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3-3. Adjusting the seats
■Rear seats 
1 Up
Pull the head restraint up.
2Down
Push the head restraint down while  
pressing the lock release button  .
■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 seat head 
restraints 
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 restraint touches the ceiling,  
making the removal difficult, adjust the 
seat height or angle. ( P.112)
■Rear seats 
1 Lower the head restraints to the  
lowest position.( P. 1 1 6 ) 
2 Pull the seatback lock release  
lever   and fold down the  
seatback until it reaches the  
position where the head  
restraints can be removed.
Removing the head  
restraints 
     
        
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3-4. Adjusting the steering wheel and mirrors
Before driving
1Folds the mirrors 
2 Extends the mirrors
Putting the outside rear view mirror  
folding switch in the neutral position 
sets the mirrors to automatic mode.
Automatic mode allows the folding or 
extending of the mirrors to be linked to 
locking/unlocking of the doors with the 
smart entry function or wireless remote 
control.
■Using automatic mode in cold  
weather 
When automatic mode is used in cold  weather, the door mirror could freeze up  
and automatic stowing and return may  not be possible. In this case, remove any ice and snow from the door mirror,  
then either operate the mirror using  manual mode or move the mirror by hand.
■Customization 
Some functions can be customized.  ( P.359)
Folding and extending the  
mirrors
WARNING
■When a mirror is moving 
To avoid personal injury and mirror  malfunction, be careful not to get your hand caught by the moving mirror. 
     
        
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4
Driving
Driving
4-1. Before driving 
Driving the vehicle ............ 126 
Cargo and luggage ........... 132 
Trailer towing .................... 133 
4-2. Driving procedures
Engine (ignition) switch..... 134 
Manual transmission......... 137 
Turn signal lever ............... 140 
Parking brake ................... 141 
4-3. Operating the lights and wip- 
ers 
Headlight switch ............... 142 
Automatic High Beam ....... 145 
Fog light switch ................. 148 
Windshield wipers and washer 
....................................... 148 
4-4. Refueling
Opening the fuel tank cap. 151 
4-5. Using the driving support  
systems 
Toyota Safety Sense ......... 153 
PCS (Pre-Collision System) 
........................................ 158 
LTA (Lane Tracing Assist) . 170 
Dynamic radar cruise control 
........................................ 179 
RSA (Road Sign Assist) .... 190 
Stop & Start system .......... 194 
BSM (Blind Spot Monitor) . 199 
Toyota parking assist-sensor 
........................................ 204 
RCTA (Rear Crossing Traffic  
Alert) ............................... 210 
AWD mode select switch .. 215 
GPF (Gasoline Particulate Fil- 
ter) system ...................... 216 
Driving assist systems ...... 217 
4-6. Driving tips
Winter driving tips ............. 224 
     
        
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4-1. Before driving
Cargo and luggage
Take notice of the following  
information about storage pre- 
cautions, cargo capacity and  
load:
WARNING
■Things that must not be carried  in the luggage compartment 
The following things may cause a fire  if loaded in the luggage compartment:
●Receptacles containing gasoline
●Aerosol cans
■Storage precautions 
Observe the following precautions. Failure to do so may prevent the ped- 
als from being depressed properly,  may block the driver’s vision, or may result in items hitting the driver or  
passengers, possibly causing an acci- dent.
●Stow cargo and luggage in the lug- 
gage compartment whenever pos- sible.
●Do not stack cargo and luggage in the luggage compartment higher than the seatbacks.
●When you fold down the rear seats, long items should not be placed  
directly behind the front seats.
●Do not place cargo or luggage in or 
on the following locations. 
• At the feet of the driver 
• On the front passenger or rear  seats (when stacking items) 
• On the luggage cover
• On the instrument panel 
• On the dashboard
●Secure all items in the occupant  compartment.
●Never allow anyone to ride in the luggage compartment. It is not designed for passengers. They  
should ride in their seats with their  seat belts properly fastened.
■Load and distribution
●Do not overload your vehicle.
●Do not apply loads unevenly.Improper loading may cause deteri-oration of steering or braking con- 
trol which may cause death or  serious injury.
NOTICE
■Carbon film (if equipped) 
Do not attach a roof carrier on the car- bon-film. It may damage the film sur-face. 
     
        
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4-1. Before driving
Driving
Trailer towing
Toyota does not recommend  
towing a trailer with your vehi- 
cle.
Toyota also does not recom- 
mend the installation of a tow  
hitch or the use of a tow hitch  
carrier for a wheelchair,  
scooter, bicycle, etc. Your vehi- 
cle is not designed for trailer  
towing or for the use of tow  
hitch mounted carriers. 
     
