2023 TOYOTA SEQUOIA HYBRID stop start

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■Increasing the set speed by
the accelerator pedal
1 Accelerate with accelerator
pedal operation to the
desired vehicle speed
2 Press the “-SET” switch
Pressing the switch changes the
vehicle-to-vehicle distance as
follows:
1 Long
2 Medium
3 Short
If a vehicle is running ahead of you,
the preceding vehicle mark will
also be displayed.
Select a distance from the table
below. Note that the distances
shown correspond to a vehicle speed of 50 mph (80 km/h).
Vehicle-to-vehicle distance
increases/decreases in accor-
dance with vehicle speed. When
the vehicle is stopped by system
control, the vehicle stops at a
certain vehicle-to-vehicle dis-
tance depending on the situa-
tion.
After the vehicle ahead of you
starts off, press the “+RES”
switch.
Your vehicle will also resume
follow-up cruising if the acceler-
ator pedal is depressed after the
vehicle ahead of you starts off.
Changing the vehicle-to-
vehicle distance (vehicle-
to-vehicle distance con-
trol mode)
Vehicle-to-vehicle dis-
tance settings (vehicle-to-
vehicle distance control
mode)
Distance
optionsVehicle-to-vehicle dis- tance
LongApproximately 160 ft. (50 m)
MediumApproximately 130 ft. (40 m)
ShortApproximately 100 ft. (30 m)
Resuming follow-up
cruising when the vehicle
has been stopped by sys-
tem control (vehicle-to-
vehicle distance control
mode)

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■When the vehicle stops while
follow-up cruising
●Pressing the “+RES” switch while
the vehicle ahead stops will
resume follow-up cruising if the
vehicle ahead starts off within
approximately 3 seconds after the
switch is pressed.
●If the vehicle ahead starts off
within 3 seconds after your vehicle
stops, follow-up cruising will be
resumed.
■Automatic cancelation of vehi-
cle-to-vehicle distance control
mode
Vehicle-to-vehicle distance control
mode is automatically canceled in
the following situations.
●VSC is activated.
●TRAC is activated for a period of
time.
●When the VSC or TRAC system is
turned off.
●The sensor cannot detect cor-
rectly because i t is covered in
some way.
●When the brake control or output
restriction control of a driving sup-
port system operates. (For exam-
ple: Pre-Collision System, Drive-
Start Control)
●The center differential lock/unlock
is not completed within 5 seconds
while the cruise con trol system is
on.
●The parking brake is operated.
●The vehicle is stopped by system
control on a steep incline.
●The following are detected when
the vehicle has been stopped by
system control:
• The driver is not wearing a seat belt.
• The driver’s door is opened.
• The vehicle has been stopped for
about 3 minutes.
If vehicle-to-vehicle distance control
mode is automatically canceled for any reasons other than the above,
there may be a malfunction in the
system. Contact you
r Toyota dealer.
■Automatic cancelation of con-
stant speed control mode
Constant speed control mode is
automatically cance led in the follow-
ing situations:
●Actual vehicle speed is more than
approximately 10 mph (16 km/h)
below the set vehicle speed.
●Actual vehicle speed falls below
approximately 20 mph (30 km/h).
●VSC is activated.
●TRAC is activated for a period of
time.
●When the VSC or TRAC system is
turned off.
●When the brake control or output
restriction control of a driving sup-
port system operates. (For exam-
ple: Pre-Collision System, Drive-
Start Control)
●The center differe ntial lock/unlock
is not completed within 5 seconds
while the cruise control system is
on.
●The parking brake is operated.
If constant speed control mode is
automatically canceled for any rea-
sons other than the above, there
may be a malfunction in the system.
Contact your Toyota dealer.
■Brake operation
A brake operation sound may be
heard and the brake pedal response
may change, but these are not mal-
functions.
■Warning messages and buzzers
for dynamic radar cruise con-
trol with full-speed range
Warning messages and buzzers are
used to indicate a system malfunc-
tion or to inform the driver of the
need for caution while driving. If a
warning message is shown on the
multi-information display, read the
message and follow the instruc-

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Driving
vehicle is changing
• When a vehicle enters a detection area traveling at about the same
speed as your vehicle
• As your vehicle starts from a stop, a vehicle remains in the detection
area
• When driving up and down con- secutive steep inclines, such as
hills, dips in the road, etc.
• When driving on roads with sharp bends, consecutive curves, or
uneven surfaces
• When vehicle lanes are wide, or when driving on the edge of a
lane, and the vehicle in an adja-
cent lane is far away from your
vehicle
• When an accessory (such as a bicycle carrier) is installed to the
rear of the vehicle
• When there is a significant differ- ence in height between your vehi-
cle and the vehicle that enters the
detection area
• Immediately after the Blind Spot Monitor is turned on
●Instances of the Blind Spot Moni-
tor unnecessarily d etecting a vehi-
cle and/or object may increase in
the following situations:
• When the sensor is misaligned
due to a strong impact to the sen-
sor or its surrounding area
• When the distanc e between your
vehicle and a guardr ail, wall, etc.,
that enters the detection area is
short
• When driving up and down con- secutive steep inclines, such as
hills, dips in the road, etc.
• When vehicle lanes are narrow, or when driving on the edge of a
lane, and a vehicle traveling in a
lane other than the adjacent lanes
enters the detection area
• When driving on roads with sharp bends, consecutive curves, or
uneven surfaces
• When the tires are slipping or spinning
• When the distanc e between your
vehicle and a following vehicle is
short • When an accessory (such as a
bicycle carrier) is installed to the
rear of the vehicle
• When turning at an intersection with a trailer is being towed and
an adjacent vehicle continues
traveling straight

