2003 TOYOTA PRIUS Owners Manual

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Operate the multiinformation display
with the ignition switch on.
When the ignition switch is turned to
“ON”, the initial “TOYOTA” screen appears
and the system begins operating.
After a few seconds, the previous mode
display will appear.
If the electrical power source has been
disconnected from the multiinformation
display, the display will be automatically
set to the initial mode.
CAUTION
Do not adjust the display while the
vehicle is moving. Be sure to adjust
the display only when the vehicle is
stopped.
Switch operation58.
This system operates mainly by the
switches on the screen. To protect the
screen, lightly touch switches on the
screen with your finger. When you touch
a switch on the screen or on the bezel,
a beep sounds.
If the system does not respond to a
touch of a switch, move your finger
away from the screen and then touch
it again.
You cannot operate dimmed switches.
Wipe off fingerprints on the surface of
the display using a glass cleaning
cloth.
57.Before using
the multiinformation display

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59.Functions
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1. Trip information and Screen transi-tion
Fuel consumption and energy monitor on
the hybrid system are shown. For details,
see page 117.
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2. Adjustment
The contrast and brightness on the screen
are adjusted. For details, see page 119.
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3. Audio
The radio and cassette tape operations
are available. For details, see page 122.

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4. Warning display
The warning symbol for the faulty system
is highlighted. For details, see page 100.
60.Information
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Push the “INFO” button to display the
“Information Menu” screen.
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Trip information: The energy monitor and
fuel consumption screen are selected.
Screen transition: The screen transition
screen is shown.

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—Trip information
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Energy monitor screen
Touch the “Energy” switch. Vehicle driving
condition, hybrid system operating condi-
tion and energy recovery condition are
shown.
1.Indicates the flow of energy by orange
arrows. While the energy is recovered,
the arrows change the pointing direc-
tion and turn green.
2. Indicates the remaining capacity of the
hybrid vehicle battery.
The screen display updates every 2 sec-
onds, so it may not coincide with the
actual status.
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Fuel consumption screen
Touch the “Consumption” switch. Average
fuel consumption, momentary fuel con-
sumption and recovered energy are
shown.
1. Indicates the past momentary fuel con-
sumption every 5 minutes.
2. Indicates the energy recovered for 5
minutes with symbols. One symbol re-
fers to 50 Wh or the energy by which
a 50 W bulb illuminates for an hour.
Up to 4 symbols will be shown.
3. Indicates the current momentary fuel
consumption. 4.
Indicates the average fuel consumption
after being reset. To reset, touch the
“Reset” switch.

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—Screen transition
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The function returning to the previous
screen from the audio screen is select-
able. Select “ON” or “OFF” and then
touch “OK”.
ON:The previous screen automatically re-
turns from the audio screen 20 sec-
onds after the end of audio opera-
tion.
OFF: The audio screen remains on.
61.Adjustment
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Push the “DISPLAY” button to display
the “Display” screen.
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Contrast and brightness adjustment
CONTRAST “+”:
Strengthens the contrast of the screen.
CONTRAST “”:
Weakens the contrast of the screen.
BRIGHTNESS “+”: Brightens the screen.
BRIGHTNESS “”: Darkens the screen.
The screen turns off when you push the
“SCREEN OFF”. To turn the display
screen back on, push any bezel switch
such as “INFO”, etc. The selected screen
appears.

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Depending on the position of the head-
light switch, the screen changes to the
day mode or night mode.
To display the screen in the day mode
even with the headlight switch on, touch
“DAY MODE” on the adjustment screen for
brightness and contrast control.
However, if the switching km/h MPH but-
ton is on, mode switching cannot be done.
It remains in the day mode. In this case,
“DAY MODE” is not shown on the screen.
If the screen is set in the day mode with
the headlight switch turned to on, this
condition is memorized in the system even
with the hybrid system turned off.
62.Outside temperature display
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The outside temperature is shown rang-
ing from 30C (22 F) up to 50 C
(122 F) at the upper right of the energy
consumption or energy monitor screen.
If the warning light symbol is shown in
that position, the outside temperature is
not displayed until the cause of the sys-
tem failure is eliminated.

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OPERATION OF INSTRUMENTS AND
CONTROLS
63.Car audio system
Reference122
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Using your audio system m 123. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Radio operation 124
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Cassette tape player operation 130
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Car audio system operating hints 133
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64.Reference
1. Multiinformation display screen(See page 123 for details.)
2. Traffic announcement function (See page 127 for details.)
3. Audio operation screen display button (See page 123 for details.)
4. Stopping and ejecting a cassette tape (See page 130 for details.)
5. Scan tuning (See page 126 for details.)
6. Cassette tape slot (See page 130 for details.)
7. Turning the system on and adjusting the volume
(See page 123 for details.)
8. Radio mode: Frequency tuning (See page 126 for
details.)
Tape mode: Direct access to a desired program (See
page 132 for details.)
9. Tape mode button (See page 130 for details.)
10. Radio function button (See page 124 for details.)
Use the “DISC” switch in case you have
a compact disc automatic changer
installed at Toyota dealer.
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