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3-4. Adjusting the steering wheel and mirrors
Steering wheel .................. 192
Inside rear view mirror....... 194
Outside rear view  mirrors ............................. 196
3-5. Opening and closing the  windows and moon roof
Power windows ................. 198
Moon roof .......................... 202
4-1. Before driving Driving the vehicle ............. 208
Cargo and luggage............ 219
Vehicle load limits ............. 222
Trailer towing..................... 223
Dinghy towing.................... 224
4-2. Driving procedures Power (ignition) switch ...... 225
EV drive mode................... 231
Hybrid transmission........... 234
Turn signal lever................ 240
Parking brake .................... 241
4-3. Operating the lights  and wipers
Headlight switch ................ 242
Automatic High Beam ....... 247
Fog light switch ................. 252
Windshield wipers and  washer ............................ 254
Rear window wiper and  washer ............................ 260 4-4. Refueling
Opening the fuel tank cap................................... 262
4-5. Using the driving support  systems
Toyota Safety Sense P ...... 267
PCS (Pre-Collision  System) ........................... 275
LDA (Lane Departure  Alert with steering 
control) ............................ 287
Dynamic radar cruise  control with full-speed 
range ............................... 298
Cruise control .................... 313
Driving mode select  switch .............................. 318
BSM  (Blind Spot Monitor)......... 320
• The Blind Spot Monitor function.......................... 325
• The Rear Cross Traffic  Alert function ................. 328
Intuitive parking assist ....... 333
Intelligent Clearance  Sonar ............................... 344
S-APGS (Simple  Advanced Parking 
Guidance System) ........... 357
Rear view monitor  system ............................. 392
Driving assist systems ....... 402
4-6. Driving tips Hybrid vehicle driving tips ................................... 409
Winter driving tips .............. 412
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■Switches
Instrument cluster light control switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  P. 94
S-APGS (Simple Advanced Parking Guidance System) 
switch
*1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  P. 360
VSC OFF switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  P. 404
Automatic High Beam switch
*1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  P. 247
“HUD” (Head-up display) switch
*1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  P. 147
Driving mode select switch  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  P. 318
EV drive mode switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  P. 231
Seat heater switches
*1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  P. 522
Window lock switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  P. 198
Outside rear view mirror switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  P. 196
Door lock switches  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  P. 167
Power window switches  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  P. 198
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Instrument cluster
The indicators inform the driver of the operating state of the vehicle’s
various systems.
Indicators
IndicatorsPages
Turn signal indicator P. 240
Headlight indicator (U.S.A.) P. 242
Tail light indicator (Canada) P. 244
Parking brake indicator (U.S.A.) P. 241
Parking brake indicator (Canada)P. 241
Headlight high beam indicatorP. 244
Fog light indicator (if equipped) P. 252
Security indicator P. 89
“READY” indicatorP. 225
Shift position indicators P. 234
*1, 2Slip indicator light P. 403
*1, 3VSC OFF indicatorP. 404
Cruise control indicatorP. 308, 
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*1: These lights turn on when the power switch is turned to ON mode to indi-cate that a system check is being performed. They will turn off after the
hybrid system is on, or after a few seconds. There may be a malfunction in
a system if a light does not come on, or if the lights do not turn off. Have
the vehicle inspected by your Toyota dealer.
*2: The light flashes to indicate that the system is operating.
*3: The light comes on when the system is turned off.
Dynamic radar cruise control indicator (if
equipped) P. 298
Cruise control “SET” indicatorP. 298, 
313
*1, 3PCS warning light (if equipped) P. 279
LDA indicator (if equipped)P. 291
Steering control indicator (if equipped)P. 292
*1Automatic High Beam indicator (if equipped) P. 247
“BSM” indicator (if equipped)P. 320
Intuitive parking assist indicator (if equipped) P. 333
*1, 3ICS OFF indicator (if equipped) P. 346
*1S-APGS indicator (if equipped)P. 361
*1“AIR BAG ON/OFF” indicator (U.S.A.) P. 50
*1“AIR BAG ON/OFF” indicator (Canada)P. 50
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4Driving
4-1. Before drivingDriving the vehicle ............. 208
Cargo and luggage ........... 219
Vehicle load limits ............. 222
Trailer towing..................... 223
Dinghy towing ................... 224
4-2. Driving procedures Power (ignition) switch ...... 225
EV drive mode .................. 231
Hybrid transmission........... 234
Turn signal lever................ 240
Parking brake .................... 241
4-3. Operating the lights  and wipers
Headlight switch ................ 242
Automatic High Beam ....... 247
Fog light switch ................. 252
Windshield wipers and  washer ............................ 254
Rear window wiper and  washer ............................ 260
4-4. Refueling Opening the fuel tank cap .................................. 262 4-5. Using the driving support 
systems
Toyota Safety Sense P ..... 267
PCS (Pre-Collision  System)........................... 275
LDA (Lane Departure  Alert with steering 
control) ............................ 287
Dynamic radar cruise  control with full-speed 
range............................... 298
Cruise control .................... 313
Driving mode select  switch .............................. 318
BSM  (Blind Spot Monitor) ........ 320
• The Blind Spot Monitor function ......................... 325
• The Rear Cross Traffic  Alert function ................. 328
Intuitive parking assist....... 333
Intelligent Clearance  Sonar .............................. 344
S-APGS (Simple  Advanced Parking 
Guidance System) .......... 357
Rear view monitor  system ............................ 392
Driving assist systems ...... 402
4-6. Driving tips Hybrid vehicle driving tips .................................. 409
Winter driving tips ............. 412 
     
        
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4-3. Operating the lights and wipers
CanadaThe headlights, side
marker, parking lights,
LED accent lights (if
equipped), daytime run-
ning lights ( →P. 245)
and so on turn on and
off automatically (when
the power switch is in
ON mode).
The side marker, park-
ing, LED accent (if
equipped), tail, license
plate and instrument
panel lights turn on.
The headlights and all the ligh ts listed above (except day-
time running lights) turn on.
The daytime running lights turn on. ( →P. 245)
With the headlights on, push
the lever away from you to turn
on the high beams. 
Pull the lever toward you to the
center position to turn the high
beams off.
Pull the lever toward you and
release it to flash the high
beams once.
You can flash the high beams with the headlights on or off.
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Driving
Automatic High Beam∗
Push the lever away from you
with the headlight switch in the or   position.
Press  the Automatic  High
Beam switch.
The Automatic High Beam indica-
tor will come on when the head-
lights are turned on automatically
to indicate that the system is
active.
∗: If equipped
The Automatic High Beam uses an in-vehicle camera sensor to
assess the brightness of streetlights, the lights of vehicles
ahead etc., and automatically turns the high beam on or off as
necessary.
WARNING
■ Limitations of the Automatic High Beam
Do not rely on the Automatic High Beam. Always drive safely, taking care to
observe your surroundings and turning the high beam on or off manually if
necessary.
■ To prevent incorrect operation of the Automatic High Beam system
Do not overload the vehicle.
Activating the Automatic High Beam system
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■Switching to low beam
Pull the lever to the original
position.
The Automatic High Beam indi-
cator will turn off.
Push the lever away from you to
activate the Automatic High
Beam system again.
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Switching to high beam
Press the Automatic High
Beam switch.
The Automatic High Beam indi-
cator will turn off and the high
beam indicator will turn on.
Press the switch to activate the
Automatic High Beam system
again.
Turning the high beam on/off manually