2012 TOYOTA PRIUS PLUG-IN Owners Manual

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When driving
Switching the head-up display
Display items can be switched by pressing the “HUD” main switch.
Speedometer
Displays the vehicle speed.
Speedometer and Hybrid Sys-
tem Indicator
Displays Hybrid System Indicator
under the speedometer.
(→P. 2 6 8 )
Off
When on, the indicator light on
the “HUD” main switch comes on.
Switching the turn-by-turn navigation display (if equipped)
On/off
When on, the indicator light on
the “NAVI” button comes on.

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Setting up the display
■Setting the brightness
The brightness of the display is automatically adjusted in accor-
dance with the brightness of the surrounding environment. How-
ever, the brightness can also be manually adjusted in 5 stages.
Darker
Brighter
The brightness can be manually
adjusted in 5 stages.
■Adjusting the display position
Lower
Higher

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When driving
Tu r n - b y - t u r n n a v i g a t ion display (if equipped)
When the vehicle approaches an
intersection, the direction the
vehicle should go is guided by
the arrow.
When the vehicle approaches an
intersection, the route guidance
will start and the distance* to the
intersection will also be dis-
played.
*:The distance decreases in incre-
ments of 100 ft. (30 m) and the
distance indication will disappear
when the vehicle passes through
the intersection.
■System check display
When the “POWER” switch is turned OFF while the head-up display is on,
and is then turned again to ON mode, “welcome to PRIUS” is displayed
while system operation is checked. When the system check is complete, the
normal screen will return.

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■When driving on snowy roads or in other bright environments
When the highest level of brightness has been reached, the display can be
made even brighter by pressing and holding “∧” on the brightness control
button.
Pressing “∨” on the brightness control button or turning the “POWER” switch
off will cause the brightness level to revert to the original level.
■Display speed setting function
The speedometer can be set to display only when a desired vehicle speed is
reached.
Press and hold the “HUD” main switch while the vehicle is stopped
and while the head-up display is showing only the speedometer.
The speedometer will begin to flash.
Set the desired display speed on the speedometer by pressing “∧”
and “∨” on the display position adjustment button.
Press “∧” to raise the speed and “∨” to lower. The speed will change
by 1 mph (1.6 km/h) each time the button is pressed, and continu-
ously by 10 mph (16 km/h) when the button is pressed and held.
Press and hold the “HUD” main switch to finish setting.
■Head-up display
The head-up display may seem dark and hard to see when viewed through
sunglasses, especially polarized sunglasses.
Adjust the brightness of the head-up display or remove your sunglasses.
■When the 12-volt battery is disconnected
The head-up display settings will be reset.
STEP 1
STEP 2
STEP 3

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When driving
CAUTION
■Before using the head-up display
Check that the position and brightness of the head-up display image does
not interfere with safe driving. Incorrect adjustment of the image’s position or
brightness may obstruct the driver’s view and lead to an accident, resulting
in death or serious injury.
NOTICE
■To p r e v e n t d a m a g e t o t h e c o m p o n e n ts
If an object falls into the opening of the
head-up display, remove it immediately.
Also, avoid spilling water or other liquids
near the head-up display opening as this
may cause mechanical damage.

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2-3. Operating the lights and windshield wipers
Headlight switch
The headlights can be operated manually or automatically.
Turning the end of the lever turns on the lights as follows:
Ty p e A
The headlights, park-
ing lights and so on
turn on and off auto-
matically (when the
“POWER” switch is
in ON mode).
The side marker,
parking, tail, license
plate and instrument
panel lights turn on.
The headlights and
all the lights listed
above turn on.
The daytime running
lights turn off.

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When driving
Ty p e B
The daytime running
lights turn on.
The side marker,
parking, tail, license
plate, daytime run-
ning lights and instru-
ment panel lights turn
on.
The headlights and
all the lights listed
above turn on.
The daytime running
lights turn off.

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Ty p e C
The daytime running
lights turn on.
The side marker,
parking, tail, license
plate, daytime run-
ning lights and instru-
ment panel lights turn
on.
The headlights and
all the lights listed
above (except day-
time running lights)
turn on.
The headlights, park-
ing lights, daytime
running lights and so
on turn on and off
automatically (when
the “POWER” switch
is in ON mode).