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Pictorial indexSearch by illustration
For safety 
and securityMake sure to read through them
(Main topics: Child seat, theft deterrent system)
Vehicle status 
information and 
indicatorsReading driving-related information
(Main topics: Meters, multi-information display)
Before driving
Opening and closing the doors and windows, 
adjustment before driving
(Main topics: Keys, doors, seats)
Driving
Operations and advice which are necessary for 
driving
(Main topics: Starting hybrid system, refueling)
Interior featuresUsage of the interior features
(Main topics: Air conditioner, storage features)
Maintenance 
and careCaring for your vehicle and maintenance 
procedures
(Main topics: Interior and exterior, light bulbs)
When trouble 
arisesWhat to do in case of malfunction and emergency
(Main topics: 12-volt battery discharge, flat tire)
Vehicle 
specificationsVehicle specifications, customizable features
(Main topics: Fuel, oil, tire inflation pressure)
For ownersReporting safety defects for U.S. owners, and seat 
belt, SRS airbag and headlight aim instructions for 
Canadian owners
IndexSearch by symptom
Search alphabetically 

3TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Parking brake ..................... 224
Brake Hold ......................... 227
4-3. Operating the lights and wip- ers
Headlight switch ................. 229
Automatic High Beam ........ 232
Fog light switch .................. 235
Windshield wipers and washer ......................................... 235
Rear windshield wiper and  washer ............................. 238
4-4. Refueling Opening the fuel tank cap .. 240
4-5. Using the driving support sys- tems
Toyota Safety Sense 2.0 .... 243
PCS (Pre-Collision System) ......................................... 249
LTA (Lane Tracing Assist)... 257
RSA (Road Sign Assist) ..... 267
Dynamic radar cruise control  with full-speed range ........ 270
BSM (Blind Spot Monitor)... 280
Intuitive parking assist ........ 286
RCTA (Rear Cross Traffic Alert)  function ............................ 294
PKSB (Parking Support Brake) ......................................... 299
Parking Support Brake function  (static objects) .................. 306
Parking Support Brake function  (rear-crossing vehicles).... 312
Driving mode select switch ......................................... 316
Trail Mode .......................... 317
Driving assist systems........ 319
4-6. Driving tips Hybrid vehicle driving tips .. 325
Winter driving tips............... 327
Utility vehicle precautions... 3305-1. Toyota multi-operation touch
Toyota multi-operation touch......................................... 334
5-2. Using the air conditioning  system and defogger
Front automatic air conditioning 
system ............................. 336
Rear automatic air conditioning  system ............................. 348
Heated steering wheel/seat  heaters/seat ventilators.... 352
5-3. Using the interior lights Interior lights list ................. 356
5-4. Using the storage features List of storage features ...... 359
Luggage compartment features ......................................... 364
5-5. Using the other interior fea- tures
Other interior features ........ 368
Garage door opener........... 384
6-1. Maintenance and care Cleaning and protecting the vehicle exterior................. 394
Cleaning and protecting the  vehicle interior.................. 397
6-2. Maintenance
Maintenance requirements ........
................................. 400
General maintenance......... 402
Emission inspection and mainte- nance (I/M) programs ...... 404
6-3. Do-it-yourself maintenance Do-it-yourself service precau-tions ................................. 406
5Interior features
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Hood ..................................408
Positioning a floor jack ....... 409
Engine compartment .......... 410
12-volt battery .................... 416
Tires ................................... 418
Tire inflation pressure......... 430
Wheels ............................... 432
Air conditioning filter ........... 433
Cleaning the hybrid battery (trac- tion battery) air intake vents 
and filter ........................... 435
