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4-2. Driving procedures
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)
1444-2. Driving procedures
authorized repairer, or any reliable
repairer.
■When driving with Adaptive Cruise Control or Conventional Cruise
Control activated
Downshifting can be performed even when using Adaptive Cruise Control or
Conventional Cruise Control. After
downshifting, the set speed continues. ( P.145, 146)
■Automatic gear selection when the
vehicle is stopped
When the vehicle is idling at high rpm in order to warm up, and the vehicle is on a
slippery road, the transmission may
automatically shift to 2nd gear for stop- ping and starting off.
■AI-SHIFT
●The AI-SHIFT automatically selects the suitable gear according to driver
performance and driving conditions.
The AI-SHIFT automatically operates when the shift lever is in D. (Shifting
the shift lever to the M position can-
cels the function.)
●G AI-SHIFT automatically selects a
suitable gear for sporty driving accord- ing to driver’s input and driving condi-
tions. G AI-SHIFT operates
automatically when the shift lever is in D and sport mode is selected for the
driving mode. (Selecting normal mode
with the driving mode select switch or shifting the shift lever to the M position
cancels this function.)
■After recharging/reconnecting the
battery
P.361
While the engine switch is in
ON, move the shift lever with the
brake pedal depressed.
When shifting the shift lever between P
and D, make sure that the vehicle is
completely stopped.
■Shift lock system
The shift lock system is a system to pre-
vent accidental operation of the shift
lever in starting. The shift lever can be shifted from P
only when the engine switch is in ON
and the brake pedal is being depressed.
■If the shift lever cannot be shifted from P
First, check whether the brake pedal is
being depressed.
If the shift lever cannot be shifted with
your foot on the brake pedal, there may
be a problem with the shift lock system. Have the vehicle inspected by your
Toyota dealer immediately.
The following steps may be used as an emergency measure to ensure that the
shift lever can be shifted.
Releasing the shift lock:
1 Set the parking brake.
WA R N I N G
■When driving on slippery road
surfaces
Be careful of downshifting and sud- den acceleration, as this could result
in the vehicle skidding to the side or
spinning.
Shifting the shift lever
1544-3. Operating the lights and wipers
To turn the lights on again, turn the
engine switch to ON, or turn the light
switch off once and then back to or
.
■Light reminder buzzer
A buzzer sounds when the engine switch is turned off and the driver’s door
is opened while the lights are turned on.
■Automatic headlight leveling sys-
tem
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.
■Windshield wiper linked headlight illumination
When driving during daytime with the
headlight switch turned to , if the
windshield wipers are used, the head-
lights will turn on automatically after sev-
eral seconds to help enhance the visibility of your vehicle.
■Battery-saving function
In order to prevent the battery of the
vehicle from discharging, if the light
switch is in the or position when
the engine switch is turned off the bat-
tery saving function will operate and
automatically turn off all the lights after approximately 20 minutes.
When any of the following are per-
formed, the battery-saving function will be disabled.
●When the engine switch is turned to ACC or ON
●When the headlight switch is in the
position
●When a door is opened or closed
■Welcome light illumination control
The headlights and tail lights automati- cally turn on at night when the doors are
unlocked using the wireless remote con-
trol if the light switch is in the posi-
tion. The headlights and tail lights will turn off automatically after approxi-
mately 30 seconds.
■Customization
Some functions can be customized. ( P.377)
1With the headlights on, push the
lever away from you to turn on
the high beams.
Vehicles without high beam assist: If
the lever is pushed and released, the
high beam headlights will turn on. Pull
and release the lever to turn off the high
beam headlights and turn on the low
beam headlights.
Vehicles with high beam assist: If the
lever is pushed and released with the
headlight switch in position, the
high beam assist will turn on. When the
high beam assist is operating, the
headlights will automatically change
NOTICE
■To prevent battery discharge
Do not leave the lights on longer than
necessary when the engine is not run- ning.
Turning on the high beam
headlights
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4-6. Using other driving systems
Driving
OFF indicator will appear.
• When the radar sensor becomes sig- nificantly misaligned (If the orientation
of the radar sensor is shifted for any
reason, readjustment is required. Have the sensor adjusted at any
authorized Toyota retailer or Toyota
authorized repairer, or any reliable repairer.)
