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■System componentsMicrophone
“SOS” button
LED light indicators
Safety Connect
: If equipped
Safety  Connect  is  a  subscription-based  telematics  service  that
uses  Global  Positioning  System  ( GPS)  data  and  embedded  cel-
lular  technology  to  provide  saf ety  and  security  features  to  sub -
scribers.  Safety  Connect  is  s upported  by  Toyota’s  designated
response  center,  which  operates  24  hours  per  day,  7  days  per
week.
Safety  Connect  service  is  avai lable  by  subscription  on  select,
telematics hardware -equipped vehicles.
By  using  the  Safety  Connect  service,  you  are  agreeing  to  be
bound  by  the  Telematics  Subscription  Service  Agreement  and
its Terms and Conditions, as in e ffect and amended from time to
time,  a  current  copy  of  which  is  available  at  Toyota.com  in  the
United  States,  Toyotapr.com  in  Puerto  Rico  and  Toyota.ca  in
Canada. All use of the Safety Connect service is subject to suc h
then-applicable Terms and Conditions.
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Services
Subscribers have the following Safety Connect services availabl
e:
● Automatic Collision Notification
*
Helps  drivers  receive  necessary  response  from  emergency  ser-
vice providers. ( P.   7 3 )
*: U.S. Patent No. 7,508,298 B2
● Stolen Vehicle Location
Helps drivers in the eve nt of vehicle theft. (P. 73)
● Emergency Assistanc e Button (“SOS”)
Connects drivers to response-center support. ( P.   7 3 )
● Enhanced Roadside Assistance
Provides drivers various  on-road assistance. (P.   7 4 )
■Subscription
After  you  have  signed  the  Telemati cs  Subscription  Service Agree-
ment and are enrolled, you c an begin receiving services. 
A  variety  of  subscription  terms  are  available  for  purchase.  Con tact
your Toyota dealer, call the following appropriate Customer Exp eri-
ence  Center  or  push  the  “SOS”  button  in  your  vehicle  for  furthe r
subscription details.
• The United States  1-800-331-4331
• Canada 
1-888-869-6828
• Puerto Rico  1-877-855-8377 

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■Safety Connect Services Information
●Phone  calls  using  the  vehicles  Bluetooth®  technology  will  not  be  possible
when Safety Connect is active and in use.
● Safety Connect is available beginning Fall 2009 on select Toyot a models (in
the  contiguous  United  States  only).  Contact  with  the  Safety  Con nect
response center is dependent upon the telematics device being i n operative
condition, cellular connection availability, and GPS satellite  signal reception,
which  can  limit  the  ability  to  reach  the  response  center  or  rec eive  emer-
gency  service  support.  Enrollment  and  Telematics  Subscription  S ervice
Agreement  required.  A  variety  of  subscription  terms  is  availabl e;  charges
vary by subscription term selected and location.
● Automatic  Collision  Notification,  Emergency Assistance  and  Stolen  Vehicle
Location  are  available  in  the  United  States,  including  Hawaii  a nd  Alaska,
Puerto Rico and Canada, and Enhanced Roadside Assistance are av ailable
in the United States, Puerto Rico and Canada.
● Automatic Collision Notification, Emergency Assistance, Stolen  Vehicle and
Enhanced Road Assistance are not available in the U.S. Virgin I slands. 
For vehicles first sold in the U.S. Virgin Islands, no Safety C onnect services
will function in or outside the U.S. Virgin Islands.
● Safety Connect services are not subject to section 255 of the T elecommuni-
cations Act and the device is not TTY compatible.
■ Languages
The Safety Connect response center will offer support in multip le languages.
The Safety Connect system will offer voice prompts in English,  Spanish, and
French. Please indicate your language of choice when enrolling.
■ When contacting the response center
You may be unable to contact the response center if the network  is busy.
When the engine switch is turned to the “ON” position (vehicles with-
out  a  smart  key  system)  or  the  engine  switch  is  turned  to  IGNIT ION
ON  mode  (vehicles  with  a  smart  key  system),  the  red  indicator  l ight
comes on for 2 seconds then turns off. Afterward, the green ind icator
light comes on, indicating t hat the service is active.
The  following  indicator  light  patterns  indicate  specific  system  usage
conditions:
● Green indicator light on = Active service
● Green indicator light flashing =  Safety Connect call in process
● Red indicator light (except at vehicle start-up) = System malfunction
(contact your Toyota dealer)
● No indicator light (off) = Saf ety Connect service not active
Safety Connect LED  light Indicators 

