Hybrid System; Hybrid System Features - Toyota Highlander Hybrid 2020 Owner's Manual

Hybrid system features

1-4.Hybrid system

Your vehicle is a hybrid vehicle. It has characteristics different
from conventional vehicles. Be sure you are closely familiar
with the characteristics of your vehicle, and operate it with
care.
The hybrid system combines the use of a gasoline engine and
an electric motor (traction motor) according to driving condi-
tions, improving fuel efficiency and reducing exhaust emis-
sions.
System components
System components
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The illustration is an example for explanation and may differ from the actual
item.
Gasoline engine
Front electric motor (traction motor)
Rear electric motor (traction motor)
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: AWD models only
When stopped/during start
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off
The gasoline engine stops
when the vehicle is stopped.
HIGHLANDER HV_U

1-4. Hybrid system

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During start off, the electric
motor (traction motor) drives the
vehicle. At slow speeds or when
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traveling down a gentle slope,
the engine is stopped
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and the