart entry system have an ENGINE START/STOP button instead of an ignition switch.
IndicatorNameOn/BlinkingExplanationMessage*
System Message
Indicator*
●Comes on for a few seconds when
you turn the ignition switch to ON
(w*1, then goes off.●Comes on along with a beep
when a problem is detected. A
system message on the driver
information interface appears at
the same time.
●While the indicator is on, press the
(display/information) button to see the
message again.
●Refer to the Indicators information in this
chapter when a system message appears
on the driver information interface. Take
the appropriate action for the message.
●The driver information interface does not
return to the normal screen unless the
warning is canceled, or the button
is pressed.
—
Turn Signal and
Hazard Warning
Indicators
●Blink when you operate the turn
signal lever.
●Blink along with all turn signals
when you press the hazard
warning button.
●Does not blink or blinks rapidly - A
turn signal light bulb has blown. Change
the bulb immediately.
2 Replacing Light Bulbs P. 508, 511
—
High Beam
Indicator●Comes on when the high beam
headlights are on.——
Lights On
Indicator
●Comes on whenever the light
switch is on, or in AUTO* when
the exterior lights are on.
●If you remove the key from the ignition
switch*1 while the exterior lights are on, a
chime sounds when the driver's door is
opened.—
Fog Light
Indicator*
●Comes on when the fog lights are
on.——
* Not available on all models
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* 1:
Models with the smart entry system have an ENG INE START/STOP button instead of an ignition switch.
IndicatorNameOn/BlinkingExplanationMessage*
Immobilizer
System Indicator
●Blinks if the immobilizer system
cannot recognize the key
information.● Blinks
- You cannot start the engine. Turn
the ignition
switch to LOCK (0*1
, pull the
k
ey out *2
, and then insert the key and
t
urn it to ON (w *1
again.●Repeatedly blinks - The system may be
malfunctioning. Have your vehicle
checked by a dealer.
●Do not attempt to alter this system or add
other devices to it. Electrical problems can
occur.
—
Security System
Alarm Indicator
●Blinks when the security system
alarm has been set.
2 Security System Alarm P. 144—
Indicator
Indicator
* Not available on all models
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IndicatorNameOn/BlinkingExplanationMessage*
ECON Mode
Indicator●Comes on when you press the
ECON button.
2ECON Button P. 410
CRUISE MAIN
Indicator*
●Comes on when you press the
CRUISE button.2Cruise Control * P. 411—
CRUISE
CONTROL
Indicator
*
●Comes on if you have set a speed
for cruise control.
2 Cruise Control * P. 411—
Washer Level
Indicator*
●Comes on when the washer fluid
gets low.●Refill the washer fluid.
2Refilling Window Washer Fluid
P. 503—
Maintenance
Minder
Indicator
*
●Comes on when the scheduled
maintenance is due soon.
2Maintenance MinderTM P. 479—
* Not available on all models
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*1:Models with the smart entry system have an ENGINE START/STOP button instead of an ignition switch.
IndicatorNameOn/BlinkingExplanationMessage*
Brake
Depressing
Indicator
*
●Comes on for a few seconds when
you turn the ignition switch to ON
(w*1, then goes off.
●Comes on when the electric
parking brake switch is pressed
without depressing the brake
pedal while the electric parking
brake is in operation.
●Comes on while driving - Press the
electric parking brake switch with the
brake pedal depressed.
2 Parking Brake P. 451
—
●Comes on when the automatic
brake hold button is pressed
without depressing the brake
pedal while the automatic brake
hold is in operation.
●Blinks if the automatic brake hold
is automatically canceled while it
is in operation. The beeper
sounds.
●Comes on while driving - Press the
automatic brake hold button with the
brake pedal depressed.
2 Automatic Brake Hold P. 454
●Immediately depress the brake pedal.
—
Continuously
variable
transmission
models
Manual
transmission
models
Electric Parking Brake System
Automatic Brake Hold System
* Not available on all models
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*1:Models with the smart entry system have an ENGINE START/STOP button instead of an ignition switch.
IndicatorNameOn/BlinkingExplanationMessage*
Road Departure
Mitigation (RDM)
Indicator
*
●Comes on for a few seconds
when you turn the ignition switch
to ON
(w*1, then goes off.●Comes on if there is a problem
with the RDM system.
●Stays on constantly - Have your vehicle
checked by a dealer.
●Comes on when the RDM system
shuts itself off.●Stays on - The temperature inside the
camera is too high.
Use the climate control system to cool
down the camera.
The system activates when the
temperature inside the camera cools
down.
2 Front Sensor Camera* P. 414
●Stays on - The area around the camera is
blocked by dirt, mud, etc. Stop your
vehicle in a safe place, and wipe it off with
a soft cloth.
●Have your vehicle checked by a dealer if
the indicator and message come back on
after you cleaned the area around the
camera.
2 Front Sensor Camera* P. 414
* Not available on all models
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