
1724-1. Before driving
Owners Manual_USA_M0C031_enbecause visibility will be reduced, 
the windows may become fogged-
up, and the 
road will be slippery.
●Drive carefully whe n it starts to 
rain, because the road surface will 
be especially slippery.
●Refrain from high speeds when 
driving on an expressway in the 
rain, because there may be a 
layer of water between the tires 
and the road surface, preventing 
the steering and brakes from 
operating properly.
■Engine speed while driving
In the following  conditions, the 
engine speed may become high 
while driving.
This is due to automatic up-shifting 
control or down-shifting implementa-
tion to meet driving conditions. It 
does not indicate sudden accelera-
tion.
●The vehicle is judged to be driving 
uphill or downhill
●When the accelerator pedal is 
released
●When the brake pedal is 
depressed while “TOW HAUL” 
mode or “TOW+” mode is selected
■Restraining the hybrid system 
output (Brake Override System)
●When the accelerator and brake 
pedals are depressed at the same 
time, the hybrid  system output 
may be restrained.
●A warning messag e is displayed 
on the multi-information display 
while the system is operating.
■Breaking in your new Toyota
To extend the life of the vehicle, 
observing the following precautions 
is recommended:
●For the first 200  miles (300 km):
Avoid sudden stops.
●For the first 500  miles (800 km):
Do not tow a trailer.
●For the first 1000 miles (1600 km):
• Do not drive at extremely high  speeds.
• Avoid sudden acceleration.
• Do not drive continuously in low  gears.
• Do not drive at a constant speed  for extended periods.
■Operating your v ehicle in a for-
eign country
Comply with the relevant vehicle 
registration laws and confirm the 
availability of the correct fuel. 
(  P.542)
WARNING
Observe the following precau-
tions.
Failure to do so may result in 
death or serious injury.
■When starting the vehicle
Always keep your foot on the 
brake pedal while stopped with 
the “READY” indica tor is illumi-
nated. This prevents the vehicle 
from creeping.
■When driving the vehicle
●Do not drive if  you are unfamil-
iar with the location of the brake 
and accelerator pedals to avoid 
depressing the wrong pedal.
• Accidentally depressing the  accelerator pedal instead of the 
brake pedal will result in sudden 
acceleration that may lead to an 
accident.
• When backing up, you may twist  your body around, leading to dif-
ficulty in operating the pedals. 
Make sure to operate the pedals 
properly.
• Make sure to keep a correct  driving posture even when mov-
ing the vehicle only slightly. This 
allows you to depress the brake 
and accelerator pedals properly. 

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Driving
WARNING
●Do not make jerk y, abrupt or 
sharp turns.
●Do not apply the brakes sud-
denly as you may skid, resulting 
in jackknifing and loss of vehicle 
control. This is especially true 
on wet or slippery surfaces.
●Do not exceed th e trailer hitch 
assembly weight, gross vehicle 
weight, gross axle weight and 
trailer tongue weight capacities.
●Do not use the following sys-
tems when your vehicles is tow-
ing a trailer or a nother vehicle.
• PCS (Pre-Collision System)
• Dynamic radar cruise control  with full-speed range
Except when the following condi-
tions are all met,
• When the other vehicle is a  trailer properly attached and 
connected to Toyota’s official 
TBC ECU.
• When the vehicle is not being  driven on a slippery surface 
such as an icy road or a very 
wet road.
●Do not use the following sys-
tems when your vehicles is tow-
ing a trailer or a nother vehicle.
• Cruise control (if equipped)
• LTA (Lane Tracing Assist)
If the vehicle detects that a trailer 
is being towed, the lane centering 
function of LTA is  automatically 
turned off.
●Slow down and downshift 
before descending steep or long 
downhill grades. Do not make 
sudden downshifts while 
descending steep or long down-
hill grades.
●Vehicle-trailer instability is more 
likely on steep long downhills. 
