Our Highlander Hybrid came with a standard owners manual. As we are learning, there are many meaningful differences between the two vehicles.

Our dealer told us initially that "someone had taken the hybrid manual", so they replaced it with the regular one. Now they say there is no hybrid specific manual. I can't imagine Toyota producing these cars without a manual specific to the hybrid.

Do you Highlander Hybrid owners have a proper manual? If so, is there a part number that I can give to my dealer? Thanks

 

Yes, I have two manuals.
(1) 2006 Owner's manual Part# 01999-48530 publication # OM48530U
(2) 2006 Navigation System Owner's Manual Part# 01999-48531 Publication OM48531U
On forward page iii it states that this is the Hybrid manual.
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2006 Limited Highlander Hybrid, Navigation, Bluestone Metallic
Infinity Basslink T, Tsunami 1.2 Farad Cap, Integrated SIRIUS Satellite,
AV Electronic Video Switching System.
In progress: VAIS Audio Interface,Panasonic DVD,Alpine TV Tuner,Xenarc monitors

 

Thank you, Ted. Now I can give the dealer a part number

 

It's all online at http://toyotaiguide.com/

 

Thanks for trying.

The online information comes with the vehicle, on a DVD. It is not an owners manual. My Highlander does not have a DVD player so, even the users information is of little use while travelling.

In my case this was a simple mix up. Someone put the wrong owners manual in the car. The puzzle is that, until TMBLDS gave me the part numbers for the correct manual, the dealer didn't know there was a difference, and had no idea how to get a hybrid manual.

Thanks to TMBLDS they do now! And mine is on the way

 

OK, let's try this again.

There are two printed manuals. They come with the car. One is for the car, the other for the navigation system.

You also get a CD-ROM with videos of different features, AND the entire text of the manual.

The site http://toyotaiguide.com/ is the same info as the CD-ROM (potentially more up to date, but in reality probably the same)

 

[QUOTE=markrsmith83]OK, let's try this again.

Here is what came "with" my Highlander hybrid:
One owners manual for a NON-HYBRID Highlander. Since we did not order the Toyota navigation option (my Garmin GPSMAP 396 is far superior), the manual for that was not included.

True enough. However, the DVD manual is useless while travelling and is very difficult to read on anything smaller than my 50 inch TV.

It doesn't seem to be too much to ask that I receive the appropriate owners manual for the car that I purchased, DVD notwithstanding. I appreciate the part numbers for it, as I was able to order one from the dealer.

Thanks for the help

 

No question about that. Shame on the dealer. I was just trying to get you a way to answer questions in the meantime.

 

And i appreciate it

BTW, WE LOVE THE CAR!!!