2016 TOYOTA PRIUS Setting

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Instrument cluster
■Liquid crystal display
Small spots or light spots may appear on the display. This phenomenon is
characteristic of liquid crystal displays, and there is no problem continuing to
use the display.
■ Pop-up display
Some functions, such as the driving mode select switch and air conditioning
system, are operation-linked and display pop-up screens on the multi-infor-
mation display. If the pop-up screens of these functions are not desired, they
can be turned off in the “Meter Customize” settings. ( P. 142)
WARNING
■To prevent an accident
■ Caution for use while driving
For safety, avoid operating the meter control switch while driving as much
as possible, and do not look continuously at the multi-information display
while driving. Stop the vehicle and operate the meter control switch. Failure
to do so may cause a steering wheel operation error, resulting in an unex-
pected accident.
NOTICE
■The information display at low temperatures
Allow the interior of the vehicle to warm up before using the liquid crystal
information display. At extremely low temperatures, the information display
monitor may respond slowly, and display changes may be delayed.
Do not place anything or attach a sticker
in front of the instrument cluster. The item
may obscure or obstruct the display, or
could reflect off the display, possibly
causing an accident.

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Instrument cluster
Simple screen or split screen can be selected for the main display.
When split screen is selected, a variety of information can be displayed on
a sub-screen in addition to the contents of the simple screen.
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Setting procedure
Select the “Meter Customize” settings ( ) screen on the
screen of the multi-informat ion display, and then press .
(  P. 139)
Press or of the meter contro l switches to select “Simple/
Split Screen”.
Press to display the setting screen.
Press or of the
meter control switches to
select a display mode.
Press .
The contents of the main display switch to the selected display mode.
Press to return to the previous screen.
Switching the display mode
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Instrument cluster
■Outside temperature display
●In the following situations, the correct outside temperature may not be dis-
played, or the display may take longer than normal to change.
• When stopped, or driving at low speeds (less than 12 mph [20 km/h])
• When the outside temperature has changed suddenly (at the entrance/
exit of a garage, tunnel, etc.)
● When “-” or “E” is displayed, the system may be malfunctioning.
Take your vehicle to your Toyota dealer.
■ Distance to empty
●This distance is computed based on your average fuel consumption. As a
result, the actual distance that can be driven may differ from that displayed.
● When only a small amount of fuel is added to the tank, the display may not
be updated.
When refueling, turn the power switch off. If the vehicle is refueled without
turning the power switch off, the display may not be updated.
■ Switching the driving mode ( P. 320)
*: The animation displayed when the driving mode is switched can be turned
off in the “Meter Customize” settings. ( P. 142)
When the driving mode is switched, the
driving mode indicator changes and an
animation
* is displayed on the multi-infor-
mation display.
Also, the background color of the main
display, energy monitor ( P. 1 1 7 ) a n d
Hybrid System Indicator ( P. 119)
change as follows.
Driving modesBackground color
Normal mode Green
Power modeRed
Eco drive modeBlue

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Multi-infor mation display
Information related to each icon
on the upper portion of the multi-
information display can be dis-
played by operating the meter
control switches to select the icon.
Icons are displayed when pressing or of the meter control
switches and turn off shortly after
pressing the switch.
Screens linked with vehicle functions may be automatically displayed
according to the operation status of the corresponding functions.
A variety of informati on related to the vehic le can be displayed,
including the operation status of each system and data related
to Eco driving, and the settings of each system can be changed
according to user preference.
Display contents

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Instrument cluster
*1: If equipped
*2: When there is a warning message that can be displayed, the color of changes to amber.
Menu iconsContentsPages
Drive information The energy monitor that shows the operation
status of the hybrid system, or other informa-
tion such as fuel consumption is displayed. P. 1 1 6
Navigation system-linked display*1
The information related to the navigation sys-
tem is displayed.P. 133
Audio system-linked display*1
The audio system settings can be changed.P. 133
Air conditioning system settings screen
The air conditioning system settings can be
changed.
P. 134
Driving assist system informationThe information related to driving assist sys-
tems such as the LDA (Lane Departure Alert
with steering control)
*1 and dynamic radar
cruise control with full-speed range
*1 is dis-
played.
P. 138
Warning message display*2
The warning messages are displayed.P. 138
Settings display The settings of the vehicle functions, meter
display, etc. can be changed.
P. 139

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EV indicator*2, 3
The EV indicator comes on when the vehicle is driven using only the
electric motor (traction motor) or the gasoline engine is stopped.
Hybrid battery (traction battery) status
P. 1 1 8
Eco score
P. 121
●By keeping the indicator within Ec o area, more Eco-friendly driv-
ing can be achieved.
● Charge area indicates regeneration
*4 status. Regenerated
energy will be used to charge the hybrid battery (traction battery).
*1: Not displayed on the sub-screen.
*2: Not displayed on the sub-screen or head-up display.
*3: The EV indicator function can be turned off in the “Meter Customize”
settings. ( P. 142)
*4: When used in this manual, “regeneration” refers to the conversion of
energy created by the movement of the vehicle into electrical energy.
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“ECO Accelerator Guidance”
A blue zone is displayed in the
Eco area which can be used as
a reference operation range for
using the accelerator pedal
according to driving conditions
such as starting off and cruis-
ing.
The “ECO Accelerator Guid-
ance” display changes accord-
ing to the driving status, such as
when starting off or cruising.
It is easier to drive in an Eco-friendly manner by driving according to the
display showing the accelerator pedal operations and staying within the
“ECO Accelerator Guidance” range. ( P. 209)
The “ECO Accelerator Guidance” function can be turned off in the
“Meter Customize” settings. ( P. 142)
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“ECO Accelerator Guidance”

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■Types of “Fuel Consumption Record”
When the unit is set to “MPH”
*1: This record is reset each time the hybrid system stops.
*2: The maximum value of the graph can be switched in 3 levels (150 MPG,100 MPG and 50 MPG) by operating the or of the meter control
switches while the “Monthly” tab display is selected.
*3: The “Monthly” record can be reset on the “Meter Customize” settingsscreen. ( P. 142)
Tab displayRecorded contentsRecorded range
“5 min”Average fuel consumption
of every 5 minutes
*1The past 30 minutes
“1 miles”
Average fuel consumption
of every 1 mile (1.6 km)
driven
*1
The last 15 miles (24.1 km)
driven
“5 miles”
Average fuel consumption
of every 5 miles (8 km)
driven
*1
The last 30 miles (48.3 km)
driven
“Monthly”Average fuel consumption
of this month
*2, 3
Record of last 4 months and
the same month of the pre-
vious year

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When the unit is set to “km/h”
*1: This record is reset each time the hybrid system stops.
*2: The maximum value of the graph can be switched in 3 levels (10 L/100 km,6 L/100 km and 3 L/100 km) by operating the or of the meter con-
trol switches while the “Monthly” tab display is selected.
*3: The “Monthly” record can be reset on the “Meter Customize” settingsscreen. ( P. 142)
Tab displayRecorded contentsRecorded range
“5 min”Average fuel consumption
of every 5 minutes
*1The past 30 minutes
“1 km”
Average fuel consumption
of every 1 km (0.6 mile)
driven
*1
The last 15 km (9.3 miles)
driven
“5 km”
Average fuel consumption
of every 5 km (3.1 miles)
driven
*1
The last 30 km (18.6 miles)
driven
“Monthly”Average fuel consumption
of this month
*2, 3
Record of last 4 months and
the same month of the pre-
vious year