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118 1-4. Opening, closing and locking the doors
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■Operation signals
A buzzer sounds and the emergency flashers flash to indicate that the doors
have been locked/unlocked. (Locked: Once; Unlocked: Twice)
■ When the door cannot be locked by the lock sensor on the upper part
of the door handle
■ Alarms and warning lights
A combination of exterior and interior alarms as well as warning lights are
used to prevent theft of the vehicle and accidents resulting from erroneous
operation. Take appropriate measures in response to any warning message
shown on the multi-information display. ( P. 563)
The following table describes circumstances and correction procedures
when only alarms are sounded.
If the door will not lock even when the
topside sensor area is touched, try touch-
ing both the topside and underside sen-
sor areas at the same time.
AlarmSituationCorrection procedure
Interior alarm
pings once and
exterior alarm
sounds once for
5 seconds
*1
An attempt was made to
lock the doors using the
entry function while the
electronic key was still
inside the passenger com-
partment Retrieve the elec-
tronic key from the
passenger compart-
ment and lock the
doors again
An attempt was made to
exit the vehicle and lock
the doors without first turn-
ing the “POWER” switch
off Turn the “POWER”
switch off and lock the
doors again
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1-4. Opening, closing and locking the doors
1
Before driving
PRIUS PHV_OM_OM47A11U_(U)
■
Panic mode
■ Security feature
P. 121
■ Conditions aff ecting operation
P. 123
■ If the wireless remote control does not operate properly
Locking and unlocking the doors: Use the mechanical key. ( P. 599)
■ Electronic key battery depletion
P. 127
■ When the electronic key battery is fully depleted
P. 497
■ Customization
Settings (e.g. door unlocking function) can be changed.
(Customizable features P. 647)
When is pressed for longer than
about one second, an alarm will sound
intermittently and the vehicle lights will
flash to deter any person from trying to
break into or damage your vehicle.
To stop the alarm, press any button on
the electronic key.
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1-5. Adjustable components (seats, mirrors, steering wheel)
PRIUS PHV_OM_OM47A11U_(U)
Inside rear view mirror
Adjusting the height of rear view mirrorAdjust the height of the rear view
mirror by moving it up and down.
Anti-glare functionManual anti-glare inside rear view mirror
Reflected light from the headlights of vehicles behind can be reduced
by operating the lever.
Normal position
Anti-glare position
The rear view mirror’s position can be adjusted to enable sufficient
confirmation of the rear view in accordance with the driver’s seating
posture.
ITI14P209
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1-5. Adjustable components (s
eats, mirrors, steering wheel)
1
Before driving
PRIUS PHV_OM_OM47A11U_(U)
Auto anti-glare inside rear view mirror (without garage door
opener)
Responding to the level of brightness of the headlights of vehicles
behind, the reflected light is automatically reduced.
Changing automatic anti-glare
function mode
ON/OFF
When the automatic anti-glare
function is in ON mode, the indi-
cator illuminates.
The function will set to ON mode
each time the “POWER” switch is
turned to ON mode.
Pressing the button turns the
function to OFF mode. (The indi-
cator also turns off.)
Auto anti-glare inside rear vi ew mirror (with garage door opener)
Responding to the level of brightness of the headlights of vehicles
behind, the reflected light is automatically reduced.
Changing automatic anti-glare
function modeON
OFF
When the automatic anti-glare
function is in ON mode, the indi-
cator illuminates.
The function will set to ON mode
each time the “POWER” switch is
turned to ON mode.
Turns the function to OFF mode,
the indicator turns off.
Indicator
Indicator
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1-9. Safety information
1
Before driving
PRIUS PHV_OM_OM47A11U_(U)
SRS airbag system components
Front passenger airbag
“AIR BAG ON” and “AIR BAG
OFF” indicator lights
Side airbags
Curtain shield airbags
Front passenger occupant
classification system (ECU
and sensors)
Side impact sensors (rear)
SRS warning light
Driver airbag
Side impact sensors (front) Seat belt pretensioners and
force limiters
Side impact sensors (front
door)
Driver’s seat belt buckle
switch
Driver’s seat position sensor
Driver’s knee airbag
Front passenger’s seat belt
buckle switch
Front impact sensors
Airbag sensor assembly
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1-9. Safety information
1
Before driving
PRIUS PHV_OM_OM47A11U_(U)
Condition and operation in the front passenger occupant
classification system
■ Adult
*1
■Child*4 or child restraint system*5
Indicator/
warning light “AIR BAG ON” and “AIR BAG OFF”
indicator lights “AIR BAG
ON”
SRS warning light Off
Front passenger’s seat belt reminder light Off
*2
or
flashing
*3
Devices Front passenger airbag
Activated
Side airbag on the front passenger seat
Curtain shield airbag in the front passen- ger side
Front passenger’s seat belt pretensioner
Indicator/
warning light “AIR BAG ON” and “AIR BAG OFF”
indicator lights “AIR BAG
OFF”
*6
SRS warning light Off
Front passenger’s seat belt reminder light Off
*2
or
flashing
*3
Devices Front passenger airbag
Deactivated
Side airbag on the front passenger seat
Activated
Curtain shield airbag in the front passen-
ger side
Front passenger’s seat belt pretensioner
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■Unoccupied
■ There is a malfunction in the system
Indicator/
warning light “AIR BAG ON” and “AIR BAG OFF”
indicator lightsNot illuminated
SRS warning light Off
Front passenger’s seat belt reminder light
Devices Front passenger airbag Deactivated
Side airbag on the front passenger seat Activated
Curtain shield airbag in the front passen-
ger side
Front passenger’s seat belt pretensioner Activated
*7
or
deactivated
*8
Indicator/
warning light “AIR BAG ON” and “AIR BAG OFF”
indicator lights “AIR BAG
OFF”
SRS warning light On
Front passenger’s seat belt reminder light Off
Devices Front passenger airbag
Deactivated
Side airbag on the front passenger seat
Activated
Curtain shield airbag in the front passen-
ger side
Front passenger’s seat belt pretensioner
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2-1. Driving proceduresDriving the vehicle............ 228
Power (ignition) switch ..... 242
Hybrid transmission ......... 249
Turn signal lever .............. 259
Parking brake ................... 260
Horn ................................. 261
2-2. Instrument cluster Gauges and meters ......... 262
Indicators and warning lights .............................. 267
Multi-information display............................ 271
Head-up display ............... 290 2-3. Operating the lights and
windshield wipers
Headlight switch ............... 297
Fog light switch ................ 303
Windshield wipers and washer ........................... 305
Rear window wiper and washer ........................... 309
Headlight cleaner switch ............................. 312
2-4. Using other driving systems
Cruise control ................... 313
Dynamic radar cruise control ............................ 317
Driving assist systems ..... 333
Hill-start assist control ...... 338
PCS (Pre-Collision System).......................... 340
2-5. Driving information Cargo and luggage .......... 349
Vehicle load limits ............ 354
Winter driving tips ............ 355
Trailer towing ................... 360
Dinghy towing .................. 361