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2-2. Charging
Plug-in hybrid system
charging is displayed ( →P.195).
■Charging at a public charging sta-
tion with authenti cation function
When a door is unlocked during
charging, the charging connector is
unlocked and chargi ng will be stopped. In this case, the charging station
authentication is canceled and charging
may not be able to restart. Reconnect the charging connector and perform
authentication for the charging station.
■Protection function of AC charging
inlet overheating (vehicles with 6.6 kW onboard traction battery char -
ger)
By installing a temperature sensor to the AC charging inlet, prevents parts from
melting when the temperature rises due
to foreign matter ent ering the charging connector. When a certain temperature
increase is detected, charging is
stopped immediately and a message is displayed on the multi-information dis -
play. After the temperature has
decreased, charging resumes by per - forming the operation to start charging
again.
WARNING
■When charging
Observe the following precautions.
Failure to do so may cause an unex -
pected accident, resulting in death or
serious injury.
●Connect to a power source suitable
for charging. ( →P.124)
●Check that the AC charging cable,
plug and socket are free of foreign
matter.
●Before charging, check that the AC
charging inlet is not deformed, damaged or corroded, and check
that the inlet is fr ee of foreign mat-
ter such as dirt , snow and ice. If there is dirt or dust in these areas,
remove completely before inserting
the charging connector.
●Before inserting the charging plug into the charger, make sure there is
no dirt or dust on the terminal
areas. If there is dirt or dust in these areas, remove completely before
inserting the charging plug.
●Do not get the terminals of the AC
charging inlet wet.
●Only use sockets where the plug
can be securely inserted.
●Do not bundle or wind the AC
charging cable while charging, as
doing so may result in overheating.
●Do not touch the te rminals of the
charging connector and AC charging inlet with a sharp metal
objects (needles etc.) or hands, or
short them with foreign objects.
●When charging ou tdoors, make
sure to connect to a rain-tight socket for outdoor u se. Ensure the
rain-tight cover closes completely. If
the rain-tight cover cannot be closed, install a rain-tight cover that
will close.
●In order to stop charging at the
charging station, f ollow the instruc-
tions of the charger.
●If any heat, smoke , odors, noise or
other abnormaliti es are noticed during charging, stop charging
immediately.
●Do not insert the plug if the socket
is submerged in water or snow.
●When charging while it is raining or
snowing, do not connect or discon -
nect the plug if your hands are wet.
Also, do not get the plug or outlet wet.
●Do not charge the vehicle during a lightning storm.
●Prevent the AC charging cable from being caught in the door or back
door.

1803-1. Instrument cluster
A variety of infor mation can be dis-
played by selecting a menu icon.
Additionally, warning or sugges -
tion/advice pop-up displays will be dis-
played in some situations.
Menu icons ( →P.180)
■The multi-information display is
displayed when
The power switch is in ON.
■When changing driving mode
●Background color of the multi-informa -
tion display is changed following the selected driving mode. ( →P.434)
●Background color of the multi-informa- tion display is changed following the
selected driving mode or when Trail
Mode is turned on. ( →P.434, 435)
■Liquid crystal display
Small spots or light spots may appear
on the display. This phenomenon is
characteristic of liqui d crystal displays, and there is no prob lem continuing to
use the display.
The multi-information display is
operated using the meter control
switches.
Scroll the screen*/switch the dis -
play*/move the cursor
Press: Enter/Set
Press and hold: Reset/Display
customizable items
Return to the previous screen
Call sending/receiving and his -
tory display (if equipped)
Linked with the hands-free sys -
tem, sending or re ceiving call is
displayed. For details regarding
the hands-free system, refer to
“Navigation and multimedia sys -
tem owner’s manual” or “Multi -
media Owner’s Manual”.
*: On screens where the screen can be
scrolled and the display can be
switched, a scroll bar or a round icon
that shows the num ber of registered
screens is displayed.
