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3355-2. Driving procedures
Prius Plug-in Hybrid_OM_OM47E75E_(EE)
5
Driving
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
Q Turn signals can be operated when
The power switch is in ON mode.
Q If the indicator flashes faster than usual
Check that each turn signal light flashes correctly.
Q If the turn signals stop flashing before a lane change has been per-
formed
Operate the lever again.
Q Customization
The number of times the turn signals flash during a lane change can be
changed. (Customizable features: P. 724)
Operating instructions
1
2
3
4
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3365-2. Driving procedures
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Parking brake
To set the parking brake, fully
depress the parking brake pedal
with your left foot while depress-
ing the brake pedal with your right
foot.
(Depressing the pedal again
releases the parking brake.)
Q Parking the vehicle
P. 309
Q Parking brake engaged warning buzzer
A buzzer will sound if the vehicle is driven with the parking b rake engaged.
“Release Parking Brake” is displayed on the multi-information d isplay (with
the vehicle reached a speed of 5 km/h [3 mph]).
Q Usage in winter time
P. 517
Operating instructions
NOTICE
QBefore driving
Fully release the parking brake.
Driving the vehicle with the parking brake set will lead to bra ke components
overheating, which may affect braking performance and increase brake
wear.
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3375-3. Operating the lights and wipers
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Driving
Headlight switch
Operating the switch turns on the lights as follows:
The headlights, front
position lights, daytime
running lights ( P. 3 3 8 )
and so on turn on and
off automatically (when
the power switch is in
ON mode).
The front position, tail,
license plate and instru-
ment panel lights turn
on.
The headlights and all
lights listed above
(except daytime run-
ning 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 with the headlights on or off.
The headlights can be operated manually or automatically.
Operating instructions
1
2
3
Turning on the high beam headlights
IO53PH030
1
2
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3385-3. Operating the lights and wipers
Prius Plug-in Hybrid_OM_OM47E75E_(EE)
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 in
the position after turning
the power switch off.
Pull the lever toward you and
release it again to turn off the
lights.
Q Daytime running light system
To make your vehicle more visible to other drivers during dayti me driving, the
daytime running lights turn on automatically whenever the hybri d system is
started and the parking brake is released with the headlight sw itch in the
position. Daytime running lights are not designed for use at n ight.
Q Headlight control sensor
Extended Headlight Lighting 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.
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