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3-4. Adjusting the steering wheel and mirrors
Steering wheel .................. 198
Inside rear view mirror....... 200
Outside rear view mirrors ............................. 202
3-5. Opening and closing the windows and moon roof
Power windows ................. 204
Moon roof .......................... 208
4-1. Before driving Driving the vehicle ............. 214
Cargo and luggage............ 225
Vehicle load limits ............. 228
Trailer towing..................... 229
Dinghy towing.................... 230
4-2. Driving procedures Power (ignition) switch ...... 231
EV drive mode................... 237
Hybrid transmission........... 240
Turn signal lever................ 246
Parking brake .................... 247
4-3. Operating the lights and wipers
Headlight switch ................ 248
Automatic High Beam ....... 253
Fog light switch ................. 258
Windshield wipers and washer ............................ 260
Rear window wiper and washer ............................ 266 4-4. Refueling
Opening the fuel tank cap................................... 268
4-5. Using the driving support systems
Toyota Safety Sense P ...... 273
PCS (Pre-Collision System) ........................... 281
LDA (Lane Departure Alert with steering
control) ............................ 293
Dynamic radar cruise control with full-speed
range ............................... 304
Cruise control .................... 319
Driving mode select switch .............................. 324
BSM (Blind Spot Monitor)......... 326
• The Blind Spot Monitor function.......................... 331
• The Rear Cross Traffic Alert function ................. 334
Intuitive parking assist ....... 339
Intelligent Clearance Sonar ............................... 350
S-APGS (Simple Advanced Parking
Guidance System) ........... 363
Rear view monitor system ............................. 398
Driving assist systems ....... 408
4-6. Driving tips Hybrid vehicle driving tips ................................... 415
Winter driving tips .............. 418
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■Switches
Instrument cluster light control switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 94
S-APGS (Simple Advanced Parking Guidance System)
switch
*1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 366
VSC OFF switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 410
Automatic High Beam switch
*1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 253
“HUD” (Head-up display) switch
*1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 147
Driving mode select switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 324
EV drive mode switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 237
Seat heater switches
*1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 537
Window lock switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 204
Outside rear view mirror switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 202
Door lock switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 173
Power window switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 204
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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. 246
Headlight indicator (U.S.A.) P. 248
Tail light indicator (Canada) P. 250
Parking brake indicator (U.S.A.) P. 247
Parking brake indicator (Canada)P. 247
Headlight high beam indicatorP. 250
Fog light indicator (if equipped) P. 258
Security indicator P. 89
“READY” indicatorP. 231
Shift position indicators P. 240
*1, 2Slip indicator light P. 409
*1, 3VSC OFF indicatorP. 410
Cruise control indicatorP. 314,
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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 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. 304
Cruise control “SET” indicatorP. 304,
319
*1, 3PCS warning light (if equipped) P. 285
LDA indicator (if equipped)P. 297
Steering control indicator (if equipped)P. 298
Automatic High Beam indicator (if equipped) P. 253
“BSM” indicator (if equipped)P. 326
Intuitive parking assist indicator (if equipped) P. 339
*1, 3ICS OFF indicator (if equipped) P. 352
*1S-APGS indicator (if equipped)P. 367
*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 ............. 214
Cargo and luggage ........... 225
Vehicle load limits ............. 228
Trailer towing..................... 229
Dinghy towing ................... 230
4-2. Driving procedures Power (ignition) switch ...... 231
EV drive mode .................. 237
Hybrid transmission........... 240
Turn signal lever................ 246
Parking brake .................... 247
4-3. Operating the lights and wipers
Headlight switch ................ 248
Automatic High Beam ....... 253
Fog light switch ................. 258
Windshield wipers and washer ............................ 260
Rear window wiper and washer ............................ 266
4-4. Refueling Opening the fuel tank cap .................................. 268 4-5. Using the driving support
systems
Toyota Safety Sense P ..... 273
PCS (Pre-Collision System)........................... 281
LDA (Lane Departure Alert with steering
control) ............................ 293
Dynamic radar cruise control with full-speed
range............................... 304
Cruise control .................... 319
Driving mode select switch .............................. 324
BSM (Blind Spot Monitor) ........ 326
• The Blind Spot Monitor function ......................... 331
• The Rear Cross Traffic Alert function ................. 334
Intuitive parking assist....... 339
Intelligent Clearance Sonar .............................. 350
S-APGS (Simple Advanced Parking
Guidance System) .......... 363
Rear view monitor system ............................ 398
Driving assist systems ...... 408
4-6. Driving tips Hybrid vehicle driving tips .................................. 415
Winter driving tips ............. 418
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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. 251)
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, instrument panel
lights, and daytime run-
ning lights ( →P. 251)
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. 251)
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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Turning on the high beam headlights
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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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4-3. Operating the lights and wipers
■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