
1804-2. Driving procedures
Multidrive 
1 Stop the vehicle completely. 
2 Set the parking brake (P.189),  
and shift the shift lever to P.
Check the parking brake indicator is  
illuminated.
3 Press the engine switch.
The engine will stop, and the meter dis- 
play will be extinguished.
4 Release the brake pedal and  
check that “ACCESSORY” or  
“IGNITION ON” is not shown on  
the multi-information display.
Manual transmission 
1 Stop the vehicle completely. 
2 If the parking brake is in manual  
mode, set the parking brake. 
( P.189)
Check the parking brake indicator is  illuminated.
3 Shift the shift lever to N.  
( P.186) 
4 Press the engine switch.
The engine will stop, and the meter dis- 
play will be extinguished.
5 Release the brake pedal and  
check that “ACCESSORY” or 
“IGNITION ON” is not shown on 
the multi-information display.
WA R N I N G
■Caution while driving 
If engine failure occurs while the vehi- 
cle is moving, do not lock or open the  doors until the vehicle reaches a safe  
and complete stop. Activation of the 
steering lock in this circumstance may  lead to an accident, resulting in death  
or serious injury.
NOTICE
■When starting the engine
●Do not race a cold engine.
●If the engine becomes difficult to 
start or stalls frequently, have your  vehicle checked by any authorized  
Toyota retailer or Toyota authorized 
repairer, or any reliable repairer  immediately.
■Symptoms indicating a malfunc-tion with the engine switch 
If the engine switch seems to be oper- 
ating somewhat differently than usual, 
such as the switch sticking slightly,  there may be a malfunction. Contact  
any authorized Toyota retailer or 
Toyota authorized repairer, or any reli- able repairer immediately.
Stopping the engine
WA R N I N G
■Stopping the engine in an emer-gency
●If you want to stop the engine in an  
emergency while driving the vehi- cle, press and hold the engine  
switch for more than 2 seconds, or 
press it briefly 3 times or more in  succession. (P.502) 
However, do not touch the engine 
switch while driving except in an  emergency. Turning the engine off  
while driving will not cause loss of 
steering or braking control, but the  power assist to these systems will  
be lost. This will make it more diffi-
cult to steer and brake, so you  should pull over and stop the vehi- 
cle as soon as it is safe to do so.
●If the engine switch is operated 
while the vehicle is running, a warn-
ing message will be shown on the  multi-information display and a  
buzzer sounds. 

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■When the vehicle stops while fol- 
low-up cruising
●Pressing the “+RES”  switch while the  
vehicle ahead stops will resume fol- low-up cruising if the vehicle ahead  
starts off within approximately 3 sec-
onds after the switch is pressed.
●If the vehicle ahead starts off within 3 
seconds after your vehicle stops, fol- low-up cruising will be resumed.
■Automatic cancelation of vehi- 
cle-to-vehicle distance control 
mode 
Vehicle-to-vehicle distance control mode  
is automatically canceled in the follow-
ing situations.
●VSC is activated.
●TRC is activated for a period of time.
●When the VSC or TRC system is  turned off.
●The sensor cannot detect correctly because it is covered in some way.
●Pre-collision braking is activated.
●The parking brake is operated.
●The vehicle is stopped by system con- 
trol on a steep incline.
●The following are detected when the 
vehicle has been st opped by system  
control: • The driver is not wearing a seat belt. 
• The driver’s door is opened.
• The vehicle has been stopped for  about 3 minutes 
If vehicle-to-vehicle distance control  
mode is automatically canceled for any  reasons other than the above, there  
may be a malfunction in the system. 
Contact any authorized Toyota retailer 
or Toyota authorized repairer, or any reli- able repairer.
■Automatic cancelation of constant  
speed control mode 
Constant speed control mode is auto- matically canceled in the following situa- 
tions:
●Actual vehicle speed is more than  
approximately 16 km/h (10 mph)  
below the set vehicle speed.
●Actual vehicle speed falls below 
approximately 30 km/h (20 mph).
●VSC is activated.
●TRC is activated for a period of time.
●When the VSC or TRC system is  turned off.
●Pre-collision braking is activated. 
If constant speed control mode is auto- 
matically canceled for any reasons other 
than the above, there may be a malfunc- tion in the system. Contact any author- 
ized Toyota retailer or Toyota authorized 
repairer, or any reliable repairer.
■The Dynamic Radar Cruise Control  with Road Sign Assist may not  
operate properly when 
As the Dynamic Radar Cruise Control  with Road Sign Assist may not operate  
properly in conditions in which RSA may 
not operate or detect correctly  ( P.279), when using this function,  
make sure to check  the speed limit sign  
displayed. 
In the following situations, the set speed  
may not be changed to the recognized 
speed limit by pressing and holding the  “+RES”/“-SET” switch.
●If speed limit information is not availa-ble
●When the recognized speed limit is the same as the set speed
●When the recognized speed limit is outside of the speed range that the  
dynamic radar cruise control system 
can operate
■Brake operation 
A brake operation sound may be heard  and the brake pedal response may  
change, but these are not malfunctions.
■Warning messages and buzzers for 
dynamic radar cruise control with  full-speed range 
Warning messages and buzzers are  
used to indicate a system malfunction or  

