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■Total load capacity and seating
capacity
These details are also described on
the tire and loading information
label. ( P.415)
Vehicle load limits
Vehicle load limits include
total load capacity, seating
capacity, towing capacity
and cargo capacity.
Total load capacity (vehicle
capacity weight): P.482
Total load capacity means the
combined weight of occu-
pants, cargo and luggage.
Seating capacity: P.482
Seating capacity means the
maximum number of occu-
pants whose estimated aver-
age weight is 150 lb. (68 kg)
per person.
TWR (Trailer Weight Rat-
ing)
Toyota does not recommend
towing a trailer with your vehi-
cle.
Cargo capacity
Cargo capacity may increase
or decrease depending on the
weight and the number of
occupants.
WARNING
■Overloading the vehicle
Do not overload the vehicle.
It may not only cause damage to
the tires, but also degrade steer-
ing and braking ability, resulting in
an accident.

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Trailer towing
Toyota does not recom-
mend towing a trailer with
your vehicle. Toyota also
does not recommend the
installation of a tow hitch or
the use of a tow hitch carrier
for a wheelchair, scooter,
bicycle, etc. Your vehicle is
not designed for trailer tow-
ing or for the use of tow
hitch mounted carriers.
Dinghy towing
Your vehicle is not designed
to be dinghy towed (with 4
wheels on the ground)
behind a motor home.
NOTICE
■To avoid serious damage to
your vehicle
Do not tow your vehicle with the
four wheels on the ground.

1895-2. Driving procedures
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tires slip due to sudden accelera-
tion.
The tones may not sound if the driv-
ing mode is switched continuously
in short time periods.
When the H2O switch pressed
while the “READY” indicator is
on, the vehicle purges water.
When the switch is pressed
again, purging stops.
System purging and purging com-
plete messages are displayed in
the multi-information display.
■Water release function during
cold weather
In the following cases, the fuel cell
system automatic drainage may not
operate. It may not be possible to
start the fuel cell system due to the
fuel cell stack, hyd rogen pipes, etc.,
being frozen.
●When transporting or towing the
Water release (H2O
switch)
When the fuel cell system is
stopped, water is automati-
cally purged from the tail-
pipe.
To minimize water accumu-
lation at parking garages,
etc., purge can be done
manually before parking.
H2O switch

1935-3. Operating the lights and wipers
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1 With the headlights on, push
the lever away from you to
turn on the high beams.
Pull the lever toward you to the
center position to turn the high
beams off.
2Pull the lever toward you and
release it to flash the high
beams once.
You can flash the high beams with
the headlights on or off.
1Press the Automatic High
Beam switch.
Turning on the high beam
headlightsAHB (Automatic High
Beam)
The Automatic High Beam
uses a front camera located
behind the upper portion of
the windshield to assess the
brightness of the lights of
vehicles ahead, street-
lights, etc., and automati-
cally turns the high beams
on or off as necessary.
WARNING
■Limitations of the Automatic
High Beam
Do not overly rely on the Auto-
matic High Beam. Always drive
safely, taking care to observe your
surroundings and turning the high
beams on or off manually if nec-
essary.
■To prevent inc orrect opera-
tion of the Automatic High
Beam system
Do not overload the vehicle.
Activating the Automatic
High Beam

1955-3. Operating the lights and wipers
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• When driving in inclement weather (heavy rain, snow, fog, sand-
storms, etc.)
• When the windshield is obscured by fog, mist, ice, dirt, etc.
• When the windshield is cracked or
damaged
• When the front camera is deformed or dirty
• When the temperature of the front camera is extremely high
• When the surrounding brightness
level is equal to that of headlights,
tail lights or fog lights
• When headlights or tail lights of
vehicles ahead are turned off,
dirty, changing color, or not aimed
properly
• When the vehicle is hit by water, snow, dust, etc., from a preceding
vehicle
• When driving thr ough an area of
intermittently changing brightness
and darkness
• When frequently and repeatedly driving ascending/descending
roads, or roads with rough, bumpy
or uneven surfaces (such as
stone-paved roads, gravel roads,
etc.)
• When frequently and repeatedly taking curves or driving on a wind-
ing road
• When there is a hi ghly reflective
object ahead of th e vehicle, such
as a sign or mirror
• When the back of a preceding vehicle is highly reflective, such as
a container on a truck
• When the vehicle’s headlights are damaged or dirty, or are not aimed
properly
• When the vehicle is listing or titling due to a flat tire, a trailer being
towed, etc.
• When the headlights are changed between the high beams and low
beams repeatedly in an abnormal
manner
• When the driver believes that the high beams may be flashing or
dazzling pedestrians or other driv-
ers■Temporarily lowering sensor
sensitivity
The sensitivity of the sensor can be
temporarily lowered.
1 Turn the power s witch off while
the following conditions are met.
●The headlight switch is in or
.
●The headlight switch lever is in
low beam position.
●Automatic High Beam switch is
on.
2 Turn the power switch to ON.
3 Within 60 seconds after step 2,
repeat pushing the headlight
switch lever to the high beam
position then pulling it to the orig-
inal position quickly 10 times,
then leave the lever in the origi-
nal position.
4 If the sensitivity is changed, the
AHB indicator is turn on and off 3
times.
■Switching to the high
beams
Push the lever away from you.
The AHB indicator will turn off and
the high beam indi cator will turn on.
Pull the lever to its original position
to activate the Automatic High
Beam system.
Turning the high beams
on/off manually

