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Cruise control

The cruise control is designed to maintain the set

cruising speed without the need for the driver to

operate the gas pedal. Cruise speed can be set to

any speed higher than 40 km/h.

Your cruise speed can be maintained on uphill or

downhill inclines within the limits of the engine's

performance. However, on steeper slopes, speed

changes may occur.

WARNING

• To maintain maximum control over the vehicle,

do not use the cruise control when driving in

heavy or variable traffic, on slippery (wet, icy

or snowy) roads or on roads with many turns.

TURNING THE SYSTEM ON AND OFF

To turn on the cruise control, press the "CRUISE

ONÿOFF" button. The "CRUISE" light on the instrument

panel will illuminate to indicate that the cruise control is

active. Press the "CRUISE ON–OFF" button again to

turn off the system.

• Avoid increasing vehicle speed when

driving downhill. If the driving speed

is too fast compared to the speed set

on the cruise control, turn off the

cruise control and then downshift to

use engine braking to slow down.

When the system is turned off, the cruising speed must

be reset when the cruise control is turned back on.

WARNING

When you are not using the cruise control, turn

the system off to prevent the cruise control from

being activated unintentionally. Make sure the

"CRUISE" indicator light is off.

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CANCEL CRUISE CONTROL

Cruise control can be temporarily canceled by the driver

or the system itself under certain circumstances.

Temporarily canceling will allow the set cruising speed

to remain in memory.

Cruise control can be temporarily canceled by doing

the following:

• By pulling the lever in the "CANCEL" direction

and releasing it

• By depressing the brake pedal

• By depressing the clutch pedal

CRUISE SPEED SETTING

Cruise control is temporarily canceled under certain

circumstances:

Before you set the cruise control speed, the transmission

must be in the "D" position for vehicles with an

automatic transmission

• When the vehicle speed drops below approximately

40 km/h

Drive the vehicle to the desired speed, push the control

lever down in the direction of "SET/

• When the stability control system is activated

vehicles

COAST" and release it. This will set the current speed

of the vehicle. If this speed is not satisfactory, move

the lever briefly up for a higher speed or down for a lower

speed. Each movement of the lever will change the

speed by 1.6 km/h.

When the vehicle speed drops by 16 km/h below the set

speed, the cruise control is canceled and the set speed

is deleted from the memory.

Now you can take your foot off the gas pedal.

The "CRUISE" light remains on to indicate that the

system is still in operation.

If you need to accelerate, for example when overtaking,

depress the gas pedal until the vehicle exceeds the set

speed. When you release the pedal, the vehicle will

return to the speed set before the acceleration.

To turn off the cruise control, press the "

CRUISE ON–OFF". Make sure the "CRUISE" light goes

out.

When the cruise control is canceled automatically under

circumstances other than those mentioned above, have

the vehicle checked at the earliest opportunity by any

authorized Toyota dealer or workshop, or another

properly qualified and equipped professional.

WARNING

For manual transmission: When

driving with the cruise control on, do not shift into

neutral without depressing the clutch pedal, as

this could result in a significant increase in revs

or engine over-revving.

CRUISE CONTROL RECOVERY

If the cruise control is temporarily cancelled, pulling the

lever up in the "RES/ACC" direction will restore cruising

speed.

The vehicle speed must be higher than 40 km/h.

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HIGHER SPEED SETTING

CRUISE CONTROL FAILURE WARNING

Push the lever up in the direction of "RES/ACC" and hold

it. After reaching the desired speed, release the lever. As

long as you keep the lever in the up position, the vehicle

gradually increases speed.

If the "CRUISE" light flashes on the instrument panel

while using the cruise control, press the "CRUISE

ONÿOFF" button to turn the system off and then turn it

on again by pressing the button again.

However, a faster way is to accelerate the vehicle and

then push the lever down in the direction of "SET/

COAST".

If the situation described in any of the following cases

then occurs, there is a problem with the cruise control

system.

• The indicator light does not light up.

LOWER SPEED SETTING

• The indicator light starts flashing again.

Push the lever down in the "SET/COAST" direction and

hold it. After reaching the desired speed, release the

lever. As long as you keep the lever in the down position,

the vehicle gradually reduces speed.

• The indicator light goes out after lighting up.

In these cases, contact any authorized Toyota dealer or

service center, or another properly qualified and equipped

professional, and have the vehicle checked.

However, a faster way is to depress the brake pedal

and then push the lever down in the "SET/COAST"

direction.

Even if you downshift as follows with the cruise control

on for vehicles with a multi-mode automatic transmission,

engine braking will not be possible because the cruise

control function is not canceled.

With

D or 4

D or 5

already

4-speed models 5-speed

models

To reduce the speed of the vehicle, use the cruise control

lever to set a lower speed or depress the brake pedal. If

you use the brake pedal, cruise control is canceled.

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