2017 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID Owners Manual

5778-2. Steps to take in an emergency
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When trouble arises
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Master warning light
The master warning light also
comes on or flashes in order to
indicate that a message is cur-
rently being displayed on the multi-
information display.
Multi-information display
If any of the warning message or indicator comes on again after the
following actions have been performed, contact your Toyota dealer.
If a warning mess age is displayed
If a warning message is shown on the multi-information display,
stay calm and perform the following actions:
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5788-2. Steps to take in an emergency
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Warning message and warning buzzer list
Warning messageDetails/Actions
Indicates that:
• There is a high possibility of a frontal collision;or
• The pre-collision braking function is operating A buzzer also sounds.
→ Slow the vehicle by applying the brakes.
Indicates that the hybrid system was stopped
with the shift lever not in P
A buzzer also sounds.
→ Shift the shift lever to P.
Indicates that the hybrid system was stopped
while driving
A buzzer also sounds.
→ Stop the vehicle in a safe place such as the
shoulder of a road.
Indicates that your vehicle is nearing the vehicle
ahead (in vehicle-to-vehicle distance mode)
A buzzer also sounds.
→ Slow the vehicle by applying the brakes.
Indicates that the vehicle has deviated from the
lane (while the LDA [Lane Departure Alert with
steering control] system is operating)
• The lane line on the side the vehicle hasdeviated from flashes in amber.
• A buzzer also sounds.
→ Check around the vehicle and back to
inside of the lane lines.
(Flashes)
(Flashes)
(Amber)
(Flashes)

5798-2. Steps to take in an emergency
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When trouble arises
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Indicates a malfunction in the hybrid systemA buzzer also sounds.
→ Immediately stop the vehicle in a safe place
and contact your Toyota dealer.
Indicates that one or more of the doors is not fully
closed The system also indicates which doors are not
fully closed.
If the vehicle reaches a speed of 3 mph (5
km/h), flashes and a buzzer sounds to
indicate that the door(s) are not yet fully
closed.
→ Make sure that all the doors are closed.
Indicates that the hood is not fully closed
If the vehicle reaches a speed of 3 mph (5
km/h), flashes and a buzzer sounds to
indicate that the hood is not yet fully closed.
→ Close the hood.
Indicates that the back door is not fully closed
If the vehicle reaches a speed of 3 mph (5
km/h), flashes and a buzzer sounds to
indicate that the back door is not yet fully
closed.
→ Close the back door.
(If equipped)
Indicates that the glass hatch is not fully closed
If the vehicle reaches a speed of 3 mph (5
km/h), flashes and a buzzer sounds to
indicate that the glass hatch is not yet fully
closed.
→ Close the glass hatch.
Warning messageDetails/Actions

5808-2. Steps to take in an emergency
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(If equipped)
Indicates a malfunction in the intuitive parking
assist-sensorThe assist-sensors flash.
A buzzer also sounds.
→ Have the vehicle inspect ed by your Toyota
dealer.
(If equipped)
Indicates that an intuitive parking assist-sensor is
dirty or covered with ice A buzzer also sounds.
→ Clean the sensor.
Preparing the vehicle for refueling.
→Wait a moment.
You may commence refueling.
→Finish refueling within 30 minutes.
Close the fuel filler door.
Indicates that the hybrid battery (traction battery)
power has dropped because a long period of time
has elapsed after shifting the shift lever to N
A buzzer also sounds.
→ Restart the hybrid system when starting
the vehicle.
Warning messageDetails/Actions
(Flashes)

5818-2. Steps to take in an emergency
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When trouble arises
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Indicates a malfunction in the hybrid systemA buzzer also sounds.
→ Immediately stop the vehicle in a safe place
and contact your Toyota dealer.
Indicates that the hybrid battery (traction battery)
is low A buzzer also sounds.
→ When stopping the vehicle for a long
period of time, shift the shift lever to P. The
battery cannot be charged with the shift
lever in N.
Indicates a malfunction in the EPS (Electric
Power Steering) system
A buzzer also sounds.
→ Have the vehicle inspect ed by your Toyota
dealer.
Indicates that the vehicle is being driven at 3 mph (5
km/h) or more with the parking brake still engaged
A buzzer also sounds.
→ Release the parking brake.
Warning messageDetails/Actions
(Flashes)
(U.S.A.) (Canada) (Flashes)

