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Driving
Driving
.4-1. Before driving 
Driving the vehicle ............ 161 
Cargo and luggage ........... 168 
Trailer towing .................... 170 
4-2. Driving procedures 
Engine (ignition) switch (vehi- 
cles without a smart entry & 
start system) ................... 177 
Engine (ignition) switch (vehi- 
cles with a smart entry & start 
system) ........................... 178 
Multidrive .......................... 182 
Manual transmission ......... 186 
Turn signal lever ............... 189 
Parking brake ................... 189 
Brake Hold ........................ 192 
4-3. Operating the lights and wip- 
ers 
Headlight switch ............... 195 
Automatic High Beam ....... 199 
AHS (Adaptive High-beam  
System) .......................... 201 
Fog light switch ................. 205 
Windshield wipers and washer 
....................................... 206 
Rear window wiper and washer 
....................................... 209 
4-4. Refueling 
Opening the fuel tank cap 
....................................... 211 
4-5. Using the driving support  
systems 
Toyota Safety Sense......... 213 
PCS (Pre-Collision System) 
........................................ 224 
LTA (Lane Tracing Assist) 
........................................ 231 
LDA (Lane Departure Alert with  
steering control) .............. 241 
Dynamic radar cruise control  
with full-speed range ...... 249 
Dynamic radar cruise control 
........................................ 260 
Cruise control.................... 271 
Speed limiter ..................... 273 
RSA (Road Sign Assist) .... 276 
Stop & Start system .......... 280 
BSM (Blind Spot Monitor) 
........................................ 288 
Toyota parking assist-sensor 
........................................ 303 
RCTA (Rear Crossing Traffic  
Alert) function ................. 312 
PKSB (Parking Support Brake) 
........................................ 317 
Parking Support Brake function  
(static objects) ................ 324 
Parking Support Brake function  
(rear-crossing vehicles) .. 327 
S-IPA (Simple Intelligent Park- 
ing Assist  System) .......... 329 
Driving mode select switch 
........................................ 355 
Exhaust Gas Filter system 
........................................ 356 
Driving assist systems ...... 357 

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4-1. Before driving
Driving
4-1.Before driving
■Starting the engine 
 P.177, 178
■Driving
Multidrive 
1 With the brake pedal depressed,  
shift the shift lever to D. 
( P.182) 
2 If the parking brake is in manual  
mode, release the parking 
brake. ( P.189) 
3 Gradually release the brake  
pedal and gently depress the  
accelerator pedal  to accelerate  
the vehicle.
Manual transmission 
1 While depressing the clutch  
pedal, shift the shift lever to 1. 
( P.186) 
2 If the parking brake is in manual  
mode, release the parking 
brake. ( P.189) 
3 Gradually release the clutch  
pedal. At the same time, gently 
depress the accelerator pedal to 
accelerate the vehicle.
■Stopping
Multidrive 
1 With the shift lever in D, depress  
the brake pedal.
Vehicles with a Stop & Start system: If  
the Stop & Start system is enabled,  depressing the brake pedal will stop the  
engine. ( P.280)
2If necessary, set the parking  
brake.
If the vehicle is to be stopped for an  
extended period of time, shift the shift 
lever to P. ( P.182)
Manual transmission 
1 While depressing the clutch  
pedal, depress the brake pedal. 
2 If necessary, set the parking  
brake.
If the vehicle is to be stopped for an  
extended period of time, shift the shift  lever to N. ( P.186) 
Vehicles with a Stop & Start system: If  
the Stop & Start system is enabled,  shifting the shift lever to N and releas- 
ing the clutch pedal will stop the engine. 
( P.280)
■Parking the vehicle
Multidrive 
1 With the shift lever in D, depress  
the brake pedal to stop the vehi-
cle completely. 
2 Set the parking brake (P.189),  
and shift the shif t lever to P.  
( P.182)
Check the parking brake indicator is  
illuminated.
3 Vehicles without a smart entry &  
start system: Turn the engine 
switch to OFF to stop the 
engine.
Driving the vehicle
The following procedures 
should be observed to ensure 
safe driving:
Driving procedure 

1624-1. Before driving
Vehicles with a smart entry &  
start system: Press the engine 
switch to stop the engine. 
