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5958-2. Steps to take in an emergency
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When trouble arises
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*: The engine may not be restarted depending on the vehicle condition.
■Messages displays
The message illustrations used are intended as examples, and may differ
from the image that is actually displayed on the multi-information display.
■ Warning buzzer
P. 574
Once
The engine switch has been
turned off with the shift lever in
a position other than P.
Shift the shift lever to P.
Once
After the engine switch has
been turned off with the shift
lever in a position other than P,
the shift lever has been shifted
to P.
Turn the engine switch off.
Con-
tinu-
ous
Indicates that the engine was
stopped in an emergency while
driving
To restart the engine, shift
the shift lever to N and turn
the engine switch to ON
mode.
*
Once
Indicates that the engine switch
has been pressed while driving
Except when emergency
stopping of the vehicle is
needed, immediately
release the engine switch.
Interior
buzzerExterior buzzerWarning messageDetails/Actions
(Flashes)
(Flashes)
(Flashes)
(Flashes)
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5968-2. Steps to take in an emergency
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●Stop the vehicle on a hard, flat surface.
● Set the parking brake.
● Shift the shift lever to P.
● Stop the engine.
● Turn on the emergency flashers. ( P. 560)
If you have a flat tire
Your vehicle is equipped with a spare tire. The flat tire can be
replaced with the spare tire.
For details about tires: P. 5 2 0
WARNING
■If you have a flat tire
Do not continue driving with a flat tire.
Driving even a short distance with a fl at tire can damage the tire and the
wheel beyond repair, which could result in an accident.
Before jacking up the vehicle
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6469-1. Specifications
HIGHLANDER_U (OM48F09U)Your Toyota vehicle is filled with “Toyota Genuine Differential Gear Oil” at the
factory.
Use Toyota approved “Toyota Genuine Differential Gear Oil” or an equivalent
of matching quality to satisfy the above specification. Please contact your
Toyota dealer for further details.
Your Toyota vehicle is filled with “Toyota Genuine Differential Gear Oil” at the
factory.
Use Toyota approved “Toyota Genuine Differential Gear Oil” or an equivalent
of matching quality to satisfy the above specification. Please contact your
Toyota dealer for further details.
Transfer (AWD models)
Oil capacity
0.8 qt. (0.8 L, 0.7 Imp. qt.)
Oil type and viscosityToyota Genuine Differential Gear Oil LT
75W-85 GL-5 or equivalent
Rear differential (AWD models)
Oil capacity
0.5 qt. (0.5 L, 0.4 Imp. qt.)
Oil type and viscosityToyota Genuine Differential Gear Oil LT
75W-85 GL-5 or equivalent
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6519-1. Specifications
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Vehicle specifications
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Light bulbs
Light bulbsBulb No.WTy p e
ExteriorHeadlights
High beam
Low beam 9005
60
55 A
B
Parking and front turn signal
lights 7444NA 28/8 C
Front side marker lights 5D
Front fog lights* 19 E
Rear turn signal lights 21 C
Back-up lights 16 D
Stop/tail and rear side marker
lights
21/5 D
Tail lights 5D
License plate lights 5D
InteriorVanity lights
1.26 D
Front interior/front personal
lights
5D
Rear interior/rear personal
lights
8D
Door courtesy lights 168 5 D
Luggage compartment light Type A
Type B
5D
F
A: HB3 halogen bulbs
C: Wedge base bulbs (amber) E: H16 halogen bulbs
*: If equipped B: H11 halogen bulbs
D: Wedge base bulbs (clear) F: Double end bulbs
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6569-1. Specifications
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Tire size ( P. 658)
DOT and Tire Identification Number (TIN) ( P. 657)
Location of treadwear indicators ( P. 520)
Tire ply composition and materials
Plies are layers of rubber-coated parallel cords. Cords are the strands
which form the plies in a tire.
Radial tires or bias-ply tires
A radial tire has “RADIAL” on the sidewall. A tire not marked “RADIAL”
is a bias-ply tire.
