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4-1. Before drivingDriving the vehicle ............. 164
Cargo and luggage............ 174
Vehicle load limits ............. 177
Trailer towing..................... 178
Dinghy towing.................... 179
4-2. Driving procedures Engine (ignition) switch (vehicles without a
smart key system) ........... 180
Engine (ignition) switch (vehicles with a
smart key system) ........... 183
Continuously variable transmission .................... 190
Turn signal lever................ 195
Parking brake .................... 196
Brake Hold ........................ 201
4-3. Operating the lights and wipers
Headlight switch ................ 204
Automatic High Beam ....... 209
Fog light switch ................. 214
Windshield wipers and washer ............................ 215
Rear window wiper and washer ............................ 218 4-4. Refueling
Opening the fuel tank cap................................... 220
4-5. Using the driving support systems
Toyota Safety Sense 2.5 ... 224
PCS (Pre-Collision System)..... 231
LTA (Lane Tracing Assist) ...... 246
RSA (Road Sign Assist) .... 261
Dynamic radar cruise control with
full-speed range............... 266
Driving mode select ........... 281
BSM (Blind Spot Monitor)......... 283
RCTA (Rear Cross Traffic Alert) ..................... 292
Driving assist systems ....... 300
4-6. Driving tips Winter driving tips .............. 306
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C-HR_OM_USA_OM10684U5-1. Using the air conditioning
system and defogger
Air conditioning system ..... 312
Heated steering wheel/ seat heaters .................... 321
5-2. Using the interior lights Interior lights list ................ 323• Interior lights ................. 324
• Personal lights .............. 325
5-3. Using the storage features List of storage features...... 326• Glove box...................... 327
• Console box .................. 327
• Bottle holders ................ 328
• Cup holders .................. 329
Luggage compartment features ........................... 330
5-4. Using the other interior features
Other interior features ....... 336 • Sun visors ..................... 336
• Vanity mirrors................ 336
• Power outlet .................. 337
• Assist grips ................... 338 6-1. Maintenance and care
Cleaning and protecting the vehicle exterior .......... 340
Cleaning and protecting the vehicle interior ................. 344
6-2. Maintenance Maintenance requirements ................... 347
General maintenance ........ 350
Emission inspection and maintenance (I/M)
programs ......................... 354
6-3. Do-it-yourself maintenance Do-it-yourself service precautions ...................... 355
Hood .................................. 358
Positioning a floor jack....... 360
Engine compartment ......... 361
Tires................................... 376
Tire inflation pressure ........ 386
Wheels............................... 390
Air conditioning filter .......... 393
Wireless remote control/ electronic key battery ...... 397
Checking and replacing fuses ................................ 401
Headlight aim (vehicles with front fog lights)................. 405
Light bulbs ......................... 407
5Interior features6Maintenance and care
15Pictorial index
C-HR_OM_USA_OM10684UWindshield wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 215
Precautions for winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 306
To prevent freezing (windshield wiper de-icer)
*1. . . . . . . . . . . P. 315
Fuel filler door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 220
Refueling method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 220
Fuel type/fuel tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 478
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 376
Tire size/inflation pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 482
Winter tires/tire chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 306
Checking/rotation/tire pressur e warning system . . . . . . . . .P. 376
Coping with flat tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 449
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 358
Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 358
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 478
Coping with overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 470
Camera
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Front side marker lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 204
Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 204
Front fog lights
*1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 214
Parking lights/daytime running lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 204
Front turn signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 195
Parking lights/daytime running lights (LED type). . . . . . . . P. 204
Side turn signal lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 195
Tail lights/side marker lights/turn signal lights. . . . . . P. 195, 204
Back-up lights
Shifting the shift lever to R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 190
License plate lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 204
Light bulbs of the exterior lights for driving
(Replacing method: P. 407, Watts: P. 483)
*1: If equipped
*2: Refer to “MULTIMEDIA OWNER’S MANUAL”.
17Pictorial index
C-HR_OM_USA_OM10684UMulti-information display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 99
If a warning messages or indicator is displayed . . . . . . . .
. . . P. 444
Turn signal lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 195
Headlight switch
Headlights/parking lights/tail lights/daytime running lights . . . . P. 204
Front fog lights
*3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 214
Windshield wiper and washer switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 215
Rear window wiper and washer switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 218
Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 215, 218
Adding washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 373
Emergency flasher switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 422
Hood lock release lever. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 358
Tilt and telescopic steering lock release lever . . . . . . . . . . P. 151
Air conditioning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 312
Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 312
Rear window defogger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 315
Seat heaters
*3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 321
Multimedia system
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Trip information/past record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 107
*1: Vehicles without a smart key system
*2: Vehicles with a smart key system
*3: If equipped
*4: Refer to “MULTIMEDIA OWNER’S MANUAL”.
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Instrument cluster
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The indicators inform the driver of the operating state of the vehicle’s
various systems.
