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4-1. Before drivingDriving the vehicle .............186
Cargo and luggage ............197
Trailer towing .....................200
4-2. Driving procedures Engine (ignition) switch (vehicles without a smart
entry & start system)........209
Engine (ignition) switch (vehicles with a smart
entry & start system)........213
Multidrive ...........................223
Manual transmission ..........228
Turn signal lever ................231
Parking brake.....................232
4-3. Operating the lights and wipers
Headlight switch.................233
Fog light switch ..................239
Windshield wipers and washer ......................241
Rear window wiper and washer ......................245 4-4. Refueling
Opening the fuel tank cap .................................. 247
4-5. Toyota Safety Sense Toyota Safety Sense ......... 250
PCS (Pre-Crash Safety system) ........................... 255
LDA (Lane Departure Alert) .... 268
Automatic High Beam ....... 273
RSA (Road Sign Assist) .... 277
4-6. Using the driving support systems
Stop & Start system (Smart Stop).................... 283
Cruise control .................... 296
Speed limiter ..................... 301
Toyota parking assist-sensor ................... 305
Simple-IPA (Simple-Intelligent
Parking Assist) ................ 312
Diesel particulate filter system............................. 326
Driving assist systems....... 328
4-7. Driving tips Winter driving tips.............. 334
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15Pictorial index
AURIS Touring Sports_EE (12K53E)Fuel filler door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 247
Refueling method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 247
Fuel type/fuel tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 614
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 486
Tire size/inflation pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 626
Winter tires/tire chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 334
Checking/rotation/tire pressure warning system
*1 . . . . . . . . . P. 486
Coping with flat tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 559
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 461
Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 461
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 615
Coping with overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 600
Headlights/front position lights/daytime running lights/
turn signal lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 231, 233
Front fog lights
*1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 239
Stop lights/tail lights/turn signal lights . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 231, 233
License plate lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 233
Tail lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 233
Rear fog light
*4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 239
Back-up light
*3
Shifting the shift lever to R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 223, 228
Tail lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 233
Rear fog light
*3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 239
Back-up light
*4
Shifting the shift lever to R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 223, 228
Roof rails
*1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 198
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Light bulbs of the exterior lights for driving
(Replacing method: P. 515, Watts: P. 628)
*1: If equipped
*2: Vehicles with a 2-ring meter
*3: Left-hand drive vehicles
*4: Right-hand drive vehicles
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AURIS Touring Sports_EE (12K53E)Multi-information display . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 101, 107
If a warning message or indicator is displayed
*1 . . . . . . . . . . P. 553
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 232
Applying/releasing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 232
Precautions for winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 335
Warning buzzer/message
*1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 232
Turn signal lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 231
Headlight switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 233
Headlights/front position lights/tail lights/
daytime running lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 233
Front fog lights
*3/rear fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 239
Windshield wiper and washer switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 241
Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 241
Adding washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 483
Headlight cleaners
*3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 241
Emergency flasher switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 530
Hood lock release lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 461
Tilt and telescopic steering lock release lever . . . . . . . . . . P. 174
Adjustment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 174
Heater system
*3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 400
Air conditioning system
*3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 405
Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 400, 405
Rear window defogger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 402, 409
Audio system
*3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 338
Navigation/multimedia system
*3, 4
Trip information/past record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 118
Tire pressure warning reset switch
*3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 488
*1: Vehicles with a 2-ring meter
*2: Vehicles with a Multidrive
*3: If equipped
*4: Refer to “Navigation and multimedia system Owner’s manual”.
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AURIS Touring Sports_EE (12K53E)Multi-information display . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 101, 107
If a warning message or indicator is displayed
*1 . . . . . . . . . . P. 553
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 232
Applying/releasing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 232
Precautions for winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 335
Warning buzzer/message
*1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 232
Turn signal lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 231
Headlight switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 233
Headlights/front position lights/tail lights/
daytime running lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 233
Front fog lights
*3/rear fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 239
Windshield wiper and washer switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 241
Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 241
Adding washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 483
Emergency flasher switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 530
Hood lock release lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 461
Tilt and telescopic steering lock release lever . . . . . . . . . . P. 174
Adjustment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 174
Heater system
*3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 400
Air conditioning system
*3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 405
Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 400, 405
Rear window defogger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 402, 409
Audio system
*3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 338
Navigation/multimedia system
*3, 4
Trip information/past record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 118
Tire pressure warning reset switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 488
*1: Vehicles with a 2-ring meter
*2: Vehicles with a Multidrive
*3: If equipped
*4: Refer to “Navigation and multimedia system Owner’s manual”.
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952. Instrument cluster
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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. 231)
(if equipped)
LDA (Lane Departure
Alert) indicator
(→ P. 268)
(if equipped)
Tail light indicator
(→ P. 233)
(if equipped)
Toyota parking
assist-sensor indicator
(→ P. 305)
Headlight high beam
indicator ( →P. 233)
(if equipped)
Simple-IPA indicator
(→ P. 312)
*1
(if equipped)
Automatic High Beam
indicator ( →P. 273)*1
(if equipped)
“TRC OFF” indicator
(→ P. 329)
(if equipped)
Front fog light indicator
(→ P. 239)*1, 2Slip indicator
(→ P. 329)
Rear fog light indicator
( → P. 239)
*1VSC OFF indicator
(→ P. 329)
(Green)
(if equipped)
Cruise control indicator
(→ P. 296)*1
(if equipped)
PCS warning light
(→ P. 255)
(if equipped)
Cruise control “SET”
indicator ( →P. 296)*1
(if equipped)
Stop & Start indicator
(→ P. 283)
(Green)
(if equipped)
Speed limiter indicator
(→ P. 301)*1
(if equipped)
Stop & Start cancel indi-
cator ( →P. 283)

