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Pictorial Index ............................................................................................................................. 3
Floor Mat Installation Floor Mat Installation......................................................................................................... ..............11
Hybrid System Hybrid System.................................................................................................................. ................ 12
Entering and Exiting
Keys ........................................................................................................................... ........................... 16
Smart Access System with Push-button Start .................................................................... 18
When Driving
Power (Ignition) Switch ........................................................................................................ ........ 19
EV drive mode .................................................................................................................. .............. 22
Automatic transmission......................................................................................................... ......23
Hybrid transmission ............................................................................................................ .......... 27
Turn Signal Lever .............................................................................................................. ............ 30
Parking Brake.................................................................................................................. ................. 31
Brake Hold ..................................................................................................................... ..................33
Multi-information Display...................................................................................................... .....34
Displayed content.............................................................................................................. ............35
Headlights Switch .............................................................................................................. ............39
AHS (Adaptive High-beam System).....................................................................................40
AHB (Automatic High Beam).................................................................................................. 42
Fog Light Switch ............................................................................................................... .............. 44
Windshield Wipers and Washer.............................................................................................45
Rear Window Wiper and Washer ......................................................................................... 47
Driving Mode Select Switch ..................................................................................................... 48
Contents
The Quick Guide is not intended as a substitute for yourOWNER’S MANUAL. We strongly encourage you to review
the OWNER’S MANUAL and supplementary manuals so you
will have a better understandin g of your vehicle’s capabilities
and limitations.
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Turn signal lever ........................................................................................................ P.30
Headlight switch ....................................................................................................... P.39
Headlights/side marker lights/parking lights/tail lights/
license plate lights/daytime runni ng lights ................................................................P.39
Front fog lights ............................................................................................................... ........ P.44
Windshield wiper and washer switch ..........................................................P.45, 47
Usage .......................................................................................................................... ......P.45, 47
Adding washer fluid
*1
Warning messages*1
Emergency flasher switch*1
Hood lock release lever*1
Tilt and telescopic steering control switch*1
Adjustment*1
Driving position memory*1, 2
Air conditioning system .................................................................................. P.68, 70
Usage .......................................................................................................................... ..... P.68, 70
Rear window defogger
*1
Audio system*3
*1: Refer to the “OWNER’S MANUAL”.
*2: If equipped
*3: Refer to the “MULTIMEDIA OWNER’S MANUAL”.
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U.S.A.
Canada
1 The side marker, parking, tail,
license plate, inst rument panel lights,
and daytime running lights turn on.
2 The headlights and all lights listed
above (except daytime running lights)
turn on.
3 The headlights, daytime running
lights and all the lights listed above turn
on and off automatically.
(When the power switch is in ON.)
4 (U.S.A.) Off
1With 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.
Headlights Switch
A
B
Turning on the high beam headlights
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1Press the Adaptive High-beam System
switch.
2Turn the headlight switch to the or position.
When the headlight switch lever is in
the low beam positi on, the AHS will be
enabled and the AHS indicator will illu-
minate.
AHS (Adaptive High-bea m System) (if equipped)
The Adaptive High-beam System uses a front camera located on the upper portion of the
windshield to detect the brightness of the lights of vehicles ahead, streetlights, etc., and
automatically controls the light distribution of the headlights.
Using the Adaptive High-beam System
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8 Washer/wiper dual operation
Pulling the lever operates the wipers
and washer.
(After operating seve ral times, the wip-
ers operate once more time after a
short delay to prevent dripping. How-
ever, the dripping prevention does not
operate while the vehicle is moving.)
Vehicles with headlight cleaners:
When the power switch is in ON and
the headlights are on, if the lever is
pulled, the headlight cleaners will
operate once. After this, the headlight
cleaners will operate every 5th time
the lever is pulled.