1324-1. Before driving
be applied to an overhauled engine,
newly mounted engine or when brake pads or brake linings are replaced
with new ones.
■High friction brake pads
The brake pads and discs are designed for use under high load conditions.
Therefore, brake noise may be gener-
ated depending on the vehicle speed, braking force and vehicle environment
(temperature, humidity, etc.).
■Drum-in-disc type parking brake
system
Your vehicle has a drum-in-disc type
parking brake system. This type of
brake system needs bedding-down of the brake shoes periodically or when-
ever the parking brake shoes and/or
drum are replaced. Have any authorized Toyota retailer or Toyota authorized
repairer, or any reliable repairer, perform
the bedding down operation.
■After the engine starts
For a short time after the engine is
started, in order to ensure emissions
performance, intake and exhaust noise and vibration may increase, but this
does not indicate a malfunction.
■Operating your vehicle in a foreign
country
Comply with the relevant vehicle regis-
tration laws and confirm the availability
of the correct fuel. ( P.370)
WA R N I N G
Observe the following precautions. Failure to do so may result in death or
serious injury.
■When starting the vehicle (vehi-
cles with an automatic transmis-
sion)
●Always keep your foot on the brake
pedal while stopped with the engine
running. This prevents the vehicle from creeping.
●Firmly depress the brake pedal because engine speed may
increase immediately after starting
the engine, when the air condition- ing system is operating, when turn-
ing the steering wheel, etc., thereby
causing creeping to become stronger. Apply the parking brake
as necessary.
■When driving the vehicle
●Do not drive if you are unfamiliar
with the location of the brake and accelerator pedals to avoid
depressing the wrong pedal.
• Accidentally depressing the accel- erator pedal instead of the brake
pedal will result in sudden accelera-
tion that may lead to an accident.
• When backing up, you may twist
your body around, leading to a diffi- culty in operating the pedals. Make
sure to operate the pedals properly.
• Make sure to keep a correct driving
posture even when moving the
vehicle only slightly. This allows you to depress the brake and accelera-
tor pedals properly.
• Depress the brake pedal using your
right foot. Depressing the brake
pedal using your left foot may delay response in an emergency, result-
ing in an accident.
●Do not drive the vehicle over or
stop the vehicle near flammable
materials. The exhaust system and exhaust
gases can be extremely hot. These
hot parts may cause a fire if there is any flammable material nearby.
●Vehicles with a manual transmis-
sion: Do not release the clutch pedal too quickly. Doing so may
propel the vehicle forward, possibly
causing an accident.
1344-1. Before driving
WA R N I N G
●Vehicles with an automatic trans-
mission: Be careful not to shift the
shift lever with the accelerator pedal depressed. Shifting the shift
lever to a gear other than P or N
may lead to unexpected rapid acceleration of the vehicle that may
cause an accident and result in
death or serious injury.
●Do not place items in the shift
lever's surrounding area. It may
cause incorrect operation.
●If the shift boot is pulled out during
cleaning, return it to its previous position. If the shift boot is left
pulled out, the shift lever may
become difficult to operate.
■If you hear a squealing or scrap-
ing noise (brake pad wear indica- tors)
Have the brake pads checked 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 (automatic transmission) or
N, the vehicle may accelerate sud- denly and unexpectedly, causing an
accident.
●Vehicles with an automatic trans-
mission: In order to prevent acci-
dents due to the vehicle rolling away, always keep depressing the
brake pedal while the engine is run-
ning, 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.
●Do not attach adh esive 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.
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4-1. Before driving
Driving
WA R N I N G
●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 an automatic transmission), stop the engine and lock the vehi-
cle.
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 any of the tires 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.
NOTICE
■Pre-driving check
Trapping small animals in the cooling
fan and belts of the engine may result
in a malfunction. Check that no small animal enters the engine compart-
ment and under the vehicle before
starting the engine.
1364-1. Before driving
NOTICE
■When driving the vehicle (vehi-
cles with an automatic transmis-
sion)
●Do not depress the accelerator and
brake pedals at the same time while
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.
• Do not use the clutch to hold the vehicle when stopping on an uphill
grade.
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.
●Do not release the clutch pedal too
quickly. Doing so may damage the
transmission.
■When parking the vehicle (vehi-
cles with an automatic transmis- sion)
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.
●Vehicles with an automatic trans-mission: Do not race the engine for
more than 5 seconds in any posi-
tion except the N or P position
when the brake is applied or when chocks are used in the wheels. This
may cause the transmission fluid to
overheat.
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4-2. Driving procedures
Driving
4-2.Driving procedures
1 Check that the parking brake is
set.
2 Check that the shift lever is in P
(automatic transmission) or N
(manual transmission).
3 Firmly depress the brake pedal
(automatic transmission) or
clutch pedal (manual transmis-
sion).
, and a message will be dis- played on the multi-information display.
If it is not displayed, the engine cannot
be started.
4 Press the engine switch shortly
and firmly.
When operating the engine switch, one
short, firm press is enough. It is not necessary to press and hold the switch.
The engine will crank until it starts or for
up to 10 seconds, whichever is less.
Continue depressing the brake pedal
(automatic transmission) or clutch
pedal (manual transmission) until the engine is completely started.
The engine can be started from any
engine switch mode.
