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adversely affected.
The malfunction indicator lamp on

the instrument cluster may come on.

If this happens, contact your Toyota

dealer for service.

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If your engine knocks

●

Consult your Toyota dealer.

●

You may occasionally notice light

knocking for a short time while

accelerating or driving uphill. This

is normal and there is no need for

concern.

NOTICE

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Notice on fuel quality

●

Do not use improper fuels. If

improper fuels are used, the

engine will be damaged.

●

Do not use leaded gasoline.

Leaded gasoline can cause

damage to your vehicle’s

three-way catalytic converters

causing the emission control

system to malfunction.

●

Do not use gasohol other than

the type previously stated.

Other gasohol may cause fuel

system damage or vehicle per-

formance problems.

●

Using unleaded gasoline with

an octane number or rating

lower than the level previously

stated will cause persistent

heavy knocking.

At worst, this will lead to engine

damage.

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When refueling with gasohol

Take care not to spill gasohol. It

can damage your vehicle’s paint.

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Fuel-related poor driveability

If poor driveability (poor hot start-

ing, vaporization, engine knock-

ing, etc.) is encountered after

using a different type of fuel, dis-

continue the use of that type of

fuel.

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Full-size tire



Compact spare tire

Tire size (



P.486)

DOT and Tire Identification Number (TIN) (



P.485)

Location of treadwear indicators (



P.393)

Tire ply composition and materials

Plies are layers of rubber-coated parallel cords. Cords are the strands
which form the plies in a tire.

Radial tires or bias-ply tires

Tire information

Typical tire symbols

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A radial tire has “RADIAL” on the sidewall. A tire not marked “RADIAL” is a
bias-ply tire.

TUBELESS or TUBE TYPE

A tubeless tire does not have a tube and air is directly put into the tire. A
tube type tire has a tube inside the tire and the tube maintains the air pres-
sure.

Load limit at maximum cold tire inflation pressure (



P.394)

Maximum cold tire inflation pressure (



P.479)

This means the pressure to which a tire may be inflated.

Uniform tire quality grading

For details, see “Uniform Tire Quality Grading” that follows.

Summer tires or all season tires (



P.394)

An all season tire has “M+S” on the sidewall. A tire not marked “M+S” is a
summer tire.

“TEMPORARY USE ONLY”

A compact spare tire is identified by the phrase “TEMPORARY USE ONLY”
molded on its sidewall. This tire is designed for temporary emergency use
only.



Type A

DOT symbol

Tire Identification Number
(TIN)
Tire manufacturer’s identifi-
cation mark

Tire size code
Manufacturer’s optional tire
type code (3 or 4 letters)
Manufacturing week
Manufacturing year

: The DOT symbol certifies that the

tire conforms to applicable Fed-
eral Motor Vehicle Safety Stan-
dards.



Type B

Typical DOT and Tire
Identification Number
(TIN)

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DOT symbol

Tire Identification Number
(TIN)
Tire manufacturer’s identifi-
cation mark
Manufacturer’s code
Manufacturing week
Manufacturing year

: The DOT symbol certifies that the

tire conforms to applicable Fed-
eral Motor Vehicle Safety Stan-
dards.

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Typical tire size information

The illustration indicates typical
tire size.

Tire use (P = Passenger car,
T = Temporary use)
Section width (millimeters)
Aspect ratio (tire height to
section width)
Tire construction code (R =
Radial, D = Diagonal)
Wheel diameter (inches)
Load index (2 digits or 3 dig-
its)

Speed symbol (alphabet with
one letter)

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Tire dimensions

Section width
Tire height
Wheel diameter

Bead
Sidewall
Shoulder
Tread
Belt
Inner liner
Reinforcing rubber
Carcass
Rim lines
Bead wires

Tire size

Tire section names

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Chafer

This information has been pre-
pared in accordance with regu-
lations issued by the National
Highway Traffic Safety Adminis-
tration of the U.S. Department of
Transportation.
It provides the purchasers
and/or prospective purchasers
of Toyota vehicles with informa-
tion on uniform tire quality grad-
ing.

Your Toyota dealer will help answer
any questions you may have as you
read this information.

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DOT quality grades

All passenger vehicle tires must
conform to Federal Safety
Requirements in addition to
these grades. Quality grades
can be found where applicable
on the tire sidewall between
tread shoulder and maximum
section width.

For example: Treadwear 200 Trac-
tion AA Temperature A

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Treadwear

The treadwear grade is a com-
parative rating based on the
wear rate of the tire when tested
under controlled conditions on a
specified government test
course.

For example, a tire graded 150

would wear one and a half (1 - 1/2)
times as well on the government
course as a tire graded 100.
The relative performance of tires
depends upon the actual conditions
of their use. Performance may differ
significantly from the norm due to
variations in driving habits, service
practices and differences in road
characteristics and climate.

