Safety Precautions
Your Toyota Prius has both high voltage DC and AC systems as well as a 12 volt
system. Both DC and AC high voltage are very dangerous and can cause personal
injury, severe burns, electric shock and even fatal injury.
To avoid personal injury, please follow all caution labels attached to high voltage
parts. Do not touch or attempt to remove or replace any high voltage (orange
colored) wiring and connectors. Do not touch the service plug located in the
driver’s side trim of the trunk.
If an accident occurs, do not touch any high voltage wiring, connectors or parts
such as the inverter unit or hybrid vehicle battery assembly.
Do not touch the potassium hydroxide electrolyte that might spill or leak from
the hybrid vehicle battery as the result of an accident. If potassium hydroxide
electrolyte gets on your skin or in your eyes, neutralize it immediately with a
saturated boric acid solution (ratio: 80 grams boric acid to two liters water).
Seek immediate medical attention.
If a vehicle fire occurs, extinguish it with a Class D powder type fire extinguisher.
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Toyota Service Manuals
If you’ll be doing some of your own maintenance and repair work on your vehi
cle, a Toyota service manual will be one of your most valuable tools. Toyota offers
three types of manuals to assist do it yourselfers. To order any of the following
manuals, call Toyota’s service publications department at (800) 622 2033.
Vehicle Repair Manual
This is the same manual used by professional technicians in Toyota dealerships
throughout the United States. It is fully illustrated and includes maintenance and
repair procedures for all vehicle mechanical systems. It also includes instructions
for vehicle tune ups.
Electrical Systems Manual
This manual provides detailed wiring diagrams for each electrical system in your
vehicle, along with troubleshooting tips and repair procedures.
Automatic Transmission/Transaxle Repair Manual
This manual includes complete procedures for overhauling the automatic trans
mission/transaxle of your vehicle.
For information on basic do it yourself maintenance items, see the “Vehicle
Maintenance and Care” and “Do It Yourself Maintenance” sections of your
Owner’s Manual.
