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HIGHLANDER HV_UTABLE OF CONTENTS
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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Precautions for winter seas on.............................................. P.327
To prevent freezing (windshiel d wiper de-icer) ..................... P.338
Precautions for car wash
*.................................................... P.395
Fuel filler door ............................................... ..................... P.240
Refueling method ............................................... .................. P.240
Fuel type/fuel tan k capacity ................................... .............. P.507
Tires.......................................................... ........................... P.418
Tire size/inflation pressure ................................... ........ P.418, 511
Winter tires/tire chains ....................................... .................. P.327
Checking/rotation/tire pressur e warning system ..................P.418
Coping with flat tires......................................... .................... P.474
Hood ........................................................... ......................... P.408
Opening ............................................................................... P.408
Engine oil ..................................................... ........................ P.508
Coping with overheating ...................................................... P.497
Warning messages ............................................... ............... P.470
Headlights..................................................... ...................... P.229
Parking lights ................................................. .................... P.229
Front turn signal lights ....................................... ............... P.223
Parking lights
*/daytime running lights............................. P.229
Front side marker lights ....................................... ............. P.229
Front fog lights ............................................... .................... P.235
Stop/tail lights ............................................... ..................... P.229
Tail lights.................................................... ......................... P.229
Back-up lights
Shifting the shift lever to  R ................................................... P.220
License plate lights........................................... ................. P.229
Rear turn signal lights ........................................ ............... P.223
Light bulbs of the exterior lights for driving
(Replacing method: P.443, Watts: P.512) 

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Rear side marker lights ........................................ ............. P.229
Side turn signal lights ........................................ ............... P.223
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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”. 

862-1. Instrument cluster
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*1: These lights turn on when the power switch is turned to ON to 
indicate that a system check is 
being performed. They will turn 
off 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.
*2: This light illuminates on the 
multi-information display.
*3: This light comes on when the system is turned off.
*4: 7-inch display only
The indicators inform the driver 
of the operating state of the 
vehicle’s various systems.
Driver’s and front passen-
ger’s seat belt reminder 
light ( P.463)
Rear passengers’ seat 
belt reminder light
*2 
(  P.464)
Tire pressure warning 
light
*1 (  P.464)
(orange)
LTA indicator*2 ( P.464)
(flashes)
Intuitive parking assist 
OFF indicator
*1, 3, 4 (if 
equipped) ( P.465)
(flashes)
RCTA OFF indicator*2, 3 
(  P.465)
(flashes)
PKSB OFF indicator*1, 3, 4 
(if equipped) ( P.465)
(flashes or 
illumi-
nates)PCS warning light*1 
(  P.466)
Slip indicator
*1 (  P.466)
(flashes)
(U.S.A.)
Parking brake indicator*1 
(  P.467)
(flashes)
(Canada)
Parking brake indicator*1 
(  P.467)
(flashes)
Brake hold operated indi-
cator
*1 ( P.467)
WA R N I N G
■If a safety system warning 
light does not come on
Should a safety system light such 
as the ABS and SRS warning 
lights not come on when you start 
the hybrid system, this could 
mean that these s ystems are not 
available to help protect you in an 
accident, which could result in 
death or serious injury. Have the 
vehicle inspected by your Toyota 
dealer immediately if this occurs.
Indicators
Turn signal indicator 
(  P.223)
(U.S.A.)
Headlight indicator 
( P.229)
(Canada)
Tail light indicator 
( P.229)
Headlight high beam indi-
cator ( P.231)
Automatic High Beam indi-
cator
*1 (  P.232) 

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Driving
.4-1. Before drivingDriving the vehicle....... 190
Cargo and luggage ..... 197
Vehicle load limits ....... 200
Trailer towing............... 201
Dinghy towing ............. 212
4-2. Driving procedures Power (ignition) switch.................................. 213
EV drive mode ............ 218
Hybrid transmission .... 220
Turn signal lever.......... 223
Parking brake .............. 224
Brake Hold .................. 227
4-3. Operating the lights and  wipers
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 
systems
Toyota Safety Sense 2.0 .................................. 243PCS (Pre-Collision System)
.................................. 249
LTA (Lane Tracing Assist) .................................. 257
RSA (Road Sign Assist) .................................. 267
Dynamic radar cruise con- trol 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 func- tion (static objects) .... 306
Parking Support Brake func- tion (rear-crossing vehi-
cles) ........................... 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 .................................. 330 

2094-1. Before driving
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Driving
This function is a ctivated when the 
rated current of any of the following 
trailer light circuit components is 
exceeded:
●Tail lights: maximum 4.5 A
●Stop/turn signal light (right): maxi-
mum 7.8 A
●Stop/turn signal light (left): maxi-
mum 4.5 A
■When the auto current cut func-
tion is activated
If a trailer light d oes not come on 
due to the activation  of the auto cur-
rent cut function , the light system 
will need to  be reset.
Follow the reset procedure shown 
below.
●If a tail light doe s not come on, 
turn off the headlight switch.
●If the right-side stop/turn signal 
light does not com e on, put the 
turn signal in the off position or 
remove foot from t he brake pedal.
●If the left-side stop/turn signal light 
does not come on, put the turn 
signal in the off position or remove 
foot from the brake pedal.
If the emergency flashers do not 
operate, press the emergency 
flasher switch to turn them off.
After the light syst em is reset, oper-
ate the light switches again to see if 
the lights operate normally.
If the lights do not operate normally, 
have the vehicle inspected by your 
Toyota dealer.
Your vehicle will handle differ-
ently when towing a trailer. Help 
to avoid an accident, death or 
serious injury, keep the following 
in mind when towing:
 Speed limits for towing a 
trailer vary by state or prov-
ince. Do not exceed the 
posted towing speed limit.
 Toyota recommends that the 
vehicle-trailer speed limit is 65 
mph (104 km/h) on a flat, 
straight, dry road. Do not 
exceed this limit, the posted 
towing speed limit or the 
speed limit for your trailer as 
set forth in your trailer owner’s 
manual, whichever is lowest. 
Instability of the towing vehi-
cle-trailer combination (trailer 
sway) increases as speed 
increases. Exceeding speed 
limits may cause loss of con-
trol.
 Before starting out, check the 
trailer lights, tires and the 
vehicle-trailer connections. 
Recheck after driving a short 
distance.
 Practice turning, stopping and 
reversing with the trailer 
attached in an area away 
from traffic until you become 
accustomed to the feel of the 
vehicle-trailer combination.
 Reversing with a trailer 
attached is difficult and 
NOTICE
■Do not directly splice trailer 
lights
Do not directly splice trailer lights. 
Directly splicing trailer lights may 
damage your vehicle’s electrical 
system and cause a malfunction.
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Driving
1 Right turn
2 Lane change to the right 
(move the lever partway and 
release it)
The right hand signals will flash 3 
times.
3Lane change to the left 
(move the lever partway and 
release it)
The left hand signals will flash 3 
times.
4Left turn
■Turn signals can be operated 
when
The power swit ch is in ON.
■If the indicator flashes faster 
than usual
Check that a light  bulb in the front or 
rear turn signal  lights has not  burned out.
Tur n signal lever
Operating instructions