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Maintenance and care
6-1. Maintenance and careCleaning and protecting the vehicle exterior .......... 442
Cleaning and protecting the  vehicle interior ........... 445
6-2. Maintenance Maintenance requirements.................................. 448
General maintenance.. 449
Emission inspection and  maintenance (I/M) pro-
grams ........................ 452
6-3. Do-it-yourself mainte- nance
Do-it-yourself service pre- cautions ..................... 454
Hood ........................... 456
Engine compartment ... 457
12-volt battery ............. 463
Tires ............................ 466
Tire inflation pressure.. 476
Wheels ......... ...............478
Air conditioning filter .... 479
Cleaning the hybrid battery  (traction battery) air intake 
vent and filter............. 481
Electronic key battery.. 485
Checking and replacing  fuses.......................... 487
Light bulbs................... 490 

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The OBD system determines 
that a problem exists some-
where in the emission control 
system. Your vehicle may not 
pass the I/M test and may need 
to be repaired. Contact your 
Toyota dealer to service the 
vehicle.
When the 12-volt battery is 
disconnected or discharged 
Readiness codes that are set 
during ordinary driving are 
erased.
Also, depending on your driv-
ing habits, the readiness 
codes may not be completely 
set.
 When the fuel tank cap is 
Tires
• Is the tire infla-
tion pressure 
correct?
• The tires should  not be damaged 
or excessively 
worn.
• Have the tires  been rotated 
according to the 
maintenance 
schedule?
• The wheel nuts  should not be 
loose.
Windshield 
wipers
• The wiper blades should not show 
any signs of 
cracking, split-
ting, wear, con-
tamination or 
deformation.
• The wiper blades  should clear the 
windshield with-
out streaking or 
skipping.
ItemsCheck pointsEmission inspection 
and maintenance (I/M) 
programs
Some states have vehicle 
emission inspection pro-
grams which include OBD 
(On Board Diagnostics) 
checks. The OBD system 
monitors the operation of 
the emission control sys-
tem.
If the malfunction indica-
tor lamp comes on
Your vehicle may not pass 
the I/M test in the follow-
ing situations: 

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Check if the treadwear indica-
tors are showing on the tires. 
Also check the tires for uneven 
wear, such as excessive wear 
on one side of the tread.
Check the spare tire condition 
and pressure if not rotated.
New tread
Worn tread
Treadwear indicator
The location of treadwear indicators  is shown by a “TWI” or “ ” mark, 
etc., molded into the sidewall of 
each tire.
Replace the tires if the treadwear 
indicators are s
howing on a tire.
■When to replace your vehicle’s 
tires
Tires should be replaced if:
●The treadwear indicators are 
showing on a tire.
●You have tire damage such as 
cuts, splits, cracks deep enough 
to expose the fabric, and bulges 
indicating internal damage
●A tire goes flat repeatedly or can-
not be properly repaired due to the 
size or location of a cut or other 
damage
If you are not sure, consult with your 
Toyota dealer.
■Tire life
Any tire over 6 years old must be 
checked by a qualified technician 
even if it has seldom or never been 
used, or damage is not obvious.
■Maximum load of tire
Check that the n umber given by 
dividing the maximum load by 1.10 
of the replacement tire is greater 
than 1/2 of the Gross Axle Weight 
Ratings (GAWR) of either the front 
axle or the rear axle, whichever is 
greater.
For the GAWR, see the Certification 
Label.
For the maximum load of the tire, 
see the load limit at maximum cold 
tire inflation pressure mentioned on 
the sidewall of the tire. ( P.551)
Tires
Replace or rotate tires in 
accordance with mainte-
nance schedules and tread-
wear.
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■Tire types
●Summer tires
Summer tires are high-speed perfor-
mance tires best suited to highway 
driving under dry conditions. Since 
summer tires do not have the same 
traction performanc e as snow tires, 
summer tires are inadequate for 
driving on snow-covered or icy 
roads. For driving on snow-covered 
roads or icy roads, the use of snow 
tires is recommended. When install-
ing snow tires, be sure to replace all 
four tires.
●All season tires
All season tires are designed to pro-
vide better traction in snow and to 
be adequate for driving in most win-
ter conditions a s well as for use 
year-round. All season tires, how-
ever, do not have adequate traction 
performance compared with snow 
tires in heavy or loose snow. Also, 
all season tires fall short in accelera-
tion and handling performance com-
pared with summer tires in highway 
driving.
●Snow tires
For driving on snow-covered roads 
or icy roads, we recommend using 
snow tires. If you need snow tires, 
select tires of the same size, con-
struction and load  capacity as the 
originally installed tires. Since your 
vehicle has radial tires as original 
equipment, make sure your snow  tires also have radi
al construction. 
Do not install studded tires without 
first checking local regulations for 
possible restrictions. Snow tires 
should be installed on all wheels. 