4 Slowly release the brake pedal. 
5 Lock the door, making sure that  
you have the key on your per-
son.
If parking on a hill, block the wheels as  
needed.
Manual transmission 
1 While depressing the clutch  
pedal, depress the brake pedal. 
2 If the parking brake is in manual  
mode, set the parking brake. 
( P.189)
Check that the parking brake indicator  
is illuminated.
3 Shift the shift lever to N.  
( P.186)
If parking on a hill, shift the shift lever to  
1 or R and block the wheels as needed.
4 Vehicles without a smart entry &  
start system: Turn the engine 
switch to OFF to stop the 
engine.
Vehicles with a smart entry & 
start system: Press the engine 
switch to stop the engine. 
5 Slowly release the brake pedal. 
6 Lock the door, making sure that  
you have the key on your per-
son.
■Starting off on a steep uphill
Multidrive 
1 Make sure that the parking  
brake is set and shift the shift 
lever to D. 
2 Gently depress the accelerator  
pedal. 
3 Release the parking brake.
Manual transmission 
1 Make sure that the parking  
brake is set and shift the shift 
lever to 1. 
2 Lightly depress the accelerator  
pedal at the same time as grad-
ually releasing the clutch pedal. 
3 Release the parking brake.
■Driving in the rain
●Drive carefully when it is raining,  
because visibility will be reduced, the 
windows may become fogged-up, and  the road will be slippery.
●Drive carefully when it starts to rain, because the road surface will be  
especially slippery.
●Refrain from high speeds when driv-
ing on an expressway in the rain, 
because there may be a layer of water  between the tires and the road sur- 
face, preventing the steering and 
brakes from operating properly.
■Engine speed while driving (vehi-
cles with a Multidrive) 
In the following conditions, the engine  
speed may become high while driving. 
This is due to automatic up-shifting con- trol or down-shifting implementation to  
meet driving conditions. It does not indi-
cate sudden acceleration.
●The vehicle is judged to be driving 
uphill or downhill
●When the accelerator pedal is 
released
●When the brake pedal is depressed 
while Sport mode is selected
■Restraining the engine output  (Brake Override System)
●When the accelerator and brake ped- 

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Driving
WA R N I N G
●Do not shift the shift lever to a driv- 
ing position while the vehicle is 
moving backward. Doing so can damage the transmis- 
sion and may result in a loss of 
vehicle control.
●Moving the shift lever to N while the 
vehicle is moving will disengage the 
engine from the transmission.  Engine braking is not available  
when N is selected.
●Vehicles with a Multidrive: Be care-
ful not to shift the shift lever with the 
accelerator pedal depressed. Shift- ing the shift lever to any positions  
other than P or N may lead to unex-
pected rapid acceleration of the  vehicle that may cause an accident  
and result in death or serious injury.
■If you hear a squealing or scrap-
ing noise (brake pad wear indica-
tors) 
Have the front and rear brake pads  
checked at the same time and 
replaced by any authorized Toyota  retailer or Toyota authorized repairer,  
or any reliable repairer as soon as 
possible. 
Rotor damage may result if the pads  
are not replaced when needed. 
It is dangerous to drive the vehicle  
when the wear limits of the brake  pads and/or those of the brake discs  
are exceeded.
■When the vehicle is stopped
●Do not race the engine.
If the vehicle is in any gear other  than P (Multidrive) or N, the vehicle  
may accelerate suddenly and unex-
pectedly, causing an accident.
●Vehicles with a Multidrive: In order  to prevent accidents due to the  
vehicle rolling away, always keep 
depressing the brake pedal while  the engine is running, and apply the  
parking brake as necessary.
●If the vehicle is stopped on an 
incline, in order to prevent acci-
dents caused by the vehicle rolling  forward or backward, always  
depress the brake pedal and 
securely apply the parking brake as  needed.
●Avoid revving or racing the engine.Running the engine at high speed  
while the vehicle is stopped may 
cause the exhaust system to over- heat, which could result in a fire if  
combustible material is nearby.
