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Please note that this manual 
applies to all models and 
explains all equipment, including 
options. Therefore, you may find 
explanations for equipment not 
installed on your vehicle and the 
illustrations used may differ from 
your vehicle.
All specifications provided in this 
manual are current at the time of 
printing. Over time, your vehicle 
may receive updates that modify 
the vehicle and make material in 
this manual incomplete and/or 
inaccurate. Because of Toyota’s 
interest in continual product 
improvement, Toyota reserves 
the right to make changes to this 
manual at any time without 
notice.
If Toyota chooses to update the 
manual, updated versions can 
be viewed by selecting your 
vehicle by model and year at the 
following URL or on your mobile 
device if you have access to the 
Toyota app.
www.toyota.com/owners
Approximately five hours after 
the hybrid system is turned off, you may hear sound coming 
from under the vehicle for sev-
eral minutes. This is the sound 
of a fuel evaporation leakage 
check and, it does not indicate a 
malfunction.
A wide variety of non-genuine 
spare parts and accessories for 
Toyota vehicles are currently 
available in the market. You 
should know that Toyota does 
not warrant these products and 
is not responsible for their per-
formance, repair, or replace-
ment, or for any damage they 
may cause to, or adverse effect 
they may have on, your Toyota 
vehicle.
This vehicle should not be modi-
fied with non-genuine Toyota 
products. Modification with non-
genuine Toyota products could 
affect its performance, safety or 
durability, and may even violate 
governmental regulations. In 
addition, damage or perfor-
mance problems resulting from 
the modification may not be cov-
ered under warranty.
The installation of a mobile two-
way radio system in your vehicle 
For your information
Main Owner’s Manual
Noise from under vehicle 
after turning off the hybrid 
system
Accessories, spare parts 
and modification of your 
Toyota
Installation of a mobile 
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could affect electronic systems 
such as:
Hybrid system
 Multiport fuel injection sys-
tem/sequential multiport fuel 
injection system
 Toyota Safety Sense 2.0
 Anti-lock brake system
 SRS airbag system
 Seat belt pretensioner system
Be sure to check with your 
Toyota dealer for precautionary 
measures or special instructions 
regarding installation of a mobile 
two-way radio system.
High voltage parts and cables 
on the hybrid vehicles emit 
approximately the same amount 
of electromagnetic waves as the 
conventional gasoline powered 
vehicles or home electronic 
appliances despite of their elec-
tromagnetic shielding.
Unwanted noise may occur in 
the reception of the mobile two-
way radio.
The vehicle is equipped with 
sophisticated computers that will 
record certain data, such as:
• Engine speed/ Electric motor  speed (traction motor speed)
• Accelerator status
• Brake status
• Vehicle speed • Operation status of the driving 
assist systems
• Images from the cameras  Your vehicle is equipped with 
cameras. Contact your 
Toyota dealer for the location 
of recording cameras.
The recorded data varies 
according to the vehicle grade 
level and options with which it is 
equipped. 
These computers do not record 
conversations or sounds, and 
only record images outside of 
the vehicle in certain situations.
 Data Transmission
Your vehicle may transmit the data 
recorded in these computers to 
Toyota without notification to you.
Data usage
Toyota may use the data recorded 
in this computer to diagnose mal-
functions, conduct research and 
development, and improve quality.
Toyota will not  disclose the 
recorded data to a third party 
except:
• With the consen t of the vehicle 
owner or with the consent of the 
lessee if the vehicle is leased
• In response to an official request  by the police, a court of law or a 
government agency
• For use by Toyota in a lawsuit
• For research purposes where the  data is not tied to a specific vehi-
cle or vehicle owner
 Recorded image information 
can be erased by your Toyota 
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addition to the vehicle manufac-
turer, other parties, such as law 
enforcement, that have the spe-
cial equipment, can read the 
information if they have access 
to the vehicle or the EDR.