Electronic key battery ......... 438
Checking and replacing fuses ......................................... 439
Headlight aim ..................... 442
Light bulbs .......................... 443
7-1. Essential information Emergency flashers ........... 452
If your vehicle has to be stopped  in an emergency .............. 452
If the vehicle is trapped in rising  water ................................ 453
7-2. Steps to take in an emergency If your vehicle needs to be towed......................................... 455
If you think something is wrong ......................................... 458
If a warning light turns on or a  warning buzzer sounds .... 460
If a warning message is dis- played .............................. 470
If you have a flat tire ........... 474
If the hybrid system will not start ......................................... 486
If you lose your keys .......... 488
If the fuel filler door cannot be  opened ............................. 488
If the electronic key does not  operate properly ............... 489If the 12-volt battery is dis-
charged ............................ 491
If your vehicle overheats .... 497
If the vehicle becomes stuck ......................................... 500
8-1. Specifications Maintenance data (fuel, oil level, etc.) .................................. 504
Fuel information ................. 514
Tire information .................. 516
8-2. Customization Customizable features ....... 526
8-3. Initialization Items to initialize ................ 538
9-1. For owners Reporting safety defects for U.S. owners ............................. 540
Seat belt instructions for Cana- dian owners (in French) ... 540
SRS airbag instructions for  Canadian owners (in French)......................................... 542
Headlight aim instructions for  Canadian owners (in French)......................................... 549
What to do if... (Troubleshooting)  ......................................... 55
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7When trouble arises
8Vehicle specifications
9For owners
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HIGHLANDER HV_U
shared by Toyota, please visit
www.toyota.com/privacyvts/
.
If your Toyota has Safety Con-
nect and if you have subscribed 
to those services, please refer to 
the Safety Connect Telematics 
Subscription Service Agreement 
for information on data collected 
and its usage.
To learn more about the vehicle 
data collected, used and shared 
by Toyota, please visit
www.toyota.com/privacyvts/
.
This vehicle is equipped with an 
event data recorder (EDR). The 
main purpose of an EDR is to 
record, in certain crash or near 
crash-like situations, such as an 
air bag deployment or hitting a 
road obstacle, data that will 
assist in understanding how a 
vehicle’s systems performed. 
The EDR is designed to record 
data related to vehicle dynamics 
and safety systems for a short 
period of time, typically 30 sec-
onds or less.
The EDR in this vehicle is 
designed to record such data 
as:
• How various systems in your  vehicle were operating;
• Whether or not the driver and  passenger safety belts were 
buckled/fastened;
• How far (if at all) the driver  was depressing the accelera-
tor and/or brake pedal; and,
• How fast the vehicle was trav- eling.
These data can help provide a 
better understanding of the cir-
cumstances in which crashes 
and injuries occur.
NOTE: EDR data are recorded 
by your vehicle only if a non-triv-
ial crash situation occurs; no 
data are recorded by the EDR 
under normal driving conditions 
and no personal data (e.g., 
name, gender, age, and crash 
location) are recorded. How-
ever, other parties, such as law 
enforcement, could combine the 
EDR data with the type of per-
sonally identifying data rou-
tinely acquired during a crash 
investigation.
To read data recorded by an 
EDR, special equipment is 
required, and access to the 
vehicle or the EDR is needed. In 
addition to the vehicle manufac-
turer, other parties, such as law 
enforcement, that have the spe-
cial equipment, can read the 
information if they have access 
to the vehicle or the EDR.
 Disclosure of the EDR data
Usage of data collected 
through Safety Connect 
(U.S. mainland only)
Event data recorder 

