Toyota Camry Hybrid (2018 year). Instruction - part 1

 

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Toyota Camry Hybrid (2018 year). Instruction - part 1

 

 

Pictorial index

Search by illustration

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For safety 
and security

Make sure to read through them

2

Instrument 
cluster

How to read the gauges and meters, the variety of 
warning lights and indicators, etc.

3

Operation of 
each 
component

Opening and closing the doors and windows, 
adjustment before driving, etc.

4

Driving

Operations and advice which are necessary for 
driving

5

Interior features

Usage of the interior features, etc.

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Maintenance 
and care

Caring for your vehicle and maintenance 
procedures

7

When trouble 
arises

What to do in case of malfunction or emergency

8

Vehicle 
specifications

Vehicle specifications, customizable features, etc.

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For owners

Reporting safety defects for U.S. owners, and seat 
belt and SRS airbag instructions for Canadian 
owners

Index

Search by symptom

Search alphabetically

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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For your information....................... 6

Reading this manual .................... 12

How to search.............................. 13

Pictorial index .............................. 14

1-1.  For safe use

Before driving ...................... 24

For safe driving ................... 26

Seat belts ............................ 28

SRS airbags ........................ 34

Front passenger occupant 

classification system ......... 47

Exhaust gas precautions..... 52

1-2. Child safety

Riding with children ............. 53

Child restraint systems........ 54

1-3. Hybrid system

Hybrid system features ....... 73

Hybrid system 

precautions ....................... 77

1-4.  Theft deterrent system

Immobilizer system ............. 84

Alarm................................... 86

2. Instrument 

cluster

Warning lights and 

indicators........................... 90

Gauges and meters............. 96

Multi-information display 

(4.2-inch display)............. 100

Multi-information display 

(7-inch display)................ 112

Head-up display ................ 128

Energy monitor/

consumption screen ........ 135

3-1. Key information

Keys................................... 146

3-2.  Opening, closing and 

locking the doors

Doors ................................. 150

Trunk ................................. 156

Smart key system .............. 160

3-3. Adjusting the seats

Front seats......................... 169

Rear seats ......................... 171

Head restraints .................. 173

3-4. Adjusting the steering 

wheel and mirrors

Steering wheel................... 175

Inside rear view mirror ....... 177

Outside rear view 

mirrors ............................. 179

3-5.  Opening and closing 

the windows

Power windows.................. 181

Moon roof .......................... 184

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For safety and security

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Instrument cluster

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Operation of each 
component

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4-1. Before driving

Driving the vehicle............. 190

Cargo and luggage............ 198

Vehicle load limits ............. 201

Trailer towing..................... 202

Dinghy towing.................... 203

4-2. Driving procedures

Power (ignition) switch ...... 204

EV drive mode................... 210

Hybrid transmission........... 213

Turn signal lever................ 219

Parking brake .................... 220

Brake Hold ........................ 224

4-3.  Operating the lights 

and wipers

Headlight switch ................ 227

Automatic High Beam ....... 230

Windshield wipers and 

washer ............................ 234

4-4. Refueling

Opening the fuel tank 

cap .................................. 238

4-5.  Using the driving 

support systems

Toyota Safety Sense P...... 242

PCS 

(Pre-Collision System)..... 249

LDA (Lane Departure 

Alert with steering 
control) ............................ 260

Dynamic radar cruise 

control with full-speed 
range ............................... 270

Driving assist systems ....... 283

BSM 

(Blind Spot Monitor)......... 290

• BSM function ................. 294

• RCTA function ............... 296

Rear Camera Detection 

Function........................... 300

Intuitive parking assist ....... 304

Intelligent Clearance 

Sonar (ICS) ..................... 312

Driving mode select 

switches........................... 333

4-6. Driving tips

Hybrid vehicle driving 

tips................................... 335

Winter driving tips .............. 338

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Driving

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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5-1.  Using the air 

