
15Pictorial index
HIGHLANDER HV_U
■ Instrument panel
Power switch ................................................... ................... P.213
Starting the hybrid system/changing the modes .................. P. 2 1 3
Emergency stop of the hybrid system ............................ ...... P.452
When the hybrid system will not start .......................... ........ P.486
Warning messages ............................................... ............... P.470
Shift lever.................................................... ........................ P.220
Changing the shift position.................................... ............... P.220
Precautions for towing .. ....................................... ................ P.455
When the shift lever does not move............................. ........ P.221
Meters ......................................................... .......................... P.89
Reading the meters/adjusting the instrument panel light . P.89, 9 2
Warning lights/indicator lights ................................ ................ P.84
When a warning light turns on .................................. ........... P.460
Multi-information display . ........................................... P.92, 102
Display ........................................................ ................... P.92, 102
Energy monitor................................................. .................... P.117 

17Pictorial index
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■ Switches
Driving position memory switches*1................................ P.159
Window lock switch ............................................. .............. P.181
Power window switches ....... ............................................. P.179
Door lock switches ............................................................ P.134
Outside rear view mirror swi tches ................................... P.177
“ODO TRIP” switch .............................................. ................ P.91
Instrument panel light control switches ........................ .... P.92
Automatic High Beam switch ..................................... ...... P.232
Camera switch
*2
AC 120V switch*1P. 3 7 8
Power back door switch ... ................................................. P.137
Heated steering wheel switch
*1........................................ P.353
Windshield wiper de-icer
*1................................................ P.346
*1: If equipped
*2: Refer to “NAVIGATI ON AND MULTIMEDIA  SYSTEM OWNER’S MAN-
UAL”. 

381-1. For safe use
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■Types of collisions that may not 
deploy the SRS airbags (SRS 
side and curtain shield airbags)
The SRS side and curtain shield air-
bags may not activate if the vehicle 
is subjected to a c ollision from the 
side at certain angl es, or a collision 
to the side of the vehicle body other 
than the passenger compartment.
●Collision from the s ide to the vehi-
cle body other than the passenger 
compartment
●Collision from the s ide at an angle
The SRS side airbags do not gener-
ally inflate if the vehicle is involved 
in a frontal or rear c ollision, if it rolls 
over, or if it i s involved in a 
low-speed side collision.
●Collision from  the front
●Collision from the rear
●Vehicle rollover
The SRS curtain shield airbags do 
not generally inflate if the vehicle is 
involved in a rear  collision, if it 
pitches end over end, or if it is 
involved in a low-speed side or 
low-speed fron tal collision.
●Collision from the rear
●Pitching end over end
■When to contact your Toyota 
dealer
In the following ca ses, the vehicle 
will require inspecti on and/or repair. 
Contact your Toyota dealer as soon 
as possible.
●Any of the SRS airbags have 
been inflated.
●The front of the vehicle is dam-
aged or deformed, or was 
involved in an accident that was 
not severe enough to cause the 
SRS front airbags to inflate.
●A portion of a door or its surround-
ing area is damaged, deformed or 
has had a hole made in it, or the 
vehicle was involved in an acci-
dent that was not severe enough 
to cause the SRS side and curtain 
shield airbags to inflate.
●The pad section of the steering 
wheel, dashboard near the front 
passenger airbag or lower portion 
of the instrument panel is  

401-1. For safe use
HIGHLANDER HV_U
WA R N I N G
• Slightly recline the back of the seat.
Although vehicle designs vary, 
many drivers can achieve the 
10 in. (250 mm) distance, even 
with the driver seat all the way 
forward, simply by reclining the 
back of the seat somewhat. If 
reclining the back of your seat 
makes it hard to see the road, 
raise yourself by using a firm, 
non-slippery cushion, or raise 
the seat if your vehicle has that 
feature.
• If your steering wheel is adjust- able, tilt it downward. This 
points the airbag toward your 
chest instead of your head and 
neck.
The seat should be adjusted as 
recommended by NHTSA above, 
while still maintain ing control of 
the foot pedals, steering wheel, 
and your view of the instrument 
panel controls.
●If the seat belt extender has 
been connected to the front 
seat belt buckles but the seat 
belt extender has not also been 
fastened to the latch plate of the 
seat belt, the SRS front airbags 
will judge that t he driver and 
front passenger are wearing the 
seat belt even t hough the seat 
belt has not been connected. In 
this case, the SRS front airbags 
may not activate correctly in a 
collision, resulting in death or 
serious injury in  the event of a 
collision. Be su re to wear the 
seat belt with the seat belt 
extender.
●The SRS front passenger air-
bag also deploys with consider-
able force, and can cause death 
or serious injury especially if the 
front passenger is very close to 
the airbag. The front passenger 
seat should be as  far from the 
airbag as possible with the seat-
back adjusted, so the front pas-
senger sits upright. 

