Toyota Highlander Owners Manual: Shift position purpose

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Toyota Highlander. Shift position purpose

*1: Shifting the shift lever to d allows the system to select a gear suitable for the driving conditions.

Setting the shift lever to d is recommended for normal driving.

*2: Selecting shift ranges using s mode restricts the upper limit of the possible gear ranges, controls engine braking force, and prevents unnecessary upshifting.

Shifting the shift lever

Vehicles without a smart key system: while the engine switch is in the “on” position, depress the brake pedal and move the shift lever. When shifting the shift lever between p and d, ma ...

Selecting snow mode

Use snow mode for accelerating and driving on slippery road surfaces, such as on snow. Press the “snow” button to select snow mode. The “snow” indicator will come on*1 or will be disp ...

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