2012 TOYOTA PRIUS V Owners Manual (in English)

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NOTICE
■
Hybrid battery (traction battery) air vent
● Do not put foreign objects near the air vent. The hybrid battery (traction
battery) may overheat and be damaged.
● Clean the air vent regularly to prevent the hybrid battery (traction battery)
from overheating.
● Do not wet or allow foreign substances to enter the air vent as this may
cause a short circuit and damage the hybrid battery (traction battery).
● Do not carry large amounts of water such as water cooler bottles in the
vehicle. If water spills onto the hybrid battery (traction battery), the battery
may be damaged. Have the vehicle inspected by your Toyota dealer.

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Energy monitor/consumption screen
Energy monitorDisplays the flow of energy as it changes in accordance with driving
conditions.
Display Audio system Press “CAR”.
If the “Trip Information” or “His-
tory” screen is displayed, touch
“Energy”.
You can view the status of your hybrid system on the Display Audio
system screen or the navigation system screen.
Display Audio system screen
or navigation system screen

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ConditionDisplay
When the vehicle is powered by
the electric motor (traction
motor)
When the vehicle is powered by
both the gasoline engine and the
electric motor (traction motor)
When the vehicle is powered by
the gasoline engine

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These images are examples only, and may vary slightly from actual conditions.
ConditionDisplay
When the vehicle is charging the
hybrid battery (traction battery)
When there is no energy flow
Hybrid battery (traction battery)
status Low Full

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Navigation system
Press “INFO APPS” or “INFO”.
Touch “Fuel Consumption” on
the “Information” screen.
If the “Trip Information” or “Past
Record” screen is displayed,
touch “Energy”.
STEP 1
STEP 2

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ConditionDisplay
When the vehicle is powered by
the electric motor (traction
motor)
When the vehicle is powered by
both the gasoline engine and the
electric motor (traction motor)
When the vehicle is powered by
the gasoline engine

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These images are examples only, and may va
ry slightly from actual conditions.
ConditionDisplay
When the vehicle is charging the
hybrid battery (traction battery)
When there is no energy flow
Hybrid battery (traction battery)
status Low Full

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Trip information screenDisplay Audio system
Press “CAR”.
If the “Energy Monitor” or “History” screen is displayed, touch “Trip Infor-
mation”.
Fuel consumption in the past
15 minutes
Displays the average vehicle
speed since the hybrid system
was started
Displays the elapsed time
since the hybrid system was
started
Cruising range ( P. 5 1 )
Regenerated energy in the
past 15 minutes
One symbol indicates 30 Wh. Up
to 4 symbols are shown.
The image is example only, and may vary slightly from actual conditions.