
3
1 
9 
8
7
6
5
4 
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3. Instrument cluster 
Combination meter ............204 
Warning lights and  
indicators .........................214 
Main display .......................222 
Multi-information display ....230 
Head-up display .................264 
Energy monitor/ 
consumption screen ........271 
4-1. Key information 
Keys ...................................278 
4-2. Opening, closing and  
locking the doors 
Side doors..........................283 
Back door...........................288 
Smart entry & start  
system .............................293 
4-3. Adjusting the seats 
Front seats .........................339 
Rear seats .........................341 
Head restraints ..................343 
4-4. Adjusting the steering  
wheel and mirrors 
Steering wheel ...................346 
Inside rear view mirror .......348 
Outside rear view  
mirrors .............................350 
4-5. Opening and closing the  
windows 
Power windows ..................352 
5-1. Before driving 
Driving the vehicle ............. 358 
Cargo and luggage............ 370 
Trailer towing..................... 372 
5-2. Driving procedures 
Power (ignition) switch ...... 373 
Hybrid transmission........... 379 
Turn signal lever................ 385 
Parking brake .................... 386 
5-3. Operating the lights  
and wipers 
Headlight switch ................ 387 
AHS (Adaptive High-beam  
System) ........................... 391 
Fog light switch ................. 397 
Windshield wipers and  
washer ............................ 398 
5-4. Refueling 
Opening the fuel tank  
cap .................................. 401
3Instrument cluster
4Operation of each  
component
5Driving 

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9 
8
7
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4 
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7-1. Maintenance and care 
Cleaning and protecting  
the vehicle exterior ..........616 
Cleaning and protecting  
the vehicle interior ...........622 
7-2. Maintenance 
Maintenance  
requirements....................628 
7-3. Do-it-yourself maintenance 
Do-it-yourself service  
precautions ......................631 
Hood ..................................634 
Positioning a floor jack .......636 
Engine compartment..........637 
Tires ...................................650 
Tire inflation pressure ........665 
Wheels ...............................667 
Replacing the tire ...............669 
Air conditioning filter ..........681 
Wiper insert  
replacement .....................685 
Electronic key battery ........688 
Checking and replacing  
fuses ................................691 
Light bulbs .........................695 
8-1. Essential information 
Emergency flashers .......... 704 
If your vehicle has to  
be stopped in an 
emergency ...................... 705 
If the vehicle is trapped in  
rising water...................... 706 
8-2. Steps to take in an  
emergency 
If your vehicle needs  
to be towed ..................... 707 
If you think something is  
wrong .............................. 713 
If a warning light turns on  
or a warning buzzer  
sounds ............................ 714 
If a warning message is  
displayed ......................... 723 
If you have a flat tire .......... 731 
If the hybrid system will  
not start ........................... 749 
If the electronic key does  
not operate properly ........ 751 
If the 12-volt battery is  
discharged ...................... 755 
If your vehicle  
overheats ........................ 761 
If the vehicle becomes  
stuck................................ 766
7Maintenance and care8When trouble arises 

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For safe driving
Adjust the angle of the seat- 
back so that you are sitting 
straight up and so that you do 
not have to lean forward to 
steer. ( P. 339) 
Adjust the seat so that you can 
depress the pedals fully and so 
that your arms bend slightly at 
the elbow when gripping the
steering wheel. ( P. 339) 
Lock the head restraint in place with the center of the head restraint 
closest to the top of your ears. ( P. 343) 
Wear the seat belt correctly. ( P.  3 4 ) 
Make sure that all occupants are wearing their seat belts before driv- 
ing the vehicle. ( P.  3 4 ) 
Use a child restraint system appropriate for the child until the child 
becomes large enough to properly wear the vehicle’s seat belt.  
( P.  5 4 ) 
Make sure that you can see backward clearly by adjusting the inside 
and outside rear view mirrors properly. ( P. 348, 350)
For safe driving, adjust the seat and mirror to an appropriate 
position before driving.
Correct driving posture
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2
Correct use of the seat belts
Adjusting the mirrors
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4 

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WARNING
■SRS airbag precautions 
Observe the following precautions regarding the SRS airbags.  
Failure to do so may cause death or serious injury. 
● The driver and all passengers in the vehicle must wear their seat belts 
properly.
The SRS airbags are supplemental devic es to be used with the seat belts. 
● The SRS driver airbag deploys with considerable force, and can cause 
death or serious injury especially if the driver is very close to the airbag. 
Since the risk zone for the driver’s airbag is the first 50 - 75 mm (2 - 3 in.) 
of inflation, placing yourself 250 mm ( 10 in.) from your driver airbag pro- 
vides you with a clear margin of safety. This distance is measured from
the center of the steering wheel to your breastbone. If you sit less than 
250 mm (10 in.) away now, you can change your driving position in sev- 
eral ways: 
• Move your seat to the rear as far as you can while still reaching the ped- 
als comfortably. 
• Slightly recline the back of the seat. Although vehicle designs vary,
many drivers can achieve the 250 mm (10 in.) 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 adjustable, tilt it downward. This points the air-
bag toward your chest instead of your head and neck.
The seat should be adjusted as recommended above, while still maintain- 
ing control of the foot pedals, steering wheel, and your view of the instru- 
ment panel controls. 
● The SRS front passenger airbag also deploys with considerable 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 air-
bag as possible with the seatback adjusted, so the front passenger sits 
upright. 
● 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 sys- 
tem. Toyota strongly recommends that all infants and children be placed in
the rear seats of the vehicle and proper ly restrained. The rear seats are 
safer for infants and children than the front passenger seat. ( P. 54) 