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Traction AA, A, B, C

The traction grades, from high-
est to lowest, are AA, A, B and
C, and they represent the tire’s
ability to stop on wet pavement
as measured under controlled
conditions on specified govern-
ment test surfaces of asphalt
and concrete.

A tire marked C may have poor
traction performance.
Warning: The traction grade
assigned to this tire is based on
braking (straight ahead) traction
tests and does not include corner-
ing (turning) traction.

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Temperature A, B, C

The temperature grades are A
(the highest), B, and C, repre-
senting the tire’s resistance to
the generation of heat and its
ability to dissipate heat when
tested under controlled condi-
tions on a specified indoor labo-
ratory test wheel.

Sustained high temperature can
cause the material of the tire to
degenerate and reduce tire life, and
excessive temperature can lead to
sudden tire failure.

Uniform Tire Quality
Grading

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Grade C corresponds to a level of
performance which all passenger
car tires must meet under the Fed-
eral Motor Vehicle Safety Standard
No. 109.
Grades B and A represent higher
levels of performance on the labo-
ratory test wheel than the minimum
required by law.

Warning: The temperature grades
of a tire assume that it is properly
inflated and not overloaded.
Excessive speed, underinflation, or
excessive loading, either sepa-
rately or in combination, can cause
heat buildup and possible tire fail-
ure.

Glossary of tire terminology

Tire related term

Meaning

Cold tire inflation pressure

Tire pressure when the vehicle has been
parked for three hours or more, or has not
been driven more than 1 mile or 1.5 km
under that condition

Maximum inflation pressure

The maximum cold inflated pressure to
which a tire may be inflated, shown on the
sidewall of the tire

Recommended inflation pres-
sure

Cold tire inflation pressure recommended
by a manufacturer

Accessory weight

The combined weight (in excess of those
standard items which may be replaced) of
automatic transmission, power steering,
power brakes, power windows, power
seats, radio and heater, to the extent that
these items are available as fac-
tory-installed equipment (whether installed
or not)

Curb weight

The weight of a motor vehicle with stan-
dard equipment, including the maximum
capacity of fuel, oil and coolant, and if so
equipped, air conditioning and additional
weight optional engine

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Maximum loaded vehicle
weight

The sum of:
(a) Curb weight
(b) Accessory weight
(c) Vehicle capacity weight
(d) Production options weight

Normal occupant weight

150 lb. (68 kg) times the number of occu-
pants specified in the second column of
Table 1

that follows

Occupant distribution

Distribution of occupants in a vehicle as
specified in the third column of Table 1

below

Production options weight

The combined weight of installed regular
production options weighing over 5 lb. (2.3
kg) in excess of the standard items which
they replace, not previously considered in
curb weight or accessory weight, including
heavy duty brakes, ride levelers, roof rack,
heavy duty battery, and special trim

Rim

A metal support for a tire or a tire and tube
assembly upon which the tire beads are
seated

Rim diameter (Wheel diame-
ter)

Nominal diameter of the bead seat

Rim size designation

Rim diameter and width

Rim type designation

The industry manufacturer’s designation
for a rim by style or code

Rim width

Nominal distance between rim flanges

Vehicle capacity weight (Total
load capacity)

The rated cargo and luggage load plus 150
lb. (68 kg) times the vehicle’s designated
seating capacity

Vehicle maximum load on the
tire

The load on an individual tire that is deter-
mined by distributing to each axle its share
of the maximum loaded vehicle weight,
and dividing by two

Tire related term

Meaning

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Vehicle normal load on the tire

The load on an individual tire that is deter-
mined by distributing to each axle its share
of curb weight, accessory weight, and nor-
mal occupant weight (distributed in accor-
dance with Table 1

below), and dividing by

two

Weather side

The surface area of the rim not covered by
the inflated tire

Bead

The part of the tire that is made of steel
wires, wrapped or reinforced by ply cords
and that is shaped to fit the rim

Bead separation

A breakdown of the bond between compo-
nents in the bead

Bias ply tire

A pneumatic tire in which the ply cords that
extend to the beads are laid at alternate
angles substantially less than 90 degrees
to the centerline of the tread

Carcass

The tire structure, except tread and side-
wall rubber which, when inflated, bears the
load

Chunking

The breaking away of pieces of the tread
or sidewall

Cord

The strands forming the plies in the tire

Cord separation

The parting of cords from adjacent rubber
compounds

Cracking

Any parting within the tread, sidewall, or
innerliner of the tire extending to cord
material

A pneumatic tire with an inverted flange
tire and rim system in which the rim is
designed with rim flanges pointed radially
inward and the tire is designed to fit on the
underside of the rim in a manner that
encloses the rim flanges inside the air cav-
ity of the tire

