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4-1. Before drivingDriving the vehicle ............. 162
Cargo and luggage............ 172
Vehicle load limits ............. 175
Trailer towing..................... 176
Dinghy towing.................... 177
4-2. Driving procedures Engine (ignition) switch (vehicles without
a smart key system) ........ 178
Engine (ignition) switch (vehicles with
a smart key system) ........ 181
Continuously variable transmission .................... 188
Turn signal lever................ 193
Parking brake .................... 194
Brake Hold ........................ 199
4-3. Operating the lights and wipers
Headlight switch ................ 202
Automatic High Beam ....... 207
Fog light switch ................. 212
Windshield wipers and washer ............................ 213
Rear window wiper and washer ............................ 216 4-4. Refueling
Opening the fuel tank cap................................... 218
4-5. Using the driving support systems
Toyota Safety Sense P ...... 222
PCS (Pre-Collision System) ........................... 228
LDA (Lane Departure Alert with steering
control) ............................ 242
Dynamic radar cruise control with full-speed
range ............................... 252
Driving mode select ........... 267
BSM (Blind Spot Monitor) ........................... 269
RCTA (Rear Cross Traffic Alert) ..................... 278
Driving assist systems ....... 286
4-6. Driving tips Winter driving tips .............. 292
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■Switches
Automatic High Beam switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 207
Fuel filler door opener . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 220
Heated steering wheel switch
*1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 306
Instrument panel light control dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 96
Window lock switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 155
Outside rear view mirror switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 152
Power window switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 155
Door lock switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 121
Parking brake switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 194
Applying/releasing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 194, 195
Precautions against winter season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 293
Warning buzzer/light/message. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P . 197, 423, 431
VSC off switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 287
Brake hold switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 199
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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
IndicatorsPages
Turn signal indicator P. 193
Headlight indicator (U.S.A.) P. 202
Tail light indicator (Canada)P. 202
Front fog light indicator (if equipped) P. 212
Headlight high beam indicatorP. 203
Automatic High Beam indicator P. 207
Parking brake indicator (U.S.A.) P. 194
Parking brake indicator (Canada)P. 194
*1, 2BSM OFF indicator (if equipped)P. 269
*1BSM outside rear view mirror indicator
(on the outside rear view mirrors) (if equipped)P. 269,
278
*2“RCTA OFF” indicator (if equipped) P. 278
Security indicator (on the center panel) P. 81
*1, 3Slip indicator lightP. 287
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Driving the vehicle ............. 162
Cargo and luggage ........... 172
Vehicle load limits ............. 175
Trailer towing..................... 176
Dinghy towing ................... 177
4-2. Driving procedures Engine (ignition) switch (vehicles without
a smart key system) ........ 178
Engine (ignition) switch (vehicles with
a smart key system) ........ 181
Continuously variable transmission .................... 188
Turn signal lever................ 193
Parking brake .................... 194
Brake Hold ........................ 199
4-3. Operating the lights and wipers
Headlight switch ................ 202
Automatic High Beam ....... 207
Fog light switch ................. 212
Windshield wipers and washer ............................ 213
Rear window wiper and washer ............................ 216 4-4. Refueling
Opening the fuel tank cap .................................. 218
4-5. Using the driving support systems
Toyota Safety Sense P ..... 222
PCS (Pre-Collision System)........................... 228
LDA (Lane Departure Alert with steering
control) ............................ 242
Dynamic radar cruise control with full-speed
range............................... 252
Driving mode select .......... 267
BSM (Blind Spot Monitor)........................... 269
RCTA (Rear Cross Traffic Alert) .................... 278
Driving assist systems ...... 286
4-6. Driving tips Winter driving tips ............. 292
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For Canada
The headlights, side
marker, parking lights,
daytime running lights
( P. 204) and so on
turn on and off auto-
matically.
(When the engine
switch is in the “ON”
position [vehicles with-
out a smart key system]
or IGNITION ON mode
[vehicles with a smart
key system])
The side marker, parking, tail, license plate, instrument
panel lights and dayti me running lights (P. 204) turn on.
The headlights and all the li ghts listed above (except day-
time running lights) turn on.
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.
AFS (Adaptive Front-lighting System) secures excellent visibili ty at
intersections and on curves by automatically adjusting the dire ction of
the light axis of the headlights according to vehicle speed and the
degree of the tire’s angle as controlled by steering input.
AFS operates at speeds of 6 mph (10 km/h) or higher.
Turning on the high beam headlights
AFS (Adaptive Front-light ing System) (if equipped)
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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 o f the Automatic High Beam syste m
Do not overload the vehicle.
Activating the Automatic High Beam system
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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.
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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
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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