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4-1. Before driving
WARNING
Follow all the instructions described in this section. Failure to do so could
cause an accident resulting in death or serious injury.
■Trailer towing precautions
When towing, make sure that none of the weight limits are exceeded.
( P.183)
■Vehicle speed in towing
Observe the legal maximum speeds for trailer towing.
■Before descending hills or long declines
Reduce speed and downshift. How-
ever, never downshift suddenly while descending steep or long downhill grades.
■Operation of the brake pedal
Do not hold the brake pedal
depressed often or for long periods of time. Doing so may result in the brake overheating or reduce braking effects.
■To avoid accident or injury
●Vehicles with a compact spare tire:
Do not tow a trailer when the com- pact spare tire is installed on your vehicle.
●Vehicles with the emergency tire puncture repair kit: Do not tow a
trailer when the tire installed is repaired with the emergency tire puncture repair kit.
●Vehicles with a Dynamic radar cruise control with full-speed range:
Do not use dynamic radar cruise control when you are towing.
NOTICE
■Do not directly splice trailer lights
Directly splicing trailer lights may damage your vehicle’s electrical sys-tem and cause a malfunction.
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4-3. Operating the lights and wipers
1With the headlights on, push the
lever away from you to turn on
the high beams.
Pull the lever toward you to the center
position to turn the high beams off.
2 Pull the lever toward you and
release it to flash the high
beams once.
You can flash the high beams with the
headlights on or off.
This system allows the headlights
to be turned on for 30 seconds
when the power switch is off.
Pull the lever toward you and
release it with the light switch in
or after turning the power
switch off.
The lights are turned off in the fol-
lowing situations.
The power switch is turned to
ON.
The light switch is turned on.
The light switch is pulled toward
you and then released.
The level of the headlights can be
adjusted according to the number
of passengers and the loading con-
dition of the vehicle.
1 Raises the level of the head-
lights
2 Lowers the level of the head-
lights
NOTICE
■To prevent 12-volt battery dis- charge
Do not leave the lights on longer than necessary when the hybrid system is off.
Turning on the high beam
headlights
Extended headlight lighting
function (if equipped)
Manual headlight leveling
dial (if equipped)
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roads with rough, bumpy or uneven
surfaces (such as stone-paved roads, gravel roads, etc.)• When frequently and repeatedly tak-
ing curves or driving on a winding road• When there is a highly reflective
object ahead of the vehicle, such as a sign or mirror• When the back of a preceding vehicle
is highly reflective, such as a con- tainer on a truck• When the vehicle’s headlights are
damaged or dirty, or are not aimed properly• When the vehicle is listing or tilting
due to a flat tire, a trailer being towed, etc.• When the headlights are changed
between the high beams and low beams repeatedly in an abnormal manner
• When the driver believes that the high beams may be flashing or dazzling pedestrians or other drivers
• When the vehicle is used in an area in which vehicles travel on the opposite side of the road of the country for
which the vehicle was designed, for example using a vehicle designed for right-hand traffic in a left-hand traffic
area, or vice versa
■Customization
Some functions can be customized. ( P.494)
■Switching to the high beams
Push the lever away from you.
The AHS indicator will turn off and the
high beam indicator will turn on.
Pull the lever to its original position to
activate the Adaptive High-beam Sys-
tem.
■Switching to the low beams
Press the Adaptive High-beam Sys-
tem switch.
The AHS indicator will turn off.
Press the switch to activate the Adap-
tive High-beam System again.
■Temporarily switching to the
low beams
Pull the lever toward you and then
return it to its original position.
The high beams are on while the lever
is pulled toward you. However, after the
lever is returned to its original position,
the low beams remain on for a certain
period of time. Afterwards, the Adaptive
High-beam System will be activated
again.
Turning the high beams
on/off manually
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Driving
fog, mist, ice, dirt, etc.
• When the windshield is cracked or damaged• When the front camera is deformed or
dirty • When the temperature of the front camera is extremely high
• When the surrounding brightness level is equal to that of headlights, tail lights or fog lights
• When headlights or tail lights of vehi- cles ahead are turned off, dirty, chang-ing color, or not aimed properly
• When the vehicle is hit by water, snow, dust, etc., from a preceding vehicle
• When driving through an area of inter- mittently changing brightness and darkness
• When frequently and repeatedly driv- ing ascending/descending roads, or roads with rough, bumpy or uneven
surfaces (such as stone-paved roads, gravel roads, etc.)• When frequently and repeatedly tak-
ing curves or driving on a winding road• When there is a highly reflective
object ahead of the vehicle, such as a sign or mirror• When the back of a preceding vehicle
is highly reflective, such as a con- tainer on a truck• When the vehicle’s headlights are
damaged or dirty, or are not aimed properly• When the vehicle is listing or titling
due to a flat tire, a trailer being towed, etc.• When the headlights are changed
between the high beams and low beams repeatedly in an abnormal manner
• When the driver believes that the high beams may be flashing or dazzling pedestrians or other drivers
■Switching to the high beams
Push the lever away from you.
The Automatic High Beam indicator will
turn off and the high beam indicator will
turn on.
Pull the lever to its original position to
activate the Automatic High Beam sys-
tem again.
■Switching to the low beams
Press the Automatic High Beam
switch.
The Automatic High Beam indicator will
turn off.
Press the switch to activate the Auto-
matic High Beam system again.
■Temporarily switching to the
low beams
Pull the lever toward you and then
Turning the high beams
on/off manually
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return it to its original position.