        
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4-3. Operating the lights and wipers
Driving
or  .
■Light reminder buzzer 
A buzzer sounds when the engine  switch is turned to OFF or ACC and the driver’s door is opened while the lights  
are turned on.
■When unlock the doors (welcome  lamp) 
When the doors are unlocked using the  
entry function or wireless remote con- trol, the front position lights turn on auto-matically. 
When the light switch is in the AUTO  position and the surrounding area is dark, this function will operate.
■Battery-saving function 
In order to prevent the battery of the  
vehicle from discharging, if the light  
switch is in the   or   position  
when the engine switch is turned off the  
battery saving function will operate and 
automatically turn off all the lights after 
approximately 20 minutes. When the 
engine switch is turned to ON, the bat-
tery-saving function will be disabled.
When any of the following are per-
formed, the battery-saving function is 
canceled once and then reactivated. All 
the lights will turn off automatically 20 
minutes after the battery-saving function 
has been reactivated:
●When the headlight switch is operated
●When a door is opened or closed
■Customization 
Some functions can be customized.  
( P.359)
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.
2 Pull 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.
This system allows the headlights  
to be turned on for 30 seconds  
when the engine switch is off. 
Pull the lever toward you and  
release it with the light switch in  
 after turning the engine switch  
off.
NOTICE
■To prevent battery discharge 
Do not leave the lights on longer than  
necessary when the engine is not run- ning.
Turning on the high beam  
headlights
Extended Headlight Lighting 
     
        
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4-3. Operating the lights and wipers
The lights are turned off in the fol- 
lowing situations. 
 The engine switch is turned to  
ON. 
 The light switch is turned on. 
 The light switch is pulled toward  
you and then released. 
The level of the headlights can be  
adjusted according to the number  
of passengers and the loading con- 
dition of the vehicle. 
1 Raises the level of the head- 
lights 
2 Lowers the level of the head- 
lights
■Guide to dial settings
Manual headlight leveling  
dial
Occupancy and luggage  
load conditionsDial position
OccupantsLuggage 
load
DriverNone0
Driver and 
front pas-
senger
None0.5
All seats 
occupiedNone1.0
All seats 
occupied
Full lug-
gage load-
ing
1.5
Driver
Full lug-
gage load-
ing
2.5 
     
        
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4-3. Operating the lights and wipers 
• When vehicles ahead cannot be  
detected due to repeated curves, road  dividers or roadside trees• When vehicles ahead appear in a far- 
away lane on a wide road • When the lights of vehicles ahead are not on
●The high beams may be turned off if a vehicle ahead that is using fog lights  
without its headlights turned on is  detected.
●House lights, streetlights, traffic sig-nals, and illuminated billboards or signs and other reflective objects may  
cause the high beams to change to  the low beams, or the low beams to remain on.
●The following factors may affect the amount of time taken for the high  
beams to turn on or off: • The brightness of the headlights, fog lights, and tail lights of vehicles ahead 
• The movement and direction of vehi- cles ahead• When a vehicle ahead only has oper- 
ational lights on one side • When a vehicle ahead is a two-wheeled vehicle 
• The condition of the road (gradient,  curve, condition of the road surface, etc.) 
• The number of passengers and  amount of luggage in the vehicle
●The high beams may turn on or off unexpectedly.
●Bicycles or similar vehicles may not be detected.
●In the following situations the system may not be able to correctly detect the surrounding brightness level. This  
may cause the low beams to remain  on or the high beams to flash or daz-zle pedestrians or vehicles ahead. In  
such a case, it is necessary to manu- ally switch between the high and low beams. 
• When driving in inclement weather  (heavy rain, snow, fog, sandstorms, etc.) 
• When the windshield is obscured by  
fog, mist, ice, dirt, etc. 
• When the windshield is cracked or  damaged• When the front camera is deformed or  
dirty • When the temperature of the front camera is extremely high 
• When the surrounding brightness  level is equal to that of headlights, tail lights or fog lights 
• When headlights or tail lights of vehi- cles ahead are turned off, dirty, chang-ing color, or not aimed properly 
• When the vehicle is hit by water,  snow, dust, etc., from a preceding vehicle 
• When driving through an area of inter- mittently changing brightness and darkness 
• When frequently and repeatedly driv- ing ascending/descending roads, or roads with rough, bumpy or uneven  
surfaces (such as stone-paved roads,  gravel roads, etc.)• When frequently and repeatedly tak- 
ing curves or driving on a winding  road• When there is a highly reflective  
object ahead of the vehicle, such as a  sign or mirror• When the back of a preceding vehicle  
is highly reflective, such as a con- tainer on a truck• When the vehicle’s headlights are  
damaged or dirty, or are not aimed  properly• When the vehicle is listing or titling  
due to a flat tire, a trailer being towed,  etc.• When the headlights are changed  
between the high beams and low  beams repeatedly in an abnormal manner 
• When the driver believes that the high  beams may be flashing or dazzling pedestrians or other drivers