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For your information
Please note that this manual applies to all models and explains all equipment,
including options. Therefore, you may find some explanations for equipment
not installed on your vehicle.
All specifications provided in this manual are current at the time of printing.
However, because of the Toyota policy of continual product improvement, we
reserve the right to make changes at any time without notice.
Depending on specifications, the vehicle shown in the illustrations may differ
from your vehicle in terms of color and equipment.
Approximately five hours after the hybrid system is turned off, you may hear
sound coming from under the vehicle for several minutes. This is the sound of
a fuel evaporation leakage check and, it does not indicate a malfunction.
A wide variety of non-genuine spare parts and accessories for Toyota vehi-
cles are currently available in the market. You should know that Toyota does
not warrant these products and is not responsible for their performance,
repair, or replacement, or for any damage they may cause to, or adverse
effect they may have on, your Toyota vehicle.
This vehicle should not be modified with non-genuine Toyota products. Modi-
fication with non-genuine Toyota products could affect its performance, safety
or durability, and may even violate governmental regulations. In addition,
damage or performance problems resulting from the modification may not be
covered under warranty.
Main Owner’s Manual
Noise from under vehicle after turning off the hybrid system
Accessories, spare parts and modification of your Toyota
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■Regenerative braking
In the following situations, kinetic energy is converted to electric energy and
deceleration force can be obtained in conjunction with the recharging of the
hybrid battery (traction battery).
●The accelerator pedal is released while driving with the shift position in D or
B.
● The brake pedal is depressed while driving with the shift position in D or \
B.
■ Hybrid System Indicator
■ Conditions in which the gasoline engine may not stop
The gasoline engine starts and stops automatically. However, it may not stop
automatically in the following conditions
*:
● During gasoline engine warm-up
● During hybrid battery (traction battery) charging
● When the temperature of the hybrid battery (traction battery) is high or low
● When the heater is switched on
*: Depending on the circumstances, the gasoline engine may also not stop
automatically in situations other than those above.
■ Charging the hybrid battery (traction battery)
As the gasoline engine charges the hybrid battery (traction battery), the bat-
tery does not need to be charged from an outside source. However, if the
vehicle is left parked for a long time the hybrid battery (traction battery) will
slowly discharge. For this reason, be sure to drive the vehicle at least once
every few months for at least 30 minutes or 10 miles (16 km). If the hybrid
battery (traction battery) becomes fully discharged and you are unable to start
the hybrid system, contact your Toyota dealer.
■ Charging the 12-volt battery
→P. 731
■ After the 12-volt battery has dischar ged or when the terminal has been
removed and installed during exchange, etc.
The gasoline engine may not stop even if the vehicle is being driven by the
hybrid battery (traction battery). If this continues for a few days, contact your
Toyota dealer. Hybrid System Indicator represents the
hybrid system power output and regener-
ative charging. ( →P. 119)
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Instrument cluster
The meter control switches equipped on the steering wheel can be
used to switch the screen display and change settings related to func-
tions displayed on the screen.
Each time the button is
pressed, the mileage display
switches among odometer, trip
meters, etc., and the fuel con-
sumption information for each
distance switches as well.
(→ P. 109)
Pressing , , or
performs such operations as
scrolling the screen
*, switching
the contents of the display
* and
moving the cursor.
This button is used to perform such operations as selecting the cur-
rent item or switching between on and off.
When pressed, the display returns to the previous screen.
*: On screens where the screen can be scrolled and the display can be
switched, marks are displayed to indicate the direction of operation (such
as and ).
Operations related to the combination meter
1
2
3
4
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2. Instrument cluster
When the switches are pressed, the instrument cluster light changes
as follows.
The instrument cluster brightness levels that can be selected differ
depending on whether the tail lights are on and surrounding brightness lev-
els. ( →P. 98)
Darker
Brighter
When the switches are pressed,
the adjustment level check screen
(pop-up display
*) is displayed on
the main display.
When the instrument cluster light is
adjusted, the brightness of the
instrument panel light also
changes.
*: A short time after the operation is completed, the pop-up display turns off.
