2012 TOYOTA PRIUS V Owners Manual (in English)

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CAUTION
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 pressure telltale (tire pre ssure 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 ma intenance, 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).
Your vehicle has also been equipped with a TPMS (tire pressure warning
system) malfunction indicator to indi cate when the system is not operat-
ing properly. The TPMS (tire pressure warning system) malfunction indi-
cator is combined with the low tire pressure telltale (tire pressure
warning light). When the system det ects a malfunction, the telltale will
flash for approximately one minute an d then remain continuously illumi-
nated. This sequence will continue upon subsequent vehicle start-ups as
long as the malfunction exists. When the malfunction indi cator is illumi-
nated, the system may not be able to detect or signal low tire pressure
as intended.

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TPMS (tire pressure warning system) malfunctions may occur for a vari-
ety of reasons, including the installation of replacement or alternate tires
or wheels on the vehicle that prevent the TPMS (tire pressure warning
system) from functioning properly. Always check the TPMS (tire pres-
sure warning system) malfunction te lltale after replacing one or more
tires or wheels on your vehicle to ensure that the replacement or alter-
nate tires and wheels allow the TPMS (tire pressure warning system) to
continue to function properly.
NOTICE
■Precaution when installing a different tire
When a tire of a different specification or maker is installed, the tire pres-
sure warning system may not operate properly.

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Follow the correction procedures.
After taking the specified steps to correct the suspected problem,
check that the warning light turn off.
InteriorbuzzerExterior buzzerWarning lightDetailsCorrection procedure
Once
The electronic key
is not detected
when an attempt
is made to start
the hybrid system.
Start the hybrid sys-
tem with the electronic
key present.
The “POWER”
switch has been
pressed while the
electronic key
was not detected
inside the vehicle.
Confirm the location
of the electronic key.
(P. 60, 66)
If the warning light
does not extinguish
even though the elec-
tronic key is within
operating range,
touch the electronic
key to the “POWER”
switch while depress-
ing the brake pedal
(P. 480)
Transmission
between the elec-
tronic key and the
vehicle is being
blocked, or the bat-
tery in the electronic
key has been
depleted.

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InteriorbuzzerExterior buzzerWarning lightDetailsCorrection procedure
Once
Driving has been
started without the
correct electronic
key inside the
vehicle.
Confirm the location
of the electronic key.
Once3 times
The electronic key
was carried out-
side the vehicle
and a door other
than the driver’s
door was opened
and closed while
the “POWER”
switch was in a
mode other than
off.
Bring the electronic
key back into the vehi-
cle.
The electronic key
was carried out-
side the vehicle
and the driver’s
door was opened
and closed while
the shift position P
was selected
without turning off
the “POWER”
switch.
Turn the “POWER”
switch off or bring the
electronic key back
into the vehicle.

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Interior
buzzerExterior buzzerWarning lightDetailsCorrection procedure
Contin- uous
An attempt was
made to exit the
vehicle with the
electronic key and
lock the doors
without first turn-
ing the “POWER”
switch off.
Turn the “POWER”
switch off and lock the
doors again.
Contin- uousContin-uous
The electronic key
was carried out-
side the vehicle
and the driver’s
door was opened
and closed while
any shift position
other than P was
selected without
turning off the
“POWER” switch.
• Shift the shift position to P.
• Bring the electronic key back into the vehi-
cle.

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If you have a flat tire
Remove the flat tire and replace it with the spare tire provided.
■Before jacking up the vehicle
●Stop the vehicle on a hard, flat surface.
● Set the parking brake.
● Shift the shift position to P.
● Stop the hybrid system.
● Turn on the emergency flashers.
■ Location of the spare tire, jack and tools
Center auxiliary
boxes
Jack Spa r e t ire
Jack handle
Towing eyelet Wheel nut
wrench
Left side
deck board

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Taking out the jack
Open the deck board and move
it toward the front of the vehicle.
Remove the left side deck board
and then remove the center aux-
iliary boxes.
Take out the jack.
STEP 1
STEP 2
STEP 3

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Taking out the spare tireUnload the tool holder from the
vehicle and loosen the center
fastener that secures the spare
tire.
CAUTION
■Service plug
Be careful not to hit the service plug when loading or unloading the tool
holder or the spare tire. (P. 3 9 )