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Driving
is especially true when driving on
wet or slippery road surfaces.
■Sudden acceleration/steering
input/cornering
Executing sharp turns when towing
may result in the trailer colliding
with your vehicle. Decelerate well in
advance when approaching turns
and take them slowly and carefully
to avoid sudden braking.
■Important points regarding
turning
The wheels of the trailer will travel
closer to the inside of the curve
than the wheels of the vehicle. To
make allowance for this, take the
turns wider than you would nor-
mally do.
■Important points regarding
stability
Vehicle movement resulting from
uneven road surfaces and strong
crosswinds will affect handling. The
vehicle may also be rocked by
passing buses or large trucks. Fre-
quently check behind when moving
alongside such vehicles. As soon
as such vehicle movement occurs,
immediately start to decelerate
smoothly by slowly applying the
brakes. Always steer the vehicle
straight ahead while braking.
■Passing other vehicles
Consider the total combined length
of your vehicle and trailer and
ensure that the vehicle-to-vehicle
distance is sufficient before execut-
ing lane changes.
■If the EV system overheats
Towing a loaded trailer up a long,
steep incline in temperatures
exceeding 30°C (85°F) may result
in the EV system overheating. If the
EV system coolant temperature
gauge indicates that the EV system
is overheating, turn the air condi-
tioning off immediately, leave the
road and stop the vehicle in a safe
place. ( P.549)
■When parking the vehicle
Always place wheel chocks under
the wheels of both the vehicle and
trailer. Firmly set the parking brake
and shift the shift position to P.
WARNING
F o l l o w a l l t h e i n s t r u c t i o n s d e s c r i b e d i n this section. Failure to do so could cause an accident resulting in death
or serious injury.
■Trailer towing precautions
When towing, make sure that none of the weight limits are exceeded. ( P.554)
■Vehicle speed in towing
Observe the legal maximum speeds
for trailer towing.
■Before descending hills or long
declines
Reduce speed and downshift. How- ever, never downshift suddenly while
descending steep or long downhill grades.

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WARNING
■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
●Do not tow a trailer when the tire
installed is repaired with the emer- gency tire puncture repair kit.
●Do not use the following systems when trailer towing.
• PCS (Pre-Collision System)
• LTA (Lane Tracing Assist)
• LDA (Lane Departure Alert)
• Dynamic radar cruise control
• Cruise control
• BSM (Blind Spot Monitor)

