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For safety and security
Airbag sensor assembly
Your vehicle is equipped wi th ADVANCED AIRBAGS designed 
based on the US motor vehicle safety standards (FMVSS208). The 
airbag sensor assembly (ECU) controls airbag deployment based on 
information obtained from the sensors etc. shown in the system 
components diagram above. This information includes crash sever-
ity and occupant information. As the airbags deploy, a chemical 
reaction in the inflators quickly fills the airbags with non-toxic gas to 
help restrain the motion of the occupants.
■If the SRS airbags deploy 
(inflate)
●Slight abrasions, burns, bruising 
etc., may be sustained from SRS 
airbags, due to the extremely high 
speed deployment (inflation) by 
hot gases.
●A loud noise and white powder will 
be emitted.
●Parts of the airbag module (steer-
ing wheel hub, airbag cover and 
inflator) as well as the front seats, 
parts of the front  and rear pillars, 
and roof side rails, may be hot for 
several minutes. The airbag itself 
may also be hot.
●The windshield may crack.
●The brakes and st op lights will be 
controlled automatically. ( P.251)
●The interior lights will turn on auto-
matically. ( P.399)
●The emergency flashers will be 
turned on automatically. ( P.472)
●Fuel supply to the engine will be 
stopped. ( P.480)
●For Safety Connect subscribers, if 
any of the following situations 
occur, the system is designed to 
send an emergency call to the 
response center, notifying them of 
the vehicle’s location (without 
needing to push the “SOS” button) 
and an agent will a ttempt to speak 
with the occupants to ascertain 
the level of emergency and assis-
tance required. If the occupants  are unable to communicate, the 
agent automatically treats the call 
as an emergency and helps to dis-
patch the necessary emergency 
services. (
P. 6 1 )
• An SRS airbag is deployed.
• A seat belt pretensioner is acti- vated.
• The vehicle is involved in a severe  rear-end collision.
■SRS airbag deployment condi-
tions (SRS front airbags)
●The SRS front airbags will deploy 
in the event of an impact that 
exceeds the set threshold level 
(the level of force corresponding 
to an approximately 12 - 18 mph 
[20 - 30 km/h] fr ontal collision with 
a fixed wall that does not move or 
deform).
However, this threshold velocity will 
be considerably higher in the follow-
ing situations:
• If the vehicle strikes an object,  such as a parked vehicle or sign 
pole, which can move or deform 
on impact
• If the vehicle is involved in an  underride collision,  such as a colli-
sion in which the front of the vehi-
cle “underrides”, or goes under, 
the bed of a truck
●Depending on the type of collision, 
it is possible that only the seat belt 
pretensioners will activate.
●The SRS front airbags for the front 
passenger will not activate if there 
is no passenger sitting in the front 
passenger seat. However, the  

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The system can detect the fol-
lowing:
 Vehicles
 Bicyclists
 Pedestrians
■Pre-collision warning
When the system determines 
that the possibility of a frontal 
collision is high, a buzzer will 
sound and a warning message 
will be displayed on the 
multi-information display to urge 
the driver to take evasive action.
■Pre-collision brake assist
When the system determines 
that the possibility of a frontal 
collision is high, the system 
applies greater braking force in 
relation to how strongly the 
brake pedal is depressed.
■Pre-collision braking
If the system determines that 
the possibility of a frontal colli-
sion is extremely high, the 
brakes are automatically applied 
to help avoid the collision or 
reduce the impact of the colli-
sion.
PCS (Pre-Collision Sys-
tem)
The pre-collision system 
uses a radar sensor and 
front camera to detect 
objects ( P.190) in front of 
the vehicle. When the sys-
tem determines that the 
possibility of a frontal colli-
sion with an object is high, a 
warning operates to urge 
the driver to take evasive 
action and the potential 
brake pressure is increased 
to help the driver avoid the 
collision. If the system 
determines that the possi-
bility of a frontal collision 
with an object is extremely 
high, the brakes are auto-
matically applied to help 
avoid the collision or help 
reduce the impact of the col-
lision.
The pre-collision system 
can be disabled/enabled 
and the warning timing can 
be changed. ( P.189)
Detectable objects
System functions 

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smoke
• When the surrounding area is dim, 
such as at dawn or dusk, or while 
at night or in a tunnel, making a 
detectable object appear to be 
nearly the same color as its sur-
roundings
• When driving in a place where the 
surrounding brightness changes 
suddenly, such as at the entrance 
or exit of a tunnel
• After the engine has started the  vehicle has not been driven for a 
certain amount of time
• While making a left/right turn and  for a few seconds after making a 
left/right turn
• While driving on a curve and for a  few seconds after driving on a 
curve
• If your vehicle is skidding
• If the front of the vehicle is raised  or lowered
• If the wheels are misaligned
• If a wiper blade is blocking the  front camera
• The vehicle is being driven at  extremely high speeds
• When driving on a hill
• If the radar sensor or front camera  is misaligned
●In some situations such as the fol-
lowing, sufficient  braking force 
may not be obtained, preventing 
the system from performing prop-
erly:
• If the braking functions cannot  operate to their full extent, such as 
when the brake parts are 
extremely cold, extremely hot, or 
wet
• If the vehicle is not properly main- tained (brakes or tires are exces- sively worn, improper tire inflation 
pressure, etc.)
• When the vehicle is being driven 
on a gravel road or other slippery 
surface
■If VSC is disabled
●If VSC is disabled ( P.252), the 
pre-collision brake assist and 
pre-collision braking functions are 
also disabled.
●The PCS warning light will turn on 
and “VSC Turned OFF Pre-Colli-
sion Brake System Unavailable” 
will be displayed on the 
multi-information display. 