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For safety and security
WARNING
■SRS airbag precautions 
● 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. 
● If a vinyl cover is put on the area 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 inflate as they may interfere with inflation of the SRS airbags. 
Such accessories may prevent the si de airbags from activating correctly, 
disable the system or cause the side airbags to inflate accidentally, result-
ing in death or serious injury. 
● Do not strike or apply significant levels of force to the area of the SRS air- 
bag components or the front doors. 
Doing so can cause the SRS airbags to malfunction. 
● Do not touch any of the component parts immediately after the SRS air- 
bags have deployed (inflated) as they may be hot.
● Do not attach anything to or lean any- 
thing against areas such as the dash- 
board, steering wheel pad and lower
portion of the instrument panel.  
These items can become projectiles 
when the SRS driver, front passenger
and knee airbags deploy. 
● Do not attach anything to areas such as 
a door, windshield, side windows, front 
or rear pillar, roof side rail, and assist
grip. 

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WARNING
■SRS airbag precautions 
● If breathing becomes difficult after the SRS airbags have deployed, open a 
door or side window 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 airbags are stored, such as the steering wheel 
pad and front and rear pillar garni shes, are damaged or cracked, have 
them replaced by any authorized Toyota retailer or Toyota authorized 
repairer, or any reliable repairer. 
■ Modification and disposal of SRS airbag system components 
Do not dispose of your vehicle or perform any of the following modifications 
without consulting any authorized Toyota retailer or Toyota authorized 
repairer, or any reliable repairer.  The SRS airbags may malfunction or 
deploy (inflate) accidentally, causing death or serious injury. 
● Installation, removal, disassembly and repair of the SRS airbags 
● Repairs, modifications, removal or replacement of the steering wheel, 
instrument panel, dashboard, seats or seat upholstery, front, side and rear
pillars, roof side rails, front door  panels, front door trims, or front door 
speakers 
● Modifications to the front door panel (such as making a hole in it) 
● Repairs or modifications of the front fender, front bumper, or side of the 
occupant compartment 
● Installation of a grille guard (bull bars, kangaroo bar, etc.), snow plows or 
winches 
● Modifications to the vehicle’s suspension system 
● Installation of electronic devices such as mobile two-way radios (RF-trans- 
mitter) and CD players 

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For safety and security
■If the SRS airbags deploy (inflate) 
● Slight abrasions, burns, bruising etc., may be sustained from SRS airbags, 
due to the extremely high speed deployment (inflation) by hot gases. 
● A loud noise and white powder will be emitted. 
● Parts of the airbag module (steering wheel hub, airbag cover and inflator) as 
well as the front seats, parts of the  front and rear pillars, and roof side rails, 
may be hot for several minutes. The airbag itself may also be hot. 
● The windshield may crack. 
● The hybrid system will be stopped and fuel supply to the engine will be 
stopped. ( P. 109) 
● The emergency flashers will turn on automatically. (P. 704) 
■ SRS airbag deployment conditions (SRS front airbags) 
● The SRS front airbags will deploy in the event of an impact that exceeds the 
set threshold level (the level of force corresponding to an approximately 20 - 
30 km/h [12 - 18 mph] frontal collision with a fixed wall that does not move or
deform). 
However, this threshold velocity will be considerably higher in the following 
situations: 
• If the vehicle strikes an object, such as a parked vehicle or sign pole, 
which can move or deform on impact 
• If the vehicle is involved in an underride collision, such as a collision in
which the front of the vehicle “underrides”, or goes under, the bed of a 
truck 
● Depending on the type of collision, it is possible that only the seat belt pre- 
tensioners will activate. 
■ SRS airbag deployment conditions (SRS side and curtain shield airbags) 
● The SRS side and curtain shield airbags will deploy in the event of an 
impact that exceeds the set threshold level (the level of force corresponding 
to the impact force produced by an approximately 1500 kg [3300 lb.] vehicle 
colliding with the vehicle cabin from a direction perpendicular to the vehicle
orientation at an approximate speed of 20 - 30 km/h [12 - 18 mph]). 
● Both SRS curtain shield airbags may also deploy in the event of a severe 
frontal collision. 

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■When to contact any authorized Toyota retailer or Toyota authorized 
repairer, or any reliable repairer 
In the following cases, the vehicle will require inspection and/or repair. Con- 
tact any authorized Toyota retailer or  Toyota authorized repairer, or any reli- 
able repairer as soon as possible. 
● Any of the SRS airbags have been inflated. 
● The front of the vehicle is damaged or 
deformed, or was involved in an acci- 
dent that was not severe enough to 
cause the SRS front airbags to inflate. 
● A portion of a door or its surrounding 
area is damaged, deformed or has had a 
hole made in it, or the vehicle was 
involved in an accident 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 air- 
bag or lower portion of the driver’s side
instrument panel is scratched, cracked, 
or otherwise damaged. 
● The surface of the seats with the SRS 
side airbag is scratched, cracked, or oth- 
erwise damaged.