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■If your vehicle has to be stopped in an emergency
Only in an emergency, such as if it becomes impossible to stop the vehicle in the normal way,
stop the vehicle using the following procedure:
Steadily step on the brake pedal with both feet and firmly depress it.
Do not pump the brake pedal repeatedly as this will increase the effort required to slow
the vehicle.
Shift the shift lever to N.
If the shift lever is shifted to N
After slowing down, stop the vehicle in a safe place by the road.
Stop the hybrid system.
If the shift lever cannot be shifted to N
Keep depressing the brake pedal with both feet to reduce vehicle speed as much as
possible.
To stop the hybrid system, press and hold
the power switch for 2 consecutive seconds
or more, or press it briefly 3 times or more
in succession.
Stop the vehicle in a safe place by the road.
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Press and hold for 2 seconds or more
or press briefly 3 times or more
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EV Drive Mode
Turns EV drive mode on/off
When EV drive mode is turned on, “EV
MODE” will be displayed on the multi-
information display. Pressing the switch
when in EV drive mode will return the
vehicle to normal driving (using the gas-
oline engine and electric motor [traction
motor]).
In EV drive mode, electric power is supplied by the hybrid battery (traction battery), and
only the electric motor (traction motor) is used to drive the vehicle.
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Turn Signal Lever
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
■If the turn signals do not stop flashing after turning left or right, or if you
want to stop them flashing
Operate the lever in the opposite direction to either position or . If you move the
lever to either position or , the selected turn signals will flash.
The lever will return to its original position immediately after operation.
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Parking Brake
■Manual mode
Sets the parking brake
The parking brake indicator light will
come on.
Press and hold the parking brake
switch if an emergency occurs and it
is necessary to operate the parking
brake while driving.
Releases the parking brake
Operate the parking brake switch
while depressing the brake pedal.
Make sure that the parking brake
indicator light goes off.
■Automatic mode
The parking brake is set or released automatically according to shift lever operation.
Turns automatic mode on/off
●When the shift lever is moved out of P,
the parking brake will be released.
●When the shift lever is moved into P, the
parking brake will be set.
Operate the shift lever with the brake pedal
depressed.
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Brake Hold
Turns the brake hold system on
The brake hold standby indicator
(green) comes on. While the system is
holding the brake, the brake hold oper-
ated indicator (yellow) comes on.
The brake hold system keeps the brake applied when the shift lever is in D, S or N with the
system on and the brake pedal has been depressed to stop the vehicle. The system
releases the brake when the accelerator pedal is depressed with the shift lever in D or S to
allow smooth start off.
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Multi-information Display
■Display content
Drive information
Select to display various drive data.
Navigation system-linked display
Select to display the following navigation system-linked information.
• Route guidance
• Compass display (north-up display/heading-up display)
Audio system-linked display
Select to enable selection of an audio source or track on the display using the
meter control switches.
Driving assist information
Select to display the cruise control or dynamic radar cruise control with full-
speed range/LKA (Lane-Keeping Assist) (if equipped) information, when the
system is used. (→P. 41, 42, 47)
Warning message display
Select to display warning messages and measures to be taken if a malfunction
is detected.
Settings display
Select to change the meter display settings.
The multi-information display presents the driver with a variety of vehicle data.
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■Operating the meter control switches
The multi-information display is oper-
ated using the meter control switches.
:Switch menu
:Change displayed content,
scroll up/down the screen
and move the cursor up/
down
Press: Enter/Set
Press and hold: Reset
Return to the previous screen
Press: Displays the screen registered
to
When no screen has been registered,
the drive information screen will be dis-
played.
Press and hold: Registers the currently
displayed screen to
When the confirmation screen is dis-
played, select yes to register the
screen. If the selected screen cannot
be registered, a registration failure
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If a problem is detected in any of the vehicle’s systems, a warning message is shown on the
multi-information display.
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Head-up Display (if equipped)
Head-up display
“HUD” button
Display brightness adjustment switch
Display position adjustment switch
“DISP” button
■Head-up display contents
●Vehicle speed
●Hybrid System Indicator
●Tachometer
●Shift position and shift range
●Audio display
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●Route guidance display
●Lexus Enform (if equipped)
●Lane departure warning display (LKA [Lane-Keeping Assist]) (if equipped)
●Approach warning display (dynamic radar cruise control with full-speed range) (if
equipped)
●Pre-collision warning message (PCS [Pre-Collision System]) (if equipped)
●Speed limit display
*: The default setting is off
The head-up display can be used to project vehicle speed and other information onto the
windshield.
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