Disclosure of the EDR data
Toyota will not disclose the data 
recorded in an EDR to a third party 
except when:
• An agreement from the vehicle’s 
owner (or the lessee for a leased 
vehicle) is obtained
• In response to an official request  by the police, a court of law or a 
government agency
• For use by Toyota in a lawsuit
However, if necessary, Toyota 
may:
• Use the data for research on  vehicle safety performance
• Disclose the data to a third party  for research purposes without 
disclosing information about the 
specific vehicle or vehicle owner
The SRS airbag and seat belt 
pretensioner devices in your 
Toyota contain explosive chemi-
cals. If the vehicle is scrapped 
with the airbags and seat belt 
pretensioners left as they are, 
this may cause an accident such 
as fire. Be sure to have the sys-
tems of the SRS airbag and seat 
belt pretensioner removed and 
disposed of by a qualified ser-
vice shop or by your Toyota  dealer before you scrap your 
vehicle.
Special handling may apply, 
See www.dtsc.ca.gov/
hazardouswaste/perchlorate.
Your vehicle has components 
that may contain perchlorate. 
These components may include 
the airbags, seat belt preten-
sioners, wireless remote control 
batteries, and the batteries in 
the tire pressure warning valve 
and transmitters.
Scrapping of your Toyota
Perchlorate Material
WARNING
■General precautions while 
driving
Driving under the influence: Never 
drive your vehicle when under the 
influence of alcohol or drugs that 
have impaired your  ability to oper-
ate your vehicle. Alcohol and cer-
tain drugs delay reaction time, 
impair judgment and reduce coor-
dination, which could lead to an 
accident that could result in death 
or serious injury.
Defensive driving: Always drive 
defensively. Anticipate mistakes 
that other drivers or pedestrians 
might make and be ready to avoid 
accidents.
Driver distraction: Always give 
your full attention to driving. Any-
thing that distrac ts the driver, 
such as adjusting  controls, talking 
on a cellular phone or reading can 
result in a collision with resulting 
death or serious injury to you, 
your occupants or others. 

331-1. For safe use
1
For safety and security
Adjust the angle of the seat-
back so that you are sitting 
straight up and so that you do 
not have to lean forward to 
steer. (P.169)
Adjust the seat so that you 
can depress the pedals fully 
and so that your arms bend 
slightly at the elbow when 
gripping the steering wheel. 
( P.169)
Lock the head restraint in 
place with the center of the 
head restraint closest to the 
top of your ears. ( P.182)
Wear the seat belt correctly. 
( P.36)
WARNING
■Before driving
●Check that the floor mat is 
securely fixed in the correct 
place with all the provided 
retaining hooks (clips). Be espe-
cially careful to perform this 
check after cleaning the floor.
●With the hybrid system stopped 
and the shift lever in P, fully 
depress each pedal to the floor 
to make sure it does not inter-
fere with the floor mat.
For safe driving
For safe driving, adjust the 
seat and mirror to an appro-
priate position before driv-
ing.
Correct driving posture
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431-1. For safe use
1
For safety and security
Side impact sensors (rear)
Driver’s seat belt buckle switch
Driver’s seat position sensor
Driver airbag
Front passenger occupant classification sensors
Driver’s knee airbag
SRS warning light
Airbag sensor assembly
Your vehicle is equipped with ADVANCED AIRBAGS designed 
based on the US motor vehicle safety standards (FMVSS208). The 
airbag sensor assembly (ECU) cont rols airbag deployment based on 
information obtained from the sensors etc. shown in the system 
components diagram above. This in formation includes crash sever-
ity and occupant information. As  the airbags deploy, a chemical 
reaction in the inflators quickly  fills the airbags with non-toxic gas to 
help restrain the motion of the occupants.
■If the SRS airbags deploy 
(inflate)
●Slight abrasions,  burns, bruising 
etc., may be sustained from SRS 
airbags, due to the extremely high 
speed deployment (inflation) by 
hot gases.
●A loud noise and white powder will 
be emitted.