Before descending steep or 
long downhill grades, slow 
down and downshift. Do not 
make sudden downshifts when 
descending steep or long down-
hill grades. Avoid holding the 
brake pedal down too long or 
applying the brakes too fre-
quently. This could cause the 
brakes to overheat and result in 
reduced braking efficiency.
●Do not tow a trailer when the 
temporary spare tire is installed 
on your vehicle.
■When towing a trailer
Toyota recommends trailers with 
brakes that conform to any appli-
cable federal and s tate/provincial 
regulations.
●If the gross tr ailer weight 
exceeds unbraked TWR, trailer 
brakes are required. Toyota rec-
ommends trailers with brakes 
that conform to all applicable 
federal and state/provincial reg-
ulations.
●Never tap into your vehicle’s 
hydraulic system, as this will 
lower the vehicle’s braking 
effectiveness.
●Never tow a traile r without using 
a safety chain securely attached 
to both the trailer and the vehi-
cle. If damage occurs to the 
coupling unit or hitch ball, there 
is danger of the trailer wander-
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sway) increases as speed 
increases. Exceeding speed 
limits may cause loss of con-
trol.
 Before starting out, check the 
trailer lights, tires and the 
vehicle-trailer connections. 
Recheck after driving a short 
distance.
 Practice turning, stopping and 
reversing with the trailer 
attached in an area away 
from traffic until you become 
accustomed to the feel of the 
vehicle-trailer combination.
 Reversing with a trailer 
attached is difficult and 
requires practice. Grip the 
bottom of the steering wheel 
and move your hand to the 
left to move the trailer to the 
left. Move your hand to the 
right to move the trailer to the 
right. (This is generally oppo-
site to reversing without a 
trailer attached.) Avoid sharp 
or prolonged turning. Have 
someone guide you when 
reversing to reduce the risk of 
an accident.
 As stopping distance is 
increased when towing a 
trailer, vehicle-to-vehicle dis-
tance should be increased. 
For each 10 mph (16 km/h) of 
speed, allow at least one 
vehicle and trailer length.
 Avoid sudden braking as you 
may skid, resulting in the  trailer jackknifing and a loss of 
vehicle control. This is espe-
cially true on wet or slippery 
surfaces.
 Avoid jerky starts or sudden 
acceleration.
 Avoid jerky steering and 
sharp turns, and slow down 
before making a turn.
 Note that when making a turn, 
the trailer wheels will be 
closer than the vehicle wheels 
to the inside of the turn. Com-
pensate by making a wider 
than normal turning radius.
 Slow down before making a 
turn, in crosswinds, on wet or 
slippery surfaces, etc. 
Increasing vehicle speed can 
destabilize the trailer.
 Take care when passing other 
vehicles. Passing requires 
considerable distance. After 
passing a vehicle, do not for-
get the length of your trailer, 
and be sure you have plenty 
of room before changing 
lanes.
 Instability happens more fre-
quently when descending 
steep or long downhill grades. 
Before descending, slow 
down and downshift. Do not 
make sudden downshifts 
while descending steep or 
long downhill grades.
 Avoid holding the brake pedal 
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4-5.Using the driving support systems
■PCS (Pre-Collision System)
 P.230
■LTA (Lane Tracing Assist)
 P.242
■AHB (Automatic High 
Beam)
 P.214
■RSA (Road Sign Assist)*
P.252
*: If equipped
■Dynamic radar cruise con-
trol with full-speed range
 P.255 Two types of sensors, located 
behind the front grille and wind-
shield, detect information neces-
sary to operate the drive assist 
systems.
Radar sensor
Front camera
Toyota Safety Sense 
2.5
The Toyota Safety Sense 2.5 
consists of the following 
drive assist systems and 
contributes to a safe and 
comfortable driving experi-
ence:
Driving assist system
WARNING
■Toyota Safety Sense 2.5
The Toyota Safety Sense 2.5 is 
designed to operate under the 
assumption that the driver will 
drive safely, and is designed to 
help reduce the impact to the 
occupants and the  vehicle in the 
case of a collision or assist the 
driver in normal driving condi-
tions.
