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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.  
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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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CUSTOM mode indicator4
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.
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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Pull up
Trunk-Internal release
Tire Pressure Monitoring (warning) System (TPMS)
The tire pressure warning system can be selected on “” of the Multi-
 J O G P S N B U J P O  E J T Q M B Z  	 . * % 
 
System reset initialization
 	  
  1 S F T T “” switches and select “”  G S P N  U I F  . V M U J  * O G P S N B U J P O  % J T Q M B Z  	 . * % 
  
 	  
 Press “
” or “”  switches and select the “,” then push and hold “.” 
 	  
  1 S F T T “
” or “” switches and select “TPWS” and then push and hold “.” 
 	  
  1 S F T T  i 4 F U  1 S F T T V S F w  U I F O  Q S F T T  B O E  I P M E “
” until the warning light blinks 
three times. 
The tire pressure detected by the tire pressure warning system can be displayed 
 P O  U I F  . V M U J  J O G P S N B U J P O  E J T Q M B Z  	 . * % 
 
Refer to the load label on the door jamb or the Owner’s Manual for tire inflation 
specifications. 
If the tire pressure indicator flashes for 1 minute and then remains on, take the 
vehicle to your local Toyota dealer.
NOTE: The warning light may come on due to temperature changes or 
changes in tire pressure from natural air leakage. If the system has not been 
initialized recently, setting the tire pressures to factory specifications should 
turn off the light.
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