2023 TOYOTA BZ4X tow

1122-2. Charging
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4Close the AC charging inlet
cap and close the charging
port lid.
5 Remove the plug from the
outlet when the charging
equipment will not be used
for a prolonged period of
time.
Hold the body of the plug when
removing.
Make sure to put the cable away
immediately afte r disconnecting.
(  P. 1 1 2 )
When leaving the plug inserted,
inspect the plug and connector
once a month to check if dirt or dust
has accumulated.
■When the outside temperature
is low or high
The level shown on the SOC (State
of Charge) gauge ( P.152) may
drop slightly when the power switch
is turned to ON, e ven if charging
has been completed and the trac-
tion battery is fully charged. How- ever, this does not indicate a
malfunction.
■When removing the charging
connector
Press the latch release button,
check that the lever raises up, and
then pull the charging connector
towards you.
If the lever does not raise up even
after the latch release button is
pressed, the charging connector is
locked. If this occurs, unlock the
doors using the smart key system or
wireless remote control to unlock
the charging connector. ( P.167)
■If the charging connector can-
not be unlocked
 P. 9 5
WARNING
■After charging
Remove the plug if it will not be
used for a long time.
Dirt and dust may accumulate
plug or outlet, which could cause
a malfunction or fire, possibly
leading to death or serious injury.
NOTICE
■After charging
●Store the AC charging cable out
of reach from infants and chil-
dren.

1814-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
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Before driving
●When charging from an external
power source or connecting the
AC charging cable
●When the vehicle is parked near
an electrical noise source which
affects the sensitivity of the Hands
Free Power Back Door, such as a
pay parking spot , gas station,
electrically heated road, or fluo-
rescent light
●When the vehicle is near a TV
tower, electric po wer plant, radio
station, large display, airport or
other facility that generates strong
radio waves or electrical noise
●When a large amount of water is
applied to the rear bumper, such
as when the vehicle is being
washed or in heavy rain
●When mud, snow, ice, etc. is
attached to the rear bumper
●When the vehicle has been
parked for a while near objects
that may move and contact the
rear bumper, such as plants
●When an accessory is installed to
the rear bumper
If an accessory has been installed,
turn the Hands Free Power Back
Door operation setting off.
■Preventing unintentional opera-
tion of the Hands Free Power
Back Door (vehicles with Hands
Free Power Back Door)
When an electronic key is in the
operation range, the Hands Free
Power Back Door may operate unin-
tentionally, so be ca reful in the fol-
lowing situations.
●When a large amount of water is
applied to the rear bumper, such
as when the vehicle is being
washed or in heavy rain
●When dirt is wiped off the rear
bumper
●When a small animal or small
object, such as a ball, moves
under the rear bumper
●When an object is moved from
under the rear bumper
●If someone is swinging their legs
while sitting on the rear bumper
●If the legs or another part of some-
one’s body contacts the rear
bumper while passing by the vehi-
cle
●When the vehicle is parked near
an electrical noise source which
affects the sensitivity of the Hands
Free Power Back Door, such as a
pay parking spot, gas station,
electrically heated road, or fluo-
rescent light
●When the vehicle is near a TV
tower, electric pow er plant, radio
station, large display, airport or
other facility that generates strong
radio waves or electrical noise
●When the vehicle is parked in a
place where objects such as
plants are near the rear bumper
●If luggage, etc. is set near the rear
bumper
●If accessories or a vehicle cover is
installed/removed near the rear
bumper
●When the vehicle is being towed
To prevent unintentional operation,
turn the Hands F ree Power Back
Door operation setting off. ( P.185)
■When reconnecting the 12-volt
battery
To enable the power back door to
operate properly, close the back
door manually.
■If the back door opener is inop-
erative
The back door can be unlocked
from the inside.
1 Remove the cover.
To prevent damage, cover the tip of
the screwdriver with a rag.

