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Driving
Meter control switches
Turning the Blind Spot Monitor on/off.
Outside rear view mirror indica- 
tors
When a vehicle is detected in a blind  
spot of the outside rear view mirrors or 
approaching rapidly from behind into a 
blind spot, the outside rear view mirror 
indicator on the detected side will illumi-
nate. If the turn signal lever is operated 
toward the detected side, the outside 
rear view mirror indicator flashes.
BSM OFF indicator
Illuminates when the Blind Spot Monitor 
is disabled.
■Outside rear view mirror indicator  visibility 
In strong sunlight, the outside rear view  mirror indicator may be difficult to see.
■When “BSM Unavailable See Owner’s Manual” is shown on the  
multi-information display 
Ice, snow, mud, etc., may be attached to  the rear bumper around the sensors.  
( P.271) The system should return to  normal operation after removing the ice, snow, mud, etc., from the rear bumper.  
Additionally, the sensors may not oper- ate normally when driving in extremely hot or cold environments.
■When “BSM Malfunction Visit Your  
Dealer” is shown on the multi-infor- mation display 
There may be a sensor malfunction or  
misaligned. Have the vehicle inspected  by any authorized Toyota retailer or Toyota authorized repairer, or any reli- 
able repairer.
■Customization 
Some functions can be customized.  ( P.494)
■Certifications for the Blind Spot  
Monitor 
 P. 6 7 3
System components
WARNING
■To ensure the system can oper- 
ate properly 
Blind Spot Monitor sensors are  installed behind the left and right  
sides of the rear bumper respectively.  Observe the following to ensure the Blind Spot Monitor can operate cor- 
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■Vehicles that can be detected by the Blind Spot Monitor 
The Blind Spot Monitor uses rear side radar sensors to detect t he following  
vehicles traveling in adjacent lanes and advises the driver of  the presence  
of such vehicles via the indicators on the outside rear view mi rrors. 
Vehicles that are traveling in areas that are not visible using  the outside  
rear view mirrors (the blind spots) 
Vehicles that are approaching rapidly from behind in areas that  are not  
visible using the outside rear view mirrors (the blind spots)
■The Blind Spot Monitor detection areas 
The areas that vehicles can be detected in are outlined below.
The range of each detection area is:
Approximately 0.5 m (1.6 ft.) to 3.5 m (11.5 ft.) from either s ide of the  
vehicle*1
Approximately 1 m (3.3 ft.) forward of the rear bumper 
Approximately 3 m (9.8 ft.) from the rear bumper
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Approximately 3 m (9.8 ft.) to 60 m (197 ft.) from the rear bumper*2
*1: The area between the side of the vehicle and 0.5 m (1.6 ft.) from the side of the  
vehicle cannot be detected.
*2: The greater the difference in speed between your vehicle and t he detected vehi- 
cle is, the farther away the vehicle will be detected, causing  the outside rear view  
mirror indicator to illuminate or flash.
■The Blind Spot Monitor is opera- tional when 
The Blind Spot Monitor is operational  when all of the following conditions are met:
●The Blind Spot Monitor is on.
●The shift lever is in a position other than R.
●The vehicle speed is greater than approximately 16 km/h (10 mph).
■The Blind Spot Monitor will detect a vehicle when 
The Blind Spot Monitor will detect a  vehicle present in the detection area in the following situations:
●A vehicle in an adjacent lane over-takes your vehicle.
●You overtake a vehicle in adjacent lane slowly.
●Another vehicle enters the detection area when it changes lanes.
■Conditions under which the system  
will not detect a vehicle 
The Blind Spot Monitor is not designed  to detect the following types of vehicles  
and/or objects:
●Small motorcycles, bicycles, pedestri- 
ans, etc.*
●Vehicles traveling in the opposite  
direction
●Guardrails, walls, signs, parked vehi- 
cles and similar stationary objects*
●Following vehicles that are in the 
same lane*
●Vehicles traveling 2 lanes away from  
your vehicle*
●Vehicles which are being overtaken  
rapidly by your vehicle* 
*: Depending on the conditions, detec- 
tion of a vehicle and/or object may 
occur.