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4-5. Using the driving support systems
Driving
• When an accessory (such as a bicycle  
carrier) is installed to the rear of the  vehicle 
• When there is a significant difference 
in height between your vehicle and  the vehicle that enters the detection  
area
• Immediately after the Blind Spot Moni- tor is turned on
●Instances of the Blind Spot Monitor unnecessarily detecting a vehicle  
and/or object may increase in the fol-
lowing situations: • When the sensor is misaligned due to  
a strong impact to the sensor or its 
surrounding area • When the distance between your vehi- 
cle and a guardrail, wall, etc. that 
enters the detection area is short • When driving up and down consecu- 
tive steep inclines, such as hills, dips 
in the road, etc. • When vehicle lanes are narrow, or  
when driving on the edge of a lane, 
and a vehicle traveling in a lane other  than the adjacent lanes enters the  
detection area
• When driving on roads with sharp  bends, consecutive curves, or uneven  
surfaces
• When the tires are slipping or spinning • When the distance between your vehi- 
cle and a following vehicle is short
• When an accessory (such as a bicycle  carrier) is installed to the rear of the  
vehicle
*: If equipped
■Types of sensors
Hatchback 
Front corner sensors 
Front center sensors 
Rear corner sensors 
Rear center sensors
Front side sensors (if equipped)
Rear side sensors (if equipped)
Toyota parking  
assist-sensor*
The distance from your vehicle  
to objects, such as a wall, 
when parallel parking or 
maneuvering into a garage is 
measured by the sensors and 
communicated via the 
multi-information display, 
head-up display (if equipped) 
and a buzzer. Always check the 
surrounding area when using 
this system.
System components 

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Wagon 
Front corner sensors 
Front center sensors
Rear corner sensors
Rear center sensors
Front side sensors (if equipped) 
Rear side sensors (if equipped)
■Display 
When the sensors detect an object,  
such as a wall, a graphic is shown 
on the multi-information display and 
head-up display (if equipped) 
depending on the position and dis-
tance to the object. 
 Multi-information display and  
head-up display 
Front corner sensor detection 
Front center sensor detection 
Front side sensor detection (if  
equipped)*
Rear side sensor detection (if 
equipped)*
Rear corner sensor detection 
Rear center sensor detection
*: The side sensor displays are not  
shown until a scan of the side areas 
is completed.
Use the meter control switches to  
enable/disable the Toyota parking 
assist-sensor. ( P.100) 
1 Press  or  to select . 
2 Press  or  to select   
and then press  . 
When the Toyota parking  
assist-sensor function is disabled, 
the Toyota parking assist-sensor 
OFF indicator ( P.87) illuminates. 
To re-enable the system when it  
was disabled, select   on the  
multi-information di splay, select    
and then On. If disabled using this  
method, the sy stem will not be  
re-enabled by turning the engine 
switch off and then to ON.
Turning Toyota parking  
assist-sensor on/off 