1884-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
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●When an exterior alarm sounds
once for 5 seconds
●When an interior alarm pings con-
tinuously
■Battery-saving function
The battery-saving function will be
activated in order to prevent the
electronic key battery and the 12-
volt battery from being discharged
while the vehicle is not in operation
for a long time.
●In the following situations, the
smart key system may take some
time to unlock the doors.
• The electronic key has been left in
an area of approximately 11.5 ft.
(3.5 m) of the outside of the vehi-
cle for 2 minutes or longer.
• The smart key system has not been used for 5 days or longer.
●If the smart key system has not
been used for 14 days or longer,
the doors canno t be unlocked at
any doors except the driver’s door.
In this case, take hold of the
driver’s door handle, or use the
wireless remote control or the mechanical key, to unlock the
doors.
■Turning an electronic key to
battery-saving mode
●When battery-saving mode is set,
battery depletion is minimized by
stopping the electronic key from
receiving radio waves.
Press twice while pressing
and holding .
Confirm that the ele ctronic key indi-
cator flashes 4 times.
While the battery-saving mode is
set, the smart key system cannot be
used. To cancel the function, press
any of the electronic key buttons.
●Electronic keys that will not be
used for long periods of time can
be set to the battery-saving mode
in advance.
■Conditions affecting operation
The smart key system uses weak
radio waves. In the following situa-
tions, the communication between
the electronic key and the vehicle
may be affected, preventing the
smart key system, wireless remote
control and immobilizer system from
operating properly.
●When the electronic key battery is
depleted
●Near a TV tower, electric power
plant, gas station, radio station,
large display, airpo rt or other facil-
ity that generates strong radio
waves or electrical noise
●When the electronic key is in con-
SituationCorrection pro-
cedure
An attempt was
made to lock the
vehicle while a
door was open.Close all of the
doors and lock
the doors again.
SituationCorrection pro-cedure
The power
switch was
turned to ACC
while the driver’s
door was open
(or the driver’s
door was opened
while the power
switch was in
ACC).
Turn the power
switch to OFF
and close the
driver’s door.

1944-3. Adjusting the seats
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■Before folding down the
seatbacks
1 Park the vehicle in a safe
place.
Apply the parking brake ( P.243)
and shift the shift position to P.
(  P.237)
2 Adjust the position of the
front seat and the angle of
the seatback. ( P.192)
Depending on the position of the
front seat, if the seatback is folded
backward, it may interfere with the
operation of the rear seat.
3 Lower the head restraint of
the rear center seat.
( P.196)
4 Stow the armrest of the rear
seat if it is pulled out.
( P.437)
This step is not necessary when
operating the left side seat only.
■Folding down the rear seat-
backs
While pulling the seatback angle
adjustment lever , fold the
seatback down.
■Returning the rear seat-
backs
To avoid trapping the seat belt
between the seat and the inside
of the vehicle, pass the seat belt
outside the seat belt guide
and then return the seatback
securely to the locked position.
WARNING
●After adjusting the seat, make
sure that the seat is locked in
position.
If the seatback is not securely
locked, the red marking will be
visible. Make sure that the red
marking is not visible.
Folding down the rear
seatbacks
WARNING
■When folding the rear seat-
backs down
Observe the following precau-
tions. Failure to do so may result
in death or serious injury.

1964-3. Adjusting the seats
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■Rear center seat
1 Up
Pull the head restraints up.
2Down
Push the head restraint down while
pressing the lock release button .
■Rear outer seats
Head restraints cannot be
adjusted.
■Adjusting the height of the head
restraints (front seats)
Make sure that the head restraints
are adjusted so that the center of
the head restraint is closest to the
top of your ears.
■Adjusting the rear center seat
head restraint
Always raise the head restraint one
level from the stowed position when
using.
■Front seats
Pull the head restraint up while
pressing the lock release button .
If the head restrai nt touches the
ceiling, making the removal difficult,
change the seat height or angle.
(  P.192)
■Rear center seat
Pull the head restraint up while
pressing the lock release button .
■Rear outer seats
1 Pull the seatback lock
release lever and fold
down the seatback until it
reaches the position where
Removing the head
restraints

