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SAFETY & EMERGENCY FEATURES
INDEX
1 Visit your Toyota dealer for information on customizing this feature.2 Programmable by customer. Refer to the Owner’s Manual for instructio\
ns and more information.3 HomeLink® is a registered trademark of Gentex Corporation.
Engine maintenance 8
Fuel tank door release & cap 7
Hood release 8
Indicator symbols 4-5
Instrument cluster 4
Instrument panel 2-3
Instrument panel light control 8
Keyless entry
1 6
Smart Key system1 7
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FEATURES & OPERATIONS SAFETY & EMERGENCY FEATURES
Air conditioning/heating 12
Audio
18
Auto lock/unlock
1,2 9
Automatic running boards 23
Automatic transmission 9
Clock 20
Cruise control 14
Door locks 10
Four-wheel drive 22
Garage door opener (HomeLink
®)3 23
Lights1 & turn signals 11
Moonroof1 14
Parking brake 9
Power outlets-12V DC 21
Power outlets-120V AC 20
Rear seats-Folding 16
Seat adjustments-Front 15
Seat adjustments-Rear 15
Seat ventilators/heaters 13
Seats-Head restraints 15
Seats-Returning 3rd row 17
Seats-Stowing 3rd row 17
Steering wheel switches &
telephone controls (Bluetooth
®) 19
Tilt & telescopic steering wheel 10
USB/AUX port 20
VSC OFF button 23
Window-Back window
1 13
Windows1 13
Windshield wipers & washers 10
BLUETOOTH® DEVICE
PAIRING SECTION 28-37
Floor mat installation
27
Rear door child safety locks 24
Seat belts 24
Seat belts-Shoulder belt anchor 24
Spare tire & tools 25
Star Safety System
TM 26-27
Tire Pressure Monitoring
(warning) System (TPMS) 24
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Front fog light indicator
Four-wheel drive indicator2,3
Low engine oil pressure warning1
Low fuel level warning
Low Tire Pressure Warning1
Low speed four-wheel drive indicator2,3
Malfunction/Check Engine indicator1
Master warning1
Multi-terrain select indicator3
Open door warning
Rear differential lock indicator3
Power steering system warning1
Unengaged Park warning light3
Seat belt reminder
(alarm will sound if speed is over 12 mph)
Slip indicator1
Smart Key system warning3
Turn signal indicator
Traction Control OFF indicator1
Kinetic Dynamic Suspension
System indicator1,3
Headlight low/
high beam indicator
Vehicle Stability Control
(VSC) OFF indicator1
3
If equipped.
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Tire Pressure Monitoring (warning) System (TPMS)
Rear door child safety locks
SAFETY & EMERGENCY FEATURES
If tire pressure becomes critically low on any of the tires, “” indicator light will
come on. Correctly adjusting tire inflation will turn off the light afte\
r a few minutes. If
the light does not turn off, have the system checked by your Toyota deal\
er.
Refer to the Owner’s Manual for more details.
Moving the lever downward will allow the door to be opened only from the\
outside.
Unlock
Lock
Push up or squeeze lock
release to lower
Seat belts
Seat belts-Shoulder belt anchor
Keep as low on
hips as possible
Take up slack
Too high
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Star Safety System™
VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL (VSC)
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.
ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS)
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 (BA)
Brake Assist is designed to detect sudden or “panic” braking, and \
then add braking
pressure to help 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.
ELECTRONIC BRAKE FORCE DISTRIBUTION (EBD)
Toyota’s ABS technology has Electronic Brake-force Distribution (EBD\
) to help
maintain control and balance when braking. Abrupt stops can cause a vehi\
cle to tilt
forward, reducing the braking power of the rear wheels. EBD responds to \
sudden
stops by redistributing brake force to enhance the braking effectiveness\
of all four
wheels. Your vehicle comes standard with the Star Safety System
TM, which combines Anti-
lock Braking System (ABS), Brake Assist (BA), Electronic Brake-force\
Distribution
(EBD), Smart Stop Technology (SST), Traction Control (TRAC) and Ve\
hicle Stability
Control (VSC).
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