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Pictorial indexSearch by illustration
For safety
and securityMake sure to read through them
(Main topics: Child seat, theft deterrent system)
Electric Vehicle
systemReading charging-related information
(Main topics: Electric Vehicle system, charging methods)
Vehicle status
information and
indicatorsReading driving-related information
(Main topics: Meters, multi-information display)
Before driving
Opening and closing the doors and windows,
adjustment before driving
(Main topics: Keys, doors, seats)
Driving
Operations and advice which are necessary for driving
(Main topics: Starting Elect ric Vehicle system, driving
support systems)
Interior featuresUsage of the interior features
(Main topics: Air conditioner, storage features)
Maintenance
and careCaring for your vehicle and maintenance
procedures
(Main topics: Interior and exterior, light bulbs)
When trouble
arisesWhat to do in case of malfunction and emergency
(Main topics: 12-volt battery discharge, flat tire)
Vehicle
specificationsVehicle specifications, customizable features
(Main topics: Fluids, tire inflation pressure)
For ownersReporting safety defects for U.S. owners, and seat
belt, SRS airbag and headlight aim instructions for
Canadian owners
IndexSearch by symptom
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4TABLE OF CONTENTS
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5-4. Using the driving support
systems
Software update ............ 257
Toyota Safety Sense 3.0 259
PCS (Pre-Collision System) .................................... 265
LTA (Lane Tracing Assist) .................................... 276
LDA (Lane Departure Alert) .................................... 281
RSA (Road Sign Assist) 286
Dynamic radar cruise control .................................... 288
Cruise control ................ 296
Emergency Driving Stop Sys- tem .............................. 299
BSM (Blind Spot Monitor) .................................... 302
SEA (Safe Exit Assist) ... 307
Intuitive parking assist... 311
RCTA (Rear Cross Traffic Alert)............................ 322
RCD (Rear Camera Detec- tion) ............................. 328
PKSB (Parking Support Brake).......................... 331
Static Objects Front and Rear of the Vehicle............... 336
Moving Vehicle Rear of the Vehicle......................... 339
Pedestrians Rear of the Vehi- cle................................ 340
Static Objects Around the Vehicle (vehicles with
Advanced Park)........... 342
Toyota Teammate Advanced Park ............................. 344
Snow mode ................... 382X-MODE ........................
382
Driving assist systems ... 387
5-5. Driving tips Winter driving tips .......... 393
Utility vehicle precautions .................................... 396
6-1. Using the ai r conditioning
system and defogger
ALL AUTO (“ECO”) control .................................... 400
Automatic air conditioning system ......................... 402
Remote Air Conditioning Sys- tem .............................. 409
Heated steering wheel/seat heaters/seat ventila-
tors/radiant heater ....... 411
6-2. Using the interior lights Interior lights list ............ 415
6-3. Using the storage features List of storage features .. 418
Luggage compartment fea- tures ............................ 421
6-4. Using the other interior fea- tures
Electronic sunshade ...... 426
Other interior features ... 428
Garage door opener ...... 439
6Interior features

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7-1. Maintenance and care Cleaning and protecting the vehicle exterior ............ 448
Cleaning and protecting the vehicle interior ............. 451
7-2. Maintenance Maintenance requirements.................................... 455
General maintenance.... 456
Emission inspection and maintenance (I/M) programs.................................... 459
7-3. Do-it-yourself maintenance Do-it-yourself service precau-tions............................. 460
Hood ............................. 462
Positioning a floor jack .. 464
Motor compartment ....... 465
Tires .............................. 472
Replacing the tire .......... 485
Tire inflation pressure.... 491
Wheels ......... .................493
Air conditioning filter ...... 494
Electronic key battery.... 497
Checking and replacing fuses .................................... 499
Headlight aim ................ 501
Light bulbs..................... 5028-1. Essential information
Emergency flashers....... 504
If your vehicle has to be stopped in an emergency.................................... 505
If the vehicle is submerged or water on the road is rising.................................... 506
8-2. Steps to take in an emer- gency
If your vehicle needs to be towed ........................... 507
If you think something is wrong........................... 511
If a warning light turns on or a warning buzzer sounds 513
If a warning message is dis- played .......................... 522
If you have a flat tire ...... 527
If the EV system will not start
.................................... 537
If you lose your keys...... 539
If the electronic key does not operate properly .......... 539
If the 12-volt battery is dis- charged ....................... 541
If your vehicle overheats 545
If the vehicle becomes stuck .................................... 547
7Maintenance and care8When trouble arises

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shared by Toyota please visit
www.toyota.com/privacyvts/
.
If your Toyota has Safety Con-
nect and if you have subscribed
to those services, please refer to
the Safety Connect Telematics
Subscription Service Agreement
for information on data collected
and its usage.
 To learn more about the vehi-
cle data collected, used and
shared by Toyota, please visit
www.toyota.com/privacyvts/
.
This vehicle is equipped with an
event data recorder (EDR). The
main purpose of an EDR is to
record, in certain crash or near
crash-like situations, such as an
air bag deployment or hitting a
road obstacle, data that will
assist in understanding how a
vehicle’s systems performed.
The EDR is designed to record
data related to vehicle dynamics
and safety systems for a short
period of time, typically 30 sec-
onds or less.
The EDR in this vehicle is
designed to record such data
as:
• How various systems in your vehicle were operating;
• Whether or not the driver and passenger safety belts were
buckled/fastened;
• How far (if at all) the driver was depressing the accelera-
tor and/or brake pedal; and,
• How fast the vehicle was trav- eling.
These data can help provide a
better understanding of the cir-
cumstances in which crashes
and injuries occur.
NOTE: EDR data are recorded
by your vehicle only if a non-triv-
ial crash situation occurs; no
data are recorded by the EDR
under normal driving conditions
and no personal data (e.g.,
name, gender, age, and crash
location) are recorded. How-
ever, other parties, such as law
enforcement, could combine the
EDR data with the type of per-
sonally identifying data rou-
tinely acquired during a crash
investigation.
To read data recorded by an
EDR, special equipment is
required, and access to the
vehicle or the EDR is needed. In
addition to the vehicle manufac-
turer, other parties, such as law
enforcement, that have the spe-
cial equipment, can read the
information if they have access
to the vehicle or the EDR.
 Disclosure of the EDR data
Toyota will not disclose the data
Usage of data collected
through Safety Connect
(U.S.mainland only)
Event data recorder

