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Push up or squeeze
lock release to lower
Seat belts
Seat belts-3rd row center
Seat belt reminder indicator
Seat belts-Shoulder belt anchor
SAFETY & EMERGENCY FEATURES
Moving the lever to the lock position will allow the door to be opened only fr\
om the
outside
A buzzer sounds and an indicator will display as a reminder when a
rear second or third row passenger is not wearing a seat belt.
Rear door
After adjusting tire pressures, or after tires have been rotated or replaced,\
turn the
ignition switch to “ON” and press and hold the
“ SET” button until indicator blinks
three times. Let the vehicle sit for a few minutes to allow initialization to\
complete.
Refer to the load label on the door jamb or the Owner’s Manual for tire in\
flation
specifications.
If the tire pressure indicator flashes for more than 60 seconds and then r\
emains on,
take the vehicle to your local Toyota dealer.
NOTE: The warning light may come on due to temperature changes or changes
in tire pressure from natural air leakage. If the system has not been init\
ialized
recently, setting the tire pressures to factory specifications should turn off th\
e
light.
Plate “A”
Buckle “A”
Plate “B”
Buckle “B”
Take the plate out of the holder,
and then pull down the seat beltPush plate “A” into buckle “A”
until a click sound is heard.
Plate “A”
Plate “B”
Buckle “A”Buckle “B”
Push plate “B” into buckle “B”
until a click sound is heard.
Keep as low on
hips as possible
Take up slack
Too high
NOTE: If a passenger’s seat belt is fully extended, then retracted even sl\
ightly,
the Automatic locking retractor (ALR) will prevent it from being re-exten\
ded
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 rest\
raint system,
refer to the Owner’s Manual.
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Unlock
Lock
OVERVIEW
FEATURES & OPERATIONS
TOYOTA SAFETY SENSE
SAFETY & EMERGENCY FEATURES
Seat beltsDoors-Child safety locks
Seat belts-3rd row center
Seat belt reminder indicator
Seat belts-Shoulder belt anchor
Tire Pressure Monitoring (warning) System (TPMS)
Moving the lever to the lock position will allow the door to be opened o\
nly from the
outside
A buzzer sounds and an indicator will display as a reminder when a
rear second or third row passenger is not wearing a seat belt.
Rear door
System reset initialization
1. Push and hold “
SET” button
until the indicator blinks three times.
2. Wait a few minutes to allow initialization to complete.
After adjusting tire pressures, or after tires have been rotated or repl\
aced, turn the
ignition switch to “ON” and press and hold the
“ SET” button until indicator blinks
three times. Let the vehicle sit for a few minutes to allow initializati\
on to complete.
Refer to the load label on the door jamb or the Owner’s Manual for ti\
re inflation
specifications.
If the tire pressure indicator flashes for more than 60 seconds and then\
remains on,
take the vehicle to your local Toyota dealer.
NOTE: The warning light may come on due to temperature changes or changes
in tire pressure from natural air leakage. If the system has not been in\
itialized
recently, setting the tire pressures to factory specifications should tu\
rn off the
light.
Buckle “B”
Push plate “B” into buckle “B”
until a click sound is heard.
Take up slack
NOTE: If a passenger’s seat belt is fully extended, then retracted ev\
en slightly,
the Automatic locking retractor (ALR) will prevent it from being re-ex\
tended
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 re\
straint system,
refer to the Owner’s Manual.
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Refer to the Owner’s Manual for tire changing and jack positioning pr\
ocedures.Remove the cover under the
center deck board to find the
spare tire clamp bolt.
Assemble the jack handle.Put the socket adapter on
the spare tire clamp bolt.
Loosen the bolt by turning
it counterclockwise with the
jack handle.
(1)(3)(2)
SPARE TIRE, JACK AND TOOL LOCATION
REMOVING THE SPARE TIRE
Spare tire & tools
SAFETY & EMERGENCY FEATURES
Adapter socket
Jack handles Wheel nut wrench
Jack
Spare tire
Smart Stop Technology® automatically reduces engine power when the accelerator
and brake pedals are pressed simultaneously under certain conditions.
SST engages when the accelerator is depressed first and the brakes are a\
pplied
firmly for longer than one-half second at speeds greater than five miles\
per hour.
SST doesn’t engage if the brake pedal is depressed before the acceler\
ator pedal,
allowing vehicles to start on a steep hill and safely accelerate without\
rolling
backward. VSC helps prevent loss of traction during cornering by reducing engine p\
ower and
applying brake force to selected wheels.
Toyota’s VSC monitors steering angle and the direction your vehicle i\
s traveling.
When it senses that the front or rear wheels begin to lose traction, VSC\
reduces
engine power and applies braking to selected wheels. This helps restore \
traction
and vehicle control.
