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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.
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4-2. Driving procedures
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
1504-2. Driving procedures
The lever will return to its original
position immediately after opera-
tion.
1 Right turn
2 Lane change to the right (move
the lever partway and hold it*)
The right turn signal lights will blink until
the lever is released.
3 Lane change to the left (move
the lever partway and hold it*)
The left turn signal lights will blink until
the lever is released.
4 Left turn
*: When the turn signal lever is oper-
ated to position 2 or 3, if the lever is
released immediately, the turn signal
lights will blink 3 times.
■If the turn signals do not stop
flashing after turning left or
right, or if you want to stop
them flashing
Operate the lever in the opposite
direction to either position 2 or 3. If
you move the lever to either posi-
tion 1 or 4, the selected turn sig-
nals will flash.
■Turn signals can be operated when
The engine switch is in ON.
■If the indicator flashes faster than usual
Check that a light bulb in the front or
rear turn signal lights has not burned out.
■If the turn signals stop flashing
before a lane change has been per-
formed
Operate the lever again.
■Customization
Some functions can be customized.
( P.377)
Turn signal lever
Operating instructions
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4-2. Driving procedures
Driving1 To set the parking brake, fully
pull the parking brake lever
while depressing the brake
pedal.
2 To release the parking brake,
slightly raise the lever and lower
it completely while pressing the
button.
■Parking the vehicle
P.130
■If the brake system warning light comes on
P.336
■Usage in winter time
P.260
Parking brake
Operating instructions
NOTICE
■When parking the vehicle
Before you leave the vehicle, set the
parking brake, shift the shift lever to P
(automatic transmission) or N (man- ual transmission) and make sure that
the vehicle does not move.
■Before driving
Fully release the parking brake.
Driving the vehicle with the parking
brake set will lead to brake compo- nents overheating, which may affect
braking performance and increase
brake wear.
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4-3. Operating the lights and wipers
Driving
4-3.Operating the lights and wipers
Operating the switch turns
on the lights as follows:
1 The headlights, front posi-
tion/daytime running lights
( P.153) and all the lights listed
above turn on and off automati-
cally. (When the engine switch is
in ON.)
2 The front position, tail,
license plate and instrument
panel lights turn on.
3 The headlights and all lights
listed above (except daytime
running lights) turn on.
4 The daytime running lights
turn on. ( P.153)
■AUTO mode can be used when
The engine switch is in ON.
■Daytime running light system
To make your vehicle more visible to
other drivers during daytime driving, the daytime running lights turn on automati-
cally whenever the engine is started and
the parking brake is released with the
headlight switch off or in the posi-
tion. (Illuminate brighter than the front
position lights.) Daytime running lights are not designed for use at night.
●When the turn signal indicators are flashing, the daytime running light on
the side that the turn signals are flash-
ing will turn off.
●When the emergency flashers are
flashing, both daytime running lights will turn off.
■Headlight control sensor
In the following situations, the automatic
light control system may not operate correctly.
●When an object is placed on the sen-sor or something which blocks the
sensor is affixed to the windshield
●When the surrounding area is lit by light other than natural light
■Automatic light off system
●When the light switch is in or :
The headlights turn off automatically if the engine switch is turned off.
●When the light switch is in : The
headlights and all lights turn off auto-
matically if the engine switch is turned
off.
Headlight switch
The headlights can be oper-
ated manually or automatically.
Operating instructions
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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4-3. Operating the lights and wipers
Driving
between the high beams and low
beams according to the conditions. If
the lever is pushed forward and
released again, the high beam assist
will turn off and the high beam head-
lights will turn on.
To manually turn the high beam head-
lights on, push and release the lever
with the headlight switch in posi-
tion. If the lever is pulled and released,
the high beam headlights will turn off
and the low beam headlights will turn
on.
2 Illuminate the high beam head-
lights while the lever is pulled
Even if the lights are off, the high beam
headlights will illuminate. When the
lever is released, the headlights will
return to the low beam headlights or will
turn off.
This system allows the headlights
to be turned on for approximately
30 seconds when the engine switch
is off.
Pull the lever toward you and
release it with the light switch in
or after turning the engine
switch off.
The lights are turned off in the fol-
lowing situations:
The engine switch is turned to
ON.
The light switch is turned on.
The light switch is pulled toward
you and then released.
The doors are unlocked using
the smart entry & start system or
wireless remote control.
■Customization
Some functions can be customized. ( P.377)
*: If equipped
The SRH (Steering Responsive
Headlights) is a function which,
according to the steering wheel
operation and vehicle speed when
the vehicle is being driven forward,
automatically adjusts the angle of
the headlights to illuminate inter-
sections and corners, improving
visibility.
This function operates when the vehicle
speed is 8 km/h or higher.
Extended Headlight Lighting
system
SRH (Steering Responsive
Headlights)*
1564-3. Operating the lights and wipers
■Turning SRH off
The SRH can be turned off through
a setting on the meter. ( P.377)
When the SRH is off, the SRH OFF
indicator will illuminate.
■SRH warning light
If the SRH malfunctions, the SRH
warning light will illuminate and a
message will be displayed on the
multi-information display. Have the
vehicle inspected by any authorized
Toyota retailer or Toyota authorized
repairer, or any reliable repairer as
soon as possible. ( P.344)
■Customization
Some functions can be customized.
( P.377)
*: If equipped
Turn the headlight switch to
position and push the lever forward.
After the lever is operated, it will imme-
diately return to its original position.
The high beam assist will turn on and
the high beam assist indicator will illu-
minate.
High Beam Assist*
The high beam assist uses the
stereo camera located behind
the upper portion of the wind-
shield to assess the brightness
of the lights of vehicles ahead,
streetlights, etc., and automati-
cally turns the high beams on
or off as necessary.
WA R N I N G
■Limitations of the high beam
assist
Do not overly rely on the high beam assist. Always drive safely, taking
care to observe your surroundings
and turning the high beams on or off manually if necessary.
■To prevent incorrect operation of the high beam assist system
Do not overload the vehicle.
Activating the high beam
assist