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Turn signal lever.............................................. ................... P.242
Headlight switch ............................................... ................. P.248
Headlights/parking lights/tail lig hts/license plate lights/daytime run-
ning lights .................................................... ......................... P.248
Windshield wiper and washer switch............................... P.253
Usage................................................................................... P.253
Adding washer fluid .............................................................. P.471
Warning messages ............................................... ............... P.522
Emergency flasher switch ....................................... .......... P.504
Hood lock release lever ........................................ ............. P.462
Tilt and telescopic steering lock release lever ................P. 1 9 9
Adjustment ..................................................... ...................... P.199
Air conditioning system ............................. ....................... P.402
Usage................................................................................... P.402
Rear window defogger ........................................... .............. P.404
Multimedia system
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: Refer to “MULTIMEDIA OWNER’S MANUAL”.

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For safety and security
sion in which the front of the vehi-
cle underrides, or goes under, the
bed of a truck
●Depending on the type of collision,
it is possible that only the seat belt
pretensioners will activate.
●The SRS front airbags for the front
passenger will not activate if there
is no passenger sitting in the front
passenger seat. However, the
SRS front airbags for the front
passenger may de ploy if luggage
is put in the seat, even if the seat
is unoccupied.
■SRS airbag deployment condi-
tions (SRS side and curtain
shield airbags)
●The SRS side and curtain shield
airbags will deploy i n the event of
an impact that exceeds the set
threshold level (the level of force
corresponding to the impact force
produced by an approximately
3300 lb. [1500 kg] vehicle colliding
with the vehicle cabin from a
direction perpendicular to the
vehicle orientation at an approxi-
mate speed of 12 - 18 mph [20 -
30 km/h]).
●Both SRS curtain shield airbags
will deploy in the event of a side
collision on either side.
●Both SRS curtain shield airbags
will deploy in the event of vehicle
rollover.
●Both SRS curtain shield airbags
may also deploy in the event of a
severe frontal collision.
■Conditions under which the
SRS airbags may deploy
(inflate), other t han a collision
The SRS front airbags and SRS cur-
tain shield airbags may also deploy
if a serious impact occurs to the
underside of your vehicle. Some
examples are shown in the illustra-
tion.
●Hitting a curb, edge of pavement
or hard surface
●Falling into or jumping over a deep
hole
●Landing hard or falling
The SRS curtain shield airbags may
also deploy under the situations
shown in the illustration.
●The angle of vehicle tip-up is mar-
ginal.
●The vehicle skids and hits a curb
stone.
■Types of collisions that may not
deploy the SRS airbags (SRS
front airbags)
The SRS front airbags do not gener-
ally inflate if the vehicle is involved
in a side or r ear collision, if it rolls
over, or if it is involved in a low-
speed frontal collision. But, when-
ever a collision o f any type causes
sufficient forward deceleration of the
vehicle, deploym ent of the SRS
front airbags may occur.
●Collision from the side
●Collision from the rear
●Vehicle rollover

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SRS warning light
Driver’s and front passenger’s seat belt reminder light
“AIR BAG OFF” indicator light
“AIR BAG ON” indicator light
Front passenger occupant classification system
Your vehicle is equipped with a front passenger occupant
classification system. This system detects the conditions of
the front passenger seat and activates or deactivates the
front passenger airbag and front passenger knee airbag.
System components
WARNING
■Front passenger occupant
classification system precau-
tions
Observe the following precautions
regarding the front passenger
occupant classification system.
Failure to do so may cause death
or serious injury.
●Wear the seat belt properly.
●Make sure the front passenger’s
seat belt plate has not been left
inserted into the buckle before
someone sits in the front pas-
senger seat.

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WARNING
●Do not kick the front passenger
seat or subject it to severe
impact. Otherwise, the SRS
warning light may come on to
indicate a malfunction of the
front passenger occupant clas-
sification system. In this case,
contact your Toyota dealer
immediately.
●Child restraint systems installed
on the rear seat should not con-
tact the front seatbacks.
●Do not use a seat accessory,
such as a cushion and seat
cover, that covers the seat
cushion surface.
●Do not modify or replace the
upholstery of the front seat.
●Adjust the front passenger seat
so that the head restraint does
not touch the ceiling. If the head
restraint is left in contact with
the ceiling, the system may not
detect the front passenger prop-
erly, leading to improper opera-
tion of the airbags.
Condition and operation in the front passenger occupant
classification system
Indicators/warn- ing lights
“AIR BAG ON” and “AIR BAG OFF” indicator lights“AIR BAG ON”
SRS warning lightOff
Driver’s and front passenger’s seat belt reminder lightOff*2 or flashing*3
DevicesFront passenger airbagActivated
Front passenger knee airbagActivated