●Parts of the airbag module (steer-
ing wheel hub, airbag cover and 
inflator) as well as the front seats, 
parts of the front  and rear pillars, 
and roof side rails, may be hot for 
several minutes. T he airbag itself 
may also be hot.
●The windshield may crack.
●The hybrid system will be stopped 
and fuel supply to the engine will 
be stopped. ( P.86)
●All of the doors  will be unlocked 
(  P.134)
●The brakes and st op lights will be 
controlled automatically.  (
 P.336)
●The interior lights will turn on auto-
matically. ( P.365)
●The emergency flashers will turn 
on automatically. ( P.458)
●For Safety Connect subscribers, if 
any of the following situations 
occur, the system is designed to 
send an emergency call to the 
response center, notifying them of 
the vehicle’s location (without 
needing to push the “SOS” button) 
and an agent will attempt to speak 
with the occupants to ascertain 
the level of emergency and assis-
tance required. If the occupants 
are unable to communicate, the 
agent automatically treats the call 
as an emergency and helps to dis-
patch the necessary emergency 
services. ( P.75)
• An SRS airbag is deployed.
• A seat belt pretensioner is acti- vated.
• The vehicle is involved in a severe  rear-end collision.
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441-1. For safe use
■SRS airbag deployment condi-
tions (SRS front airbags)
●The SRS front airbags will deploy 
in the event of an impact that 
exceeds the set threshold level 
(the level of force corresponding 
to an approximately 12-18 mph 
[20-30 km/h] frontal collision with 
a fixed wall that d oes not move or 
deform).
However, this thre shold velocity will 
be considerably hig her in the follow-
ing situations:
• If the vehicle strikes an object,  such as a parked vehicle or sign 
pole, which can  move or deform 
on impact
• If the vehicle is involved in an  underride collision, such as a colli-
sion in which the front of the vehi-
cle underrides, or goes under, the 
bed of a truck
●Depending on the type of collision, 
it is possible that only the seat belt 
pretensioners  will activate.
●The SRS front airbags for the front 
passenger will not activate if there 
is no passenger sitting in the front 
passenger seat. However, the 
SRS front airbags  for the front 
passenger may de ploy if luggage 
is put in the seat, even if the seat 
is unoccupied.
●The SRS seat cushion airbag on 
the front passen ger seat will not 
operate if the occupant is not 
wearing a seat belt.
■SRS airbag deployment condi-
tions (SRS side and curtain 
shield airbags)
●The SRS side and curtain shield 
airbags will deploy i n the event of 
an impact that exceeds the set 
threshold level (the level of force 
corresponding to the impact force 
produced by an approximately 
3300 lb. [1500 kg] vehicle colliding 
with the vehicle cabin from a 
direction perpendicular to the 
vehicle orientation at an approxi- mate speed of 12 -18 mph [20 -30 
km/h]).
●Both SRS curtain shield airbags 
may deploy in the event of a 
severe side collision.
●Both SRS curtain shield airbags 
will deploy in the e
vent of vehicle 
rollover.
●Both SRS curtain shield airbags 
may also deploy in the event of a 
severe frontal collision.
■Conditions under which the 
SRS airbags may deploy 
(inflate), other t han a collision
The SRS front airbags and SRS cur-
tain shield airbag s may also deploy 
if a serious impact occurs to the 
underside of your vehicle. Some 
examples are shown  in the illustra-
tion.
●Hitting a curb, edge of pavement 
or hard surface
●Falling into or jumping over a deep 
hole
●Landing hard or falling
The SRS curtain shield airbags may 
also deploy under the situations 
shown in the illustration.
●The angle of vehicle tip-up is mar-
ginal.
●The vehicle skids and hits a curb 
stone. 

