2007 TOYOTA PRIUS Owners Manual

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1. Passenger compartment temperaturedisplay
2. Outside temperature display
3. Temperature control switches
4. Air flow control switches
5. Fan speed control switches
6. Automatic control switch
7. Air intake control switch
8. Rear window and outside rear view mirror defogger switch (See page 118
for details.)
9. Windshield air flow switch
10. Air conditioning on −off switch
11. “OFF” switch
12. Air conditioning operation screen dis- play button
In this manual, English version screens
are shown as an example.

Ty p e 2
27p164a

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1. Outside temperature display
2. Passenger compartment temperaturedisplay
3. Air flow control switches
4. Fan speed control switches
5. Temperature control switches
6. “OFF” switch
7. Automatic control switch
8. Rear window and outside rear view mirror defogger switch (See page 118
for details.)
9. Windshield air flow switch
10. Air intake control switch 11. Air conditioning operation screen dis- play button
12. Air conditioning on −off switch
In this manual, English version screens
are shown as an example.

Ty p e 3
27p337

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The automatic air conditioning automat-
ically maintains the set temperature.
This air conditioning features automatic
fan speed and air flow control which auto-
matically selects the most suitable fan
speed and air flow to control the tempera-
ture. The hybrid system must be in the
“IG−ON” mode.
CLIMATE: Push this button to display
switches for automatic air conditioning
controls.
NOTICE
To prevent the battery from being dis-
charged, do not leave the air condi-
tioning on longer than necessary
when the hybrid system is not operat-
ing.
27p005a
Air flow selection
: In the beginning of the automatic air flow mode, air might be delivered.

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27p156
Type 1 and Type 2
27p111a
Ty p e 3
SETTING OPERATION—automatic con-
trol1. Touch the “AUTO” switch.
The indicator located in the instrument
cluster will come on.
Air conditioning is turned on if not oper-
ated.
Air flow quantity, switching of the diffus-
ers, and switching of the air intake be-
tween RECIRCULATED AIR and OUTSIDE
AIR are automatically adjusted. The opera-
tion status is shown by each indicator.
However, if the RECIRCULATED AIR
mode is selected manually, control
changes to give priority to manual set-
tings. When one of the manual control buttons
is depressed while operating in automatic
mode, the mode relevant to the depressed
button is set. Other conditions continue to
be adjusted automatically. However, oper-
ating the air flow outlets or fan speed will
turn off the automatic control.
Touch the “OFF” switch to turn the air
conditioning off.
(a) Climate control

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27p157
Type 1 and Type 2
27p112a
Ty p e 3
2. Use the “TEMP” switch to set thedesired temperature.
The temperature of air delivered to the
passenger compartment will be controlled
automatically according to the setting. SETTING OPERATION—manual control
When one of the manual control
switches is touched while operating in
automatic mode, the mode relevant to
the touched switch is set. Other condi-
tions continue to be adjusted automati-
cally.

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If manual air flow selection is desired—
27p158
Type 1 and Type 2
27p113a
Ty p e 3
The outlets from which air is delivered
can be selected manually by touching the
switch. The function of each mode is as
follows:1. Panel— Air flows mainly from the
instrument panel vents.
2. Bilevel— Air flows from both the floor
vents and the instrument panel vents.
3. Floor— Air flows mainly from the floor
vents.
4. Floor/Windshield— Air flows mainly
from the floor vents and windshield
vents.
The selected mode is highlighted in green. If quick heating or cooling is desired—
27p157
Type 1 and Type 2
27p112a
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Touch the “TEMP” switches and hold ei-
ther one until the maximum figure or mini-
mum figure appears.If manual fan speed control is desired—
27p159
Type 1 and Type 2
27p114a
Ty p e 3
1. Fan speed at low
2. Fan speed at high
The fan speed can be set to your desired
speed by touching the appropriate air flow
control switch. The higher the fan speed
is, the more air is delivered. Touching the
“OFF” switch turns off the fan.
To remove exterior windshield frost, use the
high speed setting.
The selected mode is highlighted in green.

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If manual switching of air intake is de-
sired—
27p160a
Type 1 and Type 2
27p115a
Ty p e 3
The air intake control switch is used to
switch the air intake between the OUT-
SIDE AIR mode and RECIRCULATED AIR
mode.
With the switch in the OUTSIDE AIR
mode, the system will take fresh outside
air into the vehicle.
If quick circulation of cooled air is de-
sired, touch the air intake control switch
for RECIRCULATED AIR.
The indicator will come on in the instru-
ment cluster while the RECIRCULATED
AIR mode is selected.
If recirculated air is used during heating,
the windows will fog up more easily.
If the hybrid system is turned off in the
OUTSIDE AIR mode, the automatic control
of the air intake is activated when the
hybrid system is turned on again.2way air intake control
To improve fuel economy, OUTSIDE AIR
mode control changes when the air in-
take selector is set in OUTSIDE AIR on
the following conditions:
When the maximum heating is needed
with the air flow in “Floor” or “Floor/
Windshield”, fresh air flows in the up-
per compartment, while air is recircu-
lated in the lower compartment.
When cooling is needed, both fresh
and recirculate modes turns on.