2012 TOYOTA PRIUS driver s door

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Pictorial indexInstrument panel
Headlight switch
Turn signal lever
Fog light switch

P. 250
P. 211
P. 256
Pre-collision braking off switch P. 304
Parking brake pedal P. 212
Fuel filler door opener
P. 131Tire pressure warning reset switch P. 439
Windshield wipers and
washer switch
Rear window wiper and
washer switch
P. 258
P. 262
Gauges and meters
Multi-information display P. 214
P. 223
Audio system*2 P. 347
Navigation system*1
SRS driver airbag
Horn
P. 140
P. 213
SRS knee airbag P. 140
Tilt and telescopic steering control lever P. 117
: If equipped
*1: Refer to “Navigation System Owner’s Manual”.
*2: Refer to “Display Audio System Owner’s Manual”.

34 1-1. Hybrid system
■Sounds and vibrations specific to a hybrid vehicle
There may be no engine sounds or vibration even though the vehicle is able
to move. For safety, apply the parking brake and make sure to shift the shift
position to P when parked.
The following sounds or vibrations may occur when the hybrid system is
operating and are not a malfunction:
●The brake system operation sound heard from the front of the vehicle
when the driver’s door is opened.
● Motor sounds may be heard from the engine compartment.
● Sounds may be heard from the hybrid battery (traction battery) when the
hybrid system starts or stops.
● Sounds may be heard from the transmission when the gasoline engine
starts or stops, when driving at low speeds, or during idling.
● Engine sounds may be heard when accelerating sharply.
● Sounds may be heard due to regenerative braking when the brake pedal
is depressed and accelerator is loosened.
● Other sounds, such as motors and mechanical noises, may be heard
from the brake system when the brake pedal is depressed.
● Vibration may be felt when the gasoline engine starts or stops.
● Cooling fan sounds may be heard from the air intake vent. (
P. 37)
● The operation sound of the air conditioning system (air conditioning com-
pressor, blower motor).

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Before driving
1-3. Opening, closing and locking the doors
Smart key system (with entr y function)
The following operations can be performed simply by carrying the
electronic key on your person, for example in your pocket.
(The driver should always carry the electronic key.)
Unlocks and locks the side doors ( P. 6 2 )
Unlocks and locks the back door ( P. 63)
Starts and stops the hybrid system ( P. 192)

62 1-3. Opening, closing and locking the doors
Unlocking and locking the doorsFront door handles (including front passenger door handle if
equipped with entry function) Grip the driver’s door handle to
unlock the door. Grip the passen-
ger’s door handle to unlock all
the doors.
*
Make sure to touch the sensor on
the back of the handle.
The doors cannot be unlocked for
3 seconds after the doors are
locked.
*: The door unlock settings can bechanged. ( P. 70)
Touch the lock sensor (the
indentation on the upper part of
the door handle) to lock the
doors.

64 1-3. Opening, closing and locking the doors
Antenna location and effective range
■ Antenna location
Vehicles with entry function of driver’s door Antennas outside cabin
Antennas inside cabin
Vehicles with entry function of front and back doors Antennas outside the cabin
Antennas inside the cabin
Antenna outside the luggage
compartment

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1-3. Opening, closing and locking the doors
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Before driving
■
Effective range (areas within which the electronic key is
detected)
Vehicles with entry function of driver’s door When locking or unlockingthe door
The system can be operated
when the electronic key is
within about 2.3 ft. (0.7 m) of
driver’s door handle.
When starting the hybridsystem or changing
“POWER” switch modes
The system can be operated
when the electronic key is
inside the vehicle.
Vehicles with entry function of front and back doors
When locking or unlockingthe doors
The system can be operated
when the electronic key is
within about 2.3 ft. (0.7 m) of
either of the outside front
door handle and back door
opener switch. (Only the
doors detecting the key can
be operated.)
When starting the hybridsystem or changing
“POWER” switch modes
The system can be operated
when the electronic key is
inside the vehicle.

68 1-3. Opening, closing and locking the doors
AlarmSituationCorrection procedure
Interior alarm
pings continu-
ously
*1
The “POWER” switch was
turned to ACCESSORY
mode while the driver’s
door was open (or the
driver’s door was opened
while the “POWER” switch
was in ACCESSORY
mode) Turn the “POWER”
switch off and close
the driver’s door
Interior alarm
sounds continu-
ously
*1
When the “POWER”
switch is in ON mode or
ACCESSORY mode, an
attempt was made to open
the door and exit the vehi-
cle, and the shift position
was not in P Shift the shift position
to P and turn the
“POWER” switch off
Interior and exte-
rior alarms sound
continuously
*1
When the “POWER”
switch is in ON mode or
ACCESSORY mode, the
driver’s door was closed
after the key was carried
outside the vehicle, and
the shift position not in P Shift the shift position
to P, turn the
“POWER” switch off
and close the driver’s
door again

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1-3. Opening, closing and locking the doors
1
Before driving
*1: A message will be shown on the multi-information display in the instru-
ment cluster.
*2: If the hybrid system does not start when the electronic key is inside thevehicle, the electronic key battery may be depleted or there may be dif-
ficulties receiving signal from the key. ( P. 541)
AlarmSituationCorrection procedure
Interior alarm
pings once
*1
The electronic key has a
low battery Replace the electronic
key battery
An attempt was made to
start the hybrid system
without the electronic key
being present, or the elec-
tronic key was not func-
tioning normally Start the hybrid sys-
tem with the elec-
tronic key present
*2
Interior alarm
pings once and
exterior alarm
sounds 3 times
*1
The driver’s door was
closed after the key was
carried outside the vehicle,
and the “POWER” switch
was not turned OFF
Turn the “POWER”
switch off and close
the driver’s door again
An occupant carried the
electronic key outside the
vehicle and closed the
door while the “POWER”
switch was not OFF Bring the electronic
key back into the vehi-
cle