■Conditions under which the system  
may not function correctly
●The Blind Spot Monitor may not detect 
vehicles correctly in the following situ- ations:• When the sensor is misaligned due to  
a strong impact to the sensor or its  surrounding area• When mud, snow, ice, a sticker, etc.,  
is covering the sensor or surrounding  area on the rear bumper• When driving on a road surface that is  
wet with standing water during bad  weather, such as heavy rain, snow, or fog 
• When multiple vehicles are approach- ing with only a small gap between each vehicle 
• When the distance between your vehi- cle and a following vehicle is short• When there is a significant difference  
in speed between your vehicle and  the vehicle that enters the detection area 
• When the difference in speed  between your vehicle and another 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 consecu- 
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Meter control switches
Turn the RCTA function on/off.
Outside rear view mirror indica- 
tors
When a vehicle approaching from the  
right or left at the rear of the vehicle is 
detected, both outside rear view mirror 
indicators will flash.
Navigation/multimedia system  
display (if equipped)
If a vehicle approaching from the right  
or left at the rear of the vehicle is 
detected, the RCTA icon ( P.287) for  
the detected side will be displayed.
RCTA buzzer
If a vehicle approaching from the right 
or left at the rear of the vehicle is 
detected, a buzzer will sound.
Use the meter control switches to  
turn on/off the function. ( P.107,  
11 3 ) 
1 Press   /   (4.2-inch display)  
or   /   (7-inch display) of  
the meter control switch to  
select  . 
2 Press   /   (4.2-inch display)  
or   /   (7-inch display) of  
the meter control switch to  
select “RCTA” and then press  
.
When the RCTA function is disabled,  the RCTA OFF indicator ( P.92) illumi- nates. (Each time the power switch is  
turned off then changed to ON, the  RCTA function will be enabled automat-ically.)
■Outside rear view mirror indicator  
visibility 
When under strong sunlight, the outside  rear view mirror indicator may be difficult  
to see.
■Hearing the RCTA buzzer 
The RCTA buzzer may be difficult to  hear over loud noises, such as high  
audio volume.
■When “RCTA Unavailable See  Owner’s Manual” is shown on the multi-information display 
The sensor voltage has become abnor- mal, or water, snow, mud, etc., may be built up in the vicinity of the sensor area  
of the position above the rear bumper.  ( P.271) 
Removing the water, snow, mud, etc.,  
from the vicinity of the sensor area  should return it to normal. Also, the sen-sor may not function normally when  
used in extremely hot or cold weather.
■When “RCTA Malfunction Visit Your  Dealer” is shown on the multi-infor-mation display 
There may be a sensor malfunction or  misaligned. Have the vehicle inspected by any authorized Toyota retailer or  
Toyota authorized repairer, or any reli- able repairer.
■Radar sensors 
 P. 2 7 1
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■Operation of the RCTA func- 
tion 
The RCTA function uses radar sen- 
sors to detect vehicles approaching  
from the right or left at the rear of  
the vehicle and alerts the driver of  
the presence of such vehicles by  
flashing the outside rear view mirror  
indicators and sounding a buzzer. 
Approaching vehicles 
Detection areas
■RCTA icon display (vehicles  
with navigation/multimedia  
system) 
When a vehicle approaching from  
the right or left at the rear of the  
vehicle is detected, the following  
will be displayed on the naviga- 
tion/multimedia system display.
This illustration shows an example of a  
vehicle approaching from both sides of 
the vehicle.
■RCTA function detection areas 
The areas that vehicles can be  
detected in are outlined below.
The buzzer can alert for faster vehicles  
approaching from farther away.
Example:
■The RCTA function is operational  when 
The RCTA function operates when all of  
the following conditions are met:
●The RCTA function is on.
●The shift lever is in R.
RCTA function
Approach- 
ing vehicleSpeed
 A pp r ox i - 
mate 
alert dis- 
tance
Fast56 km/h (34  
mph)
40 m (131 
ft.)
Slow8 km/h (5 
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switch.
If the switch is pressed while assistance  
is being performed, the assistance will 
be canceled.