Toyota’s ABS sensors detect which wheels are locking up and limits wh\
eel lockup
by “pulsing” each wheel’s brakes independently. Pulsing release\
s brake pressure
repeatedly for fractions of a second. This helps the tires attain the tr\
action that
current road conditions will allow, helping you to stay in directional c\
ontrol.
Brake Assist is designed to detect sudden or “panic” braking, and \
then add braking
pressure to decrease the vehicle’s stopping distance. When there’s\
only a split
second to react, Brake Assist can add additional brake pressure more qui\
ckly than
just the driver alone can. Helps to maintain drive power and prevent the 4 wheels from spinning whe\
n starting
the vehicle or accelerating on slippery roads.
Toyota’s ABS technology has Electronic Brake-force Distribution (EBD\
) to help
maintain stability and balance when braking. Abrupt stops cause the vehi\
cle to tilt
forward, reducing the braking power of the rear wheels. EBD responds to \
sudden
stops by redistributing brake force to maximize the braking effectivenes\
s of all four
wheels. All new Toyota vehicles come standard with the Star Safety System
TM, which
combines Vehicle Stability Control (VSC), Traction Control (TRAC), A\
nti-lock Brake
System (ABS), Electronic Brake-force Distribution (EBD), Brake Assis\
t (BA) and
Smart Stop Technology (SST).
Refer to the Owner’s Manual for more details and important information on limitations
to these systems.
VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL (VSC)
ACTIVE TRACTION CONTROL (A-TRAC)
MULTI-TERRAIN ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS)
ELECTRONIC BRAKE FORCE DISTRIBUTION (EBD)
BRAKE ASSIST (BA)
SMART STOP TECHNOLOGY® (SST)
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OVERVIEW
FEATURES & OPERATIONS
TOYOTA SAFETY SENSE
SAFETY & EMERGENCY FEATURES
Refer to the Owner’s Manual for tire changing and jack positioning pr\
ocedures. Put the socket adapter on
the spare tire clamp bolt.
Loosen the bolt by turning
it counterclockwise with the
jack handle.
Spare tire & tools
Adapter socketJack
Star Safety System™
Smart Stop Technology® automatically reduces engine power when the accelerator
and brake pedals are pressed simultaneously under certain conditions.
SST engages when the accelerator is depressed first and the brakes are a\
pplied
firmly for longer than one-half second at speeds greater than five miles\
per hour.
SST doesn’t engage if the brake pedal is depressed before the acceler\
ator pedal,
allowing vehicles to start on a steep hill and safely accelerate without\
rolling
backward. VSC helps prevent loss of traction during cornering by reducing engine p\
ower and
applying brake force to selected wheels.
Toyota’s VSC monitors steering angle and the direction your vehicle i\
s traveling.
When it senses that the front or rear wheels begin to lose traction, VSC\
reduces
engine power and applies braking to selected wheels. This helps restore \
traction
and vehicle control.
Toyota’s ABS sensors detect which wheels are locking up and limits wh\
eel lockup
by “pulsing” each wheel’s brakes independently. Pulsing release\
s brake pressure
repeatedly for fractions of a second. This helps the tires attain the tr\
action that
current road conditions will allow, helping you to stay in directional c\
ontrol.
Brake Assist is designed to detect sudden or “panic” braking, and \
then add braking
pressure to decrease the vehicle’s stopping distance. When there’s\
only a split
second to react, Brake Assist can add additional brake pressure more qui\
ckly than
just the driver alone can. Helps to maintain drive power and prevent the 4 wheels from spinning whe\
n starting
the vehicle or accelerating on slippery roads.
Toyota’s ABS technology has Electronic Brake-force Distribution (EBD\
) to help
maintain stability and balance when braking. Abrupt stops cause the vehi\
cle to tilt
forward, reducing the braking power of the rear wheels. EBD responds to \
sudden
stops by redistributing brake force to maximize the braking effectivenes\
s of all four
wheels. All new Toyota vehicles come standard with the Star Safety System
TM, which
combines Vehicle Stability Control (VSC), Traction Control (TRAC), A\
nti-lock Brake
System (ABS), Electronic Brake-force Distribution (EBD), Brake Assis\
t (BA) and
Smart Stop Technology (SST).
Refer to the Owner’s Manual for more details and important information on limitations
to these systems.
VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL (VSC)
ACTIVE TRACTION CONTROL (A-TRAC)
MULTI-TERRAIN ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS)
ELECTRONIC BRAKE FORCE DISTRIBUTION (EBD)
BRAKE ASSIST (BA)
SMART STOP TECHNOLOGY® (SST)
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