Toyota Highlanderhybrid 2018 Owner's Manual

2018 Highlander

Bring style to every road trip. The 2018 Toyota Highlander.

Let’s take family outings to the next level. With its bold look and a whole lot of welcome features, the 2018 Toyota Highlander helps you get more from every adventure. The sheer variety of grade options — like the sporty SE — ensures there’s a Highlander that’s perfect for your family’s lifestyle. An available 3.5-liter V6

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direct-injection engine and available Direct Shift-8AT and efficiency to take your journeys farther. With Highlander’s premium interior, everyone will arrive feeling refreshed and ready for more fun. Your next favorite memory begins as soon as you get inside.

8-speed Automatic Transmission

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give you the power

“A prime location, a stylish space and

a ton of fun things to do. This will be

one weekend to remember.”

SE AWD shown in Midnight Black Metallic.

PREMIUM EXTERIOR

It’s time to see and be seen.

Let’s make a powerful impression. Whether you’re looking to get away or just get around town, you’ll find Highlander’s sleeker design will not go unnoticed. The bold front grille expresses confidence on any road, LED taillights and larger alloy wheels add a touch of sophistication, and available puddle lights help light up every entrance in style. Let’s live life to the fullest with every trip, no matter where we’re headed.

EXQUISITE FRONT END

The sculpted grille is flanked by smart and stylish headlights, which incorporate available integrated Daytime Running Lights (DRL). The SE grade has dark-black-accent headlights, while Highlander Limited and Limited Platinum grades feature smoked-chrome-accent headlight housings.

LED TAILLIGHTS

“Show ‘em your taillights” has a whole new

meaning. Every 2018 Highlander comes standard with LED taillights for added visibility in the rear.

19-IN. ALLOY WHEELS

The sporty Highlander SE features 19-in. multispoke alloy wheels with a machined finish. Highlander Platinum has an added touch of sophistication with 19-in. 5-spoke Dark Chromtec® alloy wheels.

PUDDLE LIGHTS

This is how you make an entrance. This available feature detects you as you approach Highlander and, on Platinum Package, projects an illuminated “Highlander” logo onto the ground directly below the side mirrors.

PREMIUM EXTERIOR

SE AWD shown in Midnight Black Metallic.

PERFORMANCE

Power that’s ready to go.

Wherever the day takes you, Highlander has the power to get there. Thanks to an available 3.5-liter V6

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direct-injection engine paired with an advanced available Direct Shift-8AT

8-speed Automatic Transmission

the powertrain is built to generate more horsepower and torque while enhancing fuel efficiency. Highlander

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also offers an available Stop and Start Engine System want to flex its muscle, know that you’re capable to tow

S&S

up to 5000 lbs. It’s power that connects you

to a better all-around ride.

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3.5-LITER ENGINE

Talk about an impressive powertrain. Highlander offers an available powertrain featuring a 3.5-liter V6 direct-injection engine and available Direct Shift-8AT (8-speed Automatic Transmission). Not only does this help improve acceleration, it helps maximize mpg while cruising at speed.

See numbered footnotes in Disclosures section.

STOP AND START ENGINE SYSTEM (S&S

Available on gas-powered Highlanders is the available Stop and Start Engine System (S&S). This shuts the engine off when Highlander is at rest — like when at a stoplight — to help save more fuel. When it’s time to go, releasing the brake restarts the engine so you can get on your way.

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AVAILABLE 5000-LB. TOWING CAPACITY

Some adventures are so big you have to tow them. No problem. Thanks to its available 3.5-liter V6 direct-injection engine, a properly equipped Highlander can tow up to 5000 lbs.

PERFORMANCE

Limited shown in Ooh La La Rouge Mica with available Platinum Package.

SAFET Y AND TECHNOLOGY

Integrated safety to help support your drive.

The road can be unpredictable. That’s why Highlander comes standard with Toyota Safety Sense™ P This active safety package combines Pre-Collision System23 with Pedestrian Detection24 Departure Alert with Steering Assist

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Control

DRCC

to assist you. TSS-P’s comprehensive features create in-the-moment safety designed to

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LDA w/SA

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,25 Automatic High Beams

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and Dynamic Radar Cruise

AHB

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PCS w/PD

support your awareness and decision-making on the road.

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TSS-P

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LANE DEPARTURE ALERT WITH STEERING ASSIST (LDA w/SA

If an inadvertent lane departure is detected, the Lane Departure Alert system will issue both an audible alert and visual warning on the Multi-Information Display (MID) screen. If the system determines that the driver is not taking corrective action, the Steering Assist function will initiate and provide gentle corrective steering when necessary to help keep the vehicle in the lane.

See numbered footnotes in Disclosures section.

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PRE-COLLISION SYSTEM23 WITH PEDESTRIAN DETECTION (

PCS w/PD

Pre-Collision System with Pedestrian Detection is designed to help keep the road safe by detecting a vehicle or pedestrian in certain situations. By combining millimeter capable of shape recognition, the system provides an audible warning and a display notification to alert you of a possible collision with a pedestrian under certain circumstances. If you don’t react, automatic braking support helps mitigate the potential for a collision.

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-wave radar with a camera

AUTOMATIC HIGH BEAMS (AHB

Enhance visibility and help make nighttime driving safe. This system uses a camera to help detect oncoming vehicles as far away as 2000 feet and, depending on the circumstances, it can automatically switch the high beams on and off, helping make it easier for other drivers on the road.

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SAFET Y AND TECHNOLOGY

SE AWD shown in Midnight Black Metallic and Hybrid Limited shown in Blizzard Pearl48 with available Platinum Package.

See numbered footnotes in Disclosures section.

SAFETY

Peace of mind for the journey ahead.

Let’s help make every road trip a safe one. Every new Highlander comes standard with the Star Safety

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System, Control

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EBD

technologies like available Safety Connect,

our advanced integration of safety technologies that includes Enhanced Vehicle Stability

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,27 Traction Control

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, Brake Assist

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and Smart Stop Technology®

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, Anti-lock Brake System

TRAC

you can rest assured that Highlander has got your back.

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, Electronic Brake-force Distribution

ABS

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.29 With eight standard airbags,31 plus

SST

TOYOTACARE

Toyota is devoted to safety and dependability, and proper vehicle maintenance is important to both. That’s why we include a no cost maintenance plan with the purchase or lease of every new Toyota for 2 years or 25,000 miles, whichever comes first. 24-hour roadside assistance42 is also included for 2 years and unlimited miles.

See numbered footnotes in Disclosures section.

LATCH

LATCH (Lower Anchors and Tethers for CHildren) provides an added measure of safety for the smaller members of your family. LATCH includes lower anchors and tethers on the outboard second-row seats and a tether anchor on the middle seat of the second and third rows.

airbags

8 AIRBAGS

An Advanced Airbag System helps protect you and your family with driver and front passenger dual stage airbags, driver and front passenger seat-mounted side airbags, a driver knee airbag, a front passenger seat-cushion airbag and Roll-sensing Side Curtain Airbags (RSCA) for all rows.

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