17Pictorial index
PRIUS PRIME_OM_OM47A88U_(U)Windshield wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 350
Precautions against winter season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 482
Precautions against car wash (vehicles with rain-sensing
windshield wipers) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 558
Fuel filler door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 356
Refueling method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 356
Fuel type/fuel tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 710
Charging port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 102
Charging method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 125
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 594
Tire size/inflation pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 716
Winter tires/tire chain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 482
Checking/rotation/tire pressure warning system . . . . . . . . . P. 594
Coping with flat tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 671
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 577
Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 577
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 712
Coping with overheat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 700
Headlights/parking lights/
daytime running lights/
side marker lights/LED accent lights
*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 338
Side marker lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 338
Fog lights
* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 348
Turn signal lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 336
Tail lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 338
License plate lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 338
Back-up lights
Shifting the shift position to R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 330
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Light bulbs of the exter ior lights for driving
(Replacing method: P. 635, Watts: P. 717)
*: If equipped
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PRIUS PRIME_OM_OM47A88U_(U)Multi-information display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 205
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 205
Energy monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 208
When the warning messages are displayed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 663
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 337
Applying/releasing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 337
Precautions against winter season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 482
Warning buzzer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 337
Turn signal lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 336
Headlight switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 338
Headlights/parking lights/tail lights/
daytime running lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 338
Fog lights
*1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 348
Windshield wipers and washer switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 350
Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 350
Adding washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 592
Emergency flasher switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 644
Fuel filler door opener . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 358
Hood lock release lever. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 577
Tilt and telescopic steering lock release lever . . . . . . . . . . P. 294
Air conditioning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 488, 498
Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 488, 499
Rear window defogger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 491, 502
Audio system
*2
*1: If equipped
*2: Refer to “NAVIGATION SYSTEM OWNER’S MANUAL”.
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2-2. Charging
Before charging, always check the following items.
●The parking brake is applied.( →P. 337)
● The headlights are switched off or set to AUTO, and lights such as
the emergency flashers and interior lights etc. are switched off.
If these light switches are turned ON, then these features will consume
electricity, and charging time will increase.
●The power switch is off. ( →P. 324)
Before charging, make sure that ea ch part of the charging cable is in
good condition. ( →P. 11 2 )
■Safety functions
●The hybrid system will not start while the charging cable is attached to the
vehicle, even if the power switch is operated.
● If the charging cable is connected while the “READY” indicator is illumi-
nated, the hybrid system will stop automatically and driving will not be possi-
ble.
● When the charging cable is connected to the vehicle, the shift position can-
not be changed from P to another position.
■ During charging
The followings occur, however, it does not indicate a malfunction.
●The charging starting time may differ depending on the state of the vehicle.
● During charging, the sound of the fan may be heard from the charging
equipment cooling air intake vents. ( →P. 135)
● During and after charging, the rear seat and its surrounding area in which
the charging equipment is installed may get warm.
Confirm the following before charging
Inspecting the charging cable
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2-2. Charging
If “Charging Stopped High Energy Use See Owner’s Manual” is shown
Power is being consumed by electri-
cal components of vehicle
Check the following items, and then
carry out charging again.
• If the headlights and audio are
turned on, turn them off.
• Turn the power switch off.
If charging cannot be carried out,
even after performing the above, the
auxiliary battery may not be suffi-
ciently charged. Operate the hybrid
system for approximately 15 min-
utes or more to charge the auxiliary
battery.
If “Charging System Malfunction See Owner’s Manual” is shown
Malfunction occurred in charging
systemHave the vehicle inspected by your
Toyota dealer.
If “The Traction Battery became low temperature System put priority on
charging to preserve battery c ondition” is shown (Alaska and Canada
only)
The Hybrid battery (traction battery)
warming control was operated
( → P. 127)
When the hybrid battery (traction
battery) warning control operates,
the timer charge schedule is not
used and charging is performed
immediately. This is a control to pro-
tect the hybrid battery (traction bat-
tery), and not a malfunction.
Likely causeCorrection procedure
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3. Instrument cluster
■Enabling/disabling of the head-up display
When the head-up display is turned off with the “HUD” switch, it is not dis-
played until the “HUD” switch is used to turn the head-up display on again.
(Operation of the head-up display is not linked with the power switch.)
■ Display brightness
●The brightness of the head-up display is automatically adjusted according to
the operation status of the headlights (on/off) and the brightness of the sur-
roundings.
● When the brightness of the head-up display is adjusted to a certain level or
higher, the display automatically dims when the vehicle is stopped. Once the
vehicle starts off and the vehicle speed reaches approximately 3.1 mph
(5 km/h) or more, the display automatically returns to its previous bright-
ness.
■ Vehicle speed display
In extremely cold environments, the display of the speedometer and the vehi-
cle speed of the head-up display may slightly differ.
■ Head-up display
The head-up display may seem dark and hard to see when viewed through
sunglasses, especially polarized sunglasses.
■ When the 12-volt battery is disconnected
The customize settings of the head-up display will be reset.
■ Route guidance display
The route guidance is not displayed on both the head-up display and multi-
information display simultaneously. When the route guidance is displayed on
the head-up display, the multi-information display does not display the route
guidance even if the navigation system-linked display ( →P. 225) is selected
on the multi-information display.
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PRIUS PRIME_OM_OM47A88U_(U)
Inside rear view mirror
The height of the rear view mirror can be adjusted to suit your driving
posture.
Adjust the height of the rear view
mirror by moving it up and down.
Manual 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 suffi-
cient confirmation of the rear view.
Adjusting the height of rear view mirror (vehicles with manual
anti-glare inside rear view mirror)
Anti-glare function
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2974-4. Adjusting the steering wheel and mirrors
PRIUS PRIME_OM_OM47A88U_(U)
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Operation of each component
Auto anti-glare inside rear view mirror
Responding to the level of brightne ss 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 indica-
tor illuminates.
The function will set to ON mode
each time the power switch is
turned to ON mode.
Pressing the button turns the func-
tion to OFF mode. (The indicator
also turns off.)
■To prevent sensor error (vehicles with auto anti-glare inside rear view
mirror)
Indicator
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To ensure that the sensors operate prop-
erly, do not touch or cover them.
WARNING
Do not adjust the position of the mirror while driving.
Doing so may lead to mishandling of the vehicle and cause an accident,
resulting in death or serious injury.
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5-3. Operating the lights and wipers
Headlight switch
Turning the end of the lever turns on the lights as follows:
U.S.A. (type A)The daytime running
lights turn on. ( →P. 341)
The side marker, park-
ing, tail, license plate
and instrument panel
lights turn on.
The headlights and all
the lights listed above
(except daytime running
lights) turn on.
The daytime running
lights turn off.
The headlights can be operated manually or automatically.
Operating instructions
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