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4-1. Before driving
If you make no extreme correction with
the steering or brakes, your vehicle and
trailer should stabilize.
●After the trailer swaying has stopped: • Stop in a safe place. Get all occupants out of the vehicle.
• Check the tires of the vehicle and the trailer.• Check the load in the trailer.
Make sure the load has not shifted. Make sure the tongue weight is appro-priate, if possible.
• Check the load in the vehicle. Make sure the vehicle is not over-loaded after occupants get in.
If you cannot find any problems, the
speed at which trailer swaying occurred
is beyond the limit of your particular
vehicle-trailer combination. Drive at a
lower speed to prevent instability.
Remember that swaying of the towing
vehicle-trailer increases as speed
increases.
Your vehicle will handle differently
when towing a trailer. In order to
avoid accident, death or serious
injury, keep the following in mind
when towing:
■Checking connections
between trailer and lights
Stop the vehicle and check the
operation of the connection
between the trailer and lights after
driving for a brief period as well as
before starting off.
■Practicing driving with a cou-
pled trailer
Get the feel for turning, stopping
and reversing with the trailer
coupled by practicing in an area
with no or light traffic.
When reversing with a coupled
trailer, hold the section of the
steering wheel nearest to you
and rotate clockwise to turn the
trailer left or counterclockwise to
turn it right. Always rotate a little
at a time to prevent steering
error. Have someone guide you
when reversing to lessen the risk
of an accident.
■Increasing vehicle-to-vehicle
distance
At a speed of 10 km/h (6 mph), the
distance to the vehicle running
ahead of you should be equivalent
to or greater than the combined
length of your vehicle and trailer.
Avoid sudden braking that may
cause skidding. Otherwise, the
vehicle may spin out of control. This
is especially true when driving on
wet or slippery road surfaces.
NOTICE
■When the rear bumper strength- ening material is aluminum
Ensure the steel bracket part does not
come directly in contact with that area.When steel and aluminum come into
contact, there is a reaction similar to corrosion, which will weaken the sec-tion concerned and may result in
damage. Apply a rust inhibitor to parts that will come in contact when attach-ing a steel bracket.
Guidance
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WARNING
■Before descending hills or long declines
Reduce speed and downshift. How- ever, never downshift suddenly while descending steep or long downhill
grades.
■Operation of the brake pedal
Do not hold the brake pedal depressed often or for long periods of time. Doing so may result in the brake
overheating or reduce braking effects.
■To avoid accident or injury
●Vehicles with a compact spare tire: Do not tow a trailer when the com-pact spare tire is installed on your
vehicle.
●Vehicles with the emergency tire
puncture repair kit: Do not tow a trailer when the tire installed is repaired with the emergency tire
puncture repair kit.
●Vehicles with a Dynamic radar
cruise control with full-speed range: Do not use dynamic radar cruise control when you are towing.
NOTICE
■Do not directly splice trailer lights
Directly splicing trailer lights may damage your vehicle’s electrical sys-tem and cause a malfunction.
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4-2. Driving procedures
1Right turn
2 Lane change to the right (move
the lever partway and release it)
The right hand signals will flash 3 times.
3 Lane change to the left (move
the lever partway and release it)
The left hand signals will flash 3 times.
4 Left turn
■Turn signals can be operated when
The power switch is in ON.
■If the indicator flashes faster than
usual
Check that a light bulb in the front or rear turn signal lights has not burned
out.
■Using the manual mode
The parking brake can be set and
released manually.
1 Pull the switch to set the parking
brake
The parking brake indicator and parking
brake light will turn on.
Pull and hold the parking brake switch if
an emergency occurs and it is neces-
sary to operate the parking brake while
driving.
2 Push the switch to release the
Tur n signal lever
Operating instructions
Parking brake
The parking brake can be set
or released automatically or
manually.
In automatic mode, the parking
brake can be set or released
automatically. Also, even in
automatic mode, the parking
brake can be set or released
manually.
Operating instructions
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4-3. Operating the lights and wipers
4-3.Operating the lights and wipers
Operating the switch turns
on the lights as follows:
Type A
1 The headlights, daytime
running lights ( P.206) and all
the lights listed below turn on
and off automatically.
2 The front position, tail,
license plate and instrument
panel lights turn on.
3 The headlights and all the
lights listed above (except day-
time running lights) turn on.
Typ e B
1 The headlights, daytime
running lights ( P.206) and all
the lights listed below turn on
and off automatically.
2 The front position, tail,
license plate and instrument
panel lights turn on.
3 The headlights and all the
lights listed above (except day-
time running lights) turn on.
4 The daytime running lights
turn on ( P. 2 0 6 )
■AUTO mode can be used when
The power switch is in ON.
■Daytime running light system
To make your vehicle more visible to
other drivers during daytime driving, the
daytime running lights turn on automati-
cally whenever hybrid system is started
and the parking brake is released with
Headlight switch
The headlights can be oper-
ated manually or automatically.
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Driving
the headlight switch in the or
position. Daytime running lights are not
designed for use at night.
■Headlight control sensor
The sensor may not function properly if an object is placed on the sensor, or
anything that blocks the sensor is affixed to the windshield.Doing so interferes with the sensor
detecting the level of ambient light and may cause the automatic headlight sys-tem to malfunction.
■Automatic light off system
●When the light switch is in or
: The headlights and front fog
lights (if equipped) turn off automati-
cally if the power switch is turned to
ACC or OFF.