• When a large amount of snow or ice
sticks to the rear bumper surface around the radar sensors
• When the vehicle is driven on a
snow-covered road or in an environ- ment in which there are no objects
around (such as in a desert) for a pro-
longed period of time • When the temperature around the
radar sensors increases excessively
due to long driving on uphill grades in the summer, etc.
• When the temperature around the
radar sensors becomes extremely low • When the vehicle battery voltage low-
ers
• When the vehicle voltage exceeds the battery voltage rating
●The BSD/RCTA will resume operation once these conditions are corrected,
and the BSD/RCTA OFF indicator will
disappear. However, if the BSD/RCTA OFF indicator appears for a prolonged
period of time, have the system
inspected at any authorized Toyota retailer or Toyota authorized repairer,
or any reliable repairer as soon as
possible.
●The detectability of the radar sensors
is restricted. The BSD/RCTA detec- tion may be impair ed and the system
may not operate properly under the
following conditions.
• When the rear bumper around the radar sensors is distorted
• When ice, snow or mud adheres to
the rear bumper surface around the radar sensors
• When stickers, etc. are affixed on the
areas of the radar sensors on the rear bumper
• During adverse weather conditions
such as rain, snow or fog
• When driving on wet roads such as
snow-covered roads and through pud- dles
●The radar sensors may not detect or may have difficulty detecting the fol-
lowing vehicles and objects.
• Small motorcycles, bicycles, pedestri- ans, stationary objects on the road or
road side, etc.
• Vehicles with body shapes that the radar may not reflect (vehicles with
lower body height such as a trailer
with no cargo and sports cars) • Vehicles that are not approaching
your vehicle even though they are in
the detection area (either on a neigh- boring lane to the rear or beside your
vehicle when revers ing) (The system
determines the presence of approach- ing vehicles based on data detected
by the radar sensors.)
• Vehicles traveling at significantly dif- ferent speeds
• Vehicles driving in parallel at almost
the same speed as your vehicle for a prolonged time
• Oncoming vehicles
• Vehicles in a lane beyond the neigh- boring lane
• Vehicles travelling at a significantly
lower speed that you are trying to overtake
●On a road with extremely narrow lanes, the system may detect vehicles
driving in a lane next to the neighbor-
ing lane.
While the BSD/RCTA is active, the
following item(s) will operate to
alert the driver:
The BSD/RCTA approach indica-
tor (when there are vehicles in
the neighboring lanes).
The BSD/RCTA approach indica-
BSD/RCTA approach indica-
tor/warning buzzer
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Driving
When the shift lever is set to R, the
rear view camera automatically dis-
plays the rear view image from the
vehicle. When the lever is set to
other positions, the image before
setting to R is displayed.
1 Set the engine switch to ON.
2 Set the shift lever to R.
●The image of the rear view camera is horizontally reversed as is the case
with the vehicle inside mirror or the
outside mirror.
●When “Rear Camera Delay Control” is
on, the rear view image from the rear view camera will be displayed on the
multimedia system screen for a cer-
tain amount of time after the shift lever
is shifted from R to another position. When any of the following conditions
are met, the rear view image will be
canceled: • The shift lever is sh ifted to P (vehicles
with an automatic transmission)
• The vehicle speed becomes approxi- mately 8 km/h (5 mph) or more
• The parking brake is engaged
• 9 seconds have elapsed since the shift lever was shifted from R to
another position
To turn the function on and off, refer to “Multimedia owner’s manual”.
●It may be difficult to see the image of the rear view camera in the following
cases. This is not a malfunction of the
camera. • The vehicle is in a dark place (at night,
in a tunnel, etc.).
• The vehicle is in an extremely hot or cold place.
• An object (such as raindrops, snow,
dirt, etc.) that disturbs the view of the rear view camera sticks to the lens of
the camera.
• Strong light is shining directly on the camera lens (occasionally, there are
vertical lines on the screen).
The area from the rear end of the
bumper can be viewed. Areas at
both ends of the bumper and areas
just under the bumper cannot be
viewed.
Also, the image from the rear view
camera looks shorter than the
actual distance.
NOTICE
●If mud or snow sticks to or is frozen
on the camera, you must be very
careful when removing it. Otherwise, damage to the camera
may cause a fire or electric shock.
Pour water or lukewarm water over the camera to remove mud and ice,
and wipe it with a soft, dry cloth.