TUBELESS or TUBE TYPE
A tubeless tire does not have a tube and air is directly put into the tire.
A tube type tire has a tube inside the tire and the tube maintains the air
pressure.
Load limit at maximum cold tire inflation pressure ( P. 662)
Maximum cold tire inflation pressure ( P. 662)
This means the pressure to which a tire may be inflated.
Uniform tire quality grading
For details, see “Uniform Tire Quality Grading” that follows.
Summer tires or all season tires ( P. 525)
An all season tire has “M+S” on the sidewall. A tire not marked “M+S”
is a summer tire.
“TEMPORARY USE ONLY”
A compact spare tire is identified by the phrase “TEMPORARY USE
ONLY” molded on its sidewall. This tire is designed for temporary
emergency use only.
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9-2. Customization
■Audio system with “CAR” buttonPress the “SETUP” button.
Touch “Vehicle” on the “Setup” screen.
Select the desired item.
■Audio system with “APPS” button
Press the “APPS” button.
Touch “Setup” on the “Apps” screen and select “Vehicle”.
Select the desired item.
Various setting can be changed. Refer to the list of settings that can
be changed for details.
■Changing by the meter control switches
P. 97, 100
Customizable features
Your vehicle includes a variety of electronic features that can be
personalized to your preferences. The settings of these features
can be changed by the meter c ontrol switches, on the audio sys-
tem screen or at your Toyota dealer.
Customizing vehicle features (audio system screen)
Customizing vehicle features (meter control switches)
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2
1
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6699-2. Customization
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Vehicle specifications
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Some function settings are changed simultaneously with other func-
tions being customized. Contact your Toyota dealer for further details.
Settings that can be changed on the audio system screen
Settings that can be changed by the meter control switches
Settings that can be changed by your Toyota dealer
Definition of symbols: O = Available, — = Not available
■Gauges, meters and mult i-information display (P. 92, 95, 99)
Vehicles with monochrome display
Vehicles with color display
Customizable features
1
2
3
Function*1Default settingCustomized set-
ting
Language*2EnglishFrenchOO—Spanish
Units*2miles (MPG US)
km (km/L)
OO—km (L/100 km)
miles (MPG Imperial)
Eco Driving Indicator
LightOn
(Self-lighting)Off—O—
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Function*1Default settingCustomized set- ting
Language*2EnglishFrenchOO—Spanish
Units*2miles (MPG US)
km (km/L)
OO—km (L/100 km)
miles (MPG Imperial)
Maintenance system ini-
tialization
*3OffOn—O—
Eco Driving Indicator
LightOn
(Self-lighting)Off—O—
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6709-2. Customization
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*1: For details about each function: P. 97, 102
*2: The default setting varies according to country.
*3: U.S.A. only
*4: Some status screens cannot be registered (indicated on multi-information
display).
*5: 6 of the following items: current fuel consumption, average fuel economy (after reset), average fuel economy (after refuel), average fuel economy
(after start), average vehicle speed (after reset), average vehicle speed
(after start), distance (driving range), elapsed time (after reset), elapsed
time (after start), distance (after start), driving distance (after reset), blank.
*6: Speed limit display may not be available for some regions.
switch settingsDrive informa-
tion 1Desired status screen
*4—O—
Drive information 1
Current fuel con- sumption
*5
—O—
Average fuel
economy (after
reset)
—O—
Drive information 2
Distance (driving range)
*5
—O—
Average fuel
economy (after refueling)
—O—
Drive information 3
Driving distance (after reset)
*5
—O—
Average vehicle speed (after reset)
—O—
Pop-up displayOnOff—O—
Accent colorLight blue
Blue
OO—Orange
Yellow
Speed limit display*6
On with the
speed limit cau- tion indicator
(yellow) enabled
On with the
speed limit cau-
tion indicator (yellow) not enabled
—OO
Off
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