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Automatic Collision Notification
In case of either airbag deployme
nt or severe rear-end collision, the
system  is  designed  to  automatically  call  the  response  center.  T he
responding  agent  receives  the  v ehicle’s  location  and  attempts  to
speak with the vehicl e occupants to assess  the level of emergency.
If  the  occupants  are  unable  to  communicate,  the  agent  automati-
cally  treats  the  call  as  an  emergency,  contacts  the  nearest  eme r-
gency services provider to descr ibe the situation, and requests that
assistance be sent to the location.
■Stolen Vehicle Location
If your vehicle is stolen, Safety  Connect can work with local author-
ities to assist them in locating  and recovering the vehicle. Af ter filing
a police report, call the Customer Experience Center at 1-800-3 31-
4331 in the United States, 1-877-8 55-8377 in Puerto Rico or 1-888-
869-6828 in Canada, and follow the prompts for Safety Connect t o
initiate this service.
In  addition  to  assisting  law  enforcement  with  recovery  of  a  sto len
vehicle, Safety-Connect-equipped vehicle location data may, und er
certain  circumstances,  be  shared  with  third  parties  to  locate  y our
vehicle. Further information is a vailable at Toyota.com in the United
States, Toyotapr.com in Puerto  Rico and Toyota.ca in Canada.
■Emergency Assistance Button (“SOS”)
In the event of an emergency on t he road, push the “SOS” button to
reach  the  Safety  Connect  respons e  center.  The  answering  agent
will  determine  your  vehicle’s  loca tion,  assess  the  emergency,  and
dispatch the necessary assistanc e required.
If  you  accidentally  press  the  “SOS”  button,  tell  the  response-c enter
agent that you are not experiencing an emergency.
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Enhanced Roadside Assistance
Enhanced  Roadside  As
sistance  adds  GPS  data  to  the  already
included warranty-based Toyota roadside service.
Subscribers can press the “SOS” button to reach a Safety Connec t
response-center  agent,  who  can  he lp  with  a  wide  range  of  needs,
such  as:  towing,  flat  tire,  fuel   delivery,  etc.  For  a  description  of  the
Enhanced  Roadside  Assistance  se rvices  and  their  limitations,
please  see  the  Safety  Connect  Te rms  and  Conditions,  which  are
available  at  Toyota.com  in  the  United  States,  Toyotapr.com  in
Puerto Rico and Toyota.ca in Canada.
Important! Read this informatio n before using Safety Connect.
■Exposure to radio frequency signals
The Safety Connect system installed in your vehicle is a low-po wer
radio transmitter and receiver. I t receives and also sends out radio
frequency (RF) signals.
In  August  1996,  the  Federal  Communications  Commission  (FCC)
adopted RF exposure guidelines with safety levels for mobile wi re-
less  phones. Those  guidelines  are   consistent  with  the  safety  stan-
dards  previously  set  by  the  following  U.S.  and  international
standards bodies.
● ANSI (American National Stand ards Institute) C95.1 [1992]
● NCRP  (National  Council  on  Radi ation  Protection  and  Measure-
ment) Report 86 [1986]
● ICNIRP  (International  Commission  on  Non-Ionizing  Radiation
Protection) [1996]
Those standards were based on comprehensive and periodic eval-
uations of the relevant scienti fic literature. Over 120 scientists, engi-
neers,  and  physicians  from  unive rsities,  and  government  health
agencies and industries reviewed  the available body of research to
develop the ANSI Standard (C95.1).
The design of Safety Connect complies with the FCC guidelines i n
addition to those standards. 
Safety information for Safety Connect 

