2008 TOYOTA PRIUS maintenance

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Front turn signal lights
Turn the bulb base counterclock-
wise.
Remove the light bulb.
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Back-up lights, tail and rear side maker lights
Open the back door and remove
the cover.
Turn the bulb base counterclock-
wise.
Rear turn signal light
Back-up light
Tail and rear side marker light
Remove the light bulb. Rear turn signal light
Back-up light
Tail and rear side marker light
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License plate lights
Remove the upper trim board.
Turn the bulb base counterclock-
wise.
Remove the light bulb.
■ Front fog lights
If the high mounted stoplight has burnt out, have it replaced by
your Toyota dealer.
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Condensation build-up on th e inside of the lens
Contact your Toyota dealer for more information in the following situations.
Temporary condensation build-up on the inside of the headlight lens does
not indicate a malfunction.
● Large drops of water are built up on the inside of the lens.
● Water has built up inside the headlight.
■ LED light bulbs
The tail, tail/stop and high mounted stoplights consist of a number of LEDs. If
any of the LEDs burn out, take your vehicle to your Toyota dealer to have the
light replaced.
If two or more LEDs in a stoplight burn out, your vehicle may not conform to
local laws (SAE).
■ High-intensity dischar ge (HID) headlights
If voltage to the high-intensity discharge bulbs is insufficient, the light may
not come on, or may go out temporarily. The high-intensity discharge bulbs
will come on when normal power is restored.

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■Replacing light bulbs
● Turn off the headlights. Do not attempt to replace the bulb immediately
after turning off the headlights.
The bulbs become very hot and may cause burns.
● Do not touch the glass portion of the light bulb with bare hands. Hold the
bulb by the plastic or metal portion.
If the bulb is scratched or dropped it may blow out or crack.
● Fully install light bulbs and any parts used to secure them. Failing to do so
may result in heat damage, fire, or water entering the headlight unit. This
may damage the headlights or cause condensation to build up on the lens.
● Do not take apart or repair the low beam discharge headlight bulbs, con-
nectors, power supply circuits, or related components.
Doing so could result in electric shock and death or serious injury.
■ High-intensity discharge (HID) headlights
● Contact your Toyota dealer before replacing high-intensity discharge
headlights (including light bulbs).
● Do not touch the high-intensity discharge headlight’s high voltage socket
when the headlights are turned on. An extremely high voltage of 20000V
will be discharged and could result in serious injury or death by electric
shock.
■ To prevent damage or fire
Make sure bulbs are fully seated and locked.

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CAUTION
■Maintenance of the tires
Each tire, including the spare (if provided), should be checked monthly
when cold and inflated to the inflation pressure recommended by the
vehicle manufacturer on the vehicle placard or tire inflation pressure
label (tire and load information label). (If your vehicle has tires of a differ-
ent size than the size indicated on the vehicle placard or tire inflation
pressure label [tire and load information label], you should determine the
proper tire inflation pr essure for those tires.)
As an added safety feature, your vehicle has been equipped with a tire
pressure monitoring system (TPMS-ti re pressure warning system) that
illuminates a low tire pressure telltal e (tire pressure warning light) when
one or more of your tires is significantly under-inflated. Accordingly,
when the low tire pressu re telltale (tire pressure warning light) illumi-
nates, you should stop and check your tires as soon as possible, and
inflate them to the proper pressure. Driving on a significantly under-
inflated tire causes the tire to overheat and can lead to tire failure.
Under-inflation also reduces fuel effi ciency and tire tread life, and may
affect the vehicle’s handling and stopping ability.
Please note that the TPMS (tire pressure warning system) is not a sub-
stitute for proper tire main tenance, and it is the driver’s responsibility to
maintain correct tire pressure, even if under-inflation has not reached the
level to trigger illu mination of the TPMS low tire pressure telltale (tire
pressure warning light).

Vehicle specifications6
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6-1. Specifications................. 462Maintenance data (fuel, oil level, etc.) ...................... 462
Fuel information ............... 472
Tire information ................ 475
6-2. Customization ................ 488 Customizable features ..... 488
6-3. Initialization .................... 491 Items to initialize .............. 491

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6-1. Specifications
Maintenance data (fuel, oil level, etc.)
Dimensions and weight
*:Unladen vehicle
Overall length175.0 in. (4445 mm)
Overall width67.9 in. (1725 mm)
Overall height *58.7 in. (1490 mm)
Wheelbase106.3 in. (2700 mm)
TreadFront59.3 in. (1505 mm)
Rear58.3 in. (1480 mm)
Vehicle capacity weight
(Occupants + luggage) 810 lb. (365 kg)