1413-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
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Operation of each component
Raise the back door while pushing
up the back door opener switch.
The back door cannot be closed
immediately after the back door
opener switch is pushed.
■Operation signals
The emergency flashers flash to indicate that the doors have been locked/
unlocked using the entry function or wireless remote control. (Locked: once;
Unlocked: twice)
■ Open door warning buzzer
If a door or the back door is not fully closed, a buzzer will sound when the
vehicle speed reaches 5 km/h (3 mph).
Vehicles with a 2-ring meter only: T he open door(s) or back door is indicated
on the multi-information display.
■ When closing the back door
■ Luggage compartment light
The luggage compartment light turns on when the back door is opened.
Opening the back door
Lower the back door using the back door
handle, and make sure to push the back
door down from the outside to close it.
Be careful not to pull the back door
sideways when closing the back door
with the handle.

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AURIS Touring Sports_EE (12K53E)4-1. Before driving
Driving the vehicle ............. 186
Cargo and luggage ............ 197
Trailer towing ..................... 200
4-2. Driving procedures Engine (ignition) switch (vehicles without a smart
entry & start system)........ 209
Engine (ignition) switch (vehicles with a smart
entry & start system)........ 213
Multidrive ........................... 223
Manual transmission.......... 228
Turn signal lever ................ 231
Parking brake .................... 232
4-3. Operating the lights and wipers
Headlight switch ................ 233
Fog light switch .................. 239
Windshield wipers and washer ...................... 241
Rear window wiper and washer ...................... 245 4-4. Refueling
Opening the fuel tank cap ................................... 247
4-5. Toyota Safety Sense Toyota Safety Sense ......... 250
PCS (Pre-Crash Safety system) .................255
LDA (Lane Departure Alert) ..... 268
Automatic High Beam ........273
RSA (Road Sign Assist).....277
4-6. Using the driving support systems
Stop & Start system (Smart Stop) .................... 283
Cruise control..................... 296
Speed limiter ......................301
Toyota parking assist-sensor ................... 305
Simple-IPA (Simple-Intelligent
Parking Assist)................. 312
Diesel particulate filter system ............................. 326
Driving assist systems .......328
4-7. Driving tips Winter driving tips ..............334

2314-2. Driving procedures
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Driving
Right turn
Lane change to the right (move
the lever partway and release
it)
The right hand signals will flash 3
times.
Lane change to the left (move
the lever partway and release
it)
The left hand signals will flash 3
times.
Left turn
■Turn signals can be operated when
XVehicles without a smart entry & start system
The engine switch is in the “ON” position.
XVehicles with a smart entry & start system
The engine switch is in IGNITION ON mode.
■ If the indicator flashes faster than usual
Check that a light bulb in the front or rear turn signal lights has not burned
out.
■ Customization
The number of times the turn signals flash during a lane change can be
changed. (Customizable feature →P. 631)
Turn signal lever
Operating instructions
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