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4-5. Using the driving support systems
Driving
●Installation and removal of electrical
components and wireless devices
may affect the Stop & Start system.
Contact any authorized Toyota retailer
or Toyota authorized repairer, or any
reliable repairer for details.
●When stopping the vehicle for a lon-
ger period of time, turn the engine
switch off to stop the engine com-
pletely.
●When the engine is restarted by the
Stop & Start system, the steering
wheel may temporarily feel heavy.
■Operating conditions
●The Stop & Start system is operational
when all of the following conditions
are met:
• The vehicle has been driven a certain
amount of time.
• The clutch pedal is not depressed.
• The shift lever is in N.
• The driver’s seat belt is fastened.
• The driver’s door is closed.
• The selected driving modes are nor-
mal mode and track mode.
• The windshield defogger is off.
• The engine is adequately warmed up.
• The outside temperature is -5°C
(23°F) or higher.
• The hood and back door are closed.
(P.197)
●In the following situations the engine
may not be stopped by the Stop &
Start system. This is not a malfunction
of the Stop & Start system.
• When the air conditioning system is
being used.
• When the battery is undergoing a peri-
odic recharge.
• When the battery is not sufficiently
charged, such as if the vehicle has
been parked for a long time and the
battery charge has decreased, the
electric load is large, the battery fluid
temperature is excessively low or the
battery has deteriorated.
• When the brake booster vacuum is
low.
• When the elapsed time since the
engine was restarted is short.
• When the vehicle is stopped fre-quently, such as when in a traffic jam.
• When the engine coolant temperature
or transmission fluid temperature is
extremely low or high.
• When the steering wheel is being
operated.
• When the vehicle is being driven in a
high altitude area.
• When the battery fluid temperature is
extremely low or high.
• For a while after the battery terminals
have been disconnected and recon-
nected.
●When the engine is stopped by the
S t o p & S t a r t s y s t e m , t h e e n g i n e w i l l b e
restarted automatically if any of the
following conditions are met:
(To enable the engine to be stopped by
the Stop & Start system again, drive the
vehicle.)
• The air conditioning system is turned
on.
• The windshield defogger is turned on.
• The driver’s seat belt is unfastened.
• The driver’s door is opened.
• The driving mode is changed from
normal mode and track mode to
another mode.
• The Stop & Start cancel switch is
pressed.
• The steering wheel is operated.
• The vehicle starts to roll on an incline.
●When the engine is stopped by the
Stop & Start system, the engine may
restart automatically in the following
situations: (To enable the engine to be
stopped by the Stop & Start system
again, drive the vehicle.)
• When the brake pedal is pumped or
strongly depressed.
• When the air conditioning system is
being used.
• When a switch of the air conditioning
system is operated (windshield defog-
ger switch, etc.).
• If the battery charge becomes low.
■When the hood is opened
If the hood is opened while the engine is
stopped by the Stop & Start system, the
engine will stall and will not be able to be
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■TRC (Traction Control)
Helps to maintain drive power and
prevent the drive wheels from spin-
ning when starting the vehicle or
accelerating on slippery roads
■Hill-start assist control
Helps to reduce the backward
movement of the vehicle when
starting on an uphill
■EPS (Electric Power Steering)
Employs an electric motor to
reduce the amount of effort needed
to turn the steering wheel.
■Active Torque Split AWD sys-
tem
Automatically switches from front-
wheel drive to all-wheel drive
(AWD) according to the driving con-
ditions, helping to ensure reliable
handling and stability. Examples of
conditions where the system will
switch to AWD are when cornering,
going uphill, starting off or acceler-
ating, and when the road surface is
slippery due to snow, rain, etc.
■Emergency brake signal
When the brakes are applied sud-
denly, the emergency flashers auto-
matically flash to alert the vehicle
behind.
■The secondary Collision Brake
(if equipped)
When the SRS airbag sensor
detects a collision and the system
operates, the brakes and brake
lights are automatically controlled to reduce the vehicle speed and
help reduce the possibility of further
damage due to a secondary colli-
sion.
■When the TRC/VSC systems are
operating
The slip indicator light will flash while the
TRC/VSC systems are operating.
■Disabling the TRC system
If the vehicle gets stuck in mud, dirt or
snow, the TRC system may reduce
power from the engine to the wheels.
Pressing to turn the system off may
make it easier for you to rock the vehicle
in order to free it.
To turn the TRC system off, quickly
press and release .
The “TRC OFF” indicator light will come
on.
Press again to turn the system
back on.
■Turning off both TRC and VSC sys-
tems
To turn the TRC and VSC systems off,
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able repairer.
■Operating conditions of hill-start
assist control
When the following four conditions are
met, the hill-start assist control will oper-
ate:
●The shift lever is in a position other
than R when starting off forward on an
upward incline, or the shift lever is in
R when starting off backward on an
upward incline.