conditioning system 
and defogger

Automatic air 

conditioning system ........ 344

Seat heaters...................... 353

5-2.  Using the interior lights

Interior lights list ................ 354

• Interior lights ................. 355

• Personal lights .............. 356

5-3.  Using the storage 

features

List of storage features...... 357

• Glove box...................... 358

• Console box .................. 358

• Coin holder ................... 358

• Bottle holders ................ 359

• Cup holders .................. 360

• Auxiliary boxes.............. 361

• Open tray ...................... 362

Trunk features ................... 363

5-4.  Other interior features

Other interior features ....... 364

• Sun visors ..................... 364

• Vanity mirrors................ 364

• Power outlet .................. 365

• USB charging ports....... 366

• Wireless charger ........... 368

• Armrest ......................... 377

• Assist grips ................... 377

• Coat hooks.................... 378

Garage door opener.......... 379

Safety Connect.................. 386

Compass ........................... 392

6-1. Maintenance and care

Cleaning and protecting 

the vehicle exterior .......... 398

Cleaning and protecting 

the vehicle interior ........... 401

6-2. Maintenance

Maintenance 

requirements ................... 404

General maintenance ........ 407

Emission inspection and 

maintenance (I/M) 
programs ......................... 411

6-3. Do-it-yourself 

maintenance

Do-it-yourself service 

precautions...................... 412

Hood .................................. 414

Positioning a floor jack....... 415

Engine compartment ......... 416

12-volt battery.................... 424

Tires................................... 428

Tire inflation pressure ........ 443

Wheels............................... 446

Air conditioning filter .......... 448

Hybrid battery 

(traction battery) 
air intake vent .................. 450

Electronic key battery ........ 455

Checking and replacing 

fuses................................ 457

Light bulbs ......................... 460

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Interior features

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Maintenance and care

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7-1. Essential information

Emergency flashers .......... 474

If your vehicle has to be 

stopped in an 
emergency ...................... 475

7-2.  Steps to take in an 

emergency

If your vehicle needs 

to be towed ..................... 476

If you think something is 

wrong .............................. 479

If a warning light turns 

on or a warning buzzer 
sounds ............................ 480

If a warning message is 

displayed......................... 490

If you have a flat tire.......... 496

If the hybrid system will 

not start ........................... 507

If the electronic key does 

not operate properly ........ 509

If the 12-volt battery is 

discharged ...................... 512

If your vehicle overheats ... 519

If the vehicle becomes 

stuck................................ 523

8-1. Specifications

Maintenance data 

(fuel, oil level, etc.) .......... 526

Fuel information................. 535

Tire information.................. 538

8-2. Customization

Customizable features....... 551

8-3. Items to initialize

Items to initialize ................ 559

Reporting safety defects 

for U.S. owners ........................ 562

Seat belt instructions for 

Canadian owners 
(in French)................................ 563

SRS airbag instructions 

for Canadian owners 
(in French)................................ 565

What to do if... 

(Troubleshooting)..................... 576

Alphabetical index ...................... 579

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When trouble arises

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Vehicle specifications

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For owners

Index

For information regarding the equipment listed below, refer to “NAV-
IGATION AND MULTIMEDIA SYSTEM OWNER’S MANUAL”.

• Navigation system
• Audio system
• Rear view monitor system

• Toyota parking assist monitor
• Panoramic view monitor
• Toyota Entune

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Please note that this manual applies to all models and explains all equipment,
including options. Therefore, you may find some explanations for equipment
not installed on your vehicle. 

All specifications provided in this manual are current at the time of printing.
However, because of the Toyota policy of continual product improvement, we
reserve the right to make changes at any time without notice.

Depending on specifications, the vehicle shown in the illustrations may differ
from your vehicle in terms of equipment.

Approximately five hours after the hybrid system is turned off, you may hear
sound coming from under the vehicle for several minutes. This is the sound of
a fuel evaporation leakage check and, it does not indicate a malfunction.

A wide variety of non-genuine spare parts and accessories for Toyota vehi-
cles are currently available in the market. You should know that Toyota does
not warrant these products and is not responsible for their performance,
repair, or replacement, or for any damage they may cause to, or adverse
effect they may have on, your Toyota vehicle.

This vehicle should not be modified with non-genuine Toyota products. Modi-
fication with non-genuine Toyota products could affect its performance, safety
or durability, and may even violate governmental regulations. In addition,
damage or performance problems resulting from the modification may not be
covered under warranty.

