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WARNING

■When driving on slippery

road surfaces

Select the shift position

depending on your pur-

pose and situation.

Be careful of sudden acceleration,

as this could result in the vehicle

skidding to the side or spinning.

Shift position purpose

and functions

NOTICE

■Situations where shift control

system malfunctions are pos-

sible

Shift position Objective or function

Parking the vehi-

If any of the following situations

occur, shift control system mal-

functions are possible. Immedi-

ately stop the vehicle in a safe

place on level ground, apply the

parking brake, and then contact

your Toyota dealer.

cle/starting the EV

system

Reversing

Neutral

(Condition in which

the power is not

transmitted)

●When the warning message

indicating the shift control sys-

tem malfunction appears on the

multi-information display.

(P.522)

Normal driving

●The display indicates that no

shift position is selected for

more than a few seconds.

■Restraining sudden start (Drive-

Start Control)

P.224

■If a message about a shift oper-

ation is shown

To prevent the shift position from

being selected incorrectly or the

vehicle from moving unexpectedly,

the shift position may be changed

automatically or operating the rotary

shifter may be required. In this case,

change the shift position following

the messages on the multi-informa-

tion display.

■After recharging/reconnecting

the 12-volt battery

P.469

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nated.

Rotary shifter display:

Shift position display and

how to change the shift

position

The current shift position is illumi-

nated.

When selecting the shift position,

make sure that the shift position

has been changed to the desired

position by checking the shift posi-

tion indicator provided on the

instrument cluster.

P position switch

Fully stop the vehicle and set the

parking brake, and then press the P

position switch.

When the shift position is changed

to P, the switch illuminates.

Check that the shift position indica-

tor shows P.

■Changing the shift position in

each power switch mode

●The shift position cannot be

changed when the power switch is

in ACC or off.

Rotary shifter

Operate the dial shift slowly and

securely.

●When the power switch is in ON, if

the “READY” indicator is not illu-

minated, the shift position can

only be changed to N.

To switch to N, hold down the dial

shift and hold it for a while.

To switch to R or D, hold down the

dial shift and turn left or right

according to the arrow on the shift

position indicator.

●When the “READY” indicator is

illuminated, the shift position can

be changed from P to D, N, or R.

●When the “READY” indicator is

flashing, the shift position cannot

be changed from P to any other

position, even if the rotary shifter

is operated. Operate the rotary

shifter again after the “READY”

indicator changes from flashing to

illuminated.

Release the rotary shifter after each

shifting operation to allow it to

return to its regular position.

When shifting from P to N, D or R,

from N, D or R to P, from D to R, or

from R to D, ensure that the brake

pedal is being depressed and the

vehicle is stationary.

■Shifting the shift position from

P to other positions

●While depressing the brake pedal

firmly, operate the rotary shifter. If

the rotary shifter is operated with-

out depressing the brake pedal,

the buzzer will sound and the

Shift position indicator

Meter display:

The current shift position is illumi-

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shifting operation will be disabled.

●When attempting to change the

shift position to D while the vehicle

is moving backward

●When selecting the shift position,

make sure that the shift position

has been changed to the desired

position by checking the shift posi-

tion indicator provided on the

instrument cluster.

When driving at a low speed, the

shift position may change to D.

■When N is selected while driv-

ing

■The shift position cannot be

changed when

When selecting N while traveling at

a speed above a certain level, hold

the rotary shifter at the N position.

In the following situations, a buzzer

will sound to inform you that the shift

position cannot be changed. Use

the appropriate operation to attempt

to change the shift position again.

■Automatic P position selection

function

In the following situations, the shift

position is automatically changed to

●When attempting to change the

shift position from P with the brake

pedal not depressed

●When pressing the power switch

with the vehicle stopped while the

power switch is in ON and the shift

position is in a position other than

P (after the shift position has been

changed to P, the power switch

●When attempting to change the

shift position from P with the

accelerator pedal depressed

●When attempting to change the

shift position from N while stopped

or driving at an extremely low

speed with the brake pedal not

depressed

will turn off)

●If the driver’s door is opened and

all of the following conditions are

met, while the shift position is in a

position other than P:

●When attempting to change the

shift position from N while stopped

or driving at an extremely low

speed with the accelerator pedal

depressed

• The power switch is in ON.

• The driver is not wearing the seat

belt.

• The brake pedal is not depressed.

●When the P position switch is

pressed while driving

To start off the vehicle after the shift

position is changed to P, operate the

rotary shifter again.

When driving at an extremely low

speed, the shift position may

change to P.

●When the vehicle is stopped after

the EV system has been stopped

in an emergency while driving

■The shift position automatically

changes to N when

●When voltage of the 12-volt bat-

tery drops while the shift position

is in a position other than P

In the following situations, a buzzer

will sound to inform you that the shift

position has been changed to N.

Use the appropriate operation to

attempt to change the shift position

again.

: When the power switch is pressed

while driving at extremely slow

speeds, such as immediately

before stopping the vehicle, the

shift position may automatically

change to P. Make sure that the

vehicle is completely stopped

before pressing the power switch.

●When attempting to change the

shift position to R while the vehicle

is moving forward

When driving at a low speed, the

shift position may change to R.

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■If the shift position cannot be

shifted from P

NOTICE

■When exiting the vehicle

There is a possibility that the 12-volt

battery is discharged. Check the 12-

volt battery in this situation.

(P.541)

(driver’s seat only)

Check that the shift position indi-

cator shows P and that the park-

ing brake indicator is illuminated

before opening the door and exit-

ing the vehicle.

■Customization

Some functions can be customized.

(P.572)

Keeping the shift position

in N without activating the

automatic P position

selection function

WARNING

■For the rotary shifter

●Do not remove the rotary shifter

knob or use anything but a gen-

uine Toyota rotary shifter knob.

Also, do not hang anything on

the rotary shifter.

Doing so could prevent the

rotary shifter from returning to

position, causing unexpected

accidents to occur when the

vehicle is in motion.

 By performing the following

operation, the shift position

can be held in N until the shift

position switches to P without

activating the automatic P

position selection function.

●In order to prevent the shift

position from accidentally being

changed, do not touch the

1 Operate the rotary shifter and

change the shift position to N

when the EV system is oper-

ating.

rotary shifter when not using it.

■P position switch

●Do not press the P position

switch while the vehicle is mov-

ing.

2 Return the rotary shifter to its

regular position.

If the P position switch is

pressed when driving at very

low speeds (for example,

directly before stopping the

vehicle), the vehicle may stop

suddenly when the shift position

switches to P, which could lead

to an accident.

3 Operate the rotary shifter to

N and hold it there until the

buzzer sounds.

4 Press the power switch within

5 seconds after the buzzer

sounds.

●In order to prevent the shift

position from accidentally being

changed, do not touch the P

position switch when not using

it.

The EV system stops with the shift

position in N

Make sure to check that the buzzer

sounds and “Holding N Push P

Switch When Done” is displayed on

the multi-information display.

 In order to shift to a position

other than N, first press the P

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