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For your information .......................8
Reading this manual.....................14
How to search ..............................15
Pictorial index ...............................16
1-1. For safe use
Before driving.......................36
For safe driving ....................38
Seat belts .............................40
SRS airbags.........................45
Exhaust gas precautions .....56
1-2. Child safety
Front passenger occupant
classification system ..........57
Airbag manual on-off
system ...............................62
Riding with children..............64
Child restraint systems ........65
1-3. Emergency assistance
eCall.....................................96
ERA-GLONASS/EVAK ......108
1-4. Theft deterrent system
Engine immobilizer
system .............................113
Alarm .................................115
2. Instrument cluster
Warning lights
and indicators.................. 120
Gauges and meters........... 128
Multi-information display ... 133
Fuel consumption
information ...................... 142
3-1. Key information
Keys .................................. 146
3-2. Opening, closing and
locking the doors
Side doors ......................... 151
Access panels (smart-cab
models only).................... 157
Tailgate ............................. 158
Smart entry & start
system............................. 161
3-3. Adjusting the seats
Front seats ........................ 168
Rear seats ......................... 170
Head restraints .................. 173
3-4. Adjusting the steering
wheel and mirrors
Steering wheel .................. 176
Inside rear view mirror....... 178
Outside rear view
mirrors ............................. 180
1For safety and security
2Instrument cluster
3Operation of
each component

18Pictorial index
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■Instrument panel (Left-hand drive vehicles)
Engine switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 219, 222
Starting the engine/changing the positions or modes . . . P. 219, 222
Emergency stop of the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 555
When the engine will not start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 598
Warning messages*1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 575
Shift lever (Automatic transmission) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 230
Changing the shift position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 230
Precautions against towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 559
When the shift lever does not move . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 236
Shift lever (Manual transmission) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 238
Changing the shift position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 238
Precautions against towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 559
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Meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 128
Reading the meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 128
Adjusting the instrument panel light*1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 128
Warning lights/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 120
When the warning lights come on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 566
Multi-information display*1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 133
When the warning messages are displayed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 575
Parking brake lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 246
Applying/releasing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 246
Precautions against winter season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 374
Warning light/buzzer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 566
Turn signal lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 245
Headlight switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 247
Headlights/front position lights/tail lights/
daytime running lights*1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 247
Front fog lights*1/rear fog light*1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 254
Windshield wiper and washer switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 257
Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 257
Adding washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 498
Warning messages*1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 575
Hood lock release lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 484
Fuel filler door opener*1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 262
Manual air conditioning system*1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 434
Automatic air conditioning system*1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 441
Audio system*1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 378
AUX port/USB port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 381
Multimedia system*1, 2
Navigation system*1, 2
Rear view monitor system*1, 2
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 465
*1: If equipped
*2: Refer to “Navigation and multimedia system Owner’s manual” or
“Multimedia Owner’s Manual”.
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■Instrument panel (Right-hand drive vehicles)
Engine switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 219, 222
Starting the engine/changing the positions or modes . . . P. 219, 222
Emergency stop of the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 555
When the engine will not start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 598
Warning messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 575
Shift lever (Automatic transmission) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 230
Changing the shift position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 230
Precautions against towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 559
When the shift lever does not move . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 236
Shift lever (Manual transmission) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 238
Changing the shift position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 238
Precautions against towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 559
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Meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 128
Reading the meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 128
Adjusting the instrument panel light. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 128
Warning lights/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 120
When the warning lights come on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 566
Multi-information display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 133
When the warning messages are displayed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 575
Parking brake lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 246
Applying/releasing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 246
Precautions against winter season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 374
Warning light/buzzer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 566
Turn signal lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 245
Headlight switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 247
Headlights/front position lights/tail lights/
daytime running lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 247
Front fog lights*1/rear fog light*1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 254
Windshield wiper and washer switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 257
Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 257
Adding washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 498
Warning messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 575
Hood lock release lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 484
Fuel filler door opener*1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 262
Manual air conditioning system*1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 434
Automatic air conditioning system*1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 441
Audio system*1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 378
AUX port/USB port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 381
Multimedia system*1, 2
Navigation system*1, 2
Rear view monitor system*1, 2
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 465
*1: If equipped
*2: Refer to “Navigation and multimedia system Owner’s manual” or
“Multimedia Owner’s Manual”.
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491-1. For safe use
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For safety and security
WARNING
■SRS airbag precautions
●Vehicles with SRS side and curtain
shield airbags: Do not lean against the
door, the roof side rail or the front, side
and rear pillars.
● Vehicles with SRS side and curtain
shield airbags: Do not allow anyone to
kneel on the passenger seat toward the
door or put their head or hands outside
the vehicle.
● Do not attach anything to or lean any-
thing against areas such as the dash-
board, steering wheel pad and lower
portion of the instrument panel.
These items can become projectiles
when the SRS driver, front passenger
and knee airbags deploy.
● Vehicles with SRS side and curtain
shield airbags: Do not attach anything
to areas such as a door, windshield,
side door glass, front or rear pillar, roof
side rail and assist grip.

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For safety and security
WARNING
■Modification and disposal of SRS airbag system components
Do not dispose of your vehicle or perform any of the following modifications
without consulting any authorized Toyota retailer or Toyota authorized
repairer, or any reliable repairer. The SRS airbags may malfunction or
deploy (inflate) accidentally, causing death or serious injury.
● Installation, removal, disassembly and repair of the SRS airbags
● Repairs, modifications, removal or replacement of the steering wheel,
instrument panel, dashboard, seats or seat upholstery, front, side and rear
pillars or roof side rails
● Repairs or modifications of the front fender, front bumper, or side of the
occupant compartment
● Installation of a grille guard (bull bars, kangaroo bar, etc.), snow plows or
winches
● Modifications to the vehicle’s suspension system
● Installation of electronic devices such as mobile two-way radios (RF-trans-
mitter) and CD players

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War ning lights and indicators
Vehicles without multi-information display
Vehicles with multi-information display
The positions of some warning lights and indicators differ depending on
vehicles.
The warning lights and indicators on the instrument cluster and
center panel inform the driver of the status of the vehicle’s vari-
ous systems.
For the purpose of explanation, the following illustrations dis-
play all warning lights and indicators illuminated.