For your information

Main Owner’s Manual

Noise from under vehicle after turning off the hybrid system

Accessories, spare parts and modification of your Toyota

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The installation of a mobile two-way radio system in your vehicle could affect
electronic systems such as: 

Multiport fuel injection system/sequential multiport fuel injection system

Toyota Safety Sense P

Anti-lock brake system

SRS airbag system

Seat belt pretensioner system

Be sure to check with your Toyota dealer for precautionary measures or spe-
cial instructions regarding installation of a mobile two-way radio system.

High voltage parts and cables on the hybrid vehicles emit approximately the
same amount of electromagnetic waves as the conventional gasoline pow-
ered vehicles or home electronic appliances despite of their electromagnetic
shielding.

Unwanted noise may occur in the reception of the mobile two-way radio.

Installation of a mobile two-way radio system

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Your Toyota is equipped with several sophisticated computers that will record
certain data, such as:

• Engine speed
• Electric motor speed (traction motor speed)
• Accelerator status
• Brake status
• Vehicle speed
• Shift position
• Hybrid battery (traction battery) status

The recorded data varies according to the vehicle grade level and options
with which it is equipped. These computers do not record conversations or
sounds, and only record images outside of the vehicle in certain situations.

Data Transmission

Your vehicle may transmit the data recorded in these computers to Toyota
without notification to you.

Data usage

Toyota may use the data recorded in these computers to diagnose malfunc-
tions, conduct research and development, and improve quality.

Toyota will not disclose the recorded data to a third party except:

• With the consent of the vehicle owner or with the consent of the lessee if

the vehicle is leased

• In response to an official request by the police, a court of law or a govern-

ment agency

• For use by Toyota in a lawsuit
• For research purposes where the data is not tied to a specific vehicle or

vehicle owner

Usage of data collected through Safety Connect (U.S. mainland only)

If your Toyota has Safety Connect and if you have subscribed to those ser-
vices, please refer to the Safety Connect Telematics Subscription Service
Agreement for information on data collected and its usage.

To learn more about the vehicle data collected, used and shared by
Toyota, please visit www.toyota.com/privacyvts/.

Vehicle data recordings

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This vehicle is equipped with an event data recorder (EDR). The main pur-
pose of an EDR is to record, in certain crash or near crash-like situations,
such as an air bag deployment or hitting a road obstacle, data that will assist
in understanding how a vehicle’s systems performed. The EDR is designed to
record data related to vehicle dynamics and safety systems for a short period
of time, typically 30 seconds or less.

The EDR in this vehicle is designed to record such data as:

• How various systems in your vehicle were operating;
• Whether or not the driver and passenger safety belts were buckled/fas-

tened;

• How far (if at all) the driver was depressing the accelerator and/or brake

pedal; and,

• How fast the vehicle was traveling.

These data can help provide a better understanding of the circumstances in
which crashes and injuries occur.

NOTE: EDR data are recorded by your vehicle only if a non-trivial crash situ-
ation occurs; no data are recorded by the EDR under normal driving condi-
tions and no personal data (e.g., name, gender, age, and crash location) are
recorded. However, other parties, such as law enforcement, could combine
the EDR data with the type of personally identifying data routinely acquired
during a crash investigation. 
To read data recorded by an EDR, special equipment is required, and access
to the vehicle or the EDR is needed. In addition to the vehicle manufacturer,
other parties, such as law enforcement, that have the special equipment, can
read the information if they have access to the vehicle or the EDR.

Disclosure of the EDR data

Toyota will not disclose the data recorded in an EDR to a third party except
when:

• An agreement from the vehicle’s owner (or the lessee for a leased vehi-

cle) is obtained

• In response to an official request by the police, a court of law or a govern-

ment agency

• For use by Toyota in a lawsuit
However, if necessary, Toyota may:

• Use the data for research on vehicle safety performance
• Disclose the data to a third party for research purposes without disclosing

information about the specific vehicle or vehicle owner

Event data recorder

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The SRS airbag and seat belt pretensioner devices in your Toyota contain
explosive chemicals. If the vehicle is scrapped with the airbags and seat belt
pretensioners left as they are, this may cause an accident such as fire. Be
sure to have the systems of the SRS airbag and seat belt pretensioner
removed and disposed of by a qualified service shop or by your Toyota dealer
before you scrap your vehicle.