2084-4. Adjusting the steering wheel and mirrors
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If you notice any of the following symptoms, refer to the following
table for the likely cause and the solution.
If the symptom is not resolved by the solution, have the vehicl e
inspected by your Toyota dealer.
If you notice any symptoms
SymptomLikely causeSolution
The image is
difficult to see.
The mirror surface is dirty.
Clean the mirror surface
gently, using a soft dry
cloth.
Sunlight or headlights are shin-
ing directly into the Digital Rear-
view Mirror.
Change to optical mirror
mode.
(If the light is coming
through the panoramic
moon roof [if equipped],
close the electronic sun-
shade.)
• The vehicle is in a dark area.
• The vehicle is near a TV tower, broadcasting station,
electric power plant, or other
location where strong radio
waves or electrical noise may
be present.
• The temperature around the camera is extremely high/low.
• The ambient te mperature is
extremely low.
• It is raining or humid.
• Sunlight or headlights are shining directly into the cam-
era lens.
• The vehicle is under fluores- cent lights, sodium lights,
mercury lights, etc.
Change to optical mirror
mode.
(Change back to digital
mirror mode when the
conditions have
improved.)
Foreign matters such as water
droplets or dust is on the cam-
era lens.
• Operate the dedicated camera cleaning
washer and clean the
camera lens. ( P.253)
• Change to optical mirror mode.

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Driving
Driving
5-1. Before drivingDriving the vehicle....... 219
Cargo and luggage ..... 225
Vehicle load limits ....... 228
Trailer towing............... 229
Dinghy towing ............. 230
5-2. Driving procedures Power (ignition) switch 231
Transmission ............... 236
Turn signal lever.......... 242
Parking brake .............. 243
Brake Hold .................. 246
5-3. Operating the lights and wipers
Headlight switch .......... 248
AHB (Automatic High Beam)........................ 250
Windshield wipers and washer....................... 2535-4. Using the dr
iving 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 con- trol ............................. 288
Cruise control .............. 296
Emergency Driving Stop System ...................... 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

2255-1. Before driving
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Driving
operation is performed with the
accelerator pedal depressed,
the EV system output may be
restrained.
• When the shift position is shifted to R
*.
• When the shift position is
shifted from P or R to forward
drive shift position such as D
*.
When the system op erates, a mes-
sage appears on the multi-informa-
tion display. Read the message and
follow the instruction.
*: Depending on the situation, the shift position may not be
changed.
■Drive-Start Control (DSC)
●When the TRAC is turned off
( P.388), sudden start restraint
control also does not operate. If
your vehicle have trouble escap-
ing from the mud or fresh snow
due to sudden start restraint con-
trol operation, deactivate TRAC
(  P.388) so that the vehicle may
become able to e scape from the
mud or fresh snow.
Also, sudden start restraint control
will not operate in the following con-
ditions:
• When “X-MODE” is selected (if equipped)
Cargo and luggage
Take notice of the following
information about storage
precautions, cargo capac-
ity and load.
WARNING
■Things that must not be car-
ried in the luggage compart-
ment
The following things may cause a
fire if loaded in the luggage com-
partment:
●Receptacles containing gaso-
line
●Aerosol cans
■Storage precautions
Observe the following precau-
tions.
Failure to do so may prevent the
pedals from being depressed
properly, may block the driver’s
vision, or may res ult in items hit-
ting the driver or passengers, pos-
sibly causing an accident.
●Stow cargo and luggage in the
luggage compartment when-
ever possible.
●Do not stack cargo and luggage
in the luggage compartment
higher than the seatbacks.
●Do not place cargo or luggage
in or on the follo wing locations.
• At the feet of the driver
• On the front passenger or rear seats (when stacking items)
• On the luggage cover (if equipped)
• On the instrument panel
• On the dashboard