2023 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID start stop button

2144-2. Driving procedures
: While the power switch is in
ON and the brake pedal
depressed
*, shift the shift lever
while pushing the shift release
button on the shift knob.
: Shift the shift lever while pushing the shift release button
on the shift knob.
: Shift the shift lever normally.
When shifting the shift lever
between P and D, make sure that
the vehicle is completely stopped
and the brake pedal is depressed.
*: For the vehicle to be able to be shifted from P, the brake pedal
must be depressed before the
shift release button is pushed. If
the shift release button is pushed
first, the shift lock will not be
released.
■Shift lock system
The shift lock system is a system to
prevent accidental operation of the
shift lever in starting.
The shift lever can be shifted from P
only when the power switch is in ON
and the brake pedal is being
depressed.
■If the shift lever cannot be
shifted from P
First, check whether the brake pedal
is being depressed.
If the shift lever cannot be shifted
with your foot on the brake pedal,
there may be a p roblem with the
shift lock system. Have the vehicle
inspected by your Toyota dealer
immediately.
The following steps may be used as
an emergency measure to ensure
that the shift lev er can be shifted.
Releasing the shift lock:
1 Turn the power switch to ON and
check that the parking brake is
set. ( P.209, 217)
2 Turn the power switch to off.
3 Depress the brake pedal.
4 Pry the cover up with a flathead
screwdriver or equivalent tool.
To prevent damag e to the cover,
WARNING
■When driving on slippery
road surfaces
Be careful of downshifting and
sudden acceleration, as this could
result in the vehicle skidding to
the side or spinning.
NOTICE
■Hybrid battery (traction bat-
tery) charge
If the shift lever is in N, the hybrid
battery (traction battery) will not
be charged even when the engine
is running. Theref ore, if the vehi-
cle is left with the shift lever in N
for a long period of time, the
hybrid battery (tr action battery)
will discharge, and this may result
in the vehicle n ot being able to
start.
Shifting the shift lever

2214-2. Driving procedures
4
Driving
●The parking brake is engaged.
If any of the conditions above are
detected when the brake hold sys-
tem is enabled, the system will turn
off and the brake hold standby indi-
cator light will go of f. In addition, if
any of the conditions are detected
while the system is holding the
brake, a warning buzzer will sound
and a message will be shown on the
multi-information display. The park-
ing brake will then be set automati-
cally.
■Brake hold function
●If the brake pedal is left released
for a period of about 3 minutes
after the system has started hold-
ing the brake, the parking brake
will be set automatically. In this
case, a warning buzzer sounds
and a message is shown on the
multi-informat ion display.
●To turn the system off while the
system is holding the brake, firmly
depress the brake pedal and
press the button again.
●The brake hold function may not
hold the vehicle when the vehicle
is on a steep inclin e. In this situa-
tion, it may be necessary for the
driver to apply the brakes. A warn-
ing buzzer will sound and the
multi-informatio n display will
inform the driver of this situation. If
a warning message is shown on
the multi-information display, read
the message and follow the
instructions.
■When the parking brake is set
automatically while the system
is holding the brakes
Perform any of the following opera-
tions to release the parking brake.
●Depress the accelerator pedal.
(The parking brake will not be
released automatic ally if the seat
belt is not fastened.)
●Operate the parking brake switch
with the brake pedal depressed.
Make sure that the parking brake indicator light goes off. (
P.217)
■When an inspection at your
Toyota dealer is necessary
When the brake hold standby indi-
cator (green) does not illuminate
even when the brake hold switch is
pressed with the brake hold system
operating conditions met, the sys-
tem may be malf unctioning. Have
the vehicle inspected at your Toyota
dealer.
■If “Brake Hold Malfunction
Press Brake to Deactivate Visit
Your Dealer” or “Brake Hold
Malfunction Visit Your Dealer”
is displayed on the multi-infor-
mation display
The system may be malfunctioning.
Have the vehicle inspected by your
Toyota dealer.
■Warning messages and buzzers
Warning messages and buzzers are
used to indicate a system malfunc-
tion or to inform the driver of the
need for caution. If a warning mes-
sage is shown on the multi-informa-
tion display, read the message and
follow the instructions.
■If the brake hold operated indi-
cator flashes
 P.452
WARNING
■When the vehicle is on a
steep incline
When using the br ake hold sys-
tem on a steep incline, exercise
caution. The brake hold function
may not hold the vehicle in such a
situation.
■When stopped on a slippery
road
The system cannot stop the vehi-
cle when the gripping ability of the
tires has been exceeded. Do not
use the system w hen stopped on
a slippery road.