■If the engine does not start
●The engine immobilizer system may
not have been deactivated. ( P. 7 9 )
Contact any authorized Toyota retailer or Toyota authorized repairer, or any
reliable repairer.
●If a message related to start-up is
shown on the multi-information dis-
play, read the message and follow the instructions.
■If the battery is discharged
The engine cannot be started using the
smart entry & start system. Refer to P.359to restart the engine.
■Electronic key battery depletion
P. 1 0 0
■Conditions affecting operation
P. 1 1 1
■Notes for the entry function
P. 1 1 1
■Steering lock function
●After turning the engine switch off and opening and closing the doors, the
steering wheel will be locked due to
the steering lock function. Operating
the engine switch again automatically cancels the steering lock.
●When the steering lock cannot be released, “Locked. Push Ignition
Switch While Turning Steering Wheel”
will be displayed on the multi-informa- tion display.
Check that the shift lever is in P (auto-
matic transmission) or N (manual
Engine (ignition) switch
Performing the following oper-
ations when carrying the elec-
tronic key on your person
starts the engine or changes
engine switch modes.
Starting the engine
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Driving
Automatic transmission
1 Stop the vehicle completely.
2 Set the parking brake (P.151),
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 meters.
Manual transmission
1 Stop the vehicle completely.
2 Set the parking brake. (P.151)
Check the parking brake indicator is illuminated.
3 Shift the shift lever to N.
( P.147)
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 meters.
Modes can be changed by pressing
the engine switch with brake pedal
(automatic transmission) or clutch
pedal (manual transmission)
released. (The mode changes each
NOTICE
■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 vehicle,
press and hold the engine switch for
more than 2 seconds, or press it briefly 3 times or more in succession.
( P.326)
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 difficult to steer and brake, so you should pull
over and stop the vehicle 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.
●Vehicles with an automatic trans-
mission: To restart the engine after performing an emergency shut-
down, shift the shift lever to N and
then press the engine switch.
●Vehicles with a manual transmis-
sion: To restart the engine after per- forming an emergency shutdown,
depress the clutch pedal and then
press the engine switch.
Changing engine switch
modes
1424-2. Driving procedures
time the switch is pressed.)
1 OFF*
The emergency flashers can be used.
2ACC
Some electrical components such as
the audio system can be used.
“ACCESSORY” will be displayed on the
meters.
3 ON
All electrical components can be used.
“IGNITION ON” will be displayed on the
meters.
*: Vehicles with an automatic transmis-
sion: If the shift lever is in a position
other than P when turning off the
engine, the engine switch will be
turned to ACC, not to off.
■Auto power off function
Automatic transmission: If the vehicle is
left in ACC for more than 20 minutes or
ON (the engine is not running) for more than an hour with the shift lever in P, the
engine switch will automatically turn off.
However, this function cannot entirely
prevent battery discharge. Do not leave the vehicle with the engine switch in
ACC or ON for long periods of time
when the engine is not running.
Manual transmission: If the vehicle is left
in ACC for more than 20 minutes or ON
(the engine is not running) for more than an hour, the engine switch will automati-
cally turn off. However, this function can-
not entirely prevent battery discharge. Do not leave the vehicle with the engine
switch in ACC or ON for long periods of
time when the engine is not running.
If the engine is stopped with the
shift lever in a position other than P,
the engine switch will not be turned
off but instead be turned to ACC.
Perform the following procedure to
turn the switch off:
1 Check that the parking brake is
set.
2 Shift the shift lever to P.
NOTICE
■To prevent battery discharge
●Do not leave the engine switch in
ACC or ON for long periods of time
without the engine running.
●If “ACCESSORY” or “IGNITION
ON” is displayed on the meters while the engine is not running, the
engine switch is not off. Exit the
vehicle after turning the engine switch off.
When stopping the engine
with the shift lever in a posi-
tion other than P (vehicles
with an automatic transmis-
sion)
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Driving
3 Check that “ACCESSORY” is
displayed on the meters and
press the engine switch shortly
and firmly.
4 Check that “ACCESSORY” or
“IGNITION ON” on the meters
are off.
*: If equipped
*1: To improve fuel efficiency and
reduce noise, shift t he shift lever to D
for normal driving.
*2: Any gear range can be fixed when
driving in Manual mode.
■To protect the automatic transmis-
sion
If the automatic transmission fluid tem- perature is high, “Transmission Oil Tem-
perature Check Owner's Manual” will be
displayed on the multi-information dis- play and the vehicle will go into trans-
mission protection mode automatically.
Have the vehicle inspected by any authorized Toyota retailer or Toyota
NOTICE
■To prevent battery discharge
Do not stop the engine when the shift lever is in a position other than P. If
the engine is stopped in another shift
lever position, the engine switch will not be turned off but instead be
turned to ACC mode. If the vehicle is
left in ACC, battery discharge may occur.
Automatic transmission*
Select the shift position
depending on your purpose
and situation.
Shift position purpose and
functions
Shift posi-
tionObjective or function
PParking the vehicle/start-
ing the engine
RReversing
N
Neutral
(Condition in which the
power is not transmitted)
D
Normal driving*1
Temporary manual mode
driving ( P.145)
MManual mode driving*2
( P.146)