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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
176 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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47.km/h or MPH button
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You can switch the display between
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If the indicator or buzzer comes on...Do this.
(a)or
(indicator and buzzer)If parking brake is off, stop immediately and contact Toyota dealer.
(b)
(indicator and buzzer)
Fasten driver ’s seat belt.
(c)Fasten front passenger ’s seat belt.
(d)Take vehicle to Toyota dealer.
(e)Take vehicle to Toyota dealer.
(f)See multiinformation display.
(g)Drive without hard acceleration.
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Emissions inspection and maintenance
(I/M) programs
Your vehicle may not pass a state emis-
sion inspection if the malfunction indicator
lamp remains on. Contact your Toyota
dealer to check your vehicle’s emission
control system and OBD (OnBoard Diag-
nostics) system before taking your vehicle
for the inspection.
For details, see “Emissions inspection and
maintenance (I/M) programs” on page 204
in Section 7.
(f) Master Warning Light
()
If the master warning light comes on, the
warning light for the faulty system is high-
lighted or the message such as “When
you park your car, make sure you shift to
Park P.” and “The batteries will not charge
if the shifter is in N” appears on the mul-
tiinformation display. (See “Service re-
minder indicators and warning buzzers—
—Multiinformation display” on page 100
in this section or “Precautions for use” on
page 12 in Section 12 or “Fuel gauge”
on page 89 in Section 24 for instruc-
tions.)(g) Output Control Warning Light
()
This light comes on when the ignition
switch is on. It goes off when the electric
motor is ready to run.
The warning light comes on when the hy-
brid vehicle battery temperature is low or
high, or the hybrid vehicle battery capacity
is decreased with the selector lever at “R”
during driving. If the light comes on, the
power will be limited. Drive your vehicle
without hard acceleration.
(h) Low Engine Oil Pressure Warning
Light
This light warns that the engine oil pres-
sure is too low.
If it flickers or stays on while you are
driving, pull off the road to a safe place
and stop the engine immediately. Call a
Toyota dealer or qualified repair shop for
assistance.
The light may occasionally flicker when
the engine is idling or it may come on
briefly after a hard stop. There is no
cause for concern if it then goes out when
the engine is accelerated slightly.
The light may come on when the oil level
is extremely low. It is not designed to
indicate low oil level, and the oil level
must be checked using the level dipstick.NOTICE
Do not drive the vehicle with the
warning light on—even for one block.
It may ruin the engine.
(i) “ABS” Warning Light
The light comes on when the ignition key
is turned to the “ON” position. If the anti
lock brake system works properly, the
light turns off after a few seconds. There-
after if the system malfunctions, the light
comes on again.
When the “ABS” warning light is on (and
the brake system warning light is off), the
antilock brake system does not operate,
but the brake system still operates con-
ventionally.
When the “ABS” warning light is on (and
the brake system warning light is off), the
antilock brake system does not operate
so that the wheels could lock up during
a sudden braking or braking on slippery
road surfaces.
If either of the following conditions
occurs, this indicates a malfunction
somewhere in the parts monitored by
the warning light system. Contact your
Toyota dealer as soon as possible so
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The light does not come on when the
ignition key is turned to the “ON” posi-
tion, or remains on.
The light comes on while you are driv-
ing.
A warning light turning on briefly during
operation does not indicate a problem.
CAUTION
If the “ABS” warning light remains on
together with the brake system warn-
ing light, immediately stop your ve-
hicle at a safe place and contact your
Toyota dealer.
In this case, not only the antilock
brake system will fail but also the
vehicle will become extremely unsta-
ble during braking.
Either of the following conditions may
occur, but does not indicate the mal-
function:
The light may stay on for about 60
seconds after the ignition key is turned
to the “ON” position. It is normal if it
turns off after a while.
Depressing the brake pedal repeatedly
may turn on the light. It is normal if
it turns off after a few seconds.
(j) SRS Warning Light
This light will come on when the igni-
tion key is turned to the “ACC” or
“ON” position. After about 6 seconds,
the light will go off. This means the
system of the airbag and front seat belt
pretensioners are operating properly.
The warning light system monitors the air-
bag sensor assembly, front airbag sen-
sors, side airbag sensors, front seat belt
pretensioner assemblies, warning light, in-
terconnecting wiring and power sources.
If either of the following conditions occurs,
this indicates a malfunction somewhere in
the parts monitored by the warning light
system. Contact your Toyota dealer as
soon as possible to service the vehicle.
The light does not come on when the
ignition key is turn to the “ACC” or
“ON” position or remains on.
The light comes on or flashes while
driving. (k) Open Door Warning Light
This light remains on until all the doors
are completely closed.
(l) Low Fuel Level Indicator Light
This light blinks when the fuel level in the
tank becomes very low. Fill up the tank
as soon as possible.
At the first blinking of the light, the mes-
sage appears on the display to remind the
driver to fill fuel.
Contact your Toyota dealer in the fol-
lowing cases:
All the segments blink.
The “E” mark and the segments indi-
cating remaining fuel blink.
(m) High Coolant Temperature Warning Light
The light operates to warn that the hybrid
system is almost over heating.
The light will come on when the ignition
key is turned to the “ON” position. After
a few seconds, the light will go off.
If it comes on while you are driving, stop
the vehicle and check your hybrid system.
For detailed instructions, see “If your ve-
hicle overheats” on page 176 in Section
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If an error occurs in the system, the
warning display screen appears.
The warning light for the faulty system
blinks for about 5 seconds and remains
on until the cause of an error is removed.
When you push other mode switch, the
screen changes.
For details on the warning display and
how to remedy the system, see the de-
scription on the following pages.
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When you change the warning display
screen to other, the small warning icon
is shown at the upper right of the
screen.
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52.Hybrid transaxle
Your hybrid transaxle has a shift lock sys-
tem to minimize the possibility of incorrect
operation. This means you can only shift
out of “P” position when the brake pedal
is depressed (with the ignition switch in
“ON” position and the lock release button
depressed).
(a) Selector lever
The shift position is also displayed on the
instrument cluster.
P:Parking, hybrid system starting and
key removal position
R: Reverse position
N: Neutral position
D: Normal driving position
B: Engine braking position
When the cruise control is being used
even if you shift the selector lever to “B”
position, engine braking will not be applied
because the cruise control is not can-
celled. For ways to decrease the vehicle
speed, see “Cruise control” on page 110.
25p002fWith the brake pedal de-
pressed, shift while holding
the lock release button in.
(The ignition switch must be
in the “ON” position.)
Shift while holding the lock
release button in.
Shift normally.
Lock release button
To prevent misshifting
Selector lever

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