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come on.
The vehicle speed at the moment 
the switch is released becomes the 
set speed.
Adjusting the speed setting: 
 P. 2 1 7
Canceling and resuming the speed 
setting:  P. 2 1 9
■Dynamic radar cruise control 
with full-speed range can be set 
when
●The shift lever is in D.
●The desired set speed can be set 
when the vehicle speed is approx-
imately 20 mph (30 km/h) or more. 
(However, when the vehicle speed 
is set while driving at below 
approximately 20 mph [30 km/h], 
the set speed will be set to 
approximately 20 mph [30 km/h].)
■Accelerating after setting the 
vehicle speed
The vehicle can accelerate by oper-
ating the accelerator pedal. After 
accelerating, the set speed 
resumes. However, during vehi-
cle-to-vehicle distance control 
mode, the vehicle speed may 
decrease below the set speed in 
order to maintain th e distance to the 
preceding vehicle.
■When the vehicle stops while 
follow-up cruising
●Pressing the “+RES” switch while 
the vehicle ahead stops will 
resume follow-up cruising if the 
vehicle ahead starts off within  approximately 3 seconds after the 
switch is pressed.
●If the vehicle ahead starts off 
within 3 seconds after your vehicle 
stops, follow-up cruising will be 
resumed.
■Automatic cancelation of vehi-
cle-to-vehicle distance control 
mode
Vehicle-to-vehicle distance control 
mode is automatically canceled in 
the following situations.
●VSC is activated.
●TRAC is activated for a period of 
time.
●When the VSC or  TRAC system is 
turned off.
●The sensor cannot detect cor-
rectly because it is covered in 
some way.
●Pre-collision braking is activated.
●The parking brake is operated.
●The vehicle is stopped by system 
control on a steep incline.
●The following are detected when 
the vehicle has been stopped by 
system control:
• The driver is not wearing a seat  belt.
• The driver’s door is opened.
• The vehicle has been stopped for 
about 3 minutes
If vehicle-to-vehicle distance control 
mode is automatically canceled for 
any reasons other than the above, 
there may be a malfunction in the 
system. Contact your Toyota dealer.
■Automatic cancelation of con-
stant speed control mode
Constant speed control mode is 
automatically canceled in the follow-
ing situations:
●Actual vehicle speed is more than 
approximately 10 mph (16 km/h) 
below the set vehicle speed.
●Actual vehicle speed falls below 
approximately 20 mph (30 km/h). 

