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OVERVIEW
FEATURES & OPERATIONS
TOYOTA SAFETY SENSE
SAFETY & EMERGENCY FEATURES
INDEX
1 Visit your Toyota dealer for information on customizing this feature.2 Programmable by customer. Refer to the Owner’s Manual for instructions and more information.3 HomeLink® is a registered trademark of Gentex Corporation.  
Engine maintenance  11
Fuel tank door release & cap  10
Hood release   10
Indicator symbols  6-7
Instrument cluster  5
Instrument panel  2-4
Instrument panel light control  11 
Keyless entry
1,2 8-9
Smart Key system1,2 9
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FEATURES & OPERATIONS FEATURES & OPERATIONS (continued)
SAFETY & EMERGENCY FEATURES
TOYOTA SAFETY SENSE™ 2.0 (TSS 2.0)
Air conditioning/heating 
29-31
Audio 25
Auto lock/unlock
1 12
Automatic transmission  12
Bird’s Eye View Camera 
with Perimeter Scan function   38
Blind Spot Monitor (BSM) and  
Rear Cross Traffic Alert (RCTA)  37
Clock 23
Door locks
1,2 15
Downhill Assist Control system (DAC)  4 1
Driver Easy Speak  33
Driving mode select switch  41
Electric parking brake  13
Front and Rear Parking Assist  
with Automated Braking  36
Garage door opener (HomeLink
®)3 34
Head-up display (HUD)  23
Intuitive parking assist  35
Lights
1,2 & turn signals1 21
Moonroof1 16
Multi-Information Display (MID)2 22
Multi-terrain select (AWD)  40
Panoramic moonroof   16
Power Liftgate (back door)
1,2 17 
Power outlets-12V DC  27
Power outlets-120V AC  27
Qi wireless charger  26
Rear view monitor system  36
Seat adjustments-Front  18
Seat adjustments-Rear  19
Seat heaters/ventilators  32
Seats-Head restraints  18Seats-Stowing & returning  
3rd row seats  19
Snow mode button  40
Steering lock release  14
Steering wheel switches & 
telephone controls (Bluetooth
®) 24
Steering wheel-Heater  33
Stop & Start Engine System  39
Tilt & telescopic steering wheel  14
Toyota multi-operation touch  28
USB charge-ports  27
USB media port  26
Vehicle Stability Control (VSC)/ 
TRAC/Trailer Sway Control  
OFF switch   37
Windows-Power
1 15
Windshield wipers & washers1 20
Automatic High Beams (AHB)  57
Full-Range Dynamic Radar 
Cruise Control (DRCC)  54-56
Lane Departure Alert with  
Steering Assist (LDA w/SA)  46-49
Lane Tracing Assist (LTA)  50-53
Pre-Collision System with Pedestrian 
Detection (PCS w/PD)  43-45
Quick overview-Toyota Safety  
Sense™ 2.0 (TSS 2.0)  42
Road Sign Assist (RSA)  58
Sensors 43
BLUETOOTH® DEVICE  
PAIRING SECTION 66-68
Floor mat installation 
64
Rear door child safety locks  60 
Safety Connect  62
Seat belts  59
Seat belts-3rd row center  59
Seat belts-Shoulder belt anchor  59
Spare tire & tools  61
Star Safety System
TM 63-64
Tire Pressure Monitoring  
(warning) System (TPMS)  60
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Steering wheel controls
Automatic High Beam (AHB) switch
Audio control 
switches2Audio volume 
control switch2
Meter control switchesFull-Speed Range Dynamic Radar 
Cruise Control (DRCC) vehicle-to-
vehicle distance buttonFull-Speed Range 
DRCC switches
Tilt and telescopic steering 
lock release lever  
(below the steering wheel)
Headlight/turn signal/front fog light
1 control
Meter/Multi-information display (MID)
Hood lock release lever Fuel tank door release lever
Windshield wiper 
de-icer switch
1
Heated steering 
wheel switch1
Heated steering 
wheel switch1
Automatic High Beam 
(AHB) switch
Automatic High Beam 
(AHB) switch
Birds Eye View Camera switch
1,2
Power back 
door switch1
Power back 
door switch1
Voice command switch2
Telephone switch2
Lane Tracing Assist (LTA)/Lane Departure 
Alert with Steering Assist (LDA w/SA) switch
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Instrument panel
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Sport mode indicator
Rock & dirt mode indicator4
RCTA OFF indicator2,4
Rear passengers’ seat belt  
reminder
Vehicle Stability Control (VSC) OFF 
indicator1
Low tire pressure warning1
Turn signal indicator
Slip indicator1,3
Smart Key system indicator
SNOW mode indicator
Stop & Start Engine System  
indicator4
Stop & Start Engine System cancel 
indicator2,4
Security indicator
Pre-Collison System (PCS) warning1,2
OVERVIEW
FEATURES  & OPERATIONS
TOYOTA  SAFETY SENSE
SAFETY  & EMERGENCY  FEATURES
1 
If the indicator does not turn off within a few seconds of starting the engine, there may be a 
malfunction. Have the vehicle inspected by your Toyota dealer.
2 If the indicator flashes, there may be a malfunction. Refer to the Owner’s Manual.3 If the indicator flashes, it indicates that the system is operating.4 If equipped.
5 7-inch display only.
6 Refer to section PKSB (Parking Support Braking function) in the Owner’s Manual.
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FEATURES & OPERATIONS
TOYOTA SAFETY SENSE
SAFETY & EMERGENCY FEATURES
Front fog lights come on only when the headlights are on low beam.
1 The right hand signals will flash three times.
2 The left hand signals will flash three times.
Daytime Running Light system (DRL)  Automatically turns on under certain 
conditions to make vehicle more visible to other drivers. Not for use at night. Automatic light cut off system  Lights automatically turn off after 30 second delay, 
or when lock switch on remote is pushed after all doors are locked. 
Automatic High Beam (AHB) system Automatically switches between high and 
low beams as appropriate to enhance vision at night.
Refer to Toyota Safety Sense™ 2.0 (TSS 2.0) in this guide or the Owner’s Manual 
for more details on the Automatic High Beam feature.  
* Operating conditions must be met. Refer to the Owner’s Manual for details.
Low beam
Parking lights
Auto
 DRL OFFHigh beam
or
Automatic High Beam*
High beam 
flasherHeadlights
Turn
Right turn
Lane change
1
Lane change2
Left turn
Lights & turn signals
HEADLIGHTS
FRONT FOG LIGHTS (IF EQUIPPED)
TURN SIGNALS
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