Information related to each icon
can be displayed by selecting the
icon with the meter control
switches.
Some of the information may be dis -
played automatically depending on the
situation.
Changing the display
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■Caution for use while driving
For safety, avoid o perating the meter
control switch while driving as much
as possible, and do not look continu - ously at the multi-in formation display
while driving. Stop the vehicle and
operate the meter control switch. Fail - ure to do so may cause a steering
wheel operation error, resulting in an
unexpected accident.
Menu icons
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1883-1. Instrument cluster
Select to enable/disable the battery
cooler. ( →P.129)
 PBD (Power Back Door) (if
equipped) ( →P.213)
Select to set up the following items.
• System settings
Select to enable/disable the power
back door system.
•“Hands Free”*
Select to enable/disable the Hands
Free Power Back Door.
• “Opening Adjustment”
Select the open posi tion when power
back door is fully open.
•“Volume”
Select to set the vo lume of the buzzer
which sounds when the power back
door system operates.
*: Vehicles with Hands Free Power
Back Door
 “TPWS” (Tire Pressure Warning
System) ( →P.511)
• “Setting Pressure”
Select to initialize the tire pressure
warning system.
• “Identifying Each Wheel & Position”
Select to register t he ID codes of the
tire pressure sensors to the tire pres -
sure warning system.
• “Setting Unit”
Select to change t he units of measure
displayed.
 “Rear Seat Reminder” (→P.207)
Select to enable/disable the rear seat
reminder.
■ Settings
 “Language”
Select to change the language on the
multi-information display.
 “Units”
Select to change the units of measure
displayed.
 “Meter Type”
Select to change the speedometer dis-
play.
 (EV indicator) (→P.90)
Select to enable/disable the EV indica-
tor.
 (Driving information display
settings)
Select to set up th e following items.
• “Hybrid System”
Select to enable/disable the ECO
Accelerator Guidance ( →P.182).
• “Fuel Economy”
Select to change th e display on Fuel
Economy ( →P.181).
• “Power Consumption”
Select to change the display on Power
Consumption ( →P.181).
 (Audio settings)
Select to enable/disable screen.
 (Vehicle information dis-
play settings)
• “Display Contents”
Select to set up th e following items.
“Energy monitor”:
Select to enable/disable the Energy
monitor ( →P.195)
AWD:
Select to enable/disable the AWD sys -
tem display ( →P.185).

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3-1. Instrument cluster
Vehicle status information and indicators
• “Drive Info Type”
Select to change the drive information
type display between trip and total.
( →P.185).
• “Drive Info Items”
Select to set the items on the upper and
lower side of the drive information
screen from three items, average
speed, distance and total time.
 “Closing Display”
Select to set the items displayed when
the power switch is turned off.
 “Pop-Up Display” (if equipped)
Select to enable/disable the following
pop-up displays, which may appear in
some situations.
• Intersection guidance display of the
navigation system-linked system (if
equipped)
• Incoming call disp lay of the hands-
free phone system (if equipped)
• Audio operation
• Volume operation
• Voice control (if equipped)
 “Calender”
Select to set up the calender.
This can only be set if GPS calibration
of clock is turned off in the multimedia
system settings.
 “MID OFF”
A blank screen is displayed
“Default Settings”
Select to reset the meter display set-
tings.
■Suspension of the settings display
●In the following situations, operation of
the settings display will be temporarily suspended.
• When a warning message appears on
the multi-information display
• When the vehicle begins to move
●Settings for functions not equipped to
the vehicle are not displayed.
●When a function is turned off, the
related settings for that function are not selectable.
Select to display warning mes -
sages and measures to be taken if
a malfunction is detected.
( →P.578)
Displays suggestions to the driver
in the following situations. To select
a response to a displayed sugges -
tion, use the meter control
switches.
