2010 TOYOTA PRIUS Owners Manual

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Hybrid System Indicator
Charge area
Eco area
Power area
Hybrid Eco area
As shown below, the driving condit ions of the vehicle can be con-
firmed by checking the status of the indicator bar.
Multi-information display*1Eco Driving Indicator Light
Charge area: 
Shows that energy is
being recovered via the
regenerative brake.
( P. 29)
On
Hybrid Eco area:

Shows that gasoline
engine power is not
being used very
often.
*2
Eco area: 
Shows that the vehicle
is being driven in an
environmentally friendly
(fuel efficient) manner.

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*1: The images are examples only, and may vary slightly from actual condi-tions.
*2: The gasoline engine will automatically stop and restart under various conditions.
5-minute/1-minute interval fuel consumption display
The fuel consumption display shows the average fuel consumption
and the regenerated energy amount in 5-minute or 1-minute inter-
vals.
■ Switching between 5-minut e and 1-minute intervals
Press and hold the “DISP” switch
while either the 5-minute interval
or 1-minute interval display is
being shown.
The display will alternate with
each press of the button.
Multi-information display*1Eco Driving Indicator Light
Power area: 
Shows that an environ-
mentally friendly driv-
ing range is being
exceeded (during full
power driving etc.). Off

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Display
5-minute interval fuel consumption
Fuel consumption in the past
30 minutes
*
Displays the average fuel con-
sumption for the last 30 minutes
in intervals of 5 minutes.
Regenerated energy in the
past 30 minutes
*
Displays the amount of energy
generated over the last 30 min-
utes in intervals of 5 minutes.
One symbol indicates 50 Wh.
Up to 8 symbols are shown.
Eco Driving Indicator Light
Average speed
*
Displays the average vehicle
speed since the function was last
reset.
Average fuel consumption*
Displays the average fuel con-
sumption since the function was
last reset.
*: The function can be reset by pressing and holding the “TRIP”
button when either the 5-minute or
1-minute interval fuel consumption
display is being shown.

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PRIUS_U (OM47668U) U.S.A.1-minute interval fuel consumption
Fuel consumption in the past
15 minutes
Displays the average fuel con-
sumption for the last 15 minutes
in intervals of 1 minute.
Regenerated energy in the
past 15 minutes
Displays the amount of energy
generated over the last 15 min-
utes in intervals of 1 minute.
One symbol indicates 30 Wh.
Up to 8 symbols are shown.

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Fuel consumption history display
The fuel consumption re cord display shows a history of the average
fuel consumption in sections, based on the driving records of trip
meters A and B. Each section repr esents the interval between each
trip meter reset. (
P. 200)
Average fuel consumption
prior to the previous trip meter
reset
Driving distance prior to the
previous trip meter reset
Average fuel consumption
since the previous trip meter
reset
Driving distance since the pre-
vious trip meter reset
Trip distance at the time best
consumption was recorded
Best consumption at the previ-
ous trip meter reset
Displays the best fuel consump-
tion out of all previous trips.

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Resetting the best consumption
Press and hold the “TRIP” switch
while the fuel consumption his-
tory is displayed.
A confirmation message will be
displayed.
Press and hold the “TRIP” switch again.
The best consumption will be reset. 
To cancel the reset operation, press the “DISP” switch.
Odometer/trip meter/distance to empty
The display changes as follows
each time the “TRIP” button is
pressed.
Odometer  Trip meter A* 
Trip meter B
*  Distance to
empty  Off
*: Pushing and holding the “TRIP” button will reset the trip meter.
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Odometer
● Trip meter
● Distance to empty Displays the total distance the vehicle has been
driven.
Displays the distance the vehicle has been driven
since the meter was last reset. Trip meters A and
B can be used to record and display different dis-
tances independently.
Displays the estimated
maximum distance that
can be driven with the quantity of fuel remaining.
• This distance is computed based on your average fuel consumption. As a result, the actual distance
that can be driven may differ from that displayed.
• When only a small amount of fuel is added to the tank, the display may not be updated.

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Setting up the displaysPress the “DISP” switch unt il the “SETTINGS” screen
appears.
While the vehicle is stopped,
press and hold the “DISP” switch
until the screen changes.
■ Switching the Eco Driving Indi cator Light/steering switch
operation display on/off
Select “ECO” or “STEERING
SWITCH” on the screen by
pressing the “DISP” switch.
Press and hold the “DISP” switch
to enter the setting mode.
Select “ON” or “OFF” by press-
ing the “DISP” switch.
Press and hold the “DISP” switch
to finish setting.
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STEP2
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