(  P.395)
■If the tread on snow tires wears 
down below 0.16 in. (4 mm)
The effectiveness  of the tires as 
snow tires is lost.
WARNING
■When inspecting or replacing 
tires
Observe the following precautions 
to prevent accidents.
Failure to do so may cause dam-
age to parts of the drive train as 
well as dangerous handling char-
acteristics, which may lead to an 
accident resulting in death or seri-
ous injury.
●Do not mix tires of different 
makes, models or tread pat-
terns.
Also, do not mix tires of remark-
ably different treadwear.
●Do not use tire sizes other than 
those recommended by Toyota.
●Do not mix differently con-
structed tires (radial, bias-belted 
or bias-ply tires).
●Do not mix summer, all season 
and snow tires.
●Do not use tires  that have been 
used on another vehicle.
Do not use tires if you do not 
know how they were used previ-
ously.
●Do not use tires with different 
load rating and/ or speed sym-
bol than what is specified on tire 
pressure label or in owner’s 
manual. 

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Rotate the tires in the order 
shown.
Front
To equalize tire wear and extend 
tire life, Toyota recommends that 
tire rotation is c arried out at the 
same interval as tire inspection.
Do not fail to initialize the tire pres-
sure warning system after tire rota-
tion.
Your vehicle is equipped with a 
tire pressure warning system 
that uses tire pressure warning 
valves and transmitters to detect  low tire inflation pressure before 
serious problems arise.
The tire pressure warning sys-
tem of this vehicle adopts a 2-
type warning system
When “Adjust Pressure” is 
displayed (Normal Warning)
The tire pressure warning light 
comes on and a buzzer sounds 
when the tire inflation pressure 
becomes low due to natural air 
leakage or outside temperature. 
(Ways of coping:  P.509, 547)
 When “Immediately Check 
tire when Safe” is displayed 
(Emergency Warning)
The tire pressure warning light 
comes on and a buzzer sounds 
when the tire inflation pressure 
becomes low suddenly due to a 
blowout. (Ways of coping:  P.515) 
However, the system may not be 
able to detect sudden tire ruptures 
(bursting, etc.).
The tire pressure detected by the 
tire pressure warning system can 
be displayed on the multi-informa-
tion display.
The unit can be changed.
NOTICE
■Driving on rough roads
Take particular care when driving 
on roads with loose surfaces or 
potholes.
These conditions may cause 
losses in tire inf lation pressure, 
reducing the cushio ning ability of 
the tires. In addit ion, driving on 
rough roads may cause damage 
to the tires themselves, as well as 
the vehicle’s wheels and body.
Tire rotation
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●When the vehicle is parked, the 
time taken for the warning to start 
or go off could be extended.
●When tire inflation pressure 
declines rapidly for example when 
a tire has burst, the warning may 
not function.
■Warning performance of the tire 
pressure warning system
The warning of the tire pressure 
warning system will change in 
accordance with th e conditions 
under which it was initialized. For 
this reason, the system may give a 
warning even if the tire pressure 
does not reach a low enough level, 
or if the pressure is higher than the 
pressure that was adjusted to when 
the system was initialized.
■Certification
 P. 6 1 8
When replacing tires or wheels, 
tire pressure warning valves and 
transmitters must also be 
installed.
When new tire pressure warning 
valves and transmitters are 
installed, new ID codes must be 
registered in the tire pressure 
warning computer and the tire 
pressure warning system must 
be initialized. ( P.472)
■When replacing the tires and 
wheels
If the ID code of the tire pressure 
warning valve and transmitter is not 
registered, the tire pressure warning 
system will not work properly. After  driving for about 20 minutes, the tire 
pressure warning light blinks for 1 
minute and stays on to indicate a 
system malfunction.
■The tire pressure warning 
system must be initialized 
in the following circum-
stances:
 When rotating the tires.
 When changing the tires.
 After registering the ID codes. 
( P.472)
 When changing between two 
registered wheel sets.
When the tire pressure warning 
Installing tire pressure 
warning valves and trans-
mitters
NOTICE
■Repairing or replacing tires, 
wheels, tire pressure warn-
ing valves, transmitters and 
tire valve caps
●When removing or fitting the 
wheels, tires or the tire pressure 
warning valves and transmit-
ters, contact your  Toyota dealer 
as the tire pressure warning 
valves and transmitters may be 
damaged if not handled cor-
rectly.
●Make sure to install the tire 
valve caps. If the tire valve caps 
are not installed, water could 
enter the tire pressure warning 
valves, corrode the valves and 
the tire pressure warning valves 
could be bound.
●When replacing tire valve caps, 
do not use tire valve caps other 
than those specified. The cap 
may become stuck.
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system is initialized, the current 
tire inflation pressure is set as 
the benchmark pressure.