5828-2. Steps to take in an emergency
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Indicates that the LDA (Lane Departure Alert with
steering control) system has determined that the
driver does not have their hands on the steering
wheel while the steering control function is on If the system continues to determine that the
driver does not have his hands on the steering
wheel, comes on and a buzzer also
sounds.
→ Firmly hold the steering wheel.
Indicates that the engine coolant temperature is
too high
A buzzer also sounds.
→ P. 631
Indicates a malfunction in the vehicle’s charging
system
→Immediately stop the vehicle in a safe place
and contact your Toyota dealer. Continuing
to drive the vehicle may be dangerous.
Indicates that the radar sensor is dirty or covered
with ice A buzzer also sounds.
→ Clean the sensor.
Indicates that the dynamic radar cruise control
system cannot be used temporarily due to bad
weather
A buzzer also sounds.
→ Use the dynamic radar cruise control sys-
tem when it becomes available again.
Warning messageDetails/Actions

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When trouble arises
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The LDA (Lane Departure Alert with steering con-
trol) system is temporarily canceled due to a mal-
function in a sensor other than the camera
sensor.A buzzer also sounds.
→ Turn the LDA (Lane Departure Alert with
steering control) system off and follow the
appropriate troubleshooting procedures
for warning message. Afterward, drive the
vehicle for a short time, and then turn the
LDA (Lane Departure Alert with steering
control) system back on.
(If equipped)
Indicates that a Blind Spot Monitor sensor or the
surrounding area on the rear bumper is dirty or
covered with snow, ice, etc. or that a sensor is
misaligned A buzzer also sounds.
→ Clean off the dirt, snow, ice, etc. and drive
the vehicle with the op eration conditions of
the BSM function ( →P. 318) satisfied for
approximately 10 minutes. If the warning
message does not disappear, the sensor
may be misaligned. Have the vehicle
inspected by your Toyota dealer.
Indicates a malfunction in the dynamic radar
cruise control system. • Press the “ON-OFF” button once to deacti-
vate the system, and then press the button
again to reactivate the system.
• A buzzer also sounds.
→ Have the vehicle inspect ed by your Toyota
dealer.
Indicates a malfunction in the LDA (Lane Depar-
ture Alert with steering control) system A buzzer also sounds.
→ Have the vehicle inspect ed by your Toyota
dealer.
Warning messageDetails/Actions
(Amber)
(Amber)

5848-2. Steps to take in an emergency
HIGHLANDER_HV_U (OM48F12U)The operation conditions of the camera sensor
(temperature, etc.) are not met.
→
When the operation c onditions of the cam-
era sensor (temperature, etc.) are met, the
following systems will become available.
• PCS (Pre-Collision System)
• LDA (Lane Departure Alert with steering con- trol) system
• Dynamic radar cruise control
• Automatic High Beam
Indicates that dirt, rain, condensation, ice, snow,
etc., are present on the windshield in front of the
camera sensor The following systems will be temporarily unus-
able.
• PCS (Pre-Collision System)
• LDA (Lane Departure Alert with steering con-
trol) system
• Dynamic radar cruise control
• Automatic High Beam
→ Tum the system off, remove any dirt, rain,
condensation, ice, snow, etc., from the
windshield, and then turn the system back
on.
Indicates a malfunction in the pre-collision sys-
tem A buzzer also sounds.
→ Have the vehicle inspect ed by your Toyota
dealer.
(If equipped)
Indicates a malfunction in the BSM (Blind Spot
Monitor) system
A buzzer also sounds.
→ Have the vehicle inspect ed by your Toyota
dealer.
Warning messageDetails/Actions
(Flashes) (Amber)
(Flashes) (Amber)
(Flashes)