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Object 
Calculated vehicle course
■Object detection in side areas (if  equipped)
●Objects in the side areas are detected while driving by scanning the side  
areas with the side sensors. Recog-
nized objects are retained in memory  for up to approximately 2 minutes.
●Objects may not be detected in the side areas until the scan completes.  
After the engine switch is turned on, 
scanning completes after driving the  vehicle for a short period of time.
●When an object such as another vehi-cle, pedestrian or animal is detected  
by the side sensors, the object may 
continue to be detected even after it  has left the side sensor detection  
area.
■If “Parking Assist Unavailable 
Please Clean Parking Assist Sen- sor” is displayed on the multi-infor- 
mation display 
A sensor may be covered with ice,  snow, dirt, etc. Remove the ice, snow,  
dirt, etc., from the sensor to return the 
system to normal. 
Also, due to ice forming on a sensor at  
low temperatures, a warning message 
may be displayed or the sensor may not  be able to detect an object. Once the ice  
melts, the system will return to normal.
■If “Parking Assist Unavailable” is 
displayed on the multi-information  display
●Water may be continuously flowing  
over the sensor surface, such as in a  heavy rain. When the system deter- 
mines that it is normal, the system will  
return to normal.
●Initialization may not have been per-
formed after a battery terminal was  disconnected and reconnected. Initial- 
ize the system. ( P.306) 
If this message continues to be dis- played even after initialization, have  
the vehicle inspected by any author-
ized Toyota retailer or Toyota author- ized repairer, or any reliable repairer.
■If a battery terminal has been dis- 
connected and reconnected 
The system needs to be  initialized. To  initialize the system, drive the vehicle  
straight ahead for 5 seconds or more at 
a speed of approximately 35 km/h (22  mph) or more.
■Sensor detection information 
The following situations may occur dur- 
ing use.
●The sensors may be able to only 
detect objects near the front and rear  bumpers.
●Depending on the shape of the object and other factors, the detection dis- 
tance may shorten, or detection may 
be impossible.
●If an object is extremely close to a 
sensor, it may not be detected.
●There will be a short delay between 
object detection and display. Even at  low speeds, there is a possibility that  
the object will come within the sen-
sor’s detection areas before the dis- play is shown and the warning beep  
sounds.
●It might be difficult to hear the buzzer 
due to the volume  of the audio system  
or air flow noise of the air conditioning 
system.
●It may be difficult to hear the buzzer if 
buzzers for other systems are sound- ing.
■Objects which the system may not  
be properly detected 
The shape of the object may prevent the  

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4-5. Using the driving support systems
Driving
When the vehicle comes within  
approximately 30 cm (1.0 ft.)  of 
the object, the buzzer sounds 
continuously. 
 When 2 or more objects are  
detected simultaneously, the 
buzzer sounds for the nearest 
object. If one or more objects 
come within approximately 30 
cm (1.0 ft.) of the vehicle, the 
buzzer will repeat a long tone, 
followed by fast beeps. 
 Automatic buzzer mute function:  
After a buzzer begins sounding, 
if the distance between the vehi-
cle and the detected object does 
not become shorter, the buzzer 
will be muted automatically. 
(However, if the distance 
between the vehicle and object is 
30 cm (1.0 ft.) or less, this func-
tion will not operate.)
■Adjusting the buzzer volume 
The buzzer volume  can be adjusted  
on the multi-information display. 
The volume of buzzers for the 
Toyota parking assist-sensor and 
RCTA function (if equipped) will be 
adjusted simultaneously. 
Use the meter control switches to  
change settings. ( P.100) 
1 Press   or   to select  . 
2 Press   or   to select    
and then press and hold  . 
3 Select the volume and then  
press .
Each time the switch is pressed, the  
volume level will change between 1, 2, 
and 3.
■Muting a buzzer 
A mute button will be displayed on  
the multi-information display when 
an object is detected. To mute the  
buzzer, press  .  
The buzzers for the Toyota parking  
assist-sensor and RCTA function (if 
equipped) will be  muted simultane- 
ously. 
Mute will be canceled automatically  
in the following situations: 
 When the shift lever is changed. 
 When the vehicle speed exceeds  
a certain speed. 
 When the operating function is  
temporarily canceled. 
 When the operating function is  
disabled manually. 
 When the engine switch is turned  
off. 