411-1. For safe use
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1
For safety and security
WA R N I N G
●Improperly seated and/or 
restrained infants and children 
can be killed or seriously injured 
by a deploying airbag. An infant 
or child who is too small to use 
a seat belt should be properly 
secured using a child restraint 
system. Toyota strongly recom-
mends that all in fants and chil-
dren be placed in the rear seats 
of the vehicle and properly 
restrained. The rear seats are 
safer for infants and children 
than the front pa ssenger seat. 
(
P. 5 0 )
●Do not sit on the edge of the 
seat or lean against the dash-
board.
●Do not allow a child to stand in 
f r o n t  o f  t h e  S R S  f r o n t  p a s s e n g e r  
airbag unit or sit on the knees of 
a front passenger.
●Do not allow the front seat occu-
pants to hold items on their 
knees.
●Do not lean against the door, 
the roof side rail or the front, 
side and rear pillars.
●Do not allow anyone to kneel on 
the passenger seat toward the 
door or put thei r head or hands 
outside the vehicle.
●Do not attach a nything to or 
lean anything against areas 
such as the dashboard, steering 
wheel pad and lower portion of 
the instrument panel.
These items can become pro-
jectiles when th e SRS driver, 
front passenger and knee air-
bags deploy. 

421-1. For safe use
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WA R N I N G
●Do not attach anything to areas 
such as a door, windshield, side 
windows, front or rear pillar, roof 
side rail and assist grip.
●Do not hang coat hangers or 
other hard objects on the coat 
hooks. All of these items could 
become projectiles and may 
cause death or serious injury, 
should the SRS curtain shield 
airbags deploy.
●I f a vin yl co ver  is p u t on  t he  ar ea  
where the SRS knee airbag will 
deploy, be sure to remove it.
●Do not use seat accessories 
which cover the parts where the 
SRS side airbags and SRS seat 
cushion airbag inflate as they 
may interfere with inflation of 
the SRS airbags. Such acces-
sories may prevent the side air-
bags and seat cushion airbag 
from activating correctly, disable 
the system or cause the side 
airbags and seat cushion airbag 
to inflate accidentally, resulting 
in death or serious injury.
●Do not strike or apply significant 
levels of force to the area of the 
SRS airbag components or the 
front doors. Doing so can cause 
the SRS airbags to malfunction.
●Do not touch any of the compo-
nent parts immediately after the 
SRS airbags have deployed 
(inflated) as they may be hot.
●If breathing becomes difficult 
after the SRS airbags have 
deployed, open a door or win-
dow to allow fresh air in, or 
leave the vehicle if it is safe to 
do so. Wash off any residue as 
soon as possible to prevent skin 
irritation.
●If the areas where the SRS air-
bags are stored, such as the 
steering wheel pad and front 
and rear pillar  garnishes, are 
damaged or cracked, have 
them replaced by your Toyota 
dealer.
●Do not place anything, such as 
a cushion, on the front passen-
ger’s seat. Doing so will 
disperse the passenger’s 
weight, which prevents the sen-
sor from detecting the passen-
ger’s weight properly. As a 
result, the SRS front airbags for 
the front passenger may not 
deploy in the event of a colli-
sion.
■Modification and disposal of 
SRS airbag system compo-
nents
Do not dispose of your vehicle or 
perform any of the following modi-
fications without consulting your 
Toyota dealer. The SRS airbags 
may malfunction or deploy 
(inflate) accidentally, causing 
death or serious injury.
●Installation, re moval, disassem-
bly and repair of the SRS air-
bags
●Repairs, modifications, removal 
or replacement of the steering 
wheel, instrument panel, dash-
board, seats or seat upholstery, 
front, side and rear pillars, roof 
side rails, front door panels, 
front door trims or front door 
speakers 

842-1. Instrument cluster
HIGHLANDER HV_U
2-1.Instrument cluster
For the purpose of explanation, the following illustrations display all 
warning lights and indicators illuminated.
4.2-inch display
The units used on the meters and some indicators may differ 
depending on the target region.
War ning lights and indicators
The warning lights and indicators on the instrument cluster, 
center panel and outside rear view mirrors inform the driver of  
the status of the vehicle’s various systems.
Warning lights and indicators  displayed on the instru-
ment cluster 

882-1. Instrument cluster
HIGHLANDER HV_Uoff after the hybrid system is on, 
or after a few seconds. There 
may be a malfunction in a sys-
tem if a light does not come on, 
or turn off. Have the vehicle 
inspected by your Toyota dealer.
*5: In order to confirm operation, the 
BSM outside rear view mirror 
indicators illumina te in the follow-
ing situations:
 When the BSM function is 
enabled on   of the 
multi-information display, the 
power switch is turned to ON.
 When the power switch is in 
ON, the BSM function is 
enabled on   of the 
multi-information display.
If the system is functioning cor-
rectly, the BSM outside rear 
view mirror indicators will turn 
off after a few seconds. If the 
BSM outside rear view mirror 
indicators do not illuminate or do 
not turn off, there may be a mal-
function in the system. If this 
occurs, have the vehicle 
inspected by your Toyota dealer.
*6: This light illumi nates on the out-
side rear view mirrors.
*7: When the outside temperature is  approximately 37°F (3°C) or 
lower, this indicator will flash for 
approximately 10 seconds, then 
stay on.
*8: This light illumi nates on the cen-
ter panel.
*9: 7-inch display only