2004 TOYOTA PRIUS steering

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OPERATION OF INSTRUMENTS AND
CONTROLS
Steering wheel and Mirrors
Tilt steering wheel96
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Outside rear view mirrorss 96
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Anti −glare inside rear view mirror 98
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Auto anti −glare inside rear view mirror 99
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Vanity mirrors 100
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SECTION 2– 3

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To change the steering wheel angle,
hold the steering wheel, push down the
lock release lever, tilt the steering
wheel to the desired angle and push
the lever up to lock the steering wheel
in position.
CAUTION
Do not adjust the steering wheel
while the vehicle is moving. Doing
so may cause the driver to mishan-
dle the vehicle and an accident may
occur resulting in death or serious
injuries.
After adjusting the steering wheel,
try moving it up and down to make
sure it is locked in position.
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Adjust the mirror so that you can just
see the side of your vehicle in the mir-
ror.
Be careful when judging the size or dis-
tance of any object seen in the outside
rear view mirror on the passenger ’s side
because it is a convex mirror. Any object
seen in a convex mirror will look smaller
and farther away than when seen in a flat
mirror.
When you touch the rear window defogger
switch, the heater panels in the outside
rear view mirrors will quickly clear the
mirror surface. (See “Rear window and
outside rear view mirror defoggers” on
page 110.)
Tilt steering wheelOutside rear view mirrors—

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To turn on the rear window wiper, twist
the lever knob upward.
The hybrid system must be in the “IG−
ON” mode.
Lever position
Speed setting
Position 1Intermittent
Position 2Normal
To squirt washer fluid on the rear window,
twist the knob upward or downward as far
as it will go (position 3 or 4). The knob
automatically returns from these positions
after you release it.
For instructions on adding washer fluid,
see “Adding washer fluid” on page 302.
NOTICE
Do not operate the rear wiper if the
rear window is dry. It may scratch the
glass.
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To defog or defrost the rear window,
push the “CLIMATE” button to display
air conditioner screen and touch the
switch.
Operating the steering switch can also de-
fog or defrost the rear window. (See “Cli-
mate remote control” on page 186.)
The hybrid system must be in the “IG −
ON” mode.
The thin heater wires on the inside of the
rear window will quickly clear the surface.
An indicator will come on to indicate the
defogger is operating.
Touch the switch once again to turn the
defogger off.
Rear window wiper and
washer Rear window and outside rear
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(d) Electric Power Steering SystemWarning Light
This light comes on when the power
steering control system fails.
CAUTION
If this light comes on, take your ve-
hicle to the Toyota dealer as soon as
possible. In this case, you may feel
the heavy steering wheel maneuver-
ing. Drive your vehicle while gripping
the steering wheel firmly.
(e) Hybrid System Warning Light ()
This light comes on if there is a problem
in the electric motor, inverter unit, hybrid
vehicle battery, etc.
If this light is on, stop your vehicle in a
safe place immediately and contact your
Toyota dealer.
Even if the hybrid system warning light
comes on, you can temporarily increase
the vehicle speed by depressing the ac-
celerator pedal. Immediately pull up your
vehicle to a safe place and contact your
Toyota dealer. (f) Hybrid Vehicle Battery Warning
Light
This light comes on in the following
cases.
a. The hybrid vehicle battery voltage
drops when the hybrid transaxle is left in
“N” position.
The system works properly if you put the
hybrid transaxle in “P” position and the
light goes off.
b. The hybrid vehicle battery is dis-
charged.
If this light comes on with the “READY”
light on in case of b., stop your vehicle
in a safe place and contact your Toyota
dealer.
(g) Automatic Headlight Leveling Sys- tem Warning Light
This light warns that there is a problem
somewhere in the automatic headlight
leveling system.
If it comes on, have your vehicle checked
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The vehicle stability control system
helps provide integrated control of the
systems such as antilock brake sys-
tem, brake assist system, hybrid system
control, etc. This system automatically
controls the brakes and hybrid system
to help prevent the vehicle from skid-
ding when cornering on a slippery road
surface or operating steering wheel
abruptly.
This system activates when the vehicle
speed is more than about 15 km/h (9
mph).CAUTION
Do not rely exclusively on the ve-
hicle stability control system. Even
if the vehicle stability control sys-
tem is operating, you must always
drive carefully and attentively to
avoid serious injury. Reckless driv-
ing will result in an unexpected ac-
cident. If the slip indicator light
flashes, sounding an alarm, special
care should be taken while driving.
Only use tires of specified size. The
size, manufacturer, brand and tread
pattern for all 4 tires should be the
same. If you use tires other than
specified, or mixed types or size,
the vehicle stability control system
may not function correctly. When
replacing the tires or wheels, con-
tact your Toyota dealer. (See
“Checking and replacing tires” on
page 291.)
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Slip indicator light
If the vehicle is going to skid during driv-
ing, the slip indicator light blinks and an
alarm sounds intermittently. Special care
should be taken while driving.
The slip indicator light blinks in the follow-
ing conditions also.
The vehicle tires are racing. Utmost
care is required when driving.
When the anti−lock brake system is
operating. See “Brake system” on page
209 for details.
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Reference
1. Multi−information display*
(See page 147 for details.)
2. “DISPLAY” button The display adjustment screen is
shown.
(See page 152 for details.)
3. “INFO” button The information menu screen is shown.
(See page 150 for details.)
4. “CLIMATE” button The air conditioning operation screen is
shown.
(See page 180 for details.)
5. “AUDIO” button The audio operation screen is shown.
(See page 156 for details.)
6. “INFO” button (on the steering pad) The trip information screen is shown.
(See page 151 for details.)
*: In this manual, English version screens are shown as an example.
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Type A (with Navigation system)
Type B (without Navigation system)