Tire related term

Meaning

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Extra load tire

A tire designed to operate at higher loads
and at higher inflation pressures than the
corresponding standard tire

Groove

The space between two adjacent tread ribs

Innerliner

The layer(s) forming the inside surface of a
tubeless tire that contains the inflating
medium within the tire

Innerliner separation

The parting of the innerliner from cord
material in the carcass

Intended outboard sidewall

(a) The sidewall that contains a whitewall,
bears white lettering, or bears manufac-
turer, brand, and/or model name molding
that is higher or deeper than the same
molding on the other sidewall of the tire, or
(b) The outward facing sidewall of an
asymmetrical tire that has a particular side
that must always face outward when
mounted on a vehicle

Light truck (LT) tire

A tire designated by its manufacturer as
primarily intended for use on lightweight
trucks or multipurpose passenger vehicles

Load rating

The maximum load that a tire is rated to
carry for a given inflation pressure

Maximum load rating

The load rating for a tire at the maximum
permissible inflation pressure for that tire

Maximum permissible inflation
pressure

The maximum cold inflation pressure to
which a tire may be inflated

Measuring rim

The rim on which a tire is fitted for physical
dimension requirements

Open splice

Any parting at any junction of tread, side-
wall, or innerliner that extends to cord
material

Outer diameter

The overall diameter of an inflated new tire

Overall width

The linear distance between the exteriors
of the sidewalls of an inflated tire, including
elevations due to labeling, decorations, or
protective bands or ribs

Tire related term

Meaning

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Passenger car tire

A tire intended for use on passenger cars,
multipurpose passenger vehicles, and
trucks, that have a gross vehicle weight
rating (GVWR) of 10,000 lb. or less.

Ply

A layer of rubber-coated parallel cords

Ply separation

A parting of rubber compound between
adjacent plies

Pneumatic tire

A mechanical device made of rubber,
chemicals, fabric and steel or other materi-
als, that, when mounted on an automotive
wheel, provides the traction and contains
the gas or fluid that sustains the load

Radial ply tire

A pneumatic tire in which the ply cords that
extend to the beads are laid at substan-
tially 90 degrees to the centerline of the
tread

Reinforced tire

A tire designed to operate at higher loads
and at higher inflation pressures than the
corresponding standard tire

Section width

The linear distance between the exteriors
of the sidewalls of an inflated tire, exclud-
ing elevations due to labeling, decoration,
or protective bands

Sidewall

That portion of a tire between the tread
and bead

Sidewall separation

The parting of the rubber compound from
the cord material in the sidewall

Snow tire

A tire that attains a traction index equal to
or greater than 110, compared to the
ASTM E-1136 Standard Reference Test
Tire, when using the snow traction test as
described in ASTM F-1805-00, Standard
Test Method for Single Wheel Driving Trac-
tion in a Straight Line on Snow-and
Ice-Covered Surfaces, and which is

marked with an Alpine Symbol (

) on at

least one sidewall

Tire related term

Meaning

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: Table 1 -Occupant loading and distribution for vehicle normal load for var-

ious designated seating capacities

Test rim

The rim on which a tire is fitted for testing,
and may be any rim listed as appropriate
for use with that tire

Tread

That portion of a tire that comes into con-
tact with the road

Tread rib

A tread section running circumferentially
around a tire

Tread separation

Pulling away of the tread from the tire car-
cass

Treadwear indicators (TWI)

The projections within the principal
grooves designed to give a visual indica-
tion of the degrees of wear of the tread

Wheel-holding fixture

The fixture used to hold the wheel and tire
assembly securely during testing

Tire related term

Meaning

Designated seating

capacity, Number of

occupants

Vehicle normal load,

Number of occupants

Occupant distribution in

a normally loaded vehi-

cle

2 through 4

2 in front

5 through 10

2 in front, 1 in second

seat

11 through 15

2 in front, 1 in second

seat, 1 in third seat, 1 in

fourth seat

16 through 20

2 in front, 2 in second

seat, 2 in third seat, 1 in

fourth seat

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8-2.Customization

■

Changing by using the navi-
gation/multimedia system

Select

on the main menu.

Select “Vehicle customize”.

Select the item to change the
settings of from the list.

Various setting can be changed.

Refer to the list of settings that can

be changed for details.
For functions that can be turned
on/off, select

(On)/

(Off).

■

Changing by using the
meter control switches



7-inch display

Select

of the multi-infor-

mation display and then
press

Press

of the meter

control switch to select the

desired item to be custom-
ized.

Press or press and hold

The available settings will differ
depending on if

is pressed or

pressed and held. Follow the

instructions on the display.



12.3-inch display

Select

of the multi-infor-

mation display and then
press

Press

of the meter

control switch to select the
desired item to be custom-
ized.

