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Approx. 1 m (3 ft) from the
bumper (yellow horizontal line)
Approx. 0.5 m (1.5 ft) from the
bumper (red horizontal line)
Vehicle centerline
Dynamic guidelines
When the shift lever is set to R, the
multimedia system screen the help
lines together with the rear view
image.
If you shift to the R range within several
seconds after turning on the engine
switch, the warning message may not be displayed. Wait for several seconds
after turning on the engine switch before
shifting to the R range. Then, the warn- ing message will be displayed.
When “Steering Angle Lines” is off, the dynamic guidelines will be disappear on
the multimedia system screen. To turn
the dynamic guidelines on and off, refer to “Multimedia owner’s manual”.
■Difference between screen
image and actual road
The distance markers show the dis-
tance for a level road when the
vehicle is not loaded. It may be dif-
ferent from the actual distance
depending on the loading condi-
tions or road conditions.
When there is an upward slope
at the back
1 m (3 ft)
The distance on the screen looks
farther than the actual distance.
When there is a downward slope
at the back
1 m (3 ft)
The distance on the screen looks
nearer than the actual distance.
When cargo is loaded, the rear view dis-
WA R N I N G
●When moving backward, always
check the back with your eyes with-
out relying on the help lines. Otherwise, it may cause an acci-
dent or injury.
●The actual position may be different
from the indication of the help lines.
●Differences may occur due to the
number of passengers or the
loaded cargo.
●When the vehicle is on a slope or
inclined against the road, the indi- cation is different from the actual
position.
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tance on the screen looks farther than
the actual distance as in an upward slope.
■Feature of distance marker
1 m (3 ft) line
3 m (10 ft) line
The distance marker shows the dis-
tance on the road. If there is a car
or another object close behind, dis-
tance cannot be correctly dis-
played.
●Conventional Cruise Control enables
you to maintain a constant vehicle speed without holding your foot on the
accelerator pedal and it is operative
when the vehicle speed is 30 km/h (20 mph) or more.
●Make sure the Conventional Cruise Control system is turned off when the
Conventional Cruise Control is not in
use to avoid unintentionally setting of the Conventional Cruise Control.
●When the GPF system warning light is
flashing or illuminated, Conventional Cruise Control cannot be used.
●When the low fuel level warning light is illuminated, Conventional Cruise
Control may not be available for use.
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Conventional Cruise
Control (vehicles with-
out the EyeSight)
Conventional Cruise Control is
a driving support system
intended to allow more com-
fortable driving on express-
ways, freeways and interstate
highways. It can be used to
travel at a constant speed by
maintaining the vehicle speed
set by the driver. Please
remember that you should not
exceed posted speed limits.
WA R N I N G
●Do not use the Conventional Cruise Control under any of the following
conditions. These may cause loss
of vehicle control.
• In heavy traffic
• On roads with sharp bends
• On winding roads
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Driving1 After the engine has started,
press the “ON-OFF” switch of
the cruise control switch.
The Conventional Cruise Control indi-
cator (white) on the meter will illumi-
nate.
2 Depress the accelerator pedal
until the vehicle reaches the
desired speed.
3 When the vehicle reaches the
desired speed, push the cruise
control switch to the “+ RES”
side or the “- SET” side. The
vehicle speed at the time when
the switch is pushed will
become the set vehicle speed,
and constant sp eed driving will
initiate.
At this time, the Conventional Cruise
Control indicator (green) is illuminated
in the meter. The set speed will be shown on the meter. You can change
the displayed units by operating the
meter display. ( P.377)
The vehicle will maintain the desired
speed.
Vehicle speed can be temporarily increased while driving with the Con-
ventional Cruise Control activated. Sim-
ply depress the accelerator pedal to accelerate the vehicle. When the accel-
erator pedal is released, the vehicle will
return to and maintain the previous
WA R N I N G
• On slippery roads, such as those
covered with rain, ice or snow
• On steep hills
• Vehicle speed may exceed the set speed when driving down a steep
hill.
• During emergency towing
●When using the Conventional
Cruise Control, always set the speed appropriately according to
the speed limit, traffic flow, road
conditions, and other conditions.
To set Conventional Cruise
Control
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cruising speed.
When setting the displayed unit
as “MPH”
When setting the displayed unit
as “km/h”
The Conventional Cruise Control
can be temporarily canceled in the
following ways.
When the Conventional Cruise Control
is cancelled, the Conventional Cruise
Control indicator in the meter will
change from green to white.
Pulling the cruise control switch.
Depress the brake pedal.
Depress the clutch pedal.
To resume the Conventional Cruise
Control after it has been temporar-
ily canceled and with vehicle speed
of approximately 30 km/h (20 mph)
or more, push the lever up to return
to the original cruising speed auto-
matically.
At this time, the Conventional Cruise
Control indicator in the meter will
change from white to green.
There are two ways to turn off the
Conventional Cruise Control:
Press the “ON-OFF” switch of
the cruise control switch again.
Turn the engine switch to the
ACC or OFF (but only when the
vehicle is completely stopped).
■To increase the speed (by the
cruise control switch)
Push the cruise control switch to
the “+RES” side and hold it until the
vehicle reaches the desired speed.
Then, release the switch. The vehi-
cle speed at th at moment will be
To temporarily cancel the
Conventional Cruise Control
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To turn off the Conventional
Cruise Control
To change the cruising
speed
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memorized and treated as the new
set speed.
When setting the displayed unit
as “MPH”:
The set speed can be increased 1
mph (1.6 km/h) each time by push-
ing the cruise control switch to the
“+RES” side.
When setting the displayed unit
as “km/h”:
The set speed can be increased 1
km/h (0.6 mph) ea ch time by push-
ing the cruise control switch to the
“+RES” side.