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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. When the “Reset”
switch is touched or more than 10 L
(2.6 gal., 2.2 Imp.gal.) fuel is supplied,
the average fuel consumption is reset.
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Steering pad switch operation
(with Navigation system)
The trip information screen appears direct-
ly by pressing the “INFO” button on the
right side of the steering pad. Each press
changes the “Energy Monitor” and “Con-
sumption” screens alternately.

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The switches are installed on the left side
of the steering pad.
“MODE” switch:
Use this switch to
change the mode. If a tape or compact
disc is not inserted, the “TAPE” or “CD”
mode is skipped. When you push the
switch with the audio system turned off,
the audio system turns on.
“
” switches: Use this switches to ad-
just the volume. Push “+” to increase the
volume and “–” to decrease the volume.
The volume continues to increase or de-
crease while the switch is being pressed. (a) When the radio mode is selected
“
” or “” switch:
Push this switch for
seek tuning or to select a station.
To select a preset station, push the
switch briefly. Do this again to select
the next preset station.
To seek a station, push and hold the
switch until you hear a beep. Do this
again to find the next station. If you
push the switch on either side of the
“  ” or “ ” during the seek mode,
seeking will be canceled.
To step up or down the frequency,
push and hold the switch even after
you hear a beep. When you release
from the switch, the radio will begin
seeking up or down for a station. Do
this again to find the next station.
(b) When the “TAPE” mode is selected
“
” or “” switch: Push this switch to
fast forward or rewind the tape or for
automatic program selection.
Push this switch until you hear a beep
to fast forward or rewind the tape. To
stop fast forwarding or rewinding, push
the same side on the switch until you
hear a beep.
Push this switch briefly for automatic
program selection. When automatically
selecting a program, you can skip up
to 9 programs at a time. For details,
see page 169 for details.
(c) When the “CD” mode is selected
“
” or “” switch: Use this switch to
select a desired track or disc.
Push this switch briefly to select a de-
sired track.
To select a desired disc, push and hold
this switch until the desired number of
the disc appears and you hear a beep.
CAUTION
Operate the switches with due care
while you are driving to avoid acci-
dents.
Audio remote controls
(steering pad switches)