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3. Instrument cluster
Combination meter ............198
Warning lights and
indicators .........................207
Main display .......................215
Multi-information display ....223
Head-up display .................257
Energy monitor/
consumption screen ........264
4-1. Key information
Keys ...................................272
4-2. Opening, closing and
locking the doors
Side doors..........................277
Back door...........................282
Smart entry & start
system .............................287
4-3. Adjusting the seats
Front seats .........................318
Rear seats .........................319
Head restraints ..................321
4-4. Adjusting the steering
wheel and mirrors
Steering wheel .................. 324
Inside rear view mirror....... 326
Outside rear view
mirrors ............................. 328
4-5. Opening and closing the
windows
Power windows ................. 330
5-1. Before driving
Driving the vehicle ............. 336
Cargo and luggage............ 348
Trailer towing..................... 350
5-2. Driving procedures
Power (ignition) switch ...... 351
Hybrid transmission........... 357
Turn signal lever................ 363
Parking brake .................... 364
5-3. Operating the lights
and wipers
Headlight switch ................ 365
AHS (Adaptive High-beam
System) ........................... 369
Fog light switch ................. 375
Windshield wipers and
washer ............................ 376
5-4. Refueling
Opening the fuel tank
cap .................................. 379
3Instrument cluster
4Operation of each
component
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15Pictorial index
PRIUS PHV_OM_OM47C99E_(EE)Windshield wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 376
Precautions against winter season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 525
Precautions against car wash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 574
Fuel filler door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 379
Refueling method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 379
Fuel type/fuel tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 728
Charging port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 121
Charging method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 147
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 606
Replacing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 627
Tire size/inflation pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 734
Winter tires/tire chain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 525
Checking/rotation/tire pressure warning system . . . . . . . . . . . P. 606
Coping with flat tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 688
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 589
Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 589
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 730
Coping with overheat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 718
Headlights/front position lights/
daytime running lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 365
Front fog lights/rear fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 375
Turn signal lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 363
Tail lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 365
License plate lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 365
Back-up lights
Shifting the shift position to R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 357
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Light bulbs of the exterior lights for driving
(Replacing method: P. 653, Watts: P. 735)
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PRIUS PHV_OM_OM47C99E_(EE)Multi-information display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 223
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 223
Energy monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 226
When the warning messages are displayed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 680
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 364
Applying/releasing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 364
Precautions against winter season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 525
Warning buzzer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 364
Turn signal lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 363
Headlight switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 365
Headlights/front position lights/tail lights/
daytime running lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 365
Front fog lights/rear fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 375
Windshield wipers and washer switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 376
Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 376
Adding washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 604
Emergency flasher switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 662
Fuel filler door opener. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 381
Hood lock release lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 589
Tilt and telescopic steering lock release lever . . . . . . . . . . P. 324
Air conditioning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 530
Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 530
Rear window defogger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 535
Audio system
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PRIUS PHV_OM_OM47C99E_(EE)Multi-information display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 223
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 223
Energy monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 226
When the warning messages are displayed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 680
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 364
Applying/releasing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 364
Precautions against winter season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 525
Warning buzzer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 364
Turn signal lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 363
Headlight switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 365
Headlights/front position lights/tail lights/
daytime running lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 365
Front fog lights/rear fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 375
Windshield wipers and washer switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 376
Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 376
Adding washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 604
Emergency flasher switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 662
Fuel filler door opener. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 381
Hood lock release lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 589
Tilt and telescopic steering lock release lever . . . . . . . . . . P. 324
Air conditioning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 530
Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 530
Rear window defogger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 535
Audio system
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PRIUS PHV_OM_OM47C99E_(EE)5-1. Before driving
Driving the vehicle ............. 336
Cargo and luggage ............ 348
Trailer towing ..................... 350
5-2. Driving procedures
Power (ignition) switch ....... 351
Hybrid transmission ........... 357
Turn signal lever ................ 363
Parking brake .................... 364
5-3. Operating the lights
and wipers
Headlight switch ................ 365
AHS (Adaptive High-beam
System) ........................... 369
Fog light switch .................. 375
Windshield wipers and
washer ............................. 376
5-4. Refueling
Opening the fuel tank
cap ................................... 3795-5. Using the driving
support systems
Toyota Safety Sense ......... 383
PCS (Pre-Crash Safety
system) ............................ 395
LDA (Lane Departure Alert
with steering control) ....... 407
RSA (Road Sign Assist)..... 417
Dynamic radar cruise
control with full-speed
range ............................... 422
Driving mode select
switch............................... 437
Speed limiter ...................... 439
BSM
(Blind Spot Monitor) ......... 442
• The Blind Spot Monitor
function .......................... 450
• The Rear Crossing
Traffic Alert function ...... 454
Toyota parking
assist-sensor ................... 459
Intelligent Clearance
Sonar ............................... 470
S-IPA (Simple Intelligent
Parking Assist
System) ........................... 483
Driving assist systems ....... 518
5-6. Driving tips
Winter driving tips .............. 525
3655-3. Operating the lights and wipers
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Driving
Headlight switch
Turning the end of the lever turns on the lights as follows:
The headlights, front
position lights, day-
time running lights
( P. 366) and so on
turn on and off auto-
matically.
