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Driving the vehicle ............. 160
Cargo and luggage............ 171
Vehicle load limits ............. 177
Trailer towing..................... 178
Dinghy towing.................... 197
4-2. Driving procedures Engine (ignition) switch ..... 198
Automatic transmission ..... 201
Turn signal lever................ 206
Parking brake .................... 207
4-3. Operating the lights and wipers
Headlight switch ................ 208
Automatic High Beam ....... 212
Fog light switch ................. 217
Windshield wipers and washer ............................ 219
Rear window wiper and washer ............................ 222
4-4. Refueling Opening the fuel tank cap .................................. 225 4-5. Using the driving
support systems
Toyota Safety Sense P ...... 228
PCS (Pre-Collision System)..... 234
LDA (Lane Departure Alert)..... 248
Dynamic radar cruise control ............................. 256
Intuitive parking assist ....... 270
BSM (Blind Spot Monitor)......... 276
• BSM function ................. 281
• RCTA function ............... 284
Electronically modulated air suspension ................. 289
AVS (Adaptive Variable Suspension System) ....... 294
Four-wheel drive system ............................. 295
AUTO LSD system ............ 300
Driving assist systems ....... 302
4-6. Driving tips Off-road precautions .......... 309
Winter driving tips .............. 314
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■Switches
Outside rear view mirror switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 145
Personal/interior light main switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 336
Automatic High Beam switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 212
Power back door switch
* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 111
Window lock switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 149
Door lock switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 105
Driving position memory switches
* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 133
Power window switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 149
Power back window switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 152
VSC off switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 303
Intuitive parking assist switch
* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 270
Tire pressure warning reset switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 407
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Instrument cluster
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The indicators inform the driver of the operating state of the vehicle’s
various systems.
Indicators
Turn signal indicator
( P. 206)*2
Cruise control indicator
(P. 265)
(U.S.A.)
Headlight indicator
(P. 208)*2Cruise control set indica-
tor ( P. 256)
(Canada)
Tail light indicator
(P. 208)
*2
(Green)
LDA indicator ( P. 248)
Headlight high beam
indicator ( P. 209)
*1, 3
Slip indicator ( P. 303)
Automatic High Beam
indicator ( P. 212)
*1
“TRAC OFF” indicator
(P. 303)
Front fog light indicator
( P. 217)
*1
VSC off indicator
(P. 304)
(U.S.A.)
Parking brake indicator
(P. 207)*1, 6
PCS warning light
(P. 238)
(Canada)
Parking brake indicator
(P. 207) “BSM” (Blind Spot Moni-
tor) indicator (
P. 276)
Security indicator
( P. 74, 76) “RCTA” (Rear Cross
Traffic Alert) indicator
(
P. 276)
*2Dynamic radar cruise
control indicator
(P. 256)*4BSM (Blind Spot Moni-
tor) outside rear view
mirror indicator
(P. 276)
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Driving the vehicle ............. 160
Cargo and luggage ........... 171
Vehicle load limits ............. 177
Trailer towing..................... 178
Dinghy towing ................... 197
4-2. Driving procedures Engine (ignition) switch ..... 198
Automatic transmission ..... 201
Turn signal lever................ 206
Parking brake .................... 207
4-3. Operating the lights and wipers
Headlight switch ................ 208
Automatic High Beam ....... 212
Fog light switch ................. 217
Windshield wipers and washer ............................ 219
Rear window wiper and washer ............................ 222 4-4. Refueling
Opening the fuel tank cap .................................. 225
4-5. Using the driving support systems
Toyota Safety Sense P ..... 228
PCS (Pre-Collision System) .... 234
LDA (Lane Departure Alert) .... 248
Dynamic radar cruise control .................. 256
Intuitive parking assist....... 270
BSM (Blind Spot Monitor) ........ 276
• BSM function ................ 281
• RCTA function .............. 284
Electronically modulated air suspension ................. 289
AVS (Adaptive Variable Suspension System) ....... 294
Four-wheel drive system ............................ 295
AUTO LSD system............ 300
Driving assist systems ...... 302
4-6. Driving tips Off-road precautions ......... 309
Winter driving tips ............. 314
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Driving
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For Canada
OFF
The daytime running
lights turn on. ( P. 210)
The side marker, park-
ing, tail, license plate,
instrument panel lights
and daytime running
lights ( P. 210) turn on.
The headlights and all
lights listed above
(except daytime run-
ning lights) turn on.
The headlights, daytime
running lights ( P. 2 1 0 )
and all the lights listed
above turn on and off
automatically. (When
the engine switch is in
the “ON” position)
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.
Turning on the high beam headlights
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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.
The Automatic High Beam uses an in-vehicle camera sensor to
assess the brightness of streetl ights, 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, ta king care to
observe your surroundings and turning the high beam on or off m anually if
necessary.
■ To prevent incorrect operation of the Automatic High Beam syste m
Do not overload the vehicle.
Activating the Automatic High Beam system
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Driving
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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.
■
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
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■High beam automatic turning on or off conditions
●When all of the following conditions are fulfilled, the high be am will be auto-
matically turned on (after approximately 1 second):
• Vehicle speed is above approximately 21 mph (34 km/h).
• The area ahead of the vehicle is dark.
• There are no vehicles ahead with headlights or tail lights turned on.
• There are few streetlights on the road ahead.
● If any of the following conditions are fulfilled, the high beam will be automat-
ically turned off:
• Vehicle speed drops below approximately 17 mph (27 km/h).
• The area ahead of the vehicle is not dark.
• Vehicles ahead have headlights or tail lights turned on.
• There are many streetlights on the road ahead.
■ Camera sensor detection information
●The high beam may not be automatically turned off in the following situa-
tions:
• When oncoming vehicles suddenly appear from a curve
• When the vehicle is cut off in front of by another vehicle
• When vehicles ahead are hidden from sight due to repeated curv es, road
dividers or roadside trees
• When vehicles ahead appear from the faraway lane on wide road
• When vehicles ahead have no lights
● The high beam may be turned off if a vehicle ahead that is usin g fog lights
without using the headlights is detected.
● House lights, street lights, traffic signals, and illuminated billboards or signs
may cause the high beam to switch to the low beams, or the low beams to
remain on.
● The following factors may affect the amount of time taken to tu rn the high
beam on or off:
• The brightness of headlights, fog lights, and tail lights of v ehicles ahead
• The movement and direction of vehicles ahead
• When a vehicle ahead only has operational lights on one side
• When a vehicle ahead is a two-wheeled vehicle
• The condition of the road (gradient, curve, condition of the r oad surface,
etc.)
• The number of passengers and amount of luggage