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■Light reminder buzzer
A buzzer sounds when the power switch is turned off or turned to 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.
■12-volt battery-saving function
In order to prevent 12-volt the 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
Settings (e.g. light sensor sensitivity)
can be changed. (Customizable features: P.567)
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
and front position lights 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 is in
after turning the power switch
off.
Pull the lever toward you and release it
again to turn off the lights.
NOTICE
■To prevent 12-volt battery dis-
charge
Do not leave the lights on longer than necessary when the EV system is not
operating.
Turning on the high beam
headlights
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Driving
Toyota Safety Sense
The Toyota Safety Sense con-
sists of the driving assist sys-
tems and contributes to a safe
and comfortable driving expe-
rience:
WARNING
■Toyota Safety Sense
The Toyota Safety Sense operates under the assumption that the driver will drive safely, and is designed to
help reduce the impact to the occu- pants in a collision and assist the driver under normal driving condi-
tions. As there is a limit to the degree of recognition accuracy and control performance that this system can pro-
vide, do not overly rely on this sys- tem. The driver is solely responsible for paying attention to the vehicle’s
surroundings and driving safely.
■For safe use
●Do not overly rely on this system. The driver is solely responsible for paying attention to the vehicle’s sur-
roundings and driving safely. This system may not operate in all situa-tions and provided assistance is
limited. Over-reliance on this sys- tem to drive the vehicle safely may lead to an accident resulting in
death or serious injury.
●Do not attempt to test the operation
of the system, as it may not operate properly, possibly leading to an accident.
●If attention is necessary while per-forming driving operations or a sys-
tem malfunction occurs, a warning message or warning buzzer will be operated. If a warning message is
displayed on the display, follow the instructions displayed.
●Depending on external noise, the volume of the audio system, etc., it may be difficult to hear the warning
buzzer. Also, depending on the road conditions, it may be difficult to recognize the operation of the sys-
tem.
■When it is necessary to disable
the system
In the following situations, make sure to disable the system.
Failure to do so may lead to the sys- tem not operating properly, possibly leading to an accident resulting in
death or serious injury.
●When the vehicle is tilted due to
being overloaded or having a flat tire
●When driving at extremely high speeds
●When towing another vehicle
●When the vehicle is being trans-
ported by a truck, ship, train, etc.
●When the vehicle is raised on a lift
and the tires are allowed to rotate freely
●When inspecting the vehicle using a drum tester such as a chassis dynamometer or speedometer tes-
ter, or when using an on vehicle wheel balancer
●When the vehicle is driven in a sporty manner or off-road
●When using an automatic car wash
●When a sensor is misaligned or
deformed due to a strong impact being applied to the sensor or the area around the sensor
●When accessories which obstruct a sensor or light are temporarily
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Driving
■Situations in which the sensors
may not operate properly
●When the height or inclination of the
vehicle has been changed due to modifications
●When the windshield is dirty, fogged up, cracked or damaged
●When the ambient temperature is high or low
●When mud, water, snow, dead insects, foreign matter, etc., is attached to the front of the sensor
●When in inclement weather such as heavy rain, fog, snow, or a sandstorm
●When water, snow, dust, etc., is
thrown up in front of the vehicle, or when driving through mist or smoke
●When the headlights are not illumi-nated while driving in the dark, such as at night or when in a tunnel
●When the lens of a headlight is dirty and illumination is weak
●When the headlights are misaligned
●When a headlight is malfunctioning
●When a the headlights of another
vehicle, sunlight, or reflected light shines directly into the front camera
●When the brightness of the surround-ing area changes suddenly
●When driving near a TV tower, broad-casting station, electric power plant,
WARNING
■Front camera installation area on the windshield
If the system determines that the windshield may be fogged up, it will automatically operate the heater to
defog the part of the windshield around the front camera. When clean-ing, etc., be careful not to touch the
area around the front camera until the windshield has cooled sufficiently, as touching it may cause burns.
■Precautions for the driver moni-tor camera (if equipped)
Observe the following precautions. Failure to do so may lead to malfunc-tion of the driver monitor camera and
the systems not operating properly, possibly leading to an accident result-ing in death or serious injury.
●Do not subject the driver monitor camera or its surrounding area to
strong impact.
If subjected to a strong impact, the
driver monitor camera may move out
of alignment and the driver may no
longer be detected correctly. In this
case, have the vehicle inspected by
any authorized Toyota retailer or
Toyota authorized repairer, or any reli-
able repairer.
●Do not disassemble or modify the driver monitor camera.
●Do not attach accessories, stickers (including transparent stickers), etc. to the driver monitor camera or its
surrounding area.
●Do not allow the driver monitor
camera or its surrounding area to get wet.
●Do not cover the driver monitor camera or place anything in front of it.
●Keep the lens of the driver monitor camera free from damage.
●Do not touch the lens of the driver monitor camera or allow it to become dirty.
When there is dirt or fingerprints on
the camera lens, clean it with a dry,
soft cloth so as to not mark or dam-
age it.
●When cleaning the lens, do not use
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Driving
tact your vehicle, such as tall grass,
tree branches, a curtain, etc.
■Situations in which the lane may not be detected
●When the lane is extremely wide or narrow
●Immediately after changing lanes or passing through an intersection
●When driving in a temporary lane or lane regulated by construction
●When there are structures, patterns, shadows which are similar to lane lines in the surrounding
●When the lane lines are not clear or driving on a wet road surface
●When a lane line is on a curb
●When driving on a bright, reflective road surface, such as concrete
■Situations in which some or all of the functions of the system cannot
operate
●When a malfunction is detected in this
system or a related system, such as the brakes, steering, etc.
●When the VSC, TRC, or other safety related system is operating
●When the VSC, TRC, or other safety related system is off
■Changes in brake operation sound and pedal response
●When the brakes have been operated, brake operation sounds may be heard
and the brake pedal response may change, but this does not indicate a malfunction.
●When the system is operating, the brake pedal may feel stiffer than
expected or sink. In either situation the brake pedal can be depressed fur-ther. Further depress the brake pedal
as necessary.
■Situations in which the driver moni- tor may not operate properly (if equipped)
In situations such as the following, the driver monitor camera may not be able
to detect the driver’s face, and the func-
tion may not operate properly.
●When the inside of the vehicle is hot,
such as after the vehicle has been parked in the sun
●When a very bright light, such as the sun or the headlights of following vehi-cle, shines onto the driver monitor
camera
●When the brightness inside the vehi-
cle changes frequently due to the shadows of surrounding structures, etc.
●When a very bright light, such as the sun or the headlights of an oncoming
vehicle, is shining onto the driver’s face
●When light, either inside or outside of the vehicle, is being reflected from the lenses of eyeglasses or sunglasses
●When there are multiple faces in the detection range of the driver monitor
camera, such as when a front or rear passenger is leaning toward the driver’s seat
●When the driver monitor camera is being blocked by the steering wheel, a
hand holding the steering wheel, an arm, etc.
●When the driver is wearing a hat
●When the driver is wearing an eye-
patch
●When the driver is wearing eye-
glasses or sunglasses that do not easily transmit infrared rays
●When the driver is wearing contact lenses
●When the driver is wearing a face mask
●When the driver’s is laughing or their eyes are only slightly open
●When the driver’s eyes, nose, mouth, or shape of their face is blocked
●When the driver is wearing makeup which makes it difficult to detect their eyes, nose, mouth, or shape of their
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Driving
■Situations in which the system may
operate even though the possibility of a collision is not high
●In certain situations, such as the fol-lowing, the system may determine that the possibility of a collision is high
and operate: • When passing a detectable object• When changing lanes while overtak-
ing a detectable object • When suddenly approaching a detect-able object
• When approaching a detectable object or other object on the roadside, such as guardrails, utility poles, trees,
walls, etc. • When there is a detectable object or other object by the roadside at the
entrance of a curve
• When there are patterns or a painting
ahead of the vehicle that may be mis- taken for a detectable object• When passing a detectable object that
is changing lanes or turning left/right
• When passing a detectable object
which is stopped to make a left/right turn
• When a detectable object stops imme-
diately before entering the path of the vehicle• When passing through a location with
a structure above the road (traffic sign, billboard, etc.)
• When approaching an electric toll gate barrier, parking lot barrier, or other barrier that opens and closes
• When turning left/right and an oncom- ing vehicle or pedestrian crosses in front of the vehicle
• When attempting to turn left/right in front of an oncoming vehicle or pedes-trian
• When turning left/right and an oncom- ing vehicle or pedestrian stops imme-diately before entering the path of the
vehicle • When turning left/right and an oncom-ing vehicle turns left/right in front of
the vehicle
• When the steering wheel is operated
toward the path of an oncoming vehi-

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LTA is operating
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The vehicle is departing the lane toward
the side which the lane display is flash-
ing
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