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4-1. Key informationKeys .................................. 270
4-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
Side doors ......................... 275
Back door .......................... 281
Smart key system.............. 286
4-3. Adjusting the seats Front seats ........................ 295
Rear seats ......................... 297
Head restraints .................. 299
4-4. Adjusting the steering wheel and mirrors
Steering wheel .................. 302
Inside rear view mirror....... 304
Outside rear view mirrors ............................. 306
4-5. Opening and closing the windows
Power windows ................. 308 5-1. Before driving
Driving the vehicle ............. 314
Cargo and luggage ............ 326
Vehicle load limits .............. 329
Trailer towing ..................... 330
Dinghy towing .................... 331
5-2. Driving procedures Power (ignition) switch....... 332
Hybrid transmission ........... 338
Turn signal lever ................ 344
Parking brake .................... 345
5-3. Operating the lights and wipers
Headlight switch ................ 346
Automatic High Beam ........ 351
Fog light switch .................. 356
Windshield wipers and washer ............................. 358
5-4. Refueling Opening the fuel tank cap................................... 364
4Operation of each
component5Driving
17Pictorial index
PRIUS PRIME_OM_OM47D13U_(U)Fuel filler door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 364
Refueling method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 364
Fuel type/fuel tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 718
Charging port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 108
Charging method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 131
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 600
Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 615
Tire size/inflation pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 723
Winter tires/tire chain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 491
Checking/rotation/tire pressur e warning system . . . . . . . . .P. 600
Coping with flat tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 678
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 583
Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 583
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 720
Coping with overheat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 707
Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 346
Parking lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 346
Fog lights
* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 356
LED accent lights
*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 346
Turn signal lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 344
Daytime running lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 346
Side marker lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 346
Tail lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 346
License plate lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 346
Back-up lights
Shifting the shift position to R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 338
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Light bulbs of the exterior lights for driving
(Replacing method: P. 641, Watts: P. 724)
*: If equipped
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PRIUS PRIME_OM_OM47D13U_(U)Multi-information display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 213
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 213
Energy monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 216
When the warning messages are displayed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 670
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 345
Applying/releasing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 345
Precautions against winter season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 491
Warning buzzer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . P. 345
Turn signal lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 344
Headlight switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 346
Headlights/parking lights/tail lights/
daytime running lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 346
Fog lights
*1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 356
Windshield wipers and washer switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 358
Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 358
Adding washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 598
Emergency flasher switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 650
Fuel filler door opener . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 366
Hood lock release lever. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 583
Tilt and telescopic steering lock release lever . . . . . . . . . . P. 302
Air conditioning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 496, 507
Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 496, 508
Rear window defogger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 500, 511
Audio system
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*1: If equipped
*2: Refer to “NAVIGATION S YSTEM OWNER’S MANUAL”.
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771-3. Emergency assistance
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For safety and security
■Safety Connect Services Information
●Phone calls using the vehicles Bluetooth® technology will not be possible
during Safety Connect.
● Safety Connect is available beginning Fall 2009 on select Toyot a models (in
the contiguous United States only). Contact with the Safety Con nect
response center is dependent upon the telematics device being i n operative
condition, cellular connection availability, and GPS satellite signal reception,
which can limit the ability to reach the response center or rec eive emer-
gency service support. Enrollment and Telematics Subscription S ervice
Agreement required. A variety of subscription terms is availabl e; charges
vary by subscription term selected and location.
● Automatic Collision Notification, Emergency Assistance and Stolen Vehicle
Location are available in the United States, including Hawaii a nd Alaska,
Puerto Rico and Canada, and Enhanced Roadside Assistance are av ailable
in the United States, Puerto Rico and Canada.
● Automatic Collision Notification, Emergency Assistance, Stolen Vehicle and
Enhanced Road Assistance are not available in the U.S. Virgin I slands.
For vehicles first sold in the U.S. Virgin Islands, no Safety C onnect services
will function in or outside the U.S. Virgin Islands.
● Safety Connect services are not subject to section 255 of the T elecommuni-
cations Act and the device is not TTY compatible.
■ Languages
The Safety Connect response center will offer support in multip le languages.
The Safety Connect system will offer voice prompts in English, Spanish, and
French. Please indicate your language of choice when enrolling.
■ When contacting the response center
You may be unable to contact the response center if the network is busy.
When the power switch is turned to ON mode, the red indicator l ight
comes on for 2 seconds then turns off. Afterward, the green ind icator
light comes on, indicating t hat the service is active.