As there is a limit to the degree of 
recognition accuracy and control 
performance that this system can 
provide, do not overly rely on this 
system. The driver is always 
responsible for paying attention to 
the vehicle’s su rroundings and 
driving safely.
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WARNING
■Limitations of the pre-colli-
sion system
●The driver is solely responsible 
for safe driving. Always drive 
safely, taking care to observe 
your surroundings.
Do not use the pre-collision sys-
tem instead of normal braking 
operations under any circum-
stances. This system will not 
prevent collisions or lessen col-
lision damage or injury in every 
situation. Do not overly rely on 
this system. Failure to do so 
may lead to an accident, result-
ing in death or serious injury.
●Although this system is 
designed to help avoid a colli-
sion or help reduce the impact 
of the collision, its effectiveness 
may change according to vari-
ous conditions, therefore the 
system may not always be able 
to achieve the same level of 
performance.
Read the following conditions 
carefully. Do not overly rely on 
this system and always drive 
carefully.
• Conditions under which the sys- tem may operate even if there is 
no possibility of a collision: 
 P. 2 3 7
• Conditions under which the sys- tem may not operate properly: 
 P. 2 3 9
●Do not attempt to test the oper-
ation of the pre-collision system 
yourself.
Depending on the objects used 
for testing (dummies, card-
board objects imitating detect-
able objects, etc.), the system 
may not operate properly, possi-
bly leading to an accident.
■Pre-collision braking
●When the pre-collision braking 
function is operating, a large 
amount of braking force will be 
applied.
●If the vehicle is stopped by the 
operation of the pre-collision 
braking function, the pre-colli-
sion braking function operation 
will be canceled after approxi-
mately 2 seconds. Depress the 
brake pedal as necessary.
●The pre-collision braking func-
tion may not operate if certain 
operations are performed by the 
driver. If the accelerator pedal is 
being depressed strongly or the 
steering wheel is being turned, 
the system may determine that 
the driver is taking evasive 
action and possibly prevent the 
pre-collision braking function 
from operating.
●In some situations, while the 
pre-collision brak ing function is 
operating, operation of the func-
tion may be canceled if the 
accelerator pedal  is depressed 
strongly or the steering wheel is 
turned and the system deter-
mines that the driver is taking 
evasive action.
●If the brake pedal is being 
depressed, the system may 
determine that t he driver is tak-
ing evasive action and possibly 
delay the operation timing of the 
pre-collision braking function.
■Emergency steering assist
●As emergency steering assist 
operation will be canceled when 
the system determines that lane 
departure prevention function 
has been completed. 

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While driving on a road with 
clear white (yellow) lane lines, 
the LTA system warns the driver 
if the vehicle may deviate from 
the current lane
*, and also can 
slightly operate the steering 
wheel to help avoid deviation 
from the lane. Also, while the 
dynamic radar cruise control 
with full-speed range is operat-
ing, this system will operate the 
steering wheel to maintain the 
vehicle’s lane position.
The LTA system recognizes 
white (yellow) lane lines
* using 
the front camera. Additionally, it 
detects preceding vehicles 
using the front camera and 
radar.
*: May recognize the boundaries  between the asphalt and the side 
of the road, such as grass, soil, or 
the curb, to be road lanes
LTA (Lane Tracing 
Assist)
Summary of functions
WARNING
■Before using LTA system
●Do not rely solely upon the LTA 
system. The LTA system does 
not automatically drive the vehi-
cle or reduce the amount of 
attention that m ust be paid to 
the area in front of the vehicle. 
The driver must always assume 
full responsibilit y for driving 
safely by paying careful atten-
tion to the surrounding condi-
tions and operating the steering 
wheel to correct the path of the 
vehicle. Also, the driver must 
take adequate breaks when 
fatigued, such as from driving 
for a long period of time.
●Failure to perform appropriate 
driving operations and pay care-
ful attention may lead to an 
accident, resulting in death or 
serious injury.
●The lane centering function will 
be disabled automatically when 
LTA detects a trailer connection. 
Turn off the lane centering func-
tion if a trailer is connected and 
it is not automatically disabled. 