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■The Parking Support Brake
function (static object) will
operate when
The function will operate when the
PKSB OFF indicator is not illumi-
nated or flashing ( P.91, 512) and
all of the followin g conditions are
met:
●Hybrid system output restriction
control
• The Parking Support Brake is enabled.
• The vehicle speed is approxi-
mately 9 mph (15 km/h) or less.
• There is a static object in the trav- eling direction o f the vehicle and
approximately 6 to 13 ft. (2 to 4 m)
away.
• The Parking Support Brake deter-
mines that a stronger-than-nor-
mal brake operation is necessary
to avoid a collision.
●Brake control
• Hybrid system output restriction
control is operating.
• The Parking Support Brake deter- mines that an immediate brake
operation is necessary to avoid a
collision.
■The Parking Support Brake
function (static objects) will
stop operating when
The function will stop operating if
any of the following conditions are
met:
●Hybrid system output restriction
control
• The Parking Support Brake is dis- abled.
• The system determines that the collision has become avoidable
with normal brake operation.
• The static object is no longer approximately 6 to 13 ft. (2 to 4 m)
away from the vehicle or in the
traveling direction of the vehicle.
●Brake control
• The Parking Support Brake is dis- abled.
• Approximately 2 seconds have
elapsed since the vehicle was
stopped by brake control.
• The brake pedal is depressed
after the vehicle is stopped by
brake control.
• The static object is no longer
approximately 6 to 13 ft. (2 to 4 m)
away from the vehicle or in the
traveling direction of the vehicle.
■Detection range of the Parking
Support Brake function (static
objects)
The detection range of the Parking
Support Brake function (static
objects) differs from the detection
range of the intuitive parking assist.
(  P.299) Therefore, even if the intu-
itive parking assist detects an object
and provides a warning, the Parking
Support Brake function (static
objects) may not start operating.
■Situations in which the system
may not operate properly
 P.297
■Situations in which the system
may operate even if there is no
possibility of a collision
 P.297
WARNING
■Notes when washing the vehi-
cle
Do not apply intensive bursts of
water or steam to the sensor
area.
Doing so may result in the sensor
malfunctioning.
●When using a high pressure
washer to wash the vehicle, do
not spray the sensors directly,
as doing so may cause a sensor
to malfunction.
●When using steam to clean the
vehicle, do not direct steam too
close to the sensors as doing so
may cause a sens or to malfunc-
tion.

3164-5. Using the driving support systems
Owners Manual_USA_M0C043_en• The vehicle speed is approxi-
mately 9 mph (15 km/h) or less.
• Vehicles are approaching from the
right or left at the rear of the vehi-
cle at a traveling speed of approx-
imately 5 mph (8 km/h) or more.
• The shift position is in R.
• The Parking Support Brake deter- mines that a stronger than normal
brake operation is necessary to
avoid a collision with an approach-
ing vehicle.
●Brake control
• Hybrid system output restriction
control is operating.
• The Parking Support Brake deter- mines that an emergency brake
operation is necessary to avoid a
collision with an approaching vehi-
cle.
■The Parking Support Brake
function (rear-crossing vehi-
cles) will stop operating when
The function will st op operating if
any of the following conditions are
met:
●Hybrid system output restriction
control
• The Parking Support Brake is dis- abled.
• The collision becomes avoidable
with normal brake operation.
• A vehicle is no longer approaching from the right or left at the rear of
the vehicle.
●Brake control
• The Parking Support Brake is dis- abled.
• Approximately 2 seconds have
elapsed since the vehicle was
stopped by brake control.
• The brake pedal is depressed
after the vehicle is stopped by
brake control.
• A vehicle is no longer approaching from the right or left at the rear of
the vehicle.
■Detection area of the Parking
Support Brake function (rear-
crossing vehicles)
The detection area of the Parking
Support Brake function (rear-cross-
ing vehicles) differs from the detec-
tion area of the RCTA function
(  P.303). Therefor e, even if the
RCTA function detects a vehicle and
provides an alert, the Parking Sup-
port Brake function (rear-crossing
vehicles) may not start operating.
■Situations in which the system
may not operate properly
 P.304
■Situations in which the system
may operate even if there is no
possibility of a collision
 P.305

