2023 TOYOTA VENZA HYBRID Owners Manual

3455-3. Using the storage features
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Interior features
■Front cup holders
●The spacers in the front cup hold-
ers can be removed.
The front cup holder can also be
used as bottle holder by removing
the spacer.
●The spacers can be stowed in the
console box tray. ( P.344)
■Front
■Rear
■Bottle holders
●When storing a bottle, close the
cap.
WARNING
■Items unsuitable for the cup
holders
Do not place anything other than
cups or beverage cans in the cup
holders.
Inappropriate items must not be
stored in the cup holders even if
the lid is closed.
Other items may be thrown out of
the holders in the event of an
accident or sudden braking and
cause injury. If possible, cover hot
drinks to prevent burns.
■When using the front cup
holders
Observe the following precau-
tions.
Failure to do so may cause
stowed items or spacers etc. to be
thrown out in the event of sudden
braking or sudden swerving. In
these cases, these items may
interfere with pedal operation or
cause driver distraction, resulting
in an unexpected accident.
●Remove the spacers when
stowing items such as tall cups
or beverage cans etc.
●Stow any removed spacers in
the console box tray.
Bottle holders

3465-3. Using the storage features
●The bottle may not be stored
depending on its size or shape.
Wireless charger: P.355 1
Open the back door.
2 Pull the strap upwards and
open the deck board.
3 Lift the deck board and
remove the hook on the
backside of the deck board.
4 Secure the hook onto the
upper edge of the back door
NOTICE
■Items that should be not
stowed in the bottle holders
Do not place open bottles or glass
and paper cups containing liquid
in the bottle holders. The contents
may spill and glasses may break.
Open tray
WARNING
■Items unsuitable for the open
tray
Observe the following precautions
when putting items in the open
tray. Failure to do so may cause
items to be thrown out of the tray
in the event of sudden braking or
steering. In these cases, the items
may interfere with pedal operation
or cause driver distraction, result-
ing in an accident.
●Do not store items in the tray
that can easily shift or roll out.
●Do not stack items in the tray
higher than the tray’s edge.
●Do not put items in the tray that
may protrude over the tray’s
edge.
Luggage compart-
ment features
Deck board

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Interior features
opening or head restraint as
shown in the illustration.Lift the deck board and attach
the hook. (P.346)
The following items can be stowed.
Accessories
Warning reflector
*
*: The warning reflector itself is not
included as an original equip-
ment.
■Warning reflector
Depending on the size and shape of
the warning reflector case, you may
not be able to store it.
WARNING
■When operating the deck
board
Do not place anything on the deck
board when operating the board.
Otherwise, your fingers may be
caught or an accident may result
causing injuries.
■Caution while driving
Keep the deck board closed.
In the event of sudden braking, an
accident may occur due to an
occupant being struck by the deck
board or the items stored under
the deck board.
NOTICE
■When closing the back door
Do not leave the hook secured on
the upper edge of the back door
opening.
The deck board may get dam-
aged.
Deck under tray
A
B

3485-3. Using the storage features
■Installing the luggage cover
1 Compress the both ends of
the luggage cover and insert
into the recess to install.
2 Pull out the luggage cover
and hook it onto the anchors.
■Removing the luggage
cover
1 Release the cover from the
left and right anchors and
allow it to retract. 2
Compress the end of the lug-
gage cover and lift the lug-
gage cover up.
■Stowing the luggage cover
1 Open the deck board.
( P.346)
2 Remove the side deck cov-
ers.
3 Insert the right end of the lug-
gage cover into the recess,
then insert the left end of the
luggage cover into the
recess.
Luggage cover

3495-3. Using the storage features
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Interior features
4Attach the side deck covers
and close the deck board.
When taking out the luggage cover,
reverse the steps listed.
WARNING
■Luggage cover
●When installing/stowing the lug-
gage cover, make sure that the
luggage cover is securely
installed/stowed. Failure to do
so may result in serious injury in
the event of sudden braking or a
collision.
●Do not place anything on the
luggage cover. In the event of
sudden braking or turning, the
item may go flying and strike an
occupant. This could lead to an
unexpected accident, resulting
in death or serious injury.
●Do not allow ch ildren to climb
on the luggage cover. Climbing
on the luggage cover could
result in damage to the luggage
cover, possibly causing death or
serious injury to the child.
NOTICE
■To prevent damage to the lug-
gage cover
Do not place anything on top of
the luggage cover. When rolling
up the luggage cover, objects
may be caught in the cover, dam-
aging the cover and generating
noise.