The following indicator light patterns indicate specific system usage
conditions:
● Green indicator light on = Active service
● Green indicator light flashing = Safety Connect call in process
● Red indicator light (except at vehicle start-up) = System malfunction
(contact your Toyota dealer)
● No indicator light (off) = Saf ety Connect service not active
Safety Connect LED light Indicators
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Instrument cluster
The indicators inform the driver of the operating state of the vehicle’s
various systems.
Indicators
IndicatorsPages
Turn signal indicator P. 344
Headlight indicator (U.S.A.) P. 346
Tail light indicator (Canada) P. 348
Parking brake indicator (U.S.A.) P. 345
Parking brake indicator (Canada)P. 345
Headlight high beam indicator P. 348
Fog light indicator (if equipped) P. 356
Security indicator P. 81
“READY” indicatorP. 332
Shift position indicatorsP. 338
*1, 2Slip indicator light P. 486
*1, 3VSC OFF indicatorP. 487
Cruise control indicator P. 410
Radar cruise control indicatorP. 399
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5-1. Before drivingDriving the vehicle ............. 314
Cargo and luggage ........... 326
Vehicle load limits ............. 329
Trailer towing..................... 330
Dinghy towing ................... 331
5-2. Driving procedures Power (ignition) switch ...... 332
Hybrid transmission........... 338
Turn signal lever................ 344
Parking brake .................... 345
5-3. Operating the lights and wipers
Headlight switch ................ 346
Automatic High Beam ....... 351
Fog light switch ................. 356
Windshield wipers and washer ............................ 358
5-4. Refueling Opening the fuel tank cap .................................. 364 5-5. Using the driving support
systems
Toyota Safety Sense P ..... 369
PCS (Pre-Collision System)........................... 377
LDA (Lane Departure Alert with steering
control) ............................ 389
Dynamic radar cruise control with full-speed
range............................... 399
Driving mode select switch .............................. 415
BSM (Blind Spot Monitor) ........ 417
• The Blind Spot Monitor function ......................... 421
• The Rear Cross Traffic Alert function ................. 424
Intuitive parking assist....... 429
Intelligent Clearance Sonar .............................. 439
S-APGS (Simple Advanced Parking
Guidance System) .......... 451
Driving assist systems ...... 485
5-6. Driving tips Winter driving tips ............. 491
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5-2. Driving procedures
Turn signal lever
Right turn
Lane change to the right (move
the lever partway and release
it)
The right hand signals will flash 3
times.
Lane change to the left (move
the lever partway and release
it)
The left hand signals will flash 3
times.
Left turn
■Turn signals can be operated when
The power switch is in ON mode.
■ If the indicator flashes faster than usual
Check that a light bulb in the front or rear turn signal lights has not burned
out.
■ If the turn signals stop flashing before a lane change has been per-
formed
Operate the lever again.
■ Customization
The number of times the turn signals flash during a lane change can be
changed. (Customizable features: P. 739)
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Driving
■High beam automatic turning on or off conditions
●When all of the following conditions are fulfilled, the high be am will be auto-
matically turned on (after approximately 1 second):
• Vehicle speed is above approximately 21 mph (34 km/h).
• The area ahead of the vehicle is dark.
• There are no vehicles ahead with headlights or tail lights turned on.
• There are few streetlights on the road ahead.
● If any of the following conditions are fulfilled, the high beam will be automat-
ically turned off:
• Vehicle speed drops below approximately 17 mph (27 km/h).
• The area ahead of the vehicle is not dark.
• Vehicles ahead have headlights or tail lights turned on.
• There are many streetlights on the road ahead.
■ Camera sensor detection information
●The high beam may not be automatically turned off in the following situa-
tions:
• When oncoming vehicles suddenly appear from a curve
• When the vehicle is cut in front of by another vehicle
• When vehicles ahead are hidden from sight due to repeated curv es, road
dividers or roadside trees
• When vehicles ahead appear from the faraway lane on wide road
• When vehicles ahead vehicles have no lights
● The high beam may be turned off if a vehicle ahead that is usin g fog lights
without using the headlights is detected.
● House lights, street lights, traffic signals, and illuminated billboards or signs
may cause the high beam to switch to the low beams, or the low beams to
remain on.
● The following factors may affect the amount of time taken to tu rn the high
beam on or off:
• The brightness of headlights, fog lights, and tail lights of v ehicles ahead
• The movement and direction of vehicles ahead
• When a vehicle ahead only has operational lights on one side
• When a vehicle ahead is a two-wheeled vehicle
• The condition of the road (gradient, curve, condition of the r oad surface
etc.)
• The number of passengers and amount of luggage
● The high beam may be turned on or off when the driver does not expect it.
● Bicycles or similar objects may not be detected.