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■RCTA function detection areas 
The areas that vehicles can be detected in are outlined below. 
The buzzer can alert the driver of  
faster vehicles approaching from 
farther away. 
Example:
■The RCTA function is operational  
when 
The RCTA function operates when all of  
the following conditions are met:
●The engine switch is in ON.
●The RCTA function is on.
●The shift lever is in R.
●The vehicle speed is approximately 15 
km/h (9 mph) or less.
●The approaching vehicle speed is 
between approximately 8 km/h (5 
mph) and 56 km/h (34 mph).
■Adjusting the buzzer volume 
The buzzer volume can be adjusted on  the multi-information display. The vol- 
ume of buzzers for the Toyota parking 
assist-sensor and RCTA function will be  adjusted simultaneously. 
Use the meter control switches to  change settings. ( P.100) 
1 Press   or   to select  . 
2 Press   or   to select “RCTA”  
and then press and hold  . 
3 Select the volume and then press  
. 
Each time the switch  is pressed, the vol- 
ume level will change between 1, 2 and 
3.
■Muting a buzzer 
A mute button will be displayed on the  
multi-information display when an object 
is detected. To mute the buzzer, press  
.  
The buzzers for the Toyota parking  
assist-sensor and RCTA function will be  muted simultaneously. 
Mute will be canceled automatically in  
the following situations:
●When the shift lever is changed.
●When the vehicle speed exceeds a 
certain speed.
●When the operating function is tempo-
rarily canceled.
●When the operating function is disa-
bled manually.
●When the engine switch is turned off.
Approaching vehi- 
cle speed
 Approximate  
alert distance
56 km/h (34 mph)  
(fast)40 m (131 ft.)
8 km/h (5 mph) 
(slow)5.5 m (18 ft.) 

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Time 
Engine output restriction control begins operating
System determines that possibility of  collision with detected object is  
high 
Engine output reduced 
System determines that possibility of  collision with detected object is  
extremely high 
Brake control begins operating
Brake control strength increased
Example: Multi-informat ion display: “Brake!” 
Example: Multi-information di splay: “Switch to Brake”
■If the Parking Support Brake has  operated 
If the vehicle is stopped due to operation  
of the Parking Support Brake, the Park- ing Support Brake will be disabled and  
the PKSB OFF indicator will illuminate. If 
the Parking Support Brake operates  unnecessarily, brake control can be  
canceled by depressing the brake pedal 
or waiting for approximately 2 seconds  for it to automatically be canceled. Then,  
the vehicle can be operated by depress-
ing the accelerator pedal.
■Re-enabling the Parking Support  Brake 
To re-enable the Parking Support Brake  
when it is disabled due to operation of  the Parking Support Brake, either ena- 
ble the system again ( P.318), or turn  
the engine switch off and then back to  ON. Additionally, if the object becomes  
no longer in the traveling direction of the 
vehicle or if the traveling direction of the  vehicle changes (such as changing from  
moving forward to backing up, or from 
backing up to moving forward), the sys-
tem will be re-enabled automatically.
■If “Parking Support Brake Unavaila-
ble” is displayed on the multi-infor- mation display and the PKSB OFF  
indicator is flashing
●If this message is displayed, a sensor 
on the front or rear bumper may be 
dirty. Clean the sensors and their sur- rounding area on the bumpers.
■If “Parking Support Brake Unavaila- 
ble” and “Parking Assist Unavaila-
ble Clean Parking Assist Sensor”  are displayed on the multi-informa- 
tion display and the PKSB OFF 
indicator is flashing
●A sensor may be covered with ice, 
snow, dirt, etc. Remove the ice, snow,  dirt, etc., from the sensor to return the  
system to normal. If this message 
continues to be displayed even after  cleaning the sensor, or is displayed  
even though the sensor is clean, have 
the vehicle inspected by any author- ized Toyota retailer or Toyota author- 
ized repairer, or any reliable repairer.
●A sensor may be frozen. Once the ice 
melts, the system will return to nor-
mal.
●Water may be continuously flowing 
over the sensor surface, such as in a  heavy rain. When the system deter- 
mines that it is normal, the system will