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3605-2. Using the air conditioning system and defogger
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■Adjusting the position of and opening and closing the air outlets
Direct air flow to the left or right,
up or down.
Turn the knob to open or close
the vent.
■Button lock function
■Rear control panel illumination off function
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2
To prevent inadvertent operation, the buttons on
the rear armrest can be locked. Press
until you hear a beep to lock the buttons. Press-
ing again until you hear a beep will
release the lock.
The indicator appears on the display when the buttons are locked.
Control panel illumination on the rear armrest
can be turned off. Press until you hear a
beep to turn the illumination off. Pressing
again until you hear a beep will turn the illumina-
tion on.
NOTICE
■To prevent 12-volt battery discharge
Do not leave the air conditioning system on longer than necessary when the hybrid sys- tem is off.
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Interior features
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■Automatic operation during S-FLOW mode
The front seat heater and ventilator or the rear seat heater may automatically turn off when S-FLOW mode is turned on during automatic mode. ( P. 347)
■Button lock function (vehicles with rear control panel)
To prevent inadvertent operation, some bu ttons on the rear armrest can be locked. ( P. 360)
■When the switch is disabled (vehicles with rear control panel)
When the rear control panel switch cannot be operated even though the button lock
function is released, check whether the sw itch is disabled due to selecting on
Remote Touch screen. ( P. 353)
■Rear control panel illumination off function (vehicles with rear control panel)
Control panel illumination on the rear armrest can be turned off. ( P. 360)
■Customization
The automatic operation of the front seat heaters (without seat ventilators) and the auto- matic mode settings for the front seat heaters and ventilators or the rear seat heaters canbe changed. (Customizable features: P. 572)
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3685-3. Using the interior lights
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●Illuminated entry system: The lights automatically turn on/off according to power switch mode, the presence of the electronic key, whether the doors are locked/unlocked, andwhether the doors are opened/closed.
●If the interior lights remain on when the powe r switch is turned off, the lights will go off automatically after 20 minutes.
●Setting (e.g. the time elapsed before lights turn off) can be changed.
(Customizable features: P. 561)
NOTICE
To prevent 12-volt battery discharge, do not leave the lights on longer than necessary when the hybrid system is off.
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3705-4. Using the storage features
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Open (press the button)
Unlock with the mechanical key
Lock with the mechanical key
●The glove box light turns on when the tail lights are on.
●The trunk opener main switch is located in the glove box. (P. 148)
●The insert inside the glove box can be removed.
●An SRS knee airbag for the front passenger’s seat is built into the glove box door. ( P. 43)
Using with half-open
Grip the knob to release the lock,
and slide the armrest as far back.
Using with fully open
Grip the knob to release the lock,
and lift the armrest to open.
Glove box
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2
3
Console box
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2
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3735-4. Using the storage features
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Interior features
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Auxiliary boxes
Type AType B
Press in the button. Pull up the lever to release the lock
and lift the lid.
Type C (if equipped)
Open the lid.
WARNING
Type C: Do not use the auxiliary box as an ashtray.
Doing so may cause a fire.
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3785-5. Using the other interior features
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The GPS clock’s time is automatically
adjusted by utilizing GPS time informa-
tion.
For details, refer to “NAVIGATION AND MULTIMEDIA SYSTEM
OWNER’S MANUAL”.
Open the ashtray lid.
To remove the ashtray, pull the ashtray lid upwards.
Clock
Ashtrays (if equipped)
WARNING
●Keep the ashtray closed when not in use. In the event of sudden braking or sudden
swerving, an accident may occur due to an occupant being struck by the open ash- tray or ash flying out.
●To prevent fire
• Fully extinguish matches and cigarettes before putting them in the ashtray, then make sure the ashtray is fully closed.• Do not place paper or any other type of flammable object in the ashtray.
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3805-5. Using the other interior features
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Fold down the armrest for use.
■Rear sunshade
The rear sunshade can be raised and lowered by operating the button shown
below.
Pull up the lever to release the lock.
Slide the armrest.
Raise/lower
Armrest
NOTICE
To prevent damage to the armrest, do not apply too much load on the armrest.
Rear sunshade (if equipped)/rear door sunshades (if equipped)
From the front seatsFrom the rear seats (if equipped)
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2
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3815-5. Using the other interior features
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Interior features
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■Rear door sunshades
Pull the tab of the rear door sun-
shade and hook the shade on using
the anchors.
To retract the rear door sunshade, unhook the shade and retract it
slowly.
●The rear sunshade can be used when the power switch is in ON mode.
●The rear sunshade can be operated for approximately 1 minute even after the power
switch is turned to ACCESSORY mode or turned off.
●Reverse operation feature: To ensure adequate rear visibility, the rear sunshade auto- matically lowers when the shift lever is shifted to R.
However, the rear sunshade is raised again if any of the following occurs:
• The button is pressed again.*• Shift the shift lever into P.
• The shift lever is shifted out of R, and the vehicle reaches a speed of 15 km/h (9 mph). If the hybrid system is off when the rear sunshade has been lowered due to the
reverse operation feature, it will not be rais ed even when the hybrid system is turned on again and the vehicle reaches a speed of 15 km/h (9 mph). To raise the sunshadeagain, press the button.
*: Occasionally, the reverse function may not be carried out after the switch has been
pressed. Repeat the above operation to operate the function.
●Vehicles with rear control panel: To prevent inadvertent operation, some buttons on the rear armrest can be locked. ( P. 360)
●Vehicles with rear control panel: Control panel illumination on the rear armrest can be
turned off. ( P. 360)
●Time elapsed before the reverse operation feature activates can be changed. (Customizable features: P. 561)
WARNING
When the rear sunshade is being operated, do not place fingers or other objects in the fastener section or in the opening.
They may get caught, causing injury.