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4-1. Key informationKeys .................................. 274
4-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
Side doors ......................... 279
Back door .......................... 285
Smart key system.............. 290
4-3. Adjusting the seats Front seats ........................ 299
Rear seats ......................... 301
Head restraints .................. 303
4-4. Adjusting the steering wheel and mirrors
Steering wheel .................. 306
Inside rear view mirror....... 308
Outside rear view mirrors ............................. 310
4-5. Opening and closing the windows
Power windows ................. 312 5-1. Before driving
Driving the vehicle ............. 318
Cargo and luggage ............ 330
Vehicle load limits .............. 333
Trailer towing ..................... 334
Dinghy towing .................... 335
5-2. Driving procedures Power (ignition) switch....... 336
Hybrid transmission ........... 342
Turn signal lever ................ 348
Parking brake .................... 349
5-3. Operating the lights and wipers
Headlight switch ................ 350
Automatic High Beam ........ 355
Fog light switch .................. 360
Windshield wipers and washer ............................. 362
5-4. Refueling Opening the fuel tank cap................................... 368
4Operation of each
component5Driving
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■Switches
Instrument cluster light control switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 194
S-APGS (Simple Advanced Parking Guidance System)
switch
*1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 458
VSC OFF switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 490
Automatic High Beam switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 355
“HUD” (Head-up display) switch
*1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 253
Driving mode select switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 419
EV/HV mode selection switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 90
EV auto mode switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 90
Seat heater switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 527
Charging timer switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 161
Window lock switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 312
Outside rear view mirror switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 310
Door lock switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 281
Power window switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 312
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3. Instrument cluster
The indicators inform the driver of the operating state of the vehicle’s
various systems.
Indicators
IndicatorsPages
Turn signal indicator P. 348
Headlight indicator (U.S.A.) P. 350
Tail light indicator (Canada) P. 352
Parking brake indicator (U.S.A.) P. 349
Parking brake indicator (Canada)P. 349
Headlight high beam indicator P. 352
Fog light indicator (if equipped) P. 360
Security indicator P. 83
“READY” indicatorP. 336
Shift position indicatorsP. 342
*1, 2Slip indicator light P. 490
*1, 3VSC OFF indicatorP. 491
Cruise control indicator P. 414
Dynamic radar cruise control indicatorP. 409
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Instrument cluster
*1: These lights turn on when the power switch is turned to ON mode to indi-
cate 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 system if a light does not come on, or turn off. Have the veh icle
inspected by your Toyota dealer.
*2: The light flashes to indicate that the system is operating.
*3: The light comes on when the system is turned off.
Cruise control “SET” indicator P. 409
*1, 3PCS warning light P. 385
LDA indicatorP. 396
Steering control indicatorP. 397
Automatic High Beam indicator P. 355
Heated steering wheel indicator (if equipped) P. 527
“BSM” indicator (if equipped)P. 421
Intuitive parking assist indicator (if equipped) P. 433
*1, 3PKSB OFF indicator (if equipped)P. 444
*1S-APGS indicator (if equipped) P. 459
*1“AIR BAG ON/OFF” indicator (U.S.A.) P. 50
*1“AIR BAG ON/OFF” indicator (Canada)P. 50
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5Driving
5-1. Before drivingDriving the vehicle ............. 318
Cargo and luggage ........... 330
Vehicle load limits ............. 333
Trailer towing..................... 334
Dinghy towing ................... 335
5-2. Driving procedures Power (ignition) switch ...... 336
Hybrid transmission........... 342
Turn signal lever................ 348
Parking brake .................... 349
5-3. Operating the lights and wipers
Headlight switch ................ 350
Automatic High Beam ....... 355
Fog light switch ................. 360
Windshield wipers and washer ............................ 362
5-4. Refueling Opening the fuel tank cap .................................. 368 5-5. Using the driving support
systems
Toyota Safety Sense P ..... 373
PCS (Pre-Collision System)........................... 381
LDA (Lane Departure Alert with steering
control) ............................ 393
Dynamic radar cruise control with full-speed
range............................... 403
Driving mode select switch .............................. 419
BSM (Blind Spot Monitor) ........ 421
• The Blind Spot Monitor function ......................... 425
• The Rear Cross Traffic Alert function ................. 428
Intuitive parking assist....... 433
Parking Support Brake function ........................... 443
S-APGS (Simple Advanced Parking
Guidance System) .......... 455
Driving assist systems ...... 489
5-6. Driving tips Winter driving tips ............. 495
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5-3. Operating the lights and wipers
CanadaThe headlights, side
marker, parking, LED
accent (if equipped),
daytime running lights
( P. 353) and so on
turn on and off automat-
ically (when the power
switch is in ON mode).
The side marker, park-
ing, LED accent (if
equipped), tail, license
plate, instrument panel
lights, and daytime run-
ning lights ( P. 353)
turn on.
The headlights and all the lig hts listed above (except day-
time running lights) turn on.
The daytime running lights turn on. ( P. 353)
With the headlights on, push
the lever away from you to turn
on the high beams.
Pull the lever toward you to the
center position to turn the high
beams off.
Pull the lever toward you and
release it to flash the high
beams once.
You can flash the high beams with the headlights on or off.
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Automatic High Beam
Push the lever away from you
with the headlight switch in the or position.
Press the Automatic High
Beam switch.
The Automatic High Beam indica-
tor will come on when the head-
lights are turned on automatically
to indicate that the system is
active.
The Automatic High Beam uses an in-vehicle camera sensor to
assess the brightness of streetl ights, the lights of vehicles
ahead etc., and automatically turns the high beam on or off as
necessary.
WARNING
■ Limitations of the Automatic High Beam
Do not rely on the Automatic High Beam. Always drive safely, ta king care to
observe your surroundings and turning the high beam on or off m anually if
necessary.
■ To prevent incorrect operation of the Automatic High Beam syste m
Do not overload the vehicle.
Activating the Automatic High Beam system
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5-3. Operating the lights and wipers
■Switching to low beam
Pull the lever to the original
position.
The Automatic High Beam indi-
cator will turn off.
Push the lever away from you to
activate the Automatic High
Beam system again.
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Switching to high beam
Press the Automatic High
Beam switch.
The Automatic High Beam indi-
cator will turn off and the high
beam indicator will turn on.
Press the switch to activate the
Automatic High Beam system
again.
Turning the high beam on/off manually