1965-3. Operating the lights and wipers
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■Switching to the low beams
Press the Automatic High Beam
switch.
The AHB indicator will turn off.
Press the switch to activate the
Automatic High Beam system
again.
■Temporarily switching to
the low beams
Pull the lever toward you and
then return it to its original posi-
tion.
The high beams are on while the
lever is pulled toward you. How-
ever, after the lever is returned to its
original position, the low beams
remain on for a certain period of
time. Afterwards, the Automatic
High Beam system will be activated
again.
■Temporarily switching to the
low beams
It is recommended to switch to the
low beams when the high beam
may cause problems or distress to
other drivers or pedestrians nearby.

2005-3. Operating the lights and wipers
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■If no windshield washer fluid
sprays
Check that the wash er nozzles are
not blocked if there is washer fluid in
the windshield washer fluid reser-
v oi r.
■Front door opening linked wind-
shield wiper stop function
(vehicles with rain-sensing
windshield wipers)
When is selected and the wind-
shield wipers are operating, if a front
door is opened while the vehicle is
stopped and the P shift position is
selected, operation of the wind-
shield wipers will be stopped to pre-
vent anyone near the vehicle from
being sprayed by water from the
wipers. When the front door is
closed, wiper operation will resume.
■When stopping fuel cell system
in an emergency while driving
If the windshield wipers are operat-
ing when fuel cell system is
stopped, the windshield wipers will
operate in high speed operation.
After the vehicle is stopped, opera-
tion will return to normal when the
power switch is turned to ON, or
operation will stop w hen the driver’s
door is opened.
When the windshield wipers are
not being used, they retract to
below the hood. To enable the
windshield wipers to be lifted
WARNING
■Caution regarding the use of
windshield wipers in AUTO
mode (vehicles with rain-
sensing windshield wipers)
The windshield wipers may oper-
ate unexpectedly if the sensor is
touched or the windshield is sub-
ject to vibration in AUTO mode.
Take care that your fingers or any-
thing else do not become caught
in the windshield wipers.
■Caution regarding the use of
washer fluid
When it is cold, do not use the
washer fluid unt il the windshield
becomes warm. The fluid may
freeze on the windshield and
cause low visibility. This may lead
to an accident, resulting in death
or serious injury.
NOTICE
■When there is no washer fluid
spray from the nozzle
Damage to the washer fluid pump
may be caused if the lever is
pulled toward you and held con-
tinually.
■When a nozzle becomes
blocked
In this case, contact your Toyota
dealer.
Do not try to clear it with a pin or
other object. The nozzle will be
damaged.
Changing the windshield
wiper rest position/Lifting
the windshield wipers

2205-5. Using the driving support systems
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• When approaching an electric toll gate barrier, parking area barrier,
or other barrier that opens and
closes
• When using an automatic car wash
• When driving through or under
objects that may contact your
vehicle, such as thick grass, tree
branches, or a banner
• When driving through steam or smoke
• When driving near an object that reflects radio waves, such as a
large truck or guardrail
• When driving near a TV tower, broadcasting station, electric
power plant, radar equipped vehi-
cles, etc., or other location where
strong radio waves or electrical
noise may be present
• When there are many things which can reflect the radio waves
of the radar in the vicinity (tunnels,
truss bridges, gravel roads, snow
covered road that have tracks,
etc.)
• While making a right/left turn, when an oncoming vehicle or a
crossing pedestrian has already
exited the path of your vehicle
• While making a right/left turn, closely in front of an oncoming
vehicle or a crossing pedestrian. • While making a
right/left turn,
when an oncoming vehicle or a
crossing pedestrian stops before
entering the path of your vehicle
• While making a right/left turn,
when an oncoming vehicle turns
right/left in fron t of your vehicle
• While steering into the direction of oncoming traffic
■Situations in which the system
may not operate properly
●In some situations such as the fol-
lowing, an object may not be
detected by the radar sensor and
front camera, pre venting the sys-
tem from opera ting properly:
• When a detectable object is
approaching your vehicle
• When your vehicle or a detectable object is wobbling
• If a detectable object makes an abrupt maneuver (such as sudden
swerving, acceleration or deceler-
ation)
• When your vehicle approaches a detectable object rapidly
• When a detectable object is not
directly in front of your vehicle
• When a detectable object is near
a wall, fence, gua rdrail, manhole
cover, vehicle, steel plate on the
road, etc.
• When a detectable object is under a structure