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When the warning messages are displayed ........................ P. 4 7 0
Turn signal lever.............................................. ................... P.223
Headlight switch ............................................... ................. P.229
Headlights/side marker lights/pa rking lights/tail lights/license plate 
lights/daytime running lights .................................. ............... P.229
Front fog lights ............................................... ...................... P.235
Windshield wiper and washer sw itch....................... P.235, 238
Usage.......................................................... ................. P.235, 238
Adding washer fluid .............................................................. P.415
Warning messages ............................................... ............... P.470
Emergency flasher switch ....................................... .......... P.452
Hood lock release lever ........................................ ............. P.408
Tilt and telescopic steering  lock release lever ................P. 1 6 5
Adjustment ..................................................... ...................... P.165
Air conditioning  system ............................. ....................... P.336
Usage................................................................................... P.336
Rear window defogger ........................................... .............. P.338
Windshield wiper de-icer
*1................................................... P.338
Audio system
*2
Fuel filler door opener swi tch ........................................... P.240
*1: If equipped
*2: Refer to “NAVIGATION AND MULTIMEDIA  SYSTEM OWNER’S MAN-
UAL”. 

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For safety and security
SRS front airbags  for the front 
passenger may de ploy if luggage 
is put in the seat, even if the seat 
is unoccupied.
●The SRS seat cushion airbag on 
the front passen ger seat will not 
operate if the occupant is not 
wearing a seat belt.
■SRS airbag deployment condi-
tions (SRS side and curtain 
shield airbags)
●The SRS side and curtain shield 
airbags will deploy i n the event of 
an impact that exceeds the set 
threshold level (the level of force 
corresponding to the impact force 
produced by an approximately 
3300 lb. [1500 kg] vehicle colliding 
with the vehicle cabin from a 
direction perpendicular to the 
vehicle orientation at an approxi-
mate speed of 12 - 18 mph [20 - 
30 km/h]).
●Both SRS curtain shield airbags 
may deploy in the event of a 
severe side collision.
●Both SRS curtain shield airbags 
will deploy in the  event of vehicle 
rollover.
●Both SRS curtain shield airbags 
may also deploy in the event of a 
severe frontal collision.
■Conditions under which the 
SRS airbags may deploy 
(inflate), other t han a collision
The SRS front airbags and SRS cur-
tain shield airbags may also deploy 
if a serious impact occurs to the 
underside of your vehicle. Some 
examples are shown  in the illustra-
tion.
●Hitting a curb, edge of pavement 
or hard surface
●Falling into or jumping over a deep 
hole
●Landing hard or falling The SRS curtain shield airbags may 
also deploy under the situations 
shown in the illustration.
●The angle of vehicle tip-up is mar-
ginal.
●The vehicle skids and hits a curb 
stone.
■Types of collisions that may not 
deploy the SRS airbags (SRS 
front airbags)
The SRS front airbags do not gener-
ally inflate if the vehicle is involved 
in a side or r ear collision,  if it rolls 
over, or if it is involved in a 
low-speed frontal  collision. But, 
whenever a collis ion of any type 
causes sufficient forward decelera-
tion of the vehicle, deployment of 
the SRS front airbags may occur.
●Collision from the side
●Collision from the rear
●Vehicle rollover 

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For safety and security
Vehicles with a 8-inch display SRS warning light
Driver’s and front passen-
ger’s seat belt reminder light
“PASS AIR BAG OFF” indica-
tor light
WA R N I N G
●Modifications to the front door 
panel (such as making a hole in 
it)
●Repairs or modifications of the 
front fender, front bumper, or 
side of the occ upant compart-
ment
●Installation of a grille guard (bull 
bars, kangaroo bar, etc.), snow 
plows, winches or roof luggage 
carrier
●Modifications to the vehicle’s 
suspension system
●Installation of electronic devices 
such as mobile two-way radios 
and CD players
●Modifications to your vehicle for 
a person with a physical disabil-
ity
Front passenger occu-
pant classification 
system
Your vehicle is equipped 
with a front passenger 
occupant classification sys-
tem. This system detects 
the conditions of the front 
passenger seat and acti-
vates or deactivates the 
front passenger airbag and 
seat cushion airbag.
System components 

461-1. For safe use
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■Adult*1
■Child*4
■Child restraint system with infant*5
Condition and operation in the front passenger occupant 
classification system
Indicator/warning  light
“PASS AIR BAG ON” and “PASS AIR BAG OFF” indicator lights“PASS AIR BAG  ON”
SRS warning lightOff
Driver’s and front passenger’s seat  belt reminder lightOff*2 or flashing*3
Devices
Front passenger airbagActivated
Front passenger seat cushion air- bagActivated*2 or 
deactivated
*3
Indicator/warning  light
“PASS AIR BAG ON” and “PASS AIR BAG OFF” indicator lights“PASS AIR BAG OFF” or “PASS 
AIR BAG ON”
*4
SRS warning lightOff
Driver’s and front passenger’s seat  belt reminder lightOff*2 or flashing*3
Devices
Front passenger airbagDeactivated or 
activated
*4
Front passenger seat cushion air- bagDeactivated or 
activated
*4, 2
Indicator/warning  light
“PASS AIR BAG ON” and “PASS AIR BAG OFF” indicator lights“PASS AIR BAG 
OFF”
*6
SRS warning lightOff
Driver’s and front passenger’s seat  belt reminder lightOff*2 or flashing*3
Devices
Front passenger airbag
DeactivatedFront passenger seat cushion air- bag