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●VSC is activated.
●TRAC is activated for a period of 
time.
●When the VSC or TRAC system is 
turned off.
●Pre-collision braking is activated.
If constant speed control mode is 
automatically canceled for any rea-
sons other than the above, there 
may be a malfunction in the system. 
Contact your Toyota dealer.
■Brake operation
A brake operation sound may be 
heard and the brake pedal response 
may change, but these are not mal-
functions.
■Warning messages and buzzers 
for dynamic radar cruise con-
trol with full-speed range
Warning messages and buzzers are 
used to indicate a system malfunc-
tion or to inform the driver of the 
need for caution while driving. If a 
warning message is shown on the 
multi-information display, read the 
message and follow the instructions. 
(  P.185, 490)
■When the sensor may not be 
correctly detecting the vehicle 
ahead
In the case of the following and 
depending on the conditions, oper-
ate the brake pedal when decelera-
tion of the system is insufficient or 
operate the accelerator pedal when 
acceleration is required.
As the sensor may not be able to 
correctly detect these types of vehi-
cles, the approach warning 
(  P.219) may not be activated.
●Vehicles that cut in suddenly
●Vehicles traveling at low speeds
●Vehicles that are not moving in the 
same lane
●Vehicles with small rear ends 
(trailers with no load on board, 
etc.)
●Motorcycles traveling in the same 
lane
●When water or snow thrown up by 
the surrounding vehicles hinders 
the detecting of the sensor
●When your vehicle is pointing 
upwards (caused by a heavy load 
in the luggage compartment, etc.)
●Preceding vehicle has an 
extremely high ground clearance
■Conditions under which the 
vehicle-to-vehicle distance con-
trol mode may not function cor-
rectly
In the case of the following condi-
tions, operate the brake pedal (or 
accelerator pedal, depending on the 
situation) as necessary.
As the sensor may not be able to 
correctly detect vehicles ahead, the 
system may not operate properly.
●When the road curves or when the 
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■Shift position selection (vehi-
cles with a manual transmis-
sion)
Select a shift position according to 
the vehicle speed. If the engine 
speed is too high or too low, control 
may be automatically canceled.
■Automatic cancelation of vehi-
cle-to-vehicle distance control 
mode
Vehicle-to-vehicle distance control 
mode is automatically canceled in 
the following situations.
●Actual vehicle speed falls below 
approximately 16 mph (25 km/h).
●VSC is activated.
●TRAC is activated for a period of 
time.
●When the VSC or TRAC system is 
turned off.
●The sensor cannot detect cor-
rectly because it is covered in 
some way.
●Pre-collision brakin g is activated.
●Vehicles with a manual transmis-
sion: When the shift lever is in N 
or the clutch pedal is depressed 
for a certain amount of time or 
more.
If vehicle-to-vehicle distance control 
mode is automatically canceled for 
any reasons other than the above, 
there may be a malfunction in the 
system. Contact your Toyota dealer.
■Automatic cancelation of con-
stant speed control mode
Constant speed control mode is 
automatically canceled in the follow-
ing situations:
●Actual vehicle speed is more than 
approximately 10 mph (16 km/h) 
below the set vehicle speed.
●Actual vehicle speed falls below 
approximately 20 mph (30 km/h).
●VSC is activated.
●TRAC is activated for a period of 
time.
●When the VSC or  TRAC system is 
turned off.
●Pre-collision braking is activated.
●Vehicles with a manual transmis-
sion: When the shift lever is in N 
or the clutch pedal is depressed 
for a certain amount of time or 
more.
If constant speed control mode is 
automatically canceled for any rea-
sons other than the above, there 
may be a malfunction in the system. 
Contact your Toyota dealer.
■Brake operation
A brake operation sound may be 
heard and the brake pedal response 
may change, but these are not mal-
functions.
■Warning messages and buzzers 
for dynamic radar cruise con-
trol
Warning messages and buzzers are 
used to indicate a system malfunc-
tion or to inform the driver of the 
need for caution while driving. If a 
warning message is shown on the 
multi-information di splay, read the 
message and follow the instructions. 
(  P.185, 490)
■When the sensor may not be 
correctly detecting the vehicle 
ahead
In the case of the following and 
depending on the conditions, oper-
ate the brake pedal when decelera-
tion of the system is insufficient or 
operate the accelerator pedal when 
acceleration is required.
As the sensor may not be able to 
correctly detect these types of vehi-
cles, the approach warning 
(  P.229) may not be activated.
●Vehicles that cut in suddenly
●Vehicles traveling at low speeds
●Vehicles that are not moving in the 
same lane
●Vehicles with small rear ends 
(trailers with no load on board,  

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●Motorcycles traveling in the same 
lane
●When water or snow thrown up by 
the surrounding vehicles hinders 
the detecting of the sensor
●When your vehicle is pointing 
upwards (caused by a heavy load 
in the luggage compartment, etc.)
●Preceding vehicle has an 
extremely high ground clearance
■Conditions under which the 
vehicle-to-vehicle distance con-
trol mode may not function cor-
rectly
In the case of the following condi-
tions, operate the brake pedal (or 
accelerator pedal, depending on the 
situation) as necessary.
As the sensor may not be able to 
correctly detect vehicles ahead, the 
system may not operate properly.
●When the road curves or when the  lanes are narrow
●When steering wheel operation or 
your position in the lane is unsta-
ble
●When the vehicle ahead of you 
decelerates suddenly
●When driving on a road sur-
rounded by a structure, such as in 
a tunnel or on a bridge
●While the vehicle speed is 
decreasing to the set speed after 
the vehicle accelerates by 
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■Enhanced VSC (Enhanced 
Vehicle Stability Control)
Provides cooperative control of 
the ABS, TRAC, VSC and EPS.
Helps to maintain directional 
stability when sw erving on slip-
pery road surfaces by con-
trolling steering performance.
■TRAC (Traction Control)
Helps to maintain drive power 
and prevent the drive wheels 
from spinning when starting the 
vehicle or accelerating on slip-
pery roads
■Active Cornering Assist 
(ACA)
Helps to prevent the vehicle 
from drifting to the outer side by 
performing inner wheel brake 
control when attempting to 
accelerate while turning
■Hill-start assist control
Helps to reduce the backward 
movement of the vehicle when 
starting on an uphill
■EPS (Electric Power Steer-
ing)
Employs an electric motor to 
reduce the amount of effort 
needed to turn the steering 
wheel.
■The Secondary Collision 
Brake
When the SRS airbag sensor 
detects a collision and the sys-
tem operates, the brakes and 
brake lights are automatically  controlled to reduce the vehicle 
speed and help reduce the pos-
sibility of further damage due to 
a secondary collision.
■When the TRAC/VSC systems 
are operating
The slip indicator light will flash 
while the TRAC/VSC systems are 
operating.
■Disabling the TRAC system
If the vehicle gets stuck in mud, dirt 
or snow, the TRAC system may 
reduce power from the engine to the 
wheels. Pressing   to turn the 
system off may make it easier for 
you to rock the vehicle in order to 
free it.
To turn the TRAC system off, quickly 
press and release  .
The “Traction Control Turned OFF” 
will be shown on the multi-informa-
tion display.
Press   again to turn the system 
back on.