●Do not put a flame close to the camera or wiring. Otherwise, dam-
age or fire may occur.
●When replacing the fuse, be sure to
use a fuse with the specified rating.
Use of a fuse with a different rating may result in a malfunction.
●If you use the rear view camera for a long time while the engine is not
operated, the battery may become
completely discharged.
How to use the rear view
camera
Viewing range on the screen
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5-1. Using the air conditioning system
Interior features
culated air mode is used.
■When driving on dusty roads
Close all windows. If dust thrown up by the vehicle is still dr awn into the vehicle
after closing the windows, it is recom-
mended that the air intake mode be set to outside air mode and the fan speed to
any setting except off.
■Outside/recirculated air mode
●Setting to the recirculated air mode
temporarily is recommended in pre-
venting dirty air from entering the vehicle interior and helping to cool the
vehicle when the outside air tempera-
ture is high.
●Outside/recirculated air mode may
automatically switch depending on the temperature setting or the inside tem-
perature.
■When the outside temperature falls
to nearly 0°C (32°F)
The dehumidification function may not
operate even when “A/C” switch is
pressed.
■Ventilation and air conditioning odors
●To let fresh air in, set the air condition-ing system to the outside air mode.
●During use, various odors from inside and outside the vehicle may enter into
and accumulate in the air conditioning
system. This may then cause odor to be emitted from the vents.
●To reduce potential odors from occur-ring:
• It is recommended that the air condi-
tioning system be se t to outside air mode prior to turning the vehicle off.
• The start timing of the blower may be
delayed for a short period of time
immediately after the air conditioning system is started in automatic mode.
■Air conditioning filter
P.314
■When continuous operation is set
During continuous operation, the defog-
ger stops operating for 2 minutes after
every 15 minutes of continual operation. Even during the 2 minutes that opera-
tion stops, the operating light remains
illuminated. The rear window defogger will continue to operate in this cycle until
it is turned off.
■Customization
Some functions can be customized. ( P.377)
1Press the automatic mode
switch.
2 Adjust the temperature setting.
3 To stop the operation, press the
“ON/OFF” switch.
If the fan speed setting or air flow
modes are operated, the automatic
WA R N I N G
■To prevent the windshield from
fogging up
Do not use the windshield defogger switch during cool air operation in
extremely humid weather. The differ-
ence between the temperature of the outside air and that of the windshield
can cause the outer surface of the
windshield to fog up, blocking your vision.
■When the outside rear view mir-ror defoggers are operating
Do not touch the outside rear view
mirror surfaces, as they can become very hot and burn you.
NOTICE
■To prevent battery discharge
Do not leave the air conditioning sys- tem on longer than necessary when
the engine is off.
Using automatic mode
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5-1. Using the air conditioning system
Interior features
*: If equipped
■Seat heaters
Press the switch to warm the seats.
The indicator light comes on when a
seat heater is turned on.
WA R N I N G
■To prevent the windshield defog-
ger from operating improperly
Do not place anything on the instru- ment panel which may cover the air
outlets. Otherwise, air flow may be
obstructed, preventing the windshield defoggers from defogging.
Seat heaters*
Warm up the seat upholstery.
WA R N I N G
■To prevent minor burn injuries
Care should be taken if anyone in the
following categories comes in contact with the seats when the heater is on:
●Babies, small children, the elderly, the sick and the physically chal-
lenged
●Persons with sensitive skin
●Persons who are fatigued
●Persons who have taken alcohol or
drugs that induce sleep (sleeping drugs, cold remedies, etc.)
NOTICE
■To prevent damage to the seat
heaters
Do not put heavy objects that have an
uneven surface on the seat and do
not stick sharp objects (needles, nails, etc.) into the seat.
■To prevent battery discharge
Do not use the functions when the
engine is off.
Operation instructions
2725-2. Using the interior lights
to the presence of an electronic key,
locking/unlocking and opening/closing of the doors, and the engine switch mode.
■To prevent the battery from being
discharged
When the door position is on, if the engine switch is turned off with a door
not fully closed and the interior lights
remain illuminated, they will automati- cally be turned off after approximately
20 minutes. However, if a light lens has
been pushed to illuminate the interior light, it will not turn off automatically.
■Customization
Some functions can be customized.
( P.377)
NOTICE
■To prevent battery discharge
Do not leave the lights on longer than
necessary when the engine is not run-
ning.