■To increase the speed (by
accelerator pedal)
1 Depress the accelerator pedal
to accelerate the vehicle to the
desired speed.
2 Push the cruise control switch to
the “-SET” side once. Now the
desired speed is set and the
vehicle will keep running at that
speed without depressing the
accelerator pedal.
■To decrease the speed (by the
cruise control switch)
Push the cruise control switch to
the “-SET” side and hold it until the
vehicle reaches the desired speed.
Then, release the switch. The vehi-
cle speed at th at moment will be
memorized and treated as the new
set speed.
When setting the displayed unit
as “MPH”:
The set speed can be decreased 1
mph (1.6 km/h) each time by push-
ing the cruise control switch to the
“-SET” side.
When setting the displayed unit
as “km/h”:
The set speed can be decreased 1
km/h (0.6 mph) each time by push-
ing the cruise control switch to the
“-SET” side.
■To decrease the speed (by
brake pedal)
1 Depress the brake pedal to
release Conventional Cruise
Control temporarily.
2 When the speed decreases to
the desired speed, push the
cruise control switch to the
“-SET” side once. Now the
desired speed is set and the
vehicle will keep r unning at that
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speed without depressing the
accelerator pedal.
*: If equipped
Press the sport mode switch or snow
mode switch to change between normal
mode and sport mode or snow mode
respectively.
To cancel sport mode or snow mode,
press the same switch again.
1 Normal mode
Provides an optimal balance of fuel
economy, quietness, and dynamic per-
formance. Suitable for normal driving.
2 Sport mode
Use sport mode for sporty driving or
when driving in mountainous regions
with lots of curves.
The “SPORT” indicator comes on.
Also, if the mode is changed to sport
mode while driving with the shift lever in
the D position, the selected gear, from
“D1” to “D6”, will be displayed on the
meter.
3 Snow mode
Driving mode select
switch*
The driving modes can be
selected to suit driving condi-
tion.
Selecting a drive mode
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Use snow mode for accelerating and
driving on slippery road surfaces such
as snow.
The snow mode indi cator comes on.
■Sport mode
●In sport mode, lower gears are used and gears change at a higher engine
speed.
●In the following situations, it may not
be possible to change to sport mode.
When the mode cannot be changed to sport mode, a buzzer will sound and a
message will be displayed on the
multi-information display. • When the Adaptive Cruise Control or
Conventional Cruise Control is operat-
ing • When the engine is cold
■Snow mode
To prevent slipping, 1st gear cannot be
selected when in snow mode.
■Automatic deactivation of sport mode and snow mode
In the following situations, the driving
mode is automatically deactivated:
●When the engine is turned off after
driving in sport mode or snow mode.
●When the Adaptive Cruise Control or
Conventional Cruise Control is acti-
vated while driving in sport mode.
●When in sport mode and stop-
ping/starting off is automatically per- formed in second gear. ( P.144)
When the engine switch is turned to
ON, the hill-start as sist control ON
indicator will illuminate.
When the hill-start assist control
operates, the indicator will flash.
1 Park your vehicle in a flat, safe
location.
Make sure that the parking brake is
securely engaged.
2 Stop the engine by turning the
engine switch off.
3 Start the engine and check that
the ABS warning light and slip
indicator are off.
Hill-start assist control
Hill-start assist control helps to
maintain braking force to
assist starting off forward
while facing uphill or starting
off backward while facing
downhill.
Hill-start assist control ON
indicator
Disabling hill-start assist
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4Press and hold the switch
for approximately 30 seconds.
Check that the TRC OFF and VSC OFF
indicators illuminate and then turn off.
5 Within 5 seconds after the indi-
cator lights turn off, release the
switch. Then, press the
switch again within 2 seconds of
releasing it.
The hill-start assist control ON indicator will turn off and then illuminate.
6 Turn the engine switch off.
7 Start the engine again and
check that the hill-start assist
control ON indicator turns off.
Hill-start assist control will be disabled.
To enable hill-star t assist control,
perform steps 1 through 7 again.
■When enabling the hill-start assist control
●If the hill-start assi st control ON indi-
cator does not turn off or a mistake was made during the procedure, turn
the engine switch off and start the pro-
cedure from step 4 again.
●If the switch is pressed and held
for 30 seconds or more, the TRC OFF indicator and VSC OFF indicator will
turn off and the switch will become
inoperable. In this case, the VSC will
operate in normal mode. ( P.257) If the engine switch is turned off and
then the engine is started again, oper-
ation of the switch will become
possible.
■Operating conditions of hill-start
assist control
When the following conditions are met, the hill-start assist control will operate:
●Vehicles with an automatic transmis-sion: The shift lever is in D or M (when
starting off forward on while facing
uphill) or in R (when starting off back- ward while facing downhill).
●Vehicles with a manual transmission: The shift lever is in a position other
than R (when starting off forward while
facing uphill) or in R (when starting off backward while facing downhill).
●The vehicle is stopped.
●The accelerator pedal is not
depressed.
●The parking brake is not engaged.
■Hill-start assist control will not
operate when
Hill-start assist control will not operate
when any of the following conditions are
met:
●Vehicles with an automatic transmis-
sion: The shift lever is in a position other than D or M (when facing uphill)
or in a position other than R (when
facing downhill).
●Vehicles with a manual transmission:
The shift lever is in R (when facing uphill) or in a position other than R
(when facing downhill).
●Vehicles with an automatic transmis- sion: The accelerator pedal is
depressed.
●The parking brake is applied.
●Vehicles with a manual transmission: The clutch is engaged.
●Approximately 2 seconds have elapsed since the brake pedal was