(When the power
switch is in ON mode.)
The front position, tail,
license plate and
instrument panel lights
turn on.
The headlights and all lights listed above (except daytime
running lights) turn on.
With the headlights on, push
the lever away from you to turn
on the high beams.
Pull the lever toward you to the
center position to turn the high
beams off.
Pull the lever toward you and
release it to flash the high
beams once.
You can flash the high beams wi th the headlights on or off.
The headlights can be operated manually or automatically.
Operating instructions
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Turning on the high beam headlights
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IO53PH030
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3665-3. Operating the lights and wipers
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This system allows the headlights and front position lights to be turned
on for 30 seconds when the power switch is off.
Pull the lever toward you and
release it with the light switch is in
after turning the power
switch off.
Pull the lever toward you and
release it again to turn off the
lights.
■ Daytime running light system
To make your vehicle more visible to other drivers during daytime driving, the
daytime running lights turn on automatically whenever the hybrid system is
started and the parking brake is released with the headlight switch in the
position. Daytime running lights are not designed for use at night.
■ Headlight control sensor
Follow me home system
IO53PH031
The sensor may not function properly if an
object is placed on the sensor, or anything
that blocks the sensor is affixed to the
windshield.
Doing so interferes with the sensor
detecting the level of ambient light and
may cause the automatic headlight sys-
tem to malfunction.
Air conditioning operation may also be interrupted.
3675-3. Operating the lights and wipers
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Driving
■Automatic light off system
● When the light switch is in the or position: The headlights turn
off automatically if the power switch is turned to ACCESSORY mode or
OFF.
● When the light switch is in the position: The headlights and all lights
turn off automatically if the power switch is turned to ACCESSORY mode or
OFF.
To turn the lights on again, turn the power switch to ON mode, or turn the light
switch off or position once and then back to the or posi-
tion.
■ Automatic headlight leveling system
The level of the headlights is automatically adjusted according to the number
of passengers and the loading condition of the vehicle to ensure that the
headlights do not interfere with other road users.
■ Light reminder buzzer
A buzzer sounds when the power switch is turned off or turned to ACCES-
SORY mode and the driver’s door is opened while the lights are turned on.
■ 12-volt battery-saving function
In order to prevent the vehicle 12-volt battery from discharging, if the light
switch is in the position when the power switch turned off the 12-volt
battery saving function will operate and automatically turn off all the lights
after approximately 20 minutes.
When any of the following are performed, the 12-volt battery-saving function
is canceled once and then reactivated. All the lights will turn off automatically
20 minutes after the 12-volt battery-saving function has been reactivated:
● When the headlight switch is operated
● When a door is opened or closed
■ If “Headlight System Malfunction Visit Your Dealer” is displayed on the
multi-information display
The system may be malfunctioning. Have the vehicle inspected by any autho-
rized Toyota retailer or Toyota authorized repairer, or any reliable repairer.
■ Customization
Settings (e.g. light sensor sensitivity) can be changed.
(Customizable features: P. 738)