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4-1. Key informationKeys .................................. 274
4-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
Side doors ......................... 279
Back door .......................... 285
Smart key system.............. 290
4-3. Adjusting the seats Front seats ........................ 299
Rear seats ......................... 301
Head restraints .................. 303
4-4. Adjusting the steering wheel and mirrors
Steering wheel .................. 306
Inside rear view mirror....... 308
Outside rear view mirrors ............................. 310
4-5. Opening and closing the windows
Power windows ................. 312 5-1. Before driving
Driving the vehicle ............. 318
Cargo and luggage ............ 330
Vehicle load limits .............. 333
Trailer towing ..................... 334
Dinghy towing .................... 335
5-2. Driving procedures Power (ignition) switch....... 336
Hybrid transmission ........... 342
Turn signal lever ................ 348
Parking brake .................... 349
5-3. Operating the lights and wipers
Headlight switch ................ 350
Automatic High Beam ........ 355
Fog light switch .................. 360
Windshield wipers and washer ............................. 362
5-4. Refueling Opening the fuel tank cap................................... 368
4Operation of each
component5Driving

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PRIUS PRIME_OM_OM47C77U_(U)5-5. Using the driving support
systems
Toyota Safety Sense P ..... 373
PCS (Pre-Collision System) ........................... 381
LDA (Lane Departure Alert with steering
control) ............................ 393
Dynamic radar cruise control with full-speed
range ............................... 403
Driving mode select switch .............................. 419
BSM (Blind Spot Monitor) ........ 421
• The Blind Spot Monitor
function ......................... 425
• The Rear Cross Traffic Alert function ................. 428
Intuitive parking assist ....... 433
Parking Support Brake function ........................... 443
S-APGS (Simple Advanced Parking
Guidance System) .......... 455
Driving assist systems....... 489
5-6. Driving tips Winter driving tips.............. 495 6-1. Using the air conditioning
system and defogger
Automatic air conditioning system (vehicles with
7-inch display) ................. 500
Automatic air conditioning system (vehicles with
11.6-inch display) ............ 511
Remote Air Conditioning System ............................ 522
Heated steering wheel/ seat heaters..................... 526
6-2. Using the interior lights Interior lights list................. 528• Front interior light .......... 529
• Front personal lights ...... 529
• Rear interior light ........... 530
6-3. Using the storage features List of storage features ...... 531• Glove box ...................... 532
• Console box .................. 532
• Cup holders ................... 533
• Bottle holders/door pockets.................. 534
• Auxiliary boxes .............. 535
• Seat back pockets ......... 535
Luggage compartment features ........................... 536
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Pictorial index
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Exterior
Side doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 279
Locking/unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 279
Opening/closing the side windows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 312
Locking/unlocking by using the mechanical key . . . . . . . . . . . P. 699
Warning lights/warning messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 664, 672
Back door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 285
Opening from outside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 285
Warning lights/warning messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 664, 672
Outside rear view mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 310
Adjusting the mirror angle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 310
Folding the mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 310
Defogging the mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 504, 515
Windshield wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 362
Precautions against winter season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 495
Precautions against car wash (vehicles with rain-sensing
windshield wipers) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 566
Replacing the wiper insert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 6321
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PRIUS PRIME_OM_OM47C77U_(U)Fuel filler door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 368
Refueling method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 368
Fuel type/fuel tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 720
Charging port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 110
Charging method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 134
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 602
Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 617
Tire size/inflation pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 725
Winter tires/tire chain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 495
Checking/rotation/tire pressur e warning system . . . . . . . . .P. 602
Coping with flat tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 680
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 585
Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 585
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 722
Coping with overheat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 709
Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 350
Parking lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 350
Fog lights
* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 360
LED accent lights
*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 350
Turn signal lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 348
Daytime running lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 350
Side marker lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 350
Tail lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 350
License plate lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 350
Back-up lights
Shifting the shift position to R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 342
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(Replacing method: P. 643, Watts: P. 726)
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PRIUS PRIME_OM_OM47C77U_(U)Multi-information display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 218
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 218
Energy monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 221
When the warning messages are displayed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 672
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 349
Applying/releasing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 349
Precautions against winter season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 495
Warning buzzer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . P. 349
Turn signal lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 348
Headlight switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 350
Headlights/parking lights/tail lights/
daytime running lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 350
Fog lights
*1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 360
Windshield wipers and washer switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 362
Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 362
Adding washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 600
Emergency flasher switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 652
Fuel filler door opener . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 370
Hood lock release lever. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 585
Tilt and telescopic steering lock release lever . . . . . . . . . . P. 306
Air conditioning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 500, 511
Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 500, 512
Rear window defogger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 504, 515
Audio system
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*1: If equipped
*2: Refer to “NAVIGATION SYSTEM OWNER’S MANUAL” or “MULTIMEDIA OWNER’S MANUAL”.
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3. Instrument cluster
The indicators inform the driver of the operating state of the vehicle’s
various systems.
Indicators
IndicatorsPages
Turn signal indicator P. 348
Headlight indicator (U.S.A.) P. 350
Tail light indicator (Canada) P. 352
Parking brake indicator (U.S.A.) P. 349
Parking brake indicator (Canada)P. 349
Headlight high beam indicator P. 352
Fog light indicator (if equipped) P. 360
Security indicator P. 83
“READY” indicatorP. 336
Shift position indicatorsP. 342
*1, 2Slip indicator light P. 490
*1, 3VSC OFF indicatorP. 491
Cruise control indicator P. 414
Dynamic radar cruise control indicatorP. 409

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5Driving
5-1. Before drivingDriving the vehicle ............. 318
Cargo and luggage ........... 330
Vehicle load limits ............. 333
Trailer towing..................... 334
Dinghy towing ................... 335
5-2. Driving procedures Power (ignition) switch ...... 336
Hybrid transmission........... 342
Turn signal lever................ 348
Parking brake .................... 349
5-3. Operating the lights and wipers
Headlight switch ................ 350
Automatic High Beam ....... 355
Fog light switch ................. 360
Windshield wipers and washer ............................ 362
5-4. Refueling Opening the fuel tank cap .................................. 368 5-5. Using the driving support
systems
Toyota Safety Sense P ..... 373
PCS (Pre-Collision System)........................... 381
LDA (Lane Departure Alert with steering
control) ............................ 393
Dynamic radar cruise control with full-speed
range............................... 403
Driving mode select switch .............................. 419
BSM (Blind Spot Monitor) ........ 421
• The Blind Spot Monitor function ......................... 425
• The Rear Cross Traffic Alert function ................. 428
Intuitive parking assist....... 433
Parking Support Brake function ........................... 443
S-APGS (Simple Advanced Parking
Guidance System) .......... 455
Driving assist systems ...... 489
5-6. Driving tips Winter driving tips ............. 495

PRIUS PRIME_OM_OM47C77U_(U)
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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.