■Operating conditions 
Assistance will begin when all of the fol- lowing conditions are met:
●The brake pedal is depressed
●The vehicle is stopped
●The driver’s seat belt is fastened
●The steering wheel is not being oper-ated
●The accelerator pedal is not  
depressed
●All of the doors are closed
●The outside rear view mirrors are not  folded
●The parking brake is not engaged
●The dynamic radar cruise control with full-speed range is not operating
●ABS, VSC, TRC, PCS and PKSB are not operating
●The vehicle is not on a steep slope
●The VSC and TRC are not turned off 
Check the multimedia display for mes- 
sages when the assist cannot be 
started. ( P.320)
Guidance screens are displayed on  
the multimedia display.
Guidance screen (When assis- 
tance starts) 
Target parking space box (blue) 
Parking type change button
If multiple buttons are displayed,  
depending on the color of the button, its 
function differs as follows. 
 or  : Change to another pos- 
sible parking space. 
 or  : Parking Space that was  
selected. 
: Select to change to the parallel  
parking function 
: Select to change to the perpen- 
dicular parking function
Advice display 
“Start” button
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■Assistance will be canceled  
when 
In situations such as the following,  
Advanced Park operation will be  
canceled. 
Firmly hold the steering wheel and  
depress the brake pedal to stop the  
vehicle.
As system operation has been can- 
celed, begin the operation again or con- 
tinue parking manually, using the  
steering wheel.
 The Advanced Park main switch  
is pressed 
 The shift position has been  
changed to P 
 The parking brake is engaged 
 A door is opened 
 The driver’s seat belt is unfas- 
tened 
 The outside rear view mirrors are  
folded 
 The TRC or VSC is turned off 
 The TRC, VSC or ABS operates 
 The power switch is pushed 
 The system determines assis- 
tance cannot be continued in the  
current parking environment 
 The system malfunctions
■Assistance will be suspended  
when 
In situations such as the following,  
Advanced Park operation will be  
suspended.
Assistance can be started again by fol- 
lowing the directions displayed on the 
center display.
 The steering wheel is operated 
 The accelerator pedal is  
depressed 
 The shift lever has been oper- 
ated 
 Brake control operates 
 The PCS (Pre-Collision System)  
has operates
NOTICE
• When a camera lens is dirty or cov- ered with water droplets 
If assistance is ended during registra- tion, perform registration again.
●When registering a parking space to the memory function, if the road  
surface cannot be detected “No  available parking space to register” will be displayed.
●When using the memory function, stop the vehicle directly beside the  
space where it desired to be  stopped. Otherwise the parking space may not be able to be  
detected correctly and assistance  may not be provided to the point that the vehicle is fully parked.
●Do not use the memory function if a camera has been subjected to a  
strong impact or images of the pan- oramic view monitor are mis-aligned.
●If a camera has been replaced, as the installation angle of the camera  
will have changed, it will be neces- sary to reregister parking spaces of the memory function.
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5-1. Using the air conditioning system and defogger
Interior features
Recirculated air mode switch 
Airflow mode control switch 
Fan speed increases switch
Fan speed decreases switch 
“FAST/ECO” switch 
Rear window defogger and outside rear view mirror defoggers swi tch 
Windshield defogger switch
Off switch 
Automatic mode switch 
Fan speed control dial
■Adjusting the temperature set- 
ting 
To adjust the temperature setting,  
turn the temperature control dial  
clockwise (warm) or counterclock- 
wise (cool).
If “A/C” switch is not pressed, the sys- 
tem will blow ambient temperature air 
or heated air.
■Setting the fan speed
Vehicles with the DUAL mode 
Operate the fan speed increases  
switch to increase the fan speed  
and the fan speed decreases  
switch to decrease the fan speed.
Pressing the off switch to turns off the  
fan.
Vehicles without the DUAL mode 
To adjust the fan speed, turn the  
fan speed control dial clockwise  
(increase) or counterclockwise  
(decrease).
■Change the airflow mode 
Press the airflow mode control  
switch.
The airflow mode changes as follows  
each time the switch is pressed.
1 Upper body 
2 Upper body and feet 
3 Feet 
4 Feet and the windshield defog- 
ger operates