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Emergency flashers  
The emergency flashers are  
used to warn other drivers  
when the vehicle has to be  
stopped in the road due to a  
breakdown, etc.  
Operating instructions  
Press the switch.  
All the turn signal lights will flash.  
To turn them off, press the switch  
once again.  
Emergency flashers  
If the emergency flashers are  
used for a long time while the EV  
system is not operating (while the  
“READY” indicator is not illumi-  
nated), the 12-volt battery may  
discharge.  
If any of the SRS airbags deploy  
(inflate) or in the event of a strong  
rear impact, the emergency flash-  
ers will turn on automatically.  
The emergency flashers will turn  
off automatically after operating  
for approximately 20 minutes. To  
manually turn the emergency  
flashers off, press the switch  
twice. (The emergency flashers  
may not turn on automatically  
depending on the force of the  
impact and conditions of the colli-  
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more, or press it briefly 3  
times or more in succession.  
If your vehicle has to  
be stopped in an emer-  
gency  
Only in an emergency, such  
as if it becomes impossible  
to stop the vehicle in the  
normal way, stop the vehi-  
cle using the following pro-  
cedure:  
5 Stop the vehicle in a safe  
place by the road.  
Stopping the vehicle  
1 Steadily step on the brake  
pedal with both feet and  
firmly depress it.  
If emergency stopped  
The functions of the air conditioning,  
etc., may be partially limited in order  
to reduce the power consumption of  
the 12-volt battery.  
Do not pump the brake pedal  
repeatedly as this will increase the  
effort required to slow the vehicle.  
WARNING  
2 Shift the shift position to N.  
If the shift position is shifted to  
If the EV system has to be  
turned off while driving  
N
Turning the EV system off while  
driving will not cause a loss of  
steering or braking control. How-  
ever, power assist for the steering  
wheel may be lost making it diffi-  
cult to steer smoothly before stop-  
ping the vehicle depending on the  
remaining charge in the 12-volt  
battery or usage conditions.  
3 After slowing down, stop the  
vehicle in a safe place by the  
road.  
4 Stop the EV system.  
If the shift position cannot be  
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shifted to N  
Decelerate as much as possible  
before turning off the EV system.  
3 Keep depressing the brake  
pedal with both feet to reduce  
vehicle speed as much as  
possible.  
4 To stop the EV system: Press  
and hold the power switch for  
2 consecutive seconds or  
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outside water level exceeds  
half the height of the door, the  
door cannot be opened from  
the inside due to water pres-  
sure.  
If the vehicle is sub-  
merged or water on  
the road is rising  
This vehicle is not designed  
to be able to drive on roads  
that are deeply flooded with  
water. Do not drive on roads  
where the roads may be  
submerged or the water  
may be rising. It is danger-  
ous to remain in the vehicle,  
if it anticipated that the  
Water level exceeds the floor  
When the water level exceeds the  
floor and time has passed, the elec-  
trical equipment will get damaged,  
the power windows will not operate,  
the motor stop, and the vehicle may  
not be able to get moving.  
Using an emergency escape  
*
hammer  
vehicle will be flooded or  
set a drift. Remain calm and  
follow the following.  
Laminated glass is used in the wind-  
shield on this vehicle.  
Laminated glass cannot be shat-  
tered with an emergency hammer .  
*
If the door can be opened,  
open the door and exit the  
vehicle.  
Tempered glass is used in the win-  
dows on this vehicle.  
*
: Contact your Toyota dealer or  
aftermarket accessory manufac-  
turer for further information about  
an emergency hammer.  
If the door can not be opened,  
open the window using the  
power window switch and  
ensure an escape route.  
WARNING  
If the window can be opened,  
exit the vehicle through the  
window.  
Caution while driving  
Do not drive on roads where the  
roads may be submerged or the  
water may be rising. Otherwise  
the vehicle may be damaged and  
cannot move, as well as become  
flooded and set a drift, which may  
lead to death.  
If the door and window cannot  
be opened due to the rising  
water, remain calm, wait until  
the water level inside the  
vehicle rises to the point that  
the water pressure inside of  
the vehicle equals the water  
pressure outside of the vehi-  
cle and then open the door  
after waiting for the rising  
water to enter the vehicle, and  
exit the vehicle. When the  
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