Furthermore, the pop-up display can be turned on and off in the “Meter
Customize” settings. ( →P. 142)
Instrument cluster light control
1
2
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Instrument cluster
To adjust the time, perform operations on the screen (→P. 139)
of the multi-info rmation display.
■Adjusting the time
Press or of the meter control switches on the
screen and select .
Press to display the cursor.
Press or of the
meter control switches to
adjust the cursor position,
and then press or to
change the setting.
When the 12-hour display is
selected, “12H” is displayed,
and when the 24-hour display is
selected, “24H” is displayed.
When adjusting minutes, operation automatically starts from 00 sec-
onds.
After changing the settings, press to return to the previous screen.
■
Resetting the minutes display
Press or of the
meter control switches on the
screen and select.
Press .
The minutes display switches to “00”.*
*
: e.g. 1:00 to 1:29 → 1:00
1:30 to 1:59 → 2:00
Clock adjustment
1
2
3
1
2
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2. Instrument cluster
■The meters and display illuminate when
The power switch is in ON mode.
■ Adjusting the instrument cluster brightness (→P. 94)
● The brightness levels that can be selected differ depending on whether the
tail lights are on and surrounding brightness levels, as shown in the table
below.
*: 22 levels of the brightness are displayed on the setting screen. However,
the brightness setting will be the brightest when other than 1st level (the
darkest) is selected. If other than 1st or 22nd level is selected, when the
tail lights are turned on in a dark place, the instrument cluster brightness
setting will be the selected level.
● If the taillights are illuminated in a dark environment, the instrument cluster
light dims. However, when the brightness of the instrument cluster is set to
minimum or maximum (1st or 22nd level of the instrument cluster bright-
ness), even if the taillights are illuminated, the instrument cluster light will
not dim.
■ When disconnecting and reconnect ing 12-volt battery terminals
The settings of the clock will be reset.
■ Calendar settings
●Until the calendar settings are set, the check screen is displayed every time
the power switch is turned to ON mode.
● After the calendar information is set, it can be changed in the “Meter Cus-
tomize” settings. ( →P. 142)
The tail lights are offThe tail lights are on
In a bright place2 levels*2 levels*
In a dark place22 levels
If calendar recording is interrupted due to
replacement of the 12-volt battery or 12-
volt battery discharge, etc., when the
power switch is turned to ON mode after
maintenance, the calendar settings check
screen is automatically displayed on the
multi-information display.
● If date information is not set, the fuel
consumption record cannot be stored
correctly. When the calendar settings
check screen is displayed, make sure to
always set the settings. ( →P. 139)
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Instrument cluster
Each time is pressed, the mileage display and fuel consumption
display change in the following order from 1 to 6.
Mileage display
Average fuel consumption dis-
play
After 1 to 6 are displayed, the dis-
plays return to 1.
Use the displayed average fuel
consumption as a reference.
Switching the mileage display and average fuel consumption
display
1
2
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Instrument cluster
◆“Drive Monitor”
Displays information such as the driving time and average vehicle
speed, which are linked with the current mileage display. (→P. 109)
Current contents of the dis-
play
Displayed information shows
which driving record the cur-
rently displayed contents are
based on.
“Elapsed Time”
“Average Speed”
“EV Driving Ratio”
For the displayed distance of the mileage display, the percent traveled
using only electric motor power is displayed.
Each time is pressed, the mileage display ( →P. 109) switches
and the contents of the “Drive monitor” change as follows.
*1: When the average fuel consumption is reset ( →P. 110), the “Drive monitor”
display is also reset.
*2: When the trip meter is reset ( →P. 110), the “Drive monitor” display is also
reset.
*3: This item is reset each time the hybrid system starts.
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2
3
4
Mileage displayContents of the “Drive monitor”
ODOAfter ResetInformation since last reset*1
TRIP ATRIP AInformation based on driving record of
TRIP A
*2
TRIP BTRIP BInformation based on driving record of
TRIP B
*2
After StartInformation since hybrid system was
started
*3
Blank screen
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