992. Instrument cluster
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Instrument cluster
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WARNING
■Caution for use while driving
For safety, avoid operating the meter control switches while dr iving as much
as  possible,  and  do  not  look  continuously  at  the  multi-informat ion  display
while driving. Stop the vehicle and operate the meter control s witches. Fail-
ure  to  do  so  may  cause  a  steering  wheel  operation  error,  result ing  in  an
unexpected accident.
■ Cautions while setting up the display
As the engine needs to be running during setting up the display , ensure that
the  vehicle  is  parked  in  a  place  with  adequate  ventilation.  In  a  closed  area
such as a garage, exhaust gases including harmful carbon monoxi de (CO)
may  collect  and  enter  the  vehicle.  This  may  lead  to  death  or  a  serious
health hazard.
■ The multi-information display at low temperatures
Allow  the  interior  of  the  vehicle  to  warm  up  before  using  the  m ulti-informa-
tion  display.  At  extremely  low  temperatures,  the  multi-informat ion  display
monitor may respond slowly, and display changes may be delayed.
For  example,  there  is  a  lag  between  the  driver’s  shifting  and  t he  new  gear
number  appearing  on  the  display. This  lag  could  cause  the  drive r  to  down-
shift  again,  causing  rapid  and  excessive  engine  braking  and  pos sibly  an
accident resulting in death or serious injury.
NOTICE
■ While setting up the display
To prevent battery discharge, ensure that the engine is running while setting
up the display features. 

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Key battery depletion
Vehicles with a smart key system
● The standard battery life is 1 to 2 years. 
● If the battery becomes low, an alarm will sound in the cabin wh en the engine
stops.
● As the electronic  key always receives radio waves, the battery  will become
depleted even if the electronic key is not used. The following  symptoms indi-
cate  that  the  electronic  key  battery  may  be  depleted.  Replace  the  battery
when necessary. ( P. 443)
• The smart key system or the wireless remote control does not o perate.
• The detection area becomes smaller.
• The LED indicator on the key surface does not turn on.
● To avoid serious deterioration, do not leave the electronic key  within 3 ft. (1
m) of the following electrical appliances that produce a magnet ic field:
•TVs
• Personal computers
• Cellular phones, cordless phones and battery chargers
• Recharging cellular phones or cordless phones
• Table lamps
• Induction cookers
Vehicles without a smart key system
If  the  wireless  remote  control  function  does  not  operate,  the  b attery may be
depleted. Replace the battery when necessary. ( P. 443)
■ Precautions  when  disconnecting  the  battery  (vehicles  with  a  sma rt  key
system)
● In  some  cases,  it  may  not  be  possible  to  unlock  the  doors  using  the smart
key  system  immediately  after  the  battery  has  been  disconnected.  Use the
wireless remote control or the mechanical key to lock or unlock the doors.
● The  engine may not start  on  the  first  attempt after reconnectin g the battery
but will start normally after the second attempt. This is not a  malfunction.
● The  engine  switch  mode  is  memorized  by  the  vehicle.  When  the  ba ttery  is
reconnected, the system will return to the mode it was in befor e the battery
was disconnected. Before disconnecting the battery, turn the en gine switch
off.
If you are unsure what mode the engine switch was in when the b attery was
disconnected, be especially careful when reconnecting the batte ry. 

1163-1. Key information
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Shift the shift lever to P or N,
and  press  and  hold  the
driver's  door  lock  switch
(
or)  for  approxi-
mately  5  seconds  and  then
release.
The  shift  lever  and  switch  posi-
tions  corresponding  to  the
desired  function  to  be  set  are
shown in the following table.
Use the same procedure to can-
cel the function.
When the setting or canceling ope ration is complete, all the doors are
locked and then unlocked.
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FunctionShift lever  positionDriver’s door lock switch  position
Shift  position  linked
door locking function
PShift  position  linked
door unlocking function
Speed linked door lock-
ing function
NDriver's  door  linked
door unlocking function