■How to initialize the tire 
pressure warning system
1 Park the vehicle in a safe 
place, turn the power switch 
off and wait 20 minutes or 
more.
Initialization cannot be performed 
while the vehicle is moving.
2Adjust the tire inflation pres-
sure to the specified cold tire 
inflation pressure level.
Make sure to adjust the tire pres-
sure to the specifie d cold tire infla-
tion pressure level. The tire 
pressure warning system will oper-
ate based on this pressure level.
3 Start the hybrid system.
4 Press   or   of the meter 
control switch to select  .
5 Press   or   to select 
“Vehicle Settings” and then 
press and hold  .
6 Press   or   to select 
“TPWS” and then press  .
7 Press   or   to select “Set 
Pressure”. Then press and 
hold  .
“Set Pressure Accepted” will 
be displayed on the multi-
information display and the 
tire pressure warning light will  blink 3 times.
When the message disap-
pears, initialization is com-
plete.
A message is displayed on the 
multi-information di
splay. Also, “--” 
is displayed for inflation pressure of 
each tire on the m ulti-information 
display while the  tire pressure 
warning system determines the 
position.
8 Drive straight (with occa-
sional left and right turns) at 
approximately 25 mph (40 
km/h) or more for approxi-
mately 10 to 30 minutes.
When initialization is complete, the 
inflation pressure of each tire will be 
displayed on the multi-information 
display.
Even if the vehicle  is not driven at 
approximately 25 mph (40 km/h) or 
more, initialization can be com-
pleted by driving for a long time. 
However, if initialization does not 
complete after driving for 1 hour or 
more, park the vehicle in a safe 
place for approximately 20 minutes 
and then drive the vehicle again.
■When initializing
●Initialization is p erformed while 
driving at a veh icle speed of 
approximately 25 mph (40 km/h) 
or more.
●Make sure to carry out initializa-
tion after adjusting the tire inflation 
pressure. Also, make sure the 
tires are cold before carrying out 
initialization or tire inflation pres-
sure adjustment.
●The tire pressure warning system 
can be initialized  by yourself, but 
depending on the driving condi-
tions and driving  environment, ini-
tialization may take some time to 
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■The initialization operation
●If you have accidentally turned the 
power switch off during initializa-
tion, it is not necessary to restart 
the initialization ag ain as initializa-
tion will restart wh en the power 
switch has been turned to ON for 
the next time.
●If you accidentally perform initial-
ization when initialization is not 
necessary, adjust the tire inflation 
pressure to the  specified level 
when the tires are cold, and con-
duct initialization again.
●While the position of each tire is 
being determined and the inflation 
pressures are not being displayed 
on the multi-information display, if 
the inflation pres sure of a tire 
drops, the tire pressure warning 
light will come on.
■If the tire pressure warning sys-
tem is not initialized properly
●In the following situations, initial-
ization may take longer than usual 
to be completed  or may not be 
possible. Normally, initialization 
completes within approximately 
30 minutes.
• Vehicle is not driven at approxi-
mately 25 mph ( 40 km/h) or more
• Vehicle is driven on unpaved  roads
• Vehicle is driven near other vehi- cles and system cannot recog-
nize tire pressure warning valve 
and transmitters of your vehicle 
over those of other vehicles
• If the vehicle is driven in heavy 
traffic or another situation where 
other vehicles are driven close by, 
it may take time for the system to 
recognize the tire pressure warn-
ing valve and tran smitters of your 
vehicle over those of other vehi-
cles.
●If initialization does not complete 
after driving for 1 hour or more, 
park the vehicle in a safe place for 
approximately 20 minutes and 
then drive the vehicle again.
●If the vehicle is reversed during 
initialization, the data up to that 
point is reset, so perform the ini-
tialization procedure again from 
the beginning.
●In the following situations, initial-
ization will not be started or was 
not completed properly and the 
system will not oper ate properly. 
Perform the initialization proce-
dure again.
• If, when attempting to start initial- ization, the tire pressure warning 
light does not blink 3 times.
• If, when the veh icle has been 
driven for about 20 minutes after 
performing initialization, the tire 
pressure warning light blinks for 
approximately 1 minute and then 
illuminates.
If initialization cannot be completed 
after performing the above proce-
dure, contact your Toyota dealer.
Every tire pressure warning 
valve and transmitter has a 
unique ID code. When replacing 
a tire pressure warning valve 
and transmitter, it is necessary 
to register the ID code.
When registering the ID codes, 
perform the following procedure.
WARNING
■When initializing the tire pres-
sure warning system
Do not initialize tire pressure with-
out first adjusting th e tire inflation 
pressure to the specified level. 
Otherwise, the tire pressure warn-
ing light may not come on even if 
the tire inflation pressure is low, or 
it may come on when the tire infla-
tion pressure is actually normal.
Registering ID codes