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For your information ........................
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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-
Settings display ( )
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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