WARNING
■Cautions during setting up the
display
As the hybrid system needs to be operating during setting up the dis -
play, ensure that the vehicle is parked
in a place with adequate ventilation. In a closed area such as a garage,
exhaust gases including harmful car -
bon monoxide (CO) may collect and enter the vehicle. This may lead to
death or a serious health hazard.
NOTICE
■During setting u p the display
To prevent 12-volt b attery discharge,
ensure that the hyb rid system is oper-
ating while setting up the display fea- tures.
Warning message display
Suggestion function

1943-1. Instrument cluster
Brake Override System
( →P.301)
 Drive-Start Control (→P.301)
 Parking Support Brake function
(static objects) (if equipped)
( →P.424)
Displayed content is the same as that
displayed on the meter. For details,
refer to the explanations of each sys -
tem.
■ / icons
Displays the following multi-infor -
mation display linked icons:
: Master warning icon
Displayed when a warning message is
displayed on the multi-information dis -
play.
: Information icon
Displayed when a suggestion/advice
pop-up display is displayed on the
multi-information display.
■Warning message
Some warning messages are dis -
played when necessary, according
to certain conditions.
Displayed content is the same as that
displayed on the multi-information dis -
play. For details, refer to the explana-
tions of e ach system.
■Audio system operation status
Displayed when an audio remote
control switch on the steering wheel
is operated.
■Hands-free system status (if
equipped)
Displayed when the hands-free
system is operated.
■Outside temperature display
Displayed when the power switch is
turned to ON or when the low out -
side temperature indicator is flash -
ing.
■When a pop-up display is displayed
When a pop-up display is displayed, a
current display may no longer be dis -
played. In this case, the display will return after the p op-up display disap-
pears.
■Outside temperature display
●When the ambient temperature is
approximately 3°C (37°F) or lower,
will flash for approximately 10
seconds and the out side temperature
display will turn off.
●In the following situ ations, the correct
outside temperature may not be dis - played, or the display may take longer
than normal to change:
• When stopped (including when using “My Room Mode”), o r driving at low
speeds (less than 2 0 km/h [12 mph])
• When the outside temperature has changed suddenly (at the
entrance/exit of a garage, tunnel, etc.)
●When “--” or “E” is displayed, the sys -
tem may be malfunctioning.
Take your vehicle to any authorized Toyota retailer or Toyota authorized
repairer, or any reliable repairer.
Display content selected by “HUD
Driving Support” on the screen
is displayed. ( →P.192)
Hybrid System Indica-
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4-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
Before driving
door handle .
The back door closing assist ( →P.217)
will be activated, and the power back
door will fully clo se automatically.
■Using the kick sensor (vehi-
cles with Hands Free Power
Back Door)
The Hands Free Power Back Door
enables automatic opening and
closing of the power back door by
putting your foot near the lower
center part of the rear bumper and
moving it away from the rear
bumper. When operating the Hands
Free Power Back Door, make sure
that the power switch is in OFF, the
Hands Free Power Back Door
operation is enabled ( →P.186) and
you are carrying an electronic key.
1 While carrying an electronic key,
stand within the smart entry &
start system operation range,
approximately 30 to 50 cm (11.8
to 19.7 in.) from the rear
bumper.
Kick sensor
Hands Free Power Back Door
operation detection area
Smart entry & start system oper -
ation detection area ( →P.224)
2 Perform a kick operation by
moving your foot to within
approximately 10 cm (3.9 in.) of
the rear bumper and then pulling
it back.
Perform the entire kick operation within 1 second.
The back door will not start operating
while a foot is detected under the rear bumper.
Operate the Hands Free Power Back
Door without contacting the rear bumper with your foot.
If another electronic key is in the cabin
or luggage compart ment, it may take slightly longer than normal for the oper -
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ation to occur.
Kick sensor
Hands Free Power Back Door
operation detection area
3 When the kick sensor detects
that your foot is pulled back, a
buzzer will sound and the back
door will automatically fully
open/close.