471-1. For safe use
1
For safety and security
WARNING
●The SRS driver airbag deploys 
with considerable force, and 
can cause death or serious 
injury especially i f the driver is 
very close to the airbag. The 
National Highway  Traffic Safety 
Administration (NHTSA) 
advises: Since the risk zone for 
the driver’s airbag is the first 2 - 
3 in. (50 - 75 mm) of inflation, 
placing yourself 10 in. (250 mm) 
from your driver airbag provides 
you with a clear margin of 
safety. This distance is mea-
sured from the center of the 
steering wheel to your breast-
bone. If you sit less than 10 in. 
(250 mm) away now, you can 
change your driving position in 
several ways:
• Move your seat to the rear as  far as you can while still reach-
ing the pedals comfortably.
• Slightly recline the back of the  seat. 
Although vehicle designs vary, 
many drivers can achieve the 
10 in. (250 mm) distance, even 
with the driver seat all the way 
forward, simply by reclining the 
back of the seat somewhat. If 
reclining the back of your seat 
makes it hard to see the road, 
raise yourself by using a firm, 
non-slippery cushion, or raise 
the seat if your vehicle has that 
feature.
• If your steering wheel is adjust- able, tilt it downward. This 
points the airbag toward your 
chest instead of your head and 
neck.
The seat should be adjusted as 
recommended by NHTSA above, 
while still maintaining control of 
the foot pedals, steering wheel, 
and your view of the instrument 
panel controls.
●If the seat belt extender has 
been connected to the front 
seat belt buckles but the seat 
belt extender has not also been 
fastened to the latch plate of the 
seat belt, the SRS front airbags 
will judge that the driver and 
front passenger are wearing the 
seat belt even though the seat 
belt has not been connected. In 
this case, the SRS front airbags 
may not activate correctly in a 
collision, resulting in death or 
serious injury in  the event of a 
collision. Be su re to wear the 
seat belt with the seat belt 
extender.
●The SRS front passenger air-
bag also deploys with consider-
able force, and can cause death 
or serious injury especially if the 
front passenger is very close to 
the airbag. The front passenger 
seat should be as  far from the 
airbag as possible with the seat-
back adjusted, so the front pas-
senger sits upright.
●Improperly seated and/or 
restrained infants and children 
can be killed or seriously injured 
by a deploying airbag. An infant 
or child who is too small to use 
a seat belt should be properly 
secured using a child restraint 
system. Toyota strongly recom-
mends that all infants and chil-
dren be placed in the rear seats 
of the vehicle and properly 
restrained. The rear seats are 
safer for infants and children 
than the front passenger seat. 
(  P.58) 

751-3. Emergency assistance
1
For safety and security
1-3.Emergency assistance
*: If equipped
Microphone
“SOS” button
LED light indicators
Subscribers have the following 
Safety Connect services avail-
able:
 Automatic Collision Notifica-
tion
*
Helps drivers receive necessary 
response from emergency service 
providers. ( 
P.77)
*: U.S. Patent No. 7,508,298 B2
Stolen Vehicle Location
Helps drivers in the event of vehicle 
theft. (
P.77)
Emergency Assistance Button 
(“SOS”)
Connects drivers to response-cen-
ter support. ( 
P.77)
Enhanced Roadside Assis-
tance
Provides drivers various on-road 
assistance. ( 
P.78)
Safety Connect*
Safety Connect is a sub-
scription-based telematics 
service that uses Global 
Positioning System (GPS) 
data and embedded cellular 
technology to provide 
safety and security features 
to subscribers. Safety Con-
nect is supported by 
Toyota’s designated 
response center, which 
operates 24 hours per day, 7 
days per week.
Safety Connect service is 
available by subscription on 
select, telematics hardware-
equipped vehicles.
By using the Safety Connect 
service, you are agreeing to 
be bound by the Telematics 
Subscription Service Agree-
ment and its Terms and 
Conditions, as in effect and 
amended from time to time, 
a current copy of which is 
available at Toyota.com in 
the United States, 
Toyotapr.com in Puerto 
Rico and Toyota.ca in Can-
ada. All use of the Safety 
Connect service is subject 
to such then-applicable 
Terms and Conditions.
System components
Services
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B
C