■When the vehicle is parked
●Do not leave glasses, cigarette 
lighters, spray cans, or soft drink  cans in the vehicle when it is in the  
sun.
Doing so may result in the follow- ing: 
• Gas may leak from a cigarette  
lighter or spray can, and may lead  to a fire. 
• The temperature inside the vehicle  may cause the plastic lenses and  
plastic material of glasses to 
deform or crack. 
• Soft drink cans may fracture, caus- 
ing the contents to spray over the  interior of the vehicle, and may also  
cause a short circuit in the vehicle’s 
electrical components.
●Do not leave cigarette lighters in the 
vehicle. If a cigarette lighter is in a 
place such as the glove box or on  the floor, it may be lit accidentally  
when luggage is loaded or the seat 
is adjusted, causing a fire. 

1664-1. Before driving
WA R N I N G
●Do not attach adhesive discs to the  
windshield or windows. Do not 
place containers such as air fresh- eners on the instrument panel or  
dashboard. Adhesive discs or con-
tainers may act as lenses, causing  a fire in the vehicle.
●Do not leave a door or window  
open if the curved glass is coated  with a metallized film such as a sil- 
ver-colored one. Reflected sunlight 
may cause the glass to act as a  lens, causing a fire.
●Always apply the parking brake, shift the shift lever to P (vehicles  
with a Multidrive), stop the engine 
and lock the vehicle. Do not leave the vehicle unat- 
tended while the engine is running.
If the vehicle is parked with the shift  lever in P but the parking brake is  
not set, the vehicl e may start to  
move, possibly leading to an acci- dent.
●Do not touch the exhaust pipes while the engine is running or  
immediately after turning the engine 
off. Doing so may cause burns.
■When taking a nap in the vehicle 
Always turn the engine off. Otherwise,  
if you accidentally move the shift lever 
or depress the accelerator pedal, this  could cause an accident or fire due to  
engine overheating. Additionally, if the 
vehicle is parked in a poorly ventilated  area, exhaust gases may collect and  
enter the vehicle, leading to death or 
a serious health hazard.
■When braking
●When the brakes are wet, drive 
more cautiously.
Braking distance increases when  the brakes are wet, and this may  
cause one side of the vehicle to 
brake differently than the other  side. Also, the parking brake may  
not securely hold the vehicle.
●If the brake booster device does not 
operate, do not follow other vehi-
cles closely and avoid hills or sharp  turns that require braking. 
In this case, braking is still possible, 
but the brake pedal should be  depressed more firmly than usual.  
Also, the braking distance will 
increase. Have your brakes fixed  immediately.
●Do not pump the brake pedal if the engine stalls. 
Each push on the brake pedal uses 
up the reserve for the  power-assisted brakes.
●The brake system consists of 2 indi-vidual hydraulic systems; if one of  
the systems fails, the other will still 
operate. In this case, the brake  pedal should be depressed more  
firmly than usual and the braking 
distance will increase. Have your  brakes fixed immediately.
■If the vehicle becomes stuck 
Do not spin the wheels excessively  
when a driven wheel is up in the air, 
or the vehicle is stuck in sand, mud,  etc. This may damage the driveline  
components or propel the vehicle for-
ward or backward, causing an acci-
dent. 

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4-1. Before driving
Driving
NOTICE
■When driving the vehicle (vehi- 
cles with a Multidrive)
●Do not depress the accelerator and  brake pedals at the same time dur- 
ing driving, as this may restrain the 
engine output.
●Do not use the accelerator pedal or 
depress the accelerator and brake 
pedals at the same time to hold the  vehicle on a hill.
■When driving the vehicle (vehi-cles with a manual transmission)
●Do not depress the accelerator and  
brake pedals at the same time dur- ing driving, as this may restrain the  
engine output.
●Do not shift gears unless the clutch 
pedal is fully depressed. After shift-
ing, do not release the clutch pedal  abruptly. Doing so may damage the  
clutch, transmission and gears.
●Observe the following precautions.
Failure to do so may cause exces-
sive premature wear or damage to  the clutch, eventually making it diffi- 
cult to accelerate and start off from 
a stop. Have the vehicle inspected  by any authorized Toyota retailer or  
Toyota authorized repairer, or any 
reliable repairer. 