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Vehicle position indicator lines (blue)
Indicates the estimated position of the vehicle.
1.5 ft. (0.5 m) distance guide line (red or black)
Show distance in front of the vehicle.
• Display points approximately 1 .5 ft. (0.5 m) from the edge of the bumper.
Front tire contact line (blue)
Shows guide lines of where the f ront tire touches the ground.
Vehicle width lines (blue)
Shows guide lines of the vehicle’ s width including the outside rear view mir-
rors.
Rear tire contact line (blue)
Shows guide lines of where the rear tire touches the ground.
Intuitive parking assist
When a sensor detects an obstacle, the direction of and the app roximate
distance to the obsta cle are displayed and the buzzer sounds.
●The screen can be displayed when the shift lever is in a positi on other
than R.
●While the under vehicle terrain vi ew is displayed, if the vehicle speed
reaches or exceeds approximately 3 mph (5 km/h), the screen automati-
cally returns to the front view display.
●In the following situations, the under vehicle terrain view sel ection button
cannot be operated.
• The vehicle is not completely stopped
• After the hybrid system starts, a fixed distance or more has not been
driven
• After the front-wheel drive cont rol switch is shifted to “4L”, a fixed distance
or more has not been driven
●In the following situations, the system may not operate normall y, or it may
not be possible to switch to t he under vehicle terrain view.
• The road is cov ered with snow
• It is nighttime and the road has no illumination
• Dirt or foreign matter is adhering to the camera lens
• There is water in front of the vehicle (a river, puddle, sea water, etc.)

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“LO” mode (low mode): For
the ease of egress/ingress
and loading luggage
1.2 in. (30 mm) lo wer than the nor-
mal height
The “LO” mode is unavailable when
the vehicle’s speed exceeds 8 mph
(12 km/h).
When the vehicles speed exceeds
8 mph (12 km/h), t he height will be
adjusted to the normal height auto-
matically.
When the height control mode
select switch is pressed, the
vehicle height is fixed at the cur-
rent height.
The “MAN.” indicator is displayed
on the multi-information display and
the automatic leveling function
turned off.
The height can be adjusted by
pressing the height control
switch.
Press the switch again or when the
vehicle’s speed exceeds 18 mph
(30 km/h), the height will be
adjusted to the normal height auto-
matically.
■Automatic leveling function
Regardless of the number of occu-
pants or the luggage load, vehicle
height in any mode is always
adjusted to a fixed height by the
automatic leveling function.
■When “HI” mode is selected
The vehicle height will change to “N”
mode when driving at the speeds of
18 mph (30 km/h).
■When “LO” mode is selected
●The vehicle height will change to
“N” mode when vehicle speed
exceeds 8 mph (12 km/h).
●This mode allows for easy access
to the vehicle (getting in and out)
and easy loading and unloading.
■The electronically modulated
air suspension will not operate
in the following cases:
●The underbody of the vehicle is
touching the surface of the road.
●The area around the suspension
is covered with ice.
The height control indicators will
blink, turn off and then turn on con-
tinuously to indica te that the elec-
tronically modulated air suspension
is not operational.
To re-enable operation, turn off the
hybrid system and then restart it.
■Even if you hear an operating
noise
This does not indicate a problem in
the electronically modulated air sus-
pension.
■The electronically modulated
air suspension failure warning
The warning messag e is displayed
on the multi-information display, and
the electronically modulated air sus-
pension cannot be activated until
the malfunction is corrected.
Stop the hybrid system and start
again. If the warning message turns
off, the system operating correctly. If
the warning message continues to
Disabling the height con-
trol

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• With the rear d ifferential is
unlocked: when the vehicle speed
exceeds approximately 15 mph
(25 km/h).
■When the Crawl Control sys-
tem is operated continuously
●If Crawl Control is used continu-
ously for a long time, the brake
system overheats . In this case, a
buzzer will sou nd, a message
stating a malfunction will be dis-
played on the multi-information
display, and the Crawl Control
indicator will flash and then go off.
In this event, as Crawl Control will
be temporarily inoperable, stop
the vehicle immediately in a safe
place, and allow the brake system
to cool down suffi ciently until the
message goes off. (In the mean-
time, normal driving is possible.)
●If Crawl Control is used continu-
ously for a long time, the auto-
matic transmission overheats. In
this case, a buzzer will sound, the
system will be temporarily can-
celed, and a message stating a
malfunction may be displayed on
the multi-informat ion display. In
this event, stop th e vehicle in a
safe place until the message goes
off.
■Sounds and vibrations caused
by the Crawl Control system
●A sound may be heard from the
hybrid system compartment when
the hybrid system is started or just
after the vehicle begins to move.
This sound does not indicate that
a malfunction has occurred in
Crawl Control system.
●Either of the following conditions
may occur when the Crawl Control
system is operating. None of
these are indicators that a mal-
function has occurred.
• Vibrations may be felt through the vehicle body and steering.
• A motor sound may be heard after
the vehicle comes to a stop.
■When there is a malfunction in
the system
Warning lights and/or warning mes-
sages will tu rn on. (P.509, 519)