Press or press and hold

The available settings will differ
depending on if

is pressed or

pressed and held. Follow the

instructions on the display.

■

When customizing using the

navigation/multimedia system

Stop the vehicle in a safe place,

apply the parking brake, and shift

the shift lever to P. Also, to prevent

battery discharge, leave the engine

running while customizing the fea-

tures.

Customizable features

Your vehicle includes a vari-
ety of electronic features
that can be personalized to
suit your preferences. The
settings of these features
can be changed using the
multi-information display,
the navigation/multimedia
system, or at your Toyota
dealer.

Customizing vehicle fea-
tures

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Some function settings are changed simultaneously with other func-
tions being customized. Contact your Toyota dealer for further
details.

Settings that can be changed using the navigation/multimedia
system screen
Settings that can be changed using the meter control switches
Settings that can be changed by your Toyota dealer

Definition of symbols: O = Available, — = Not available

■

Gauges, meters and multi-information display (



P.74, 79, 82,

87, 96)

WARNING

■

During customization

As the engine needs to be run-

ning during customization, ensure

that the vehicle is parked in a

place with adequate ventilation. In

a closed area such as a garage,

exhaust gases including harmful

carbon monoxide (CO) may col-

lect and enter the vehicle. This

may lead to death or a serious

health hazard.

NOTICE

■

During customization

To prevent battery discharge,

ensure that the engine is running

while customizing features.

Customizable Features

Function

Default setting Customized setting

Language

English

French

O —

Spanish

Units

miles (MPG)

km (km/L)

O —

km (L/100 km)

miles (MPG Impe-

rial)

Meter Type

2-dial

1-dial

— O —

non-dial

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Meter Style

Smart

Casual

— O —

Tough

Sporty

Dial Type

Tachometer

Speedometer

— O —

Eco Driving Indicator
Light

Off

— O —

Drive information items
(First item)

Distance

Average vehicle

speed

— O —

Elapsed time

Drive information items
(Second item)

Elapsed time

Average vehicle

speed

— O —

Distance

Speedometer display

Off

— O —

Gadget content

Off

Average vehicle

speed

— O —

Distance

Elapsed time

Fuel economy type

Trip (after

start)

Total (after reset)

— O —

Tank (after refuel)

Fuel economy

Total average

(Average fuel

consumption

[after reset])

Trip average (Aver-

age fuel consump-

tion [after start])

— O —

TRIP A Items (First
item)

Distance

Average vehicle

speed

— O —

Elapsed time

TRIP A Items (Second
item)

Average vehi-

cle speed

Distance

— O —

Elapsed time

TRIP B Items (First
item)

Distance

Average vehicle

speed

— O —

Elapsed time

Function

Default setting Customized setting

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:For details about each function:



P.94, 98

:The default setting varies according to country.

:12.3-inch display

:7-inch display

:Selecting this item will only change the gadget.

:Selecting this item will turn the display of the gadget off.

:12.3-inch display when 1-dial display is selected

■

Head-up Display

(



P.103)

: If equipped

TRIP B Items (Second
item)

Average vehi-

cle speed

Distance

— O —

Elapsed time

Pop-up display

Off

— O —

Rear seat reminder
function

Off

— O —

Suggestion function

On (when the vehi-

cle is stopped)

O — O

Off

Function

Default setting Customized setting

Head-up display

Off

— O —

Gauge information

Tachometer

Eco Driving Indica-

tor

— O —

No content

Route guidance to desti-
nation/street name

Off

— O —

Driving support system
display

Off

— O —

Compass

Off

— O —

Audio system operation
status

Off

— O —

Function

Default setting Customized setting

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Door lock (



P.115, 463)

■

Smart key system and wireless remote control (



P.115, 131)

■

Smart key system (



P.115, 131)

Function

Default setting Customized setting

Unlocking using a
mechanical key

Driver’s door

unlocked in

one step, all

doors

unlocked in

two step

All doors unlocked

in one step

— — O

Automatic door locking
function

Shift position

linked door

locking opera-

tion

Off

O — O

Speed linked door

locking operation

Automatic door unlock-
ing function

Shift position

linked door

unlocking

operation

Off

O — O

Driver’s door linked

door unlocking

operation

Function

Default setting Customized setting

Operation buzzer vol-
ume

Off

O — O

1 to 7

Operation signal (emer-
gency flashers)

Off

O — O

Time elapsed before
automatic door lock
function is activated if
door is not opened after
being unlocked

60 seconds

Off

O — O

30 seconds

120 seconds

Open door reminder
buzzer (when locking
the vehicle)

Off

— — O

Function

Default setting Customized setting

Smart key system

Off

— — O

Smart door unlocking

Driver’s door

All the doors

O — O

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