If a foot is moved under the rear
bumper while the back door is open -
ing/closing, the b ack door will stop moving.
If a foot is moved under the rear
bumper again during the halted opera - tion, the back door will perform the
reverse operation.
■Luggage compartment light
The luggage compartment light turns on when the back door is opened with the
luggage compartment light switch on.
When the power switch is turned to OFF, the light will go off automatically
after 20 minutes.
1 On
2 Off
■Back door closer
In the event that the back door is left
slightly open, the ba ck door closer will
automatically close it to the fully closed position.
Whatever the state of the power switch,
the back door closer operates.
■Power back door operating condi - tions
The power back door can automatically
open and close under the following con - ditions:
●When the power back door system is enabled. ( →P.186)
●When the back door is unlocked.
However, if the back door opener switch
is pressed and held while carrying the
electronic key on your person, the
power back door will be operated even if
the back door is locked. ( →P.214)
●When the power switch is in ON, in
addition to the above for the opening operations, the back door operates for
any of the following conditions:
• Parking brake is engaged • The brake pedal is depressed
• The shift lever is in P.
■Operation of the power back door
●A buzzer sounds to indicate that the
back door is opening/closing.
●When the power back door system is
disabled, the power back door does
not operate but it can be opened and closed by hand.
●When the power bac k door automati-
cally opens, if an abnormality due to people or objects is detected, opera -
tion will stop.
■Jam protection function
Sensors are equipped on both sides of the power back door. If anything
obstructs the power ba ck door while it is
closing, the back door will automatically
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4-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
Before driving
operate in the opposi te direction or stop.
■Fall-down protection function
While the power back door is opening
automatically, apply ing excessive force to it will stop the ope ning operation to
prevent the power back door from sud -
denly shutting.
■Back door closing assist
If the back door is lowered manually
when the back door is stopped at an
open position, the back door will fully close automatically.
■Back door reserve lock function
This function is a function which
reserves locking of all doors, before - hand, when the power back door is
open.
When the following procedure is per - formed, all the doors except the power
back door are locked and then power
back door will also be locked at the same time it is closed.
1 Close all doors, except the back
door.
2 During the power back door closing
operation, lock the doors using the smart entry & start system from the
front doors ( →P.205) or the wireless
remote control. ( →P.205)
Operation signals will indicate that all
the doors have been closed and locked.
( →P.206)
●If the electronic key is placed inside
the vehicle after st arting a close oper-
ation via the door r eserve lock func- tion, the electron ic key may become
locked inside the vehicle.
●If the power back door does not fully
close due to the operation of the jam
protection function , etc., while the
back door is automatically closing after a door reserve lock operation is
performed, the door reserve lock func -
tion is canceled and all the doors will unlock.
●Before leaving the vehicle, make sure that all the door s are closed and
locked.
■Hands Free Power Back Door oper -
ating conditions (vehicles with Hands Free Power Back Door)
The Hands Free Power Back Door will
open/close automatically when the fol - lowing conditions are met:
●The Hands Free Power Back Door operation is enabled ( →P.186)
●The power switch is in OFF.
●The electronic key is within the opera-
tional range. ( →P.224)
●A foot is put near the lower center part
of the rear bumper and moved away from the rear bumper.
The power back door may also be
operated by putting a hand, an elbow, a knee, etc. near the lower center part
of the rear bumper and moving it away
from the rear bumper. Make sure to hold it close enough to the center part
of the rear bumper.
■Situations in which the Hands Free
Power Back Door may not operate properly (vehicles with Hands Free
Power Back Door)
In the following situations, the Hands Free Power Back Door may not operate
properly:
●When a foot remains under the rear
bumper
●If the rear bumper is strongly hit with a foot or is touche d for a while
If the rear bumper has been touched for
a while, wait for a short time before
attempting to operate the Hands Free
Power Back Door again.
●When operated while a person is too close to the rear bumper