●The vehicle is stopped
●The accelerator pedal is not
depressed
●The parking brake is not engaged
●Engine switch is turned to ON
■Automatic system cancelation of
hill-start assist control
The hill-start assist control will turn off in
any of the following situations:
●The shift lever is shifted to R when
starting off forward on an upward
incline, or the shift lever is shifted to
other than R when starting off back-
ward on an upward incline.
●The accelerator pedal is depressed
●The parking brake is engaged
●2 seconds at maximum elapsed after
the brake pedal is released
●Engine switch is turned to OFF
■Sounds and vibrations caused by
the ABS, brake assist, VSC, TRC
and hill-start assist control sys-
tems
●A sound may be heard from the
engine compartment when the brake
pedal is depressed repeatedly, when
the engine is started or just after the
vehicle begins to move. This sound
does not indicate that a malfunction
has occurred in any of these systems.
●Any of the following conditions may
occur when the above systems are
operating. None of these indicates
that a malfunction has occurred.
• Vibrations may be felt through the vehicle body and steering.
• A motor sound may be heard also
after the vehicle comes to a stop.
• The brake pedal may pulsate slightly
after the ABS is activated.
• The brake pedal may move down
slightly after the ABS is activated.
■EPS operation sound
When the steering wheel is operated, a
motor sound (whirring sound) may be
heard. This does not indicate a malfunc-
tion.
■Automatic reactivation of TRC and
VSC systems
After turning the TRC and VSC systems
off, the systems will be automatically re-
enabled in the following situations:
●When the engine switch is turned off
●If only the TRC system is turned off,
the TRC will turn on when vehicle
speed increases.
If both the TRC and VSC systems are
turned off, automatic re-enabling will
not occur when vehicle speed
increases.
■Reduced effectiveness of the EPS
system
The effectiveness of the EPS system is
reduced to prevent the system from
overheating when there is frequent
steering input over an extended period
of time. The steering wheel may feel
heavy as a result. Should this occur,
refrain from excessive steering input or
stop the vehicle and turn the engine off.
The EPS system should return to nor-
mal within 10 minutes.
■Operating conditions of emergency
brake signal
When the following conditions are met,
the emergency brake signal will oper-
ates:
●The emergency flashers are off
●Actual vehicle speed is over 55 km/h
(35 mph)
●The system judges from the vehicle
deceleration that it is a sudden brak-
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Driving
ing operation.
■Automatic system cancelation of
emergency brake signal
The emergency brake signal will be can-
celed in any of the following situations:
●The emergency flashers are turned
on.
●The system judges from the vehicle
deceleration that is not a sudden brak-
ing operation.
■Secondary Collision Brake operat-
ing conditions (if equipped)
The system operates when the SRS air-
bag sensor detects a collision while the
vehicle is in motion.
However, the system does not operate in any of the following situations.
●The vehicle speed is below 10 km/h (6
mph)
●Components are damaged
■Secondary Collision Brake auto-
matic cancelation (if equipped)
The system is automatically canceled in
any of the following situations.
●The vehicle speed drops below
approximately 10 km/h (6 mph)
●A certain amount of time elapses
during operation
●The accelerator pedal is depressed a
large amount
■If a message about AWD is shown on the multi-information display
Perform the following actions.
MessageDetails/Actions
“AWD System
Overheated
Switching to
2WD Mode”
AWD system is overheating.
→Perform the following actions.
• Stop the vehicle in a safe place and let the engine idle.
*
Once the display message on the multi-information display turns
off, there is no problem continuing to drive.
If the message does not disappear, have your vehicle checked by
any authorized Toyota retailer or Toyota authorized repairer, or any
reliable repairer immediately.
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7-1. Essential information
7-1.Essential information
Press the switch.
All the turn signal lights will flash.
To turn them off, press the switch once
again.
■Emergency flashers
●If the emergency flashers are used for a long time while the engine is not
operating, the battery may discharge.
●If any of the SRS airbags deploy
(inflate) or in the event of a strong rear impact, the emergency flashers will turn on automatically.
The emergency flashers will turn off automatically after operating for approximately 20 minutes. To manu-
ally turn the emergency flashers off, press the switch twice.(The emergency flashers may not turn
on automatically depending on the force of the impact and conditions of the collision.)
1 Steadily step on the brake pedal
with both feet and firmly depress
it.
Do not pump the brake pedal repeat- edly as this will increase the effort required to slow the vehicle.
2 Shift the shift lever to N.
If the shift lever is shifted to N
3 After slowing down, stop the
vehicle in a safe place by the
road.
4 Stop the engine.
If the shift lever cannot be shifted
to N
3 Keep depressing the brake
pedal with both feet to reduce
vehicle speed as much as possi-
ble.
4 To stop the engine, press and
hold the engine switch for 2 con-
secutive seconds or more, or
Emergency flashers
The emergency flashers are
used to warn other drivers
when the vehicle has to be
stopped on the road due to a
breakdown, etc.
Operating instructions
If your vehicle has to be
stopped in an emer-
gency
Only in an emergency, such as
if it becomes impossible to
stop the vehicle in the normal
way, stop the vehicle using the
following procedure:
Stopping the vehicle