Indicators
IndicatorsPages
Turn signal indicator P. 195
Headlight indicator (U.S.A.) P. 204
Tail light indicator (Canada)P. 204
Front fog light indicator (if equipped) P. 214
Headlight high beam indicatorP. 205
Automatic High Beam indicator P. 209
Parking brake indicator (U.S.A.) P. 196
Parking brake indicator (Canada)P. 196
*1, 2BSM OFF indicator (if equipped)P. 283
*1BSM outside rear view mirror indicator
(on the outside rear view mirrors) (if equipped)P. 283,
292
*2“RCTA OFF” indicator (if equipped) P. 292
Security indicator (on the center panel) P. 84
*1, 3Slip indicator lightP. 301
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C-HR_OM_USA_OM10684U4-1. Before driving
Driving the vehicle ............. 164
Cargo and luggage ........... 174
Vehicle load limits ............. 177
Trailer towing..................... 178
Dinghy towing ................... 179
4-2. Driving procedures Engine (ignition) switch (vehicles without a
smart key system) ........... 180
Engine (ignition) switch (vehicles with a
smart key system) ........... 183
Continuously variable transmission .................... 190
Turn signal lever................ 195
Parking brake .................... 196
Brake Hold ........................ 201
4-3. Operating the lights and wipers
Headlight switch ................ 204
Automatic High Beam ....... 209
Fog light switch ................. 214
Windshield wipers and washer ............................ 215
Rear window wiper and washer ............................ 218 4-4. Refueling
Opening the fuel tank cap ................... 220
4-5. Using the driving support systems
Toyota Safety Sense 2.5... 224
PCS (Pre-Collision System) .... 231
LTA (Lane Tracing Assist) ...... 246
RSA (Road Sign Assist) .... 261
Driving mode select .......... 281
BSM (Blind Spot Monitor) ........ 283
RCTA (Rear Cross Traffic Alert) .................... 292
Driving assist systems ...... 300
4-6. Driving tips Winter driving tips ............. 306
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■High beam automatic turning on or off conditions
●When all of the following conditions are fulfilled, the high be am will be auto-
matically turned on (after approximately 1 second):
• Vehicle speed is above approximately 21 mph (34 km/h).
• The area ahead of the vehicle is dark.
• There are no vehicles ahead with headlights or tail lights turned on.
• There are few streetlights on the road ahead.
● If any of the following conditions are fulfilled, the high beam will be automat-
ically turned off:
• Vehicle speed drops below approximately 17 mph (27 km/h).
• The area ahead of the vehicle is not dark.
• Vehicles ahead have headlights or tail lights turned on.
• There are many streetlights on the road ahead.
■ front camera detection information
●The high beam may not be automatically turned off in the following situa-
tions:
• When oncoming vehicles suddenly appear from a curve
• When the vehicle is cut off in front of by another vehicle
• When vehicles ahead are hidden from sight due to repeated curv es, road
dividers or roadside trees
• When vehicles ahead appear from the faraway lane on wide road
• When vehicles ahead have no lights
● The high beam may be turned off if a vehicle ahead that is usin g fog lights
without using the headlights is detected.
● House lights, street lights, traffic signals, and illuminated billboards or signs
may cause the high beam to switch to the low beams, or the low beams to
remain on.
● The following factors may affect the amount of time taken to tu rn the high
beam on or off:
• The brightness of headlights, fog lights, and tail lights of v ehicles ahead
• The movement and direction of vehicles ahead
• When a vehicle ahead only has operational lights on one side
• When a vehicle ahead is a two-wheeled vehicle
• The condition of the road (gradient, curve, condition of the r oad surface,
etc.)
• The number of passengers and amount of luggage
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The high beam may be turned on or off when the driver does not expect it.
● Bicycles or similar objects may not be detected.
● In the situations shown below, the system may not be able to accurately
detect surrounding brightness levels. This may cause the low be ams to
remain on or the high beams to cause problems for pedestrians, vehicles
ahead or other parties. In these cases, manually switch between the high
and low beams.
• In bad weather (rain, snow, fog, sandstorms, etc.)
• The windshield is obscured by fog, mist, ice, dirt, etc.
• The windshield is cracked or damaged.
• The front camera is deformed or dirty.
• The front camera temperature is extremely high.
• Surrounding brightness levels are equal to those of headlights , tail lights
or fog lights.
• Vehicles ahead have headlights that are either switched off, d irty, are
changing color, or are not aimed properly.
• When driving through an area of intermittently changing brightness and darkness.
• When frequently and repeatedly driving ascending/descending roads, or
roads with rough, bumpy or uneven surfaces (such as stone-paved
roads, gravel tracks, etc.).
• When frequently and repeatedly taking curves or driving on a w inding
road.
• There is a highly reflective object ahead of the vehicle, such as a sign or a mirror.
• The back of a vehicle ahead is highly reflective, such as a co ntainer on a
truck.
• The vehicle’s headlights are damaged or dirty.
• The vehicle is listing or tilting, due to a flat tire, a trailer being towed etc.
• The high beam and low beam are repeatedly being switched betwe en in
an abnormal manner.
• The driver believes that the high beam may be causing problems or dis-
tress to other drivers or pedestrians nearby.