●When the light switch is in : The
headlights and all lights turn off auto-
matically if the power switch is turned
to ACC or OFF.
To turn the lights on again, turn the
power switch to ON, or turn the light
switch or once and then back
to or .
■Light reminder buzzer
A buzzer sounds when the power switch
is turned to OFF or ACC and the driver’s door is opened while the lights are turned on.
■Automatic headlight leveling sys-
tem (if equipped)
The level of the headlights is automati- cally adjusted according to the number
of passengers and the loading condition of the vehicle to ensure that the head-lights do not interfere with other road
users.
■When unlock the doors (welcome lamp) (vehicles with LED type headlights)
When the doors are unlocked using the entry function or wireless remote con-trol, the front position lights turn on auto-
matically.
When the light switch is in the AUTO position and the surrounding area is
dark, this function will operate.
■12-volt battery-saving function
In order to prevent the 12-volt battery of
the vehicle from discharging, if the light
switch is in the or position
when the power switch is turned off the
12-volt battery saving function will oper-
ate and automatically turn off all the
lights after approximately 20 minutes.
When the power switch is turned to ON,
the 12-volt battery-saving function will
be disabled.
When any of the following are per-
formed, the 12-volt battery-saving func-
tion is canceled once and then
reactivated. All the lights will turn off
automatically 20 minutes after the 12-
volt battery-saving function has been
reactivated:
●When the headlight switch is operated
●When a door is opened or closed
■Customization
Some functions can be customized. ( P.498)
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4-3. Operating the lights and wipers
1With the headlights on, push the
lever away from you to turn on
the high beams.
Pull the lever toward you to the center
position to turn the high beams off.
2 Pull the lever toward you and
release it to flash the high
beams once.
You can flash the high beams with the
headlights on or off.
This system allows the headlights
to be turned on for 30 seconds
when the power switch is off.
Pull the lever toward you and
release it with the light switch in
or after turning the power
switch off.
The lights are turned off in the fol-
lowing situations.
The power switch is turned to
ON.
The light switch is turned on.
The light switch is pulled toward
you and then released.
The level of the headlights can be
adjusted according to the number
of passengers and the loading con-
dition of the vehicle.
1 Raises the level of the head-
lights
2 Lowers the level of the head-
lights
NOTICE
■To prevent 12-volt battery dis- charge
Do not leave the lights on longer than necessary when the hybrid system is off.
Turning on the high beam
headlights
Extended headlight lighting
function (if equipped)
Manual headlight leveling
dial (if equipped)
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Driving
■Guide to dial settings
Vehicles with halogen type head
lights (Type A*1)
Vehicles with halogen type head
lights (Type B*3)
Vehicles with halogen type head
lights (Type C: AWD models)
Occupancy and luggage
load conditionsDial position
OccupantsLuggage
load
DriverNone0
Driver and
front pas-
senger
None0.5
All seats
occupiedNone1.5
All seats
occupied
Full lug-
gage load-
ing
3
Driver
Full lug-
gage load-
ing
4
Occupancy and luggage
load conditionsDial position
OccupantsLuggage
load
DriverNone0
Driver and
front pas-
senger
None0.5
All seats
occupiedNone1.5
All seats
occupied
Full lug-
gage load-
ing
2.5
Driver
Full lug-
gage load-
ing
3.5
Occupancy and luggage
load conditionsDial position
OccupantsLuggage
load
DriverNone0
Driver and
front pas-
senger
None0.5
All seats
occupiedNone1.5
All seats
occupied
Full lug-
gage load-
ing
2
Driver
Full lug-
gage load-
ing
3
Occupancy and luggage
load conditionsDial position
OccupantsLuggage
load
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Vehicles with LED type head
lights (Type A*1)
Vehicles with LED type head
lights (Type B*5)
Vehicles with LED type head
lights (Type C: AWD models)
*1: Vehicle model MXPJ10L-BHXRBW,
MXPJ10R-BHXNBW*2 and
MXPJ10L-BHXNBW*2.
*2: When the vehicle weight 1215 kg
(2679.0 lb.)*6 or lower.
*3: Vehicle model MXPJ10R-BHX-
NBW*4 and MXPJ10L-BHXNBW*4.
*4: When the vehicle weight 1215 kg
(2679.0 lb.)*6 or higher.
*5: Vehicle model MXPJ10L-BHXGBW,
MXPJ10R-BHXGBW, MXPJ10R-
BHXNBW*4 and MXPJ10L-BHX-
NBW*4.
*6: If the weight of the vehicle cannot be
determined, contact your Toyota
dealer.
Occupancy and luggage
load conditionsDial position
OccupantsLuggage
load
DriverNone0
Driver and
front pas-
senger
None0.5
All seats
occupiedNone2
All seats
occupied
Full lug-
gage load-
ing
3.5
Driver
Full lug-
gage load-
ing
4.5
Occupancy and luggage
load conditionsDial position
OccupantsLuggage
load
DriverNone0
Driver and
front pas-
senger
None0.5
All seats
occupiedNone2
All seats
occupied
Full lug-
gage load-
ing
3
Driver
Full lug-
gage load-
ing
4.5
Occupancy and luggage
load conditionsDial position
OccupantsLuggage
load
DriverNone0
Driver and
front pas-
senger
None0.5
All seats
occupiedNone1.5
All seats
occupied
Full lug-
gage load-
ing
2.5
Driver
Full lug-
gage load-
ing
3.5