The high beams are on while the lever
is pulled toward you, however, after the
lever is returned to its original position,
the low beams remain on for a certain
amount of time. Afterwards, the Auto-
matic High Beam will be activated
again.
■Temporarily switching to the low
beams
It is recommended to switch to the low beams when the high beam may cause
problems or distress to other drivers or pedestrians nearby.
Rear fog light switch
Turns the rear fog light on
Releasing the switch ring returns it
to .
Operating the switch ring again turns
the rear fog light off.
Fog light switch
The fog lights secure excellent
visibility in di fficult driving
conditions, such as in rain and
fog.
Operating instructions
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Operating the switch oper-
ates the rear wiper as follows:
1 Intermittent window wiper
operation
2 Normal window wiper oper-
ation
WARNING
■Caution regarding the use of washer fluid
When it is cold, do not use the washer fluid until the windshield becomes warm. The fluid may freeze on the
windshield and cause low visibility. This may lead to an accident, result-ing in death or serious injury.
NOTICE
■When there is no washer fluid spray from the nozzle
Damage to the washer fluid pump
may be caused if the lever is pulled toward you and held continually.
■When a nozzle becomes blocked
In this case, contact any authorized Toyota retailer or Toyota authorized
repairer, or any reliable repairer. Do not try to clear it with a pin or other object. The nozzle will be damaged.
Rear window wiper and
washer
Operating the lever can use the
rear window wiper or the
washer.
NOTICE
■When the rear window is dry
Do not use the wiper, as it may dam-
age the rear window.
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4-5. Using the driving support systems
WARNING
●In some situations, while the pre- collision braking function is operat-
ing, operation of the function may be canceled if the accelerator pedal is depressed strongly or the steer-
ing wheel is turned and the system determines that the driver is taking evasive action.
●If the brake pedal is being depressed, the system may deter-
mine that the driver is taking eva- sive action and possibly delay the operation timing of the pre-collision
braking function.
■Emergency steering assist (for
region A)
●As emergency steering assist oper- ation will be canceled when the sys-
tem determines that lane departure prevention function has been com-pleted.
●Emergency steering assist may not operate or may be cancel in the fol-
lowing cases as the system may determine the driver is taking actions.
• If the accelerator pedal is being depressed strongly, the steering
wheel is being operated sharply, the brake pedal is being depressed or the turn signal lever is being
operated. In this case, the system may determine that the driver is tak-ing evasive action and the emer-
gency steering assist may not operate.
• In some situations, while the emer- gency steering assist is operating, operation of the function may be
canceled if the accelerator pedal is depressed strongly, the steering wheel is operated sharply or the
brake pedal is being depressed and the system determines that the driver is taking evasive action.
• When the emergency steering assist is operating, if the steering wheel is held firmly or is operated in
the opposite direction to that which the system is generating torque, the function may be canceled.
■When to disable the pre-colli-sion system
In the following situations, disable the system, as it may not operate prop-erly, possibly leading to an accident
resulting in death or serious injury:
●When the vehicle is being towed
●When your vehicle is towing another vehicle
●When transporting the vehicle via truck, boat, train or similar means of
transportation
●When the vehicle is raised on a lift
with the hybrid system on and the tires are allowed to rotate freely
●When inspecting the vehicle using a drum tester such as a chassis dynamometer or speedometer tes-
ter, or when using an on vehicle wheel balancer
●When a strong impact is applied to the front bumper or front grille, due to an accident or other reasons
●If the vehicle cannot be driven in a stable manner, such as when the
vehicle has been in an accident or is malfunctioning
●When the vehicle is driven in a sporty manner or off-road
●When the tires are not properly inflated
●When the tires are very worn
●When tires of a size other than
specified are installed
●When tire chains are installed
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Driving
sign, billboard, etc.)
• When approaching an electric toll gate barrier, parking area barrier, or other
barrier that opens and closes • When using an automatic car wash• When driving through or under objects
t ha t ma y c on t a ct yo u r ve hi cl e , s u ch as thick grass, tree branches, or a ban-ner
• When driving through steam or smoke • When driving near an object that
reflects radio waves, such as a large truck or guardrail• When driving near a TV tower, broad-
casting station, electric power plant, radar equipped vehicles, etc., or other location where strong radio waves or
electrical noise may be present • When there are many things which can reflect the radio waves of the
radar in the vicinity (tunnels, truss bridges, gravel roads, snow covered road that have tracks, etc.)
• For region A: While making a right/left turn, when an oncoming vehicle or a crossing pedestrian has already
exited the path of your vehicle • For region A: While making a right/left turn, closely in front of an oncoming
vehicle or a crossing pedestrian • For region A: While making a right/left turn, when an oncoming vehicle or a
crossing pedestrian stops before
entering the path of your vehicle
• For region A: While making a right/left turn, when an oncoming vehicle turns right/left in front of your vehicle
• For region A: While steering into the direction of oncoming traffic
■Situations in which the system may
not operate properly
●In some situations such as the follow-
ing, an object may not be detected by the radar sensor and front camera, preventing the system from operating
properly: • When a detectable object is approaching your vehicle
• When your vehicle or a detectable object is wobbling• If a detectable object makes an abrupt
maneuver (such as sudden swerving, acceleration or deceleration)• When your vehicle approaches a
detectable object rapidly • When a detectable object is not directly in front of your vehicle
• When a detectable object is near a wall, fence, guardrail, manhole cover,
vehicle, steel plate on the road, etc. • When a detectable object is under a structure
• When part of a detectable object is hidden by an object, such as large baggage, an umbrella, or guardrail