Special handling may apply, See www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorate.

Your vehicle has components that may contain perchlorate. These compo-
nents may include airbag, seat belt pretensioners, and wireless remote con-
trol batteries.

Scrapping of your Toyota

Perchlorate Material

WARNING

General precautions while driving
Driving under the influence: Never drive your vehicle when under the influ-
ence of alcohol or drugs that have impaired your ability to operate your vehi-
cle. Alcohol and certain drugs delay reaction time, impair judgment and
reduce coordination, which could lead to an accident that could result in
death or serious injury.

Defensive driving: Always drive defensively. Anticipate mistakes that other
drivers or pedestrians might make and be ready to avoid accidents.

Driver distraction: Always give your full attention to driving. Anything that
distracts the driver, such as adjusting controls, talking on a cellular phone or
reading can result in a collision with resulting death or serious injury to you,
your occupants or others.

General precaution regarding children’s safety
Never leave children unattended in the vehicle, and never allow children to
have or use the key.

Children may be able to start the vehicle or shift the vehicle into neutral.
There is also a danger that children may injure themselves by playing with
the windows, the moon roof, or other features of the vehicle. In addition,
heat build-up or extremely cold temperatures inside the vehicle can be fatal
to children.

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WARNING: 
Explains something that, if not obeyed, could cause death or
serious injury to people.

NOTICE: 
Explains something that, if not obeyed, could cause damage to
or a malfunction in the vehicle or its equipment.

Indicates operating or working procedures. Follow the steps
in numerical order.

Indicates the action (push-
ing, turning, etc.) used to
operate switches and other
devices.

Indicates the outcome of an
operation (e.g. a lid opens).

Indicates the component or
position being explained.

Means “Do not”, “Do not do
this”, or “Do not let this hap-
pen”.

Reading this manual

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Searching by name

• Alphabetical index .......P. 579

Searching by installation
position

• Pictorial index................P. 14

Searching by symptom or
sound

• What to do if... 

(Troubleshooting) ........P. 576

Searching by title

• Table of contents .............P. 2

How to search

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Pictorial index

Pictorial index

Exterior

Doors  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 150
Locking/unlocking  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 150
Opening/closing the door windows  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 181
Locking/unlocking by using the mechanical key  . . . . . . . . . . . P. 509

Trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 156
Opening from inside. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 156
Opening from outside  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 156

Outside rear view mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 179
Adjusting the mirror angle  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 179
Folding the mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 179
Defogging the mirrors

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Windshield wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 234
Precautions for winter season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 338

Fuel filler door  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 238
Refueling method. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 238
Fuel type/fuel tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 528

Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 428
Tire size/inflation pressure  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 532
Winter tires/tire chains  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 338
Checking/rotation/tire pressure warning system . . . . . . . . . P. 428
Coping with flat tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 496

Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 414
Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 414
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 529
Coping with overheat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 519

Front turn signal lights/
parking lights/daytime running lights

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Headlights/daytime running lights

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Front side marker lights  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 227

Side turn signal lights

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Rear turn signal lights/rear side marker lights/
tail lights/stoplights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 219, 227

Tail lights

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Back-up lights
Shifting the shift lever to R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 213

License plate lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 227

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Light bulbs of the exterior lights for driving 
(Replacing method: P. 460, Watts: P. 534)

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: Vehicles with LED type front side marker lights

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: Vehicles with bulb type front side marker lights

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Instrument panel

Power switch  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 204
Starting the hybrid system/changing the modes  . . . . . . . . . . . P. 204
Emergency stop of the hybrid system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 475
When the hybrid system will not start  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 507

Shift lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 213
Changing the shift position  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 213
Precautions for towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 476
When the shift lever does not move  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 217

Meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 96
Reading the meters/adjusting the instrument panel lights . . . . . P. 96
Warning lights/indicator lights  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 90
When a warning light comes on. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 480
Multi-information display  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  P. 100, 112
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  P. 100112
When the warning messages are displayed  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 490

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