After trailer disconnect and 
power switch is turned off, lance 
centering function can be turned 
on.
●Do not use the lane centering 
system and steering assist func-
tion when the vehicle is lifted 
unless using a Toyota official lift 
up kit up to 4 in. (101 mm), 
including tire height. Aftermar-
ket lift kits may degrade system 
performance.
■Situations unsuitable for LTA 
system
In the following situations, use the 
LTA switch to turn the system off. 
Failure to do so may lead to an 
accident, resulting in death or 
serious injury. 

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■Operation switchesVehicle-to-vehicle distance 
switch
“+RES” switch
Cancel switch
“-SET” switch
Cruise control main switch
WARNING
■Before using dynamic radar 
cruise control with full-speed 
range
●Driving safely is the sole 
responsibility of the driver. Do 
not rely solely o n the system, 
and drive safely by always pay-
ing careful attention to your sur-
roundings.
●The dynamic radar cruise con-
trol with full-speed range pro-
vides driving assistance to 
reduce the driver’s burden. 
However, there are limitations to 
the assistance provided.
Read the following conditions 
carefully. Do not  overly rely on 
this system and always drive 
carefully.
• When the sensor may not be  correctly detect ing the vehicle 
ahead:  P. 2 6 5
• Conditions under which the 
vehicle-to-vehicle distance con-
trol mode may not function cor-
rectly:  P. 2 6 6
●Set the speed appropriately 
depending on the speed limit, 
traffic flow, road conditions, 
weather conditions, etc. The 
driver is responsible for check-
ing the set speed.
●Even when the system is func-
tioning normally, the condition of 
the preceding vehicle as 
detected by the system may dif-
fer from the condition observed 
by the driver. Therefore, the 
driver must always remain alert, 
assess the danger of each situ-
ation and drive safely. Relying 
solely on this system or assum-
ing the system ensures safety 
while driving can lead to an 
accident, resulting in death or 
serious injury.
●Switch the dynamic radar cruise 
control with full-speed range 
setting to off, using the cruise 
control main switch when not in 
use.
■Cautions regarding the driv-
ing assist systems
Observe the following precau-
tions, as there ar e limitations to 
the assistance provided by the 
system. Failure to do so may 
cause an accident resulting in 
death or serious injury. 

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Example of constant speed cruising
When there are no vehicles ahead
The vehicle travels at the  speed set by the driver.
Example of deceleration crui sing and follow-up cruising
When a preceding vehicle driving slower than the set speed 
appears
When a vehicle is detected runni ng ahead of you, the system automatically 
decelerates your vehicle. When a greater reduction in vehicle s peed is nec-
essary, the system applies the  brakes (the stop lights will come on at this 
time). The system will respond to  changes in the speed of the vehicle 
ahead in order to maintain the vehicle-to-vehicle distance set  by the driver. 
Approach warning warns you when  the system cannot decelerate suffi-
ciently to prevent your vehicle  from closing in on the vehicle  ahead.
When the vehicle ahead of you st ops, your vehicle will also stop (vehicle is 
stopped by system control). Afte r the vehicle ahead starts off, pressing the 
“+RES” switch or depressing the  accelerator pedal (start-off operation) will 
resume follow-up cruising. If the start-off operation is not pe rformed, system 
control continues to keep your vehicle stopped.
When the turn signal lever is ope rated and your vehicle moves to an over-
taking lane while driving at 50 mph (80 km/h) or more, the vehi cle will accel-
erate to help to overt ake a passing vehicle.
The system’s identification of what is an overtaking lane may be determined 
solely based on the location of  the steering wheel in the vehicle (left side 
driver position versus right side driver position.) If the vehi cle is driven to a 
region where the overtaking lane is on a different side from wh ere the vehi-
cle is normally driven, the vehicle may accelerate when the tur n signal lever 
is operated in the opposite direction to the overtaking lane (e .g., if the driver 
normally operates the vehicle in a region where the overtaking  lane is to the 
right but then drives  to a region where the  overtaking lane is to the left, the