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OVERVIEW FEATURES & OPERATIONS TOYOTA SAFETY SENSE SAFETY & EMERGENCY FEATURES
INDEX
Engine maintenance  9
Fuel tank door release & cap  7
Hood release   8
Indicator symbols  4-5
Instrument cluster  4
Instrument panel  2-3
Instrument panel light control  8
Keyless entry
1,2 6
Smart Key system1,2 7
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.  
OVERVIEW
FEATURES & OPERATIONSFEATURES & OPERATIONS (continued)
SAFETY & EMERGENCY FEATURES
Air conditioning/heating  20
Audio 23
Auto lock/unlock
2 12
Automatic transmission  10
Bird’s Eye View Camera 
with Perimeter Scan  27
Blind Spot Monitor with Rear  
 $ S P T T  5 S B G m D  " M F S U  	 # 4 .  X  3 $ 5 " 
    
Clock 19
Cup holders  17
Door locks  12
Driving mode select  11
Dynamic Torque Control AWD  
system   10
Electric parking brake  14
Garage door opener (HomeLink
®)3 19 
Head-Up Display  15
Heated/ventilated seats  21
Heated steering wheel  20
Intelligent Clearance Sonar with Rear  
 $ S P T T  5 S B G m D  # S B L J O H  	 * $ 4  X  3 $ 5 # 
    
Intuitive parking assist  29
Lights
1 & turn signals  18
Moonroof 17
Multi-Information Display (MID)
2 15
Power outlets-12V DC  24
Power windows  12
Qi Wireless charger  24
Rear view monitor system  25
 4 F B U  B E K V T U N F O U T  ' S P O U     4 F B U  G P M E J O H  3 F B S    
 4 F B U T  ) F B E  S F T U S B J O U T    
Steering lock release  13
Steering wheel switches & 
 U F M F Q I P O F  D P O U S P M T  	 # M V F U P P U I
® 
     
Tilt & telescopic steering wheel  13
USB charge ports  21
USB media port  23
 7 F I J D M F  4 U B C J M J U Z  $ P O U S P M  	 7 4 $ 
  
TRAC OFF Switch  25
Windshield wipers & washers  17
Floor mat installation  47
Rear door child safety locks   41
Safety Connect
® 41
Seat belts  42
Seat belts-Shoulder belt anchor  42
Spare tire & tools  44-45
Star Safety System
™         
Tire Pressure Monitoring  
 	 X B S O J O H 
  4 Z T U F N  	 5 1 . 4 
    
Trunk-Internal release  43
BLUETOOTH® DEVICE  
PAIRING SECTION 48-50
TOYOTA SAFETY SENSE™ P (TSS-P)
 " V U P N B U J D  ) J H I  # F B N T  	 " ) # 
    
Full-Speed Range Dynamic Radar 
 $ S V J T F  $ P O U S P M  	 % 3 $ $ 
       
Lane Departure Alert with  
 4 U F F S J O H  " T T J T U  	 - % "  X  4 " 
       
Pre-Collision System with  
 1 F E F T U S J B O  % F U F D U J P O  	 1 $ 4  X  1 % 
       
Quick overview- 
Toyota Safety Sense
™  1  	 5 4 4  1 
 30
Sensors 30
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Instrument cluster
For details, refer to “Warning lights and indicators,” Section 2, 2021 Owner’s 
Manual.
Tachometer SpeedometerMulti-Information Display
Engine coolant temperature gauge
Outside temperature display Odometer and trip meter display
Shift position and shift range displayFuel gauge
Airbag SRS warning1
Arrow direction indicates fuel 
tank door position
Automatic High Beams (AHB) 
indicator
Anti-lock Brake System (ABS) 
warning1
“AIR BAG ON/OFF” indicator1
Brake hold operating indicator1,2
Brake hold standby indicator1
Brake system warning1
Blind Spot Monitor (BSM) indicator
BSM w/Rear Cross Traffic Alert 
(RCTA) Indicator
BSM outside rear view mirror 
indicators
Brake Override System/Drive-Start 
Control/Intelligent Clearance Sonar 
(ICS)
4 warning
Brake system warning [yellow]1
Charging system warning
Constant speed cruise control 
indicator/Constant speed
cruise control SET indicator
Full-Speed Dynamic Radar 
Cruise Control (DRCC) 
indicator/DRCC SET indicator
Indicator symbols
Service indicators and warning lights
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CUSTOM mode indicator4
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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.
Electric power steering system 
warning [red/yellow]1
Turn signal indicator
Vehicle Stability Control 
(VSC) OFF indicator1
Security indicator
Smart Key system indicator
SPORT mode indicator
SPORT S mode indicator4
SPORT S+ mode indicator4
Slip indicator1,3
Headlight low/high beam 
indicators
ECO driving indicator1
Driver’s and front passenger’s seat 
belt reminder (alarm will sound when 
the vehicle is on)
ECO MODE indicator
High coolant temperature warning
Open door warning
Malfunction/Check Engine indicator1
Master warning1,2
Low engine oil pressure warning
Low outside temperature indicator
Low tire pressure warning1
Low fuel level warning
Pre-Collision System (PCS) 
warning1,2
Parking brake indicator2
Lane Departure Alert (LDA) with
steering assist indicator  
[white/green/amber
3]
Rear passengers’ seat belt 
reminder indicator
Intelligent Clearance Sonar (ICS) 
OFF indicator1,2,4
Intuitive parking assist indicator4
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FEATURES & OPERATIONS
Electric parking brake
Driver sideAutomatic modeManual mode
Automatic (shift lever operation)
To turn automatic mode ON, while vehicle is stopped, pull and hold switch until 
“EPB Shift Interlock Function Activated” displays in the Multi-Information Display 
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  T I J G U J O H  J O U P  1  Q P T J U J P O  X J M M  B V U P N B U J D B M M Z  T F U  U I F 
brake and turn the parking brake indicator and parking brake light on. To release 
brake, depress brake and shift out of P. The indicator and the light turn off.
To turn automatic mode OFF, push and hold parking brake switch until “EPB Shift 
Interlock Function Deactivated” displays on the MID.
Manual
While vehicle is stopped and brake pedal is depressed, pull to set parking brake 
and turn the parking brake indicator and parking brake light on. To release, press 
the brake pedal and push switch. The indicator and the light turn off.
Parking brake light
Standby indicatorOperated indicator
Parking brake light
The brake hold system keeps the brake applied when the shift lever is in D, S or N 
with the system on and the brake pedal has been depressed to stop the vehicle. 
The system releases the brake when the accelerator pedal is depressed with the 
shift lever in D or S to allow smooth start off.
Refer to the Owner’s Manual for limitations and more details.
BRAKE HOLD
PARKING BRAKE
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