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For your information ........................
5
Reading this manual ...................... 10
How to search ................................ 11
Pictorial index ................................ 12
1-1. For safe use Before driving ........................ 24
For safe driving ..................... 25
Seat belts .............................. 27
SRS airbags .......................... 34
Front passenger occupant clas- sification system.................. 43
Exhaust gas precautions....... 48
1-2. Child safety Riding with children ............... 49
Child restraint systems .......... 50
1-3. Emergency assistance Safety Connect ..................... 65
1-4. Hybrid system Hybrid system features ......... 71
Hybrid system precautions .... 75
1-5. Theft deterrent system Immobilizer system ............... 79
Alarm ..................................... 81
2-1. Instrument cluster Warning lights and indicators............................................ 84
Gauges and meters .............. 89
Multi-information display  (4.2-inch display)................. 92
Multi-information display (7-inch  display)............................. 102
Head-up display ................. 112
Energy monitor/consumption  screen .............................. 1173-1. Key information
Keys ................................... 128
3-2. Opening, closing and locking  the doors
Side doors .......................... 131
Back door ........................... 135
Smart key system .............. 146
3-3. Adjusting the seats Front seats ......................... 153
Rear seats.......................... 154
Driving position memory .... 159
Head restraints................... 162
3-4. Adjusting the steering wheel  and mirrors
Steering wheel ................... 165
Inside rear view mirror ....... 166
Digital Rearview Mirror....... 167
Outside rear view mirrors ... 177
3-5. Opening, closing the win- dows and moon roof
Power windows .................. 179
Moon roof ........................... 182
Panoramic moon roof......... 185
4-1. Before driving Driving the vehicle.............. 190
Cargo and luggage ............ 197
Vehicle load limits .............. 200
T r
ailer towing...................... 201
Dinghy towing .................... 212
4-2. Driving procedures Power (ignition) switch ....... 213
EV drive mode ................... 218
Hybrid transmission ........... 220
Turn signal lever................. 223
1For safety and security
2Vehicle status information 
and indicators
3Before driving
4Driving 

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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”. 

852-1. Instrument cluster
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Vehicle status information and indicators
7-inch display
The units used on the meters and some indicators may differ 
depending on the target region.
Warning lights inform the driver 
of malfunctions in the indicated 
vehicle’s systems.
Warning lights
(U.S.A.)
Brake system warning 
light
*1 (  P.460)
(red)
(Canada)
Brake system warning 
light
*1 (  P.460)
(yellow)
Brake system warning 
light
*1 ( P.460)
High coolant temperature 
warning light
*2 (  P.460)
Hybrid system overheat 
warning light
*2 (  P.461)
Charging system warning 
light
*2 (  P.461)
Low engine oil pressure 
warning light
*2 (  P.461)
(U.S.A.)
Malfunction indicator 
lamp
*1 ( P.461)
(Canada)
Malfunction indicator 
lamp
*1 ( P.461)
SRS warning light
*1 
(  P.462)
(U.S.A.)
ABS warning light*1 
(  P.462)
(Canada)
ABS warning light*1 
(  P.462)
Brake Overri de System 
warning light/Drive-Start 
Control warning light
*2 
(  P.462)
(red/yel-
low)
Electric power steering 
system warning light 
( P.463)
Low fuel leve l warning 
light
*1(  P.463) 

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Vehicle status information and indicators
Maximum G-force course*
This item is linke d with the G-force 
display and the course of the past 
movement of the ball is displayed. 
Press and hold   to reset the 
record.
Wheel spin display
When a tire is spin ning, its icon on 
the display change s its color and 
blinks.
*: This item is displayed only when  driving mode is set to sport mode.
■Safety system status
Enable/Disable the following 
systems:
 PCS (Pre-Collision system) 
( P.249)
 Intuitive parking assist (if 
equipped) ( P.286)
 BSM (Blind Spot Monitor) 
( P.280)
 RCTA (Rear Cross Traffic 
Alert) ( P.294)
■Tire pressure
• It may take a few minutes to dis- play the tire inflation pressure 
after the power switch is turned to 
ON. It may also take a few min-
utes to display the tire inflation 
pressure after inflation pressure 
has been adjusted.
• “---” may be disp layed if the tire 
position information cannot be 
determined due to unfavorable 
radio wave conditions.
• Tire inflation pressure changes  with temperature. The displayed 
values may also be  different from 
the values measured using a tire 
pressure gauge.
■Changing settings
Use the meter control switches 
on the steering wheel to change 
settings.
1 Press   or   of the meter 
control switch to select  .
2 Press   or   of the meter 
control switch to select the 
desired item to be custom-
ized.
3 Press or press and hold  .
The available settings will differ 
depending on if   is pressed or 
pressed and held. Follow the 
instructions on the display.
■Setting items
  LTA (Lane Tracing Assist) 
( P.257)
Press and hold   to change the 
settings of the following items:
• “Lane Center”
Select to enable /disable the lane 
centering function.
• “Steering Assist”
Select to enable/d isable steering 
wheel assistance.
• “Sensitivity”
Select to set the warning sensitivity.
• “Sway Warning”
Select to enable/disable the vehicle 
sway warning.
• “Sway Sensitivity”
Select to set the vehicle sway warn-
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Before driving
Before driving
.3-1. Key informationKeys ............................ 128
3-2. Opening, closing and  locking the doors
Side doors ................... 131
Back door .................... 135
Smart key system ....... 146
3-3. Adjusting the seats Front seats .................. 153
Rear seats................... 154
Driving position memory .................................. 159
Head restraints............ 162
3-4. Adjusting the steering  wheel and mirrors
Steering wheel ............ 165
Inside rear view mirror .................................. 166
Digital Rearview Mirror .................................. 167
Outside rear view mirrors .................................. 177
3-5. Opening, closing the win- dows and moon roof
Power windows ........... 179
Moon roof .................... 182
Panoramic moon roof.. 185 