• Do not rest your foot on the clutch  
pedal or depress it any time other 
than when shifting. Doing so may cause clutch trouble. 
• Do not use any gear other than the  1st gear when starting off and mov- 
ing forward. 
Doing so may damage the clutch. 
• Do not use the clutch pedal to  
adjust vehicle speed. Doing so may damage the clutch.
• When stopping the vehicle with the shift lever in a position other than N,  
make sure to fully depress the 
clutch pedal and stop the vehicle  using the brakes.
●Do not shift the shift lever to R with-out the vehicle completely stopped. 
Doing so may damage the clutch, 
transmission and gears.
■When parking the vehicle (vehi-
cles with a Multidrive) 
Always set the parking brake and shift  
the shift lever to P. Failure to do so 
may cause the vehicl e to move or the  vehicle may accelerate suddenly if  
the accelerator pedal is accidentally 
depressed.
■Avoiding damage to vehicle parts
●Do not turn the steering wheel fully  in either direction and hold it there  
for an extended period of time.
Doing so may damage the power  steering motor.
●When driving over bumps in the road, drive as slowly as possible to  
avoid damaging the wheels, under-
side of the vehicle, etc.
●Make sure to idle the engine imme-
diately after high-load driving. Stop  the engine only after the  
turbocharger has cooled down.
Failure to do so may cause damage  to the turbocharger.
■If you get a flat tire while driving 
A flat or damaged tire may cause the  
following situations. Hold the steering 
wheel firmly and gradually depress  the brake pedal to slow down the  
vehicle.
●It may be difficult to control your  vehicle.
●The vehicle will make abnormal sounds or vibrations.
●The vehicle will lean abnormally. 

1764-1. Before driving
must be in M and select gear step 4  
or lower. ( P. 1 8 2 )
Manual transmission 
Refrain from driving in 6th gear to  
maintain the effectiveness of 
engine braking and to maintain 
charging system performance.
■If the engine overheats 
Towing a loaded trailer up a long,  
steep incline in  temperatures  
exceeding 30°C (85°F) may result 
in the engine overheating. If the 
engine coolant temperature gauge 
indicates that the engine is over-
heating, turn the air conditioning off 
immediately, leave the road and 
stop the vehicle in a safe place. 
( P.560)
■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 lever to P 
(Multidrive) and 1 or R (manual 
transmission).
WA R N I N G
Follow all the instructions described in  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.171)
■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.
■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.
●Do not use the  following systems  
when trailer towing. 
• Cruise control (if equipped) 
• Dynamic radar cruise control (if  
equipped) 
• Dynamic radar cruise control with  
full-speed range (if equipped)
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
Driving
4-2.Driving procedures
1 Pull the parking brake switch to  
check that the parking brake is 
set. ( P.189) 
2 Check that the shift lever is in P  
(Multidrive) or N (manual trans-
mission). 
3 Firmly depress the brake pedal  
(Multidrive) or clutch pedal 
(manual transmission). 
4 Turn the engine switch to  
START to start the engine.
■If the engine does not start 
The engine immobilizer system may not  
have been deactivated. ( P.79) Contact  
any authorized Toyota retailer or Toyota  authorized repairer, or any reliable  
repairer.
■When the steering lock cannot be 
released 
When starting the engine, the engine  switch may seem stuck in OFF. To free  
it, turn the key while turning the steering 
wheel slightly left and right.
1 OFF (“LOCK” position)
The steering wheel is locked and the  
key can be removed. (vehicles with a 
Multidrive: The key can be removed 
only when the shift lever is in P.)
2 ACC (“ACC” position)
Engine (ignition) switch  
(vehicles without a 
smar t entr y & start sys- 
tem)
Starting the engine
WA R N I N G
■When starting the engine 
Always start the engine while sitting in  
the driver’s seat. Do not depress the  accelerator pedal while starting the  
engine under any circum-
stances.Doing so may cause an acci- dent resulting in death or serious  
injury.
NOTICE
■When starting the engine
●Do not crank the engine for more 
than 30 seconds at a time. This 
may overheat the starter and wiring  system.
●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.
Changing the engine switch  
positions