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Pictorial indexSearch by illustration
1For safety 
and securityMake sure to read through them
2Instrument 
clusterHow to read the gauges and meters, the variety of 
warning lights and indicators, etc.
3Operation of 
each componentOpening and closing the doors and windows, 
adjustment before driving, etc.
4DrivingOperations and advice which are necessary for 
driving
5Interior featuresUsage of the interior features, etc.
6Maintenance 
and careCaring for your vehicle and maintenance 
procedures
7When trouble 
arisesWhat to do in case of malfunction or emergency
8Vehicle 
specificationsVehicle specifications, customizable features, etc.
9For ownersReporting safety defects for U.S. owners, and seat 
belt, SRS airbag and headlight aim instructions for 
Canadian owners
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3-4. Adjusting the steering wheel and mirrors
Steering wheel .................. 212
Inside rear view mirror....... 214
Outside rear view  mirrors ............................. 216
3-5. Opening and closing the  windows and moon roof
Power windows ................. 218
Moon roof .......................... 223
4-1. Before driving Driving the vehicle ............. 228
Cargo and luggage............ 239
Vehicle load limits ............. 242
Trailer towing..................... 243
Dinghy towing.................... 244
4-2. Driving procedures Power (ignition) switch ...... 245
EV drive mode................... 252
Hybrid transmission........... 255
Turn signal lever................ 261
Parking brake .................... 262
4-3. Operating the lights  and wipers
Headlight switch ................ 263
AHB (Automatic High  Beam) ............................. 268
Fog light switch ................. 273
Windshield wipers and  washer ............................ 275
Rear window wiper and  washer ............................ 281 4-4. Refueling
Opening the fuel tank cap................................... 283
4-5. Using the driving support  systems
Toyota Safety Sense 2.0 ... 288
PCS (Pre-Collision  System) ........................... 296
LTA (Lane Tracing  Assist).............................. 307
RSA (Road Sign Assist) .... 322
Dynamic radar cruise  control with full-speed 
range ............................... 326
Cruise control .................... 342
Driving mode select  switch .............................. 347
BSM  (Blind Spot Monitor)......... 349
• The Blind Spot Monitor 
function.......................... 354
• The Rear Cross Traffic 
Alert function ................. 357
Intuitive parking assist ....... 362
Parking Support Brake  function ............................ 373
S-APGS (Simple  Advanced Parking 
Guidance System) ........... 386
Driving assist systems ....... 420
4-6. Driving tips Hybrid vehicle driving tips ................................... 427
Winter driving tips .............. 430
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PRIUS_OM_OM47E09U_(U)The  SRS  airbag  and  seat  belt  pretensioner  devices  in  your  Toyot
a  contain
explosive chemicals. If the vehicle is scrapped with the airbag s and seat belt
pretensioners  left  as  they  are,  this  may  cause  an  accident  such  as fire. Be
sure  to  have  the  systems  of  the  SRS  airbag  and  seat  belt  preten sioner
removed and disposed of by a qualified service shop or by your  Toyota dealer
before you scrap your vehicle.
Special handling may apply, 
See www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorate. 
Your  vehicle  has  components  that  may  contain  perchlorate.  These   compo-
nents  may  include  airbag,  seat  belt  pretensioners,  and  wireless   remote  con-
trol batteries.
Scrapping of your Toyota
Perchlorate Material
WARNING
■ General precautions while driving
Driving under the  influence:  Never drive  your vehicle when  unde r  the  influ-
ence of alcohol or drugs that have impaired your ability to operate your vehi-
cle.  Alcohol  and  certain  drugs  delay  reaction  time,  impair  judg ment  and
reduce  coordination,  which  could  lead  to  an  accident  that  could   result  in
death or serious injury.
Defensive  driving: Always  drive  defensively. Anticipate  mistake s  that  other
drivers or pedestrians might make and be ready to avoid acciden ts.
Driver  distraction:  Always  give  your  full  attention  to  driving.  Anything  that
distracts the driver, such as adjusting controls, talking on a  cellular phone or
reading can result in a collision with resulting death or serio us injury to you,
your occupants or others.
■ General precaution regar ding children’s safety
Never leave children unattended in the vehicle, and never allow  children to
have or use the key.
Children  may  be  able  to  start  the  vehicle  or  shift  the  vehicle  into  neutral.
There is also a  danger that  children  may  injure  themselves  by p laying with
the  windows,  the  moon  roof,  or  other  features  of  the  vehicle.  In  addition,
heat build-up or extremely cold temperatures inside the vehicle can be fatal
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Exterior
The  shape  of  the  headlights  may  differ  depending  on  the  grade,  etc.