1603-3. Adjusting the seats
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■Seat positions that can be 
memorized
The adjusted positions other than 
the position adjusted by lumbar sup-
port switch can be recorded.
■In order to correctly use the 
driving position memory func-
tion
If a seat position is already in the 
furthest possible position and the 
seat is operated in the same direc-
tion, the recorded position may be 
slightly different w hen it is recalled.
1Check that the shift lever is in 
P.
2 Turn the power switch to ON.
3 Press one of the buttons for 
the driving position you want  to recall until the buzzer 
sounds.
■To stop the position recall oper-
ation part-way through
Perform any of the following opera-
tions:
●Press the “SET” button.
●Press button “1” or “2”.
●Operate any of t he seat adjust-
ment switches (only cancels seat 
position recall).
■Operating the driving position 
memory after turning the power 
switch off
Recorded seat positions can be 
activated up to 180 seconds after 
the driver’s door is opened and 
another 60 seconds after it is closed 
again.
■Registering procedure
Record your driving position to 
button “1” or “2” before perform-
ing the following:
Carry only the key you want to 
register, and then close the 
driver’s door.
WA R N I N G
■Seat adjustment caution
Take care during seat adjustment 
so that the seat d oes not strike 
the rear passenger or squeeze 
your body again st the steering 
wheel.
Recalling a driving posi-
tion
Registering/cancel-
ing/recall a driving posi-
tion to an electronic key 
(memory recall function) 

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*: If equipped
The height of the rear view mir-
ror can be adjusted to suit your 
driving posture.
Adjust the height of the rear 
view mirror by moving it up and 
down.
Manual anti-glare inside rear 
view mirror
Reflected light from the head-
lights of vehicles behind can be 
reduced by operating the lever.
Normal position
Anti-glare position
Auto anti-glare inside rear 
view mirror
Responding to the level of 
brightness of the headlights of 
vehicles behind, the reflected 
light is automatically reduced.
Turn the automatic anti-glare 
function mode on/off
When the automatic anti-glare func-
tion is in ON mode, the indicator   
illuminates. The func tion will set to 
ON mode each time the power 
switch is turned to ON.
Pressing the button turns the func-
tion to OFF mode. (The indicator 
 also turns off.)
Inside rear view mir-
ror*
The rear view mirror’s posi-
tion can be adjusted to 
enable sufficient confirma-
tion of the rear view.
Adjusting the height of 
rear view mirror
WA R N I N G
■Caution while driving
Do not adjust the position of the 
mirror while driving.
Doing so may lead to mishandling 
of the vehicle and cause an acci-
dent, resulting in death or serious 
injury.
Anti-glare function 

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Camera indicator
Indicates that the camera is operat-
ing normally.
Icon display area
Displays icons, adjusting gauge, 
etc. ( P.169)
Select button
Press to change the setting of the 
item you want to adjust.
Menu button
Press to display the icon display 
area and select the item you want 
to adjust.
Lever
Operate to change between digital 
mirror mode and optical mirror 
mode.
Operate the lever to change 
between digital mirror mode and 
optical mirror mode.
1 Digital mirror mode
Displays an ima ge of the area 
behind the vehicle.
 will illuminate in this mode.
2Optical mirror mode
Turns off the display of the Digital 
Rearview Mirror allows it to be used 
as an optical mirror.
■Digital mirror mode operating 
condition
The power switch is turned to ON.
When the power switch is changed 
from ON to OFF o r ACC, the image 
will disappear after several seconds.
■When using the Digital Rear-
view Mirror in d igital mirror 
mode
●If it is difficult to  see the displayed 
image due to light reflected off the 
Digital Rearview Mirror, the cam-
era being dirty, or if lights of a 
vehicle behind your vehicle or the 
displayed image are bothering 
you, change to optical mirror 
mode.
●When the back door is open, the 
Digital Rearview Mirror image may 
not display properly. Before driv-
ing, make sure the back door is 
WA R N I N G