2002 TOYOTA PRIUS Owners Manual

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NOTICE
To prevent the battery from being dis-
charged, do not leave the switch on
longer than necessary when the hy-
brid system is not running.
23p006c
To adjust the brightness of the instru-
ment panel lights, turn the dial.
When the headlight switch is turned to the
first or second clickstop, the brightness of
the instrument cluster will be reduced
slightly unless the instrument panel light
control dial is turned fully on.
23p007c
To turn on the interior light, slide the
switch.
The interior light switch has the following
positions:
”ON”—Keeps the light on all the time.
”OFF”—Turns the light off.
”DOOR”—Turns the light on when any of
the door is opened. The light remains on
for 15 seconds when all the doors are
closed.
ILLUMINATED ENTRY SYSTEM
With the switch in “DOOR” position, the
light comes on when either door is
opened. After all the doors are closed, the
light remains on for about 15 seconds and
then fades out.
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However, in the following cases, the light
goes off immediately.
All the doors are closed when the igni-
tion key is in “ACC” or “ON” position.
All the doors are closed and locked.
When all the doors are unlocked with a
key or wireless remote control simulta-
neously, the light comes on for about 15
seconds and then fade out, even if the
door is not opened.
Personal light
23P012b
To turn on the personal light, push the
switch. To turn it off, push the switch
again.
23p008b
To turn on the windshield wipers, move
the lever to the desired setting.
The key must be in the “ON” position.
Lever position
Speed setting
Position 1Intermittent
Position 2Slow
Position 3Fast
The “INT TIME” band lets you adjust the
wiping time interval when the wiper lever
is in the intermittent position (position 1).
Twist the band upward to increase the
time between sweeps, and downward to
decrease it.
Windshield wipers and
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To squirt washer fluid, pull the lever
toward you and release it.
If the windshield wipers are off, they will
operate a couple of times after the washer
squirts.
For instructions on adding washer fluid,
see “Adding washer fluid” on page 225 in
Section 8−3.
In freezing weather, warm the windshield
with the defroster before using the washer.
This will help prevent the washer fluid
from freezing on your windshield, which
can block your vision.
NOTICE
Do not operate the wipers if the wind-
shield is dry. It may scratch the
glass.
23p009
To defog or defrost the rear window,
push the switch.
The key must be in the “ON” position.
The thin heater wires on the inside of the
rear window will quickly clear the surface.
An indicator light will illuminate to indicate
the defogger is operating.
Push the switch once again to turn the
defogger off.
The system will automatically shut off af-
ter the defogger has operated about 15
minutes. Make sure you turn the defogger off when
the window is clear. Leaving the defogger
on for a long time could cause the auxilia-
ry battery to discharge. The defogger is
not designed for drying rain water or for
melting snow.
NOTICE
When cleaning the inside of the rear
window, be careful not to scratch or
damage the heater wires or connec-
tors.
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OPERATION OF INSTRUMENTS AND
CONTROLS
Gauges, Meters and Service reminder indicators
Fuel gauge88
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Coolant temperature indicator and warning lightt 89
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Odometer and two trip meters 90
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Switching km/h MPH button 91
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Service reminder indicators and warning buzzers 91
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24p001a
The gauge works when the ignition
switch is on and indicates the approxi-
mate quantity of fuel remaining in the
tank.
Nearly full–Indicator at “F”
Nearly empty–Indicator at “E”
It is a good idea to keep the tank over
1/4 full.
When you refuel on the slope, the indica-
tor may not show the correct level.
When you refuel less than about 11.4 L
(3.0 gal., 2.5 lmp. gal.), the fuel indicator
may not change.
After the auxiliary battery is reconnected,
one segment will flash for a while.Depending on the ambient temperature,
the fuel quantity is less than 45 L (11.9
gal., 9.9 lmp. gal.) even at “F”. However,
this does not affect the fuel consumption
and the remaining fuel ratio indicated on
the gauge. (For details, see “Fuel” on
page 146 in Section 3.)
24p002a
Blink
Low fuel level indicator light
If the fuel level approaches “E” or the low
fuel level indicator light blinks, fill the fuel
tank as soon as possible.
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24p013
At the first blinking of the light, the master
warning light in the instrument cluster
comes on and the message appears on
the multi−information display to remind the
driver to fill fuel.
24p010a
The fuel system malfunctions in the fol-
lowing cases, so contact your Toyota
dealer.
All the segments blink.
The “E” mark and the segments indi-
cating remaining fuel blink.
24p003b
High coolant temperature
warning light in red
Low coolant temperature
indicator light in blue
The indicator and warning lights indi-
cate the coolant temperature when the
ignition switch is on. The hybrid sys-
tem operating temperature will vary
with changes in weather and hybrid
system load.
The red high coolant temperature warning
light will come on when the ignition key
is turned to the “ON” position. After a few
seconds, the light will go off.
If your coolant temperature is cool with
the ignition switch on, the blue low cool-
ant temperature indicator light comes on.
If it keeps lighting on with the hybrid sys-
tem fully warmed, contact your Toyota
dealer as soon as possible to service the
vehicle.
Coolant temperature indicator
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If the red high coolant temperature warn-
ing light comes on, your hybrid system is
too hot. If your vehicle overheats, stop
your vehicle and allow the hybrid system
to cool.
Your vehicle may overheat during severe
operating conditions, such as:
Driving up a long hill on a hot day.
Reducing speed or stopping after high
speed driving.
NOTICE
Do not remove the thermostat in
the cooling system as this may
cause the hybrid system to over-
heat. The thermostat is designed to
control the flow of coolant to keep
the temperature of the hybrid sys-
tem within the specified operating
range.
 Do not continue driving with an
overheated hybrid system. See “If
your vehicle overheats” on page
172 in Section 5.
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This meter displays the odometer and
two trip meters.
1. Odometer—Shows the total distance the vehicle has been driven.
2. Two trip meters—Show two different distances independently driven since
the last time each trip meter was set
to zero.
You can use one trip meter to calculate
the fuel economy and the other to
measure the distance on each trip. All
trip meter data is cancelled if the elec-
trical power source is disconnected.
3. Trip meter reset button—Resets the two trip meters to zero, and also
change the meter display. To change the meter display, quickly
push and release the button. The meter
display changes in the order from the
odometer to trip meter A to trip meter
B, then back to the odometer each
time you push.
To reset the trip meter A to zero, dis-
play the meter A reading, then push
and hold the button until the meter is
set to zero. The same process can be
applied for resetting the trip meter B.
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Switching km/h MPH button
24p005b
You can switch the display between
km/h and MPH by pressing the button.
(a)If parking brake is off,
stop immediately and
contact Toyota dealer.
(b) Fasten driver’s seat
belts.
(Indicator and
buzzer)
(c) Fasten front
passenger’s seat belt.
(d) Take vehicle to Toyota
dealer.
(e) Take vehicle to Toyota
dealer.
If the indicator or
buzzer comes on ... Do this.
(Indicator and
buzzer)
or(f)
See multi−information
display.
(g) Drive without hard
acceleration.
(h) Stop and check.
(i) Take vehicle to Toyota
dealer.
If brake system
warning light is also
on, stop immediately
and contact Toyota
dealer.
(j) Take vehicle to Toyota
dealer immediately.
If the indicator or
buzzer comes on ... Do this.
or
Service reminder indicators
an d warn in g bu zzers—
—Instrument cluster