2012 TOYOTA PRIUS C Owners Manual

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When driving
Trailer towing
Toyota does not recommend towing a trailer with your vehicle.
Toyota also does not recommend the installation of a tow hitch or
the use of a tow hitch carrier for a wheelchair, scooter, bicycle, etc.
Your vehicle is not designed for tra iler towing or for the use of tow
hitch mounted carriers.

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Dinghy towing
NOTICE
■To avoid serious damage to your vehicle
Do not tow your vehicle with the four wheels on the ground.
Your vehicle is not designed to be dinghy towed (with 4 wheels on
the ground) behind a motor home.

Interior features3
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3-1. Using the air conditioningsystem a nd defogger
Automatic air conditioning system ........................... 236
Rear window and outside rear view mirror
defoggers ....................... 245
3-2. Using the audio system Audio system types .......... 246
Using the radio ................. 252
Using the CD player ......... 254
Playing back MP3 and WMA discs ..................... 259
Operating an iPod ............ 266
Operating a USB memory .......................... 274
Optimal use of the audio system ........................... 282
Using the AUX port .......... 285
Using the steering wheel audio switches ............... 286
3-3. Using the Bluetooth
®
audio system
Blu etooth
® audio/phone ... 289
Using the Bluetooth®
audio/phone ................... 292
Operating a Bluetooth
®
enabled portable
player ............................. 297 Making a phone call ......... 300
Using the “SET UP” menu
(“Bluetooth” menu) ......... 305
Using the “SET UP” menu (“Phone” menu).............. 311
3-4. Using the interior lights Interior lights list ............... 318
• Interior lights/personal lights................ 319
3-5. Using the storage features List of storage features .... 321
• Glove box....................... 322
• Console box ................... 322
• Auxiliary boxes ............... 324
• Cup holders ................... 326
• Bottle holders ................. 327
3-6. Other interior features Sun visors ........................ 329
Vanity mirrors ................... 330
Outside temperature display............................ 331
Power outlet ..................... 333
Seat heaters..................... 334
Coat hooks ....................... 336
Floor mat .......................... 337
Luggage cover ................. 339

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Automatic air conditioning system
Air outlets and fan speed are automatically adjusted according to the
temperature setting.
Temperature control dial
“OFF” buttonTemperature display
Fan speed display
Air outlet display
Cooling and dehumidification
function on/off button
Windshield
defogger button
Automatic mode button Fan speed control button
Air outlet selector button Outside/recirculated
air mode button

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Using the automatic air conditioning system
Press .
The air conditioning system beg ins to operate. Air outlets and
fan speed are automatically adjus ted according to the temper-
ature setting.
To adjust the temperature setting, turn clockwise to
increase the temperature and turn counterclockwise to
decrease the temperature.
Adjusting the settings manually
To adjust the fan speed, press “ ” on to increase the
fan speed and “ ” to decrease the fan speed.
Press to turn the fan off.
To adjust the temperature setting, turn clockwise to
increase the temperature and turn counterclockwise to
decrease the temperature.
To change the air outlets, press .
The air outlets used are switched each time the button is pressed.
( P. 238)
STEP1
STEP2
STEP1
STEP2
STEP3

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Defogging the windshield
Press .
The dehumidification function
operates and fan speed
increases.
Set the outside/recirculated air
mode button to the outside air
mode if the recirculated air mode
is used. (It may switch automati-
cally.)
To defog the windshield and the
side windows early, turn the air
flow and temperature up.
To return to the previous mode,
press again when the
windshield is defogged.
Air outlets and air flow
Air flows to the upper body.

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Air flows to the upper body and
feet.
: Some models
Air flows mainly to the feet.
*: When the warming function is
operating, air flows to the upper
body as well to warm the upper
body effectively.
: Some models
Air flows to the feet and the
windshield defogger operates.
: Some models
*
*

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Switching between outside air and recirculated air modes
Press .
The mode switches between outside air mode (the indicator is off) and
recirculated air mode (the indicator is on) each time the button is
pressed.
Adjusting the position of and opening and closing the air outlets Center outlets Direct air flow to the left or right,
up or down.
Right and left side outlets Direct air flow to the left or right,
up or down.