3505-4. Using the other interior features
5-4.Using the other interior features
*: If equipped
■Opening and closing the
electronic sunshade
1 Open
*
2Close*
The moon roof automatically
returns to opaque when the elec-
tronic sunshade is closed, and the
indicator on the dimming switch
turns off.
*: To stop the electronic sunshade
partway, lightly p ress the either
end of the switch.
■Changing the moon roof
between opaque and trans-
parent
Press the dimming switch.
The moon roof is changed between
opaque and transparent each time
the dimming switch is pressed.
The indicator on the dimming
switch turns on when the moon roof
is transparent.
If the dimming swit ch is pressed
when the electronic sunshade is
fully closed, the electronic sun-
shade opens automat ically and the
opaque moon roof changes to be
transparent.
■The electronic sunshade and
panoramic fixed moon roof with
one-touch frosted glass control
can be operated when
The power switch is in ON.
■Using the Intelligent Assistant
(if equipped)
The following operations can be
performed using the Intelligent
Assistant:
●Opening/ closing the electronic
sunshade
●Changing the moon roof between
opaque and transparent
For details regarding the Intelligent
Assistant, refer to the “MULTIME-
DIA OWNER’S MANUAL”.
Panoramic fixed moon
roof with one-touch
frosted glass control
*
Use the overhead switches
to open and close the elec-
tronic sunshade and
change the moon roof
between opaque and trans-
parent.
Operating the electronic
sunshade and panoramic
fixed moon roof with one-
touch frosted glass con-
trol
A

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Interior features
■When the moon roof is trans-
parent
●Stripes (interference patterns)
may appear on the moon roof
under some weather conditions or
depending on how the light shines
the interior and exterior of the
vehicle.
●The moon roof may appear
opaque, depending on the angle.
■The moon roof at low tempera-
tures
The moon roof may take some time
to change between opaque and
transparent. Allow the interior of the
vehicle to warm up before use.
■Turning the power switch to
OFF
The transparent moon roof automat-
ically returns to opaque when the
power switch is turned to OFF.
■If the indicator on the dimming
switch flashes
The panoramic fixed moon roof with
one-touch frosted glass control may
be malfunctioning. Have the vehicle
inspected by your Toyota dealer
immediately.
■Operation of the electronic sun-
shade
To prevent the electronic sunshade
motor from overheating, the motor
may be suspended if the electronic
sunshade is opening and closing
repeatedly in a short period of time.
In this case, refrain from operating
the power switch.
Wait for a little while, the electronic
sunshade motor will resume func-
tioning.
■When the vehicle is subjected
to a strong impact
The moon roof changes to opaque
and cannot be changed back to
transparent. Have the vehicle
inspected by your Toyota dealer.
■Jam protection function for the
electronic sunshade
●If an object becomes jammed
between the electronic sunshade
and the sunshade frame while the
electronic sunshade is closing, the
electronic sunshade movement is
stopped and the electronic sun-
shade is opened slightly.
●When the jam protection function
has operated, even if the
“CLOSE” side of the switch is
pressed again, the electronic sun-
shade will not move in the close
direction until th e reverse opera-
tion has stopped completely.
●The electronic sunshade may
operate in reverse if the electronic
sunshade is subject to an impact
due to the surro undings or the
driving conditions.
■When the automatic opening
and closing f unction of the
electronic sunshade does not
work
Perform the following initialization
procedure.
1 Turn the power switch to ON.
2 Press and hold the “CLOSE”
side of the switch.
It closes until it is near the fully
closed position and then stops. After
that, it and operates in the opening
direction then closes to the fully
closed position.
If the switch is released at the incor-
rect time, the proc edure will have to
be performed again from the begin-
ning.
If the automatic opening and closing
function does not work normally
even after performing the operations
above, have the vehicle inspected
by your Toyo ta dealer.
■Customization
Some functions can be customized.
(Customizable features: P.514)

3525-4. Using the other interior features
WARNING
Observe the following precau-
tions.
Failure to do so may result in
death or serious injury.
■Panoramic fixed moon roof
with one-touch frosted glass
control
Do not disassemble or repair the
panoramic fixed moon roof with
one-touch frosted glass control
because it contains high voltage
parts. Contact your Toyota dealer
if the panoramic fixed moon roof
with one-touch frosted glass con-
trol needs repair.
■Opening and closing the elec-
tronic sunshade
●Check to make sure that all pas-
sengers do not have any part of
their body in a position where it
could be caught when the elec-
tronic sunshade is being oper-
ated.
●Do not let a child operate the
electronic sunshade. Closing
the electronic sunshade on
someone can cause death or
serious injury.
■Jam protection function for
the electronic sunshade
●Never use any part of your body
to intentionally a ctivate the jam
protection function.
●The jam protection function may
not work if something gets
caught just before the electronic
sunshade is fully closed. Also,
the jam protection function is
not designed to operate while
the switch is being pressed.
Take care so that your fingers,
etc. do not get caught.
■To prevent burns or injuries
Do not touch the area between
the underside of the glass roof
and the electronic sunshade.
Your hand may get caught and
you could injure yourself. Also, if
the vehicle is left in direct sunlight
for a long time, the underside of
the glass roof could become very
hot and could cause burns.