( P. 568)
Side doors  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  P. 185
Locking/unlocking  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  P. 185
Opening/closing the side windows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . .  P. 218
Locking/unlocking by using the mechanical key  . . . . . . . . . . .  P. 647
Warning lights/warning messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . .  P. 594, 603
Back door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  P. 191
Opening from outside  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  P. 191
Warning lights/warning messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . .  P. 594, 603
Outside rear view mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  P. 216
Adjusting the mirror angle  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  P. 216
Folding the mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . .  P. 216
Defogging the mirrors  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  P. 440, 450
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PRIUS_OM_OM47E09U_(U)Multi-information display  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  P. 124
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  P. 124
Energy monitor  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  P. 127
When the warning messages are displayed  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  P. 603
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  P. 262
Applying/releasing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  P. 262
Precautions against winter season  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  P. 430
Warning buzzer  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
. . . . . . . . . . . .  P. 262
Turn signal lever  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  P. 261
Headlight switch  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  P. 263
Headlights/parking lights/tail lights/
daytime running lights  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  P. 263
Fog lights
*1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  P. 273
Windshield wipers and washer switch  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  P. 275
Rear window wiper and washer switch
*1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  P. 281
Usage  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  P. 275, 281
Adding washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  P. 530
Emergency flasher switch  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  P. 580
Fuel filler door opener . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  P. 285
Hood lock release lever. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  P. 515
Tilt and telescopic steering lock release lever . . . . . . . . . .  P. 212
Air conditioning system  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  P. 436, 446
Usage  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  P. 436, 447
Rear window defogger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  P. 440, 450
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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■Switches
Instrument cluster light control switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  P. 100
S-APGS (Simple Advanced  Parking Guidance System) 
switch
*1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  P. 389
VSC OFF switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  P. 422
Automatic High Beam switch
*1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  P. 268
“HUD” (Head-up display) switch
*1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  P. 159
Driving mode select switch  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  P. 347
EV drive mode switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  P. 252
Seat heater switches
*1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  P. 4 57
Window lock switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  P. 218
Outside rear view mirror switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  P. 216
Door lock switches  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  P. 187
Power window switches  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  P. 218
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WARNING
■SRS airbag precautions
● Do  not  hang  coat  hangers  or  other  hard  objects  on  the  coat  hook s. All  of
these  items  could  become  projectiles  and  may  cause  death  or  ser ious
injury, should the SRS curtain shield airbags deploy.
● If  a  vinyl  cover  is  put  on the  area  where  the SRS  knee  airbag  w ill  deploy,
be sure to remove it.
● Do  not  use  seat  accessories  which  cover  the  parts  where  the  SRS  side
airbags  and  SRS  seat  cushion  airbag  inflate  as  they  may  interfe re  with
inflation  of  the  SRS  airbags.  Such  accessories  may  prevent  the  side  air-
bags and seat cushion airbag from activating correctly, disable the system
or  cause  the  side  airbags  and  seat  cushion  airbag  to  inflate  accidentally,
resulting in death or serious injury.
● Do not strike or apply significant levels of force to the area  of the SRS air-
bag components or the front doors. 
Doing so can cause the SRS airbags to malfunction.
● Do  not  touch  any  of  the  component  parts  immediately  after  the  S RS  air-
bags have deployed (inflated) as they may be hot.
● Do  not  attach  anything  to  or  lean  any-
thing  against  areas  such  as  the  dash-
board,  steering  wheel  pad  and  lower
portion of the instrument panel. 
These  items  can  become  projectiles
when  the  SRS  driver,  front  passenger
and knee airbags deploy.
● Do not attach anything to areas such as
a  door,  windshield,  side  windows,  front
or  rear  pillar,  roof  side  rail  and  assist
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■SRS airbag precautions
● If breathing becomes difficult after the SRS airbags have deplo yed, open a
door or side window to allow fresh air in, or leave the vehicle if it is safe to
do so. Wash off any residue as soon as possible to prevent skin  irritation. 
● If the areas where the SRS airbags are stored, such as the steering wheel
pad  and  front  and  rear  pillar  garnishes,  are  damaged  or  cracked ,  have
them replaced by your Toyota dealer.
● Do  not  place  anything,  such  as  a  cushion,  on  the  front  passenger’s  seat.
Doing so will disperse the passenger’s weight, which prevents t he sensor
from detecting the passenger’s weight properly. As a result, th e SRS front
airbags for the front passenger may not deploy in the event of  a collision.
■ Modification and disposal of  SRS airbag system components
Do not dispose of your vehicle or perform any of the following modifications
without consulting your Toyota dealer. The SRS airbags may malfunction or
deploy (inflate) accidentally, causing death or serious injury.
● Installation, removal, disassembly and repair of the SRS airbag s
● Repairs,  modifications,  removal  or  replacement  of  the  steering  wheel,
instrument panel, dashboard, seats or seat upholstery, front, s ide and rear
pillars,  roof  side  rails,  front  door  panels,  front  door  trims  o r  front  door
speakers
● Modifications to the front door panel (such as making a hole in it)
● Repairs  or  modifications  of  the  front  fender,  front  bumper,  or  side  of  the
occupant compartment
● Installation  of  a  grille  guard  (bull  bars,  kangaroo  bar,  etc.),   snow  plows,
winches or roof luggage carrier
● Modifications to the vehicle’s suspension system
● Installation  of  electronic  devices  such  as  mobile  two-way  radio s  and  CD
players
● Modifications to your vehicle for a person with a physical disa bility