3755-4. Using the other interior features
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Interior features
ble device. (To check device
compatibility, refer to
www.homelink.com.)
1Within 5 seconds after pro-
gramming the garage door
opener has been completed,
if the garage door opener
motor is trained to Home-
Link
®, both garage door
operation indicators will flash
rapidly (green) and the light
on the garage door opener
motor will blink twice, indicat-
ing that 2-way communica-
tion is enabled.
If the indicators do not flash, per-
form 2 and 3 within the first 10
presses of the HomeLink
® button
after programming has been com-
pleted.
2 Press a programmed Home-
Link
® button to operate a
garage door.
3 Within 1 minute of pressing
the HomeLink
® button, after
the garage door operation
has stopped, press the
“Learn” or “Smart” button on
the garage door opener
motor. Within 5 seconds of
the establishment of 2-way
communication with the
garage door opener, both
garage door operation indica-
tors in the vehicle will flash
rapidly (green) and the light
on the garage door opener
motor will blink twice, indicat- ing that 2-way communica-
tion is enabled.
■Reprogramming a single
HomeLink
® button
When the following procedure is
performed, buttons which
already have devices registered
to them can be overwritten:
1 Press and hold the desired
HomeLink
® button.
2 When the HomeLink
® indica-
tor starts flashing orange,
release the HomeLink
® but-
ton and perform “Program-
ming HomeLink
®” 1 (it takes
20 seconds for the Home-
Link
® indicator to start flash-
ing).
■Before programming
●Install a new battery in the trans-
mitter.
●The battery side of the transmitter
must be pointed away from the
HomeLink
® buttons.
Press the appropriate Home-
Link
® button. The HomeLink®
indicator light should turn on.
The status of the opening and
closing of a garage door is
shown by the garage door
opener indicators.
Operating HomeLink®

551Alphabetical Index
Linked mirror function when reversing ............................ 171
Mirror position memory ........ 153
RCTA function ...................... 291
Side turn signal lights Replacing light bulbs ............ 428
Turn signal lever ................... 216
Side windows ...... ................... 173
Smart key system Antenna location .................. 142
Entry functions ............. 127, 132
Starting the hybrid system.... 207
Snow tires ............................... 320
Spare tire ................................. 461 Storage location ................... 462
Spark plug ............................... 494
Specifications ......................... 490
Speedometer ...................... 87, 91
Sport mode ............................. 308
Steering wheel Adjustment ........................... 159
Heated steering wheel ......... 341
Meter control switches ... 97, 107
Stop lights Replacing light bulbs ............ 428
Storage features ..................... 346
Stuck If the vehicle becomes stuck 488
Suggestion function....... 105, 112
Sun visors ............................... 368
Sunshade Roof...................................... 176
Switches Activating the Automatic High Beam .................................. 226
Automatic High Beam system ........................................... 226
Brake Hold switch ................ 220
Digital Rearview Mirror control switches ............................. 161
Door lock switches ............... 130
Driving mode select switch... 308 Driving position memory
switches..............................153
Dynamic radar cruise control with full-speed range switch264
Electronic roof sunshade switches..............................179
Emergency flashers switch...438
EV drive mode switch ........... 211
Fog light switch .....................229
Garage door opener switches ...........................................370
Heated steering wheel switch ...........................................341
Ignition switch .......................207
Instrument panel light control switches..........................89, 96
Intuitive parking assist switch284
Light switches .......................223
LTA (Lane Tracing Assist) switch ...........................................259
Meter control switches....97, 107
Moon roof switches ..............176
“ODO TRIP” switch .................89
“ODO” switch ..........................95
Outside rear v iew mirror
switches..............................171
Panoramic moon roof switches ...........................................179
Parking brake switch ............217
PCS OFF switch ...................245
PKSB (Parking Support Brake) switch .................................299
Power door lock switch.........130
Power switch ........................207
Power window switches .......173
RCTA switch .........................292
Rear window and outside rear view mirror defoggers switch...........................................330
Seat heater switches ............341
Seat ventilator switches........341
“SOS” button ..........................65