2023 TOYOTA PRIUS PRIME traffic

922-1. Plug-in hybrid system
■Release the accelerator
pedal early before stopping
the vehicle, such as at a
traffic light
The regenerative brake will
operate to convert the kinetic
energy of the vehicle into electri-
cal energy, which will charge the
hybrid battery (traction battery).
The regeneration status can be
checked from the Hybrid Sys-
tem Indicator. ( P.158)
When the brake pedal is
depressed lightly during decel-
eration, the regeneration
amount increases, enabling
more electrical energy to be
recovered.
If the brake pedal is depressed too
strongly, the recovered amount
indicator will reach the maximum
level and the upper limit of the
recoverable en ergy will be
exceeded. Therefore, be sure to
operate the brake pedal early.
■Use the air conditioning
system appropriately, and
also utilize the heated steer-
ing wheel (if equipped) and
seat heaters (if equipped)
In EV mode, the vehicle is
cooled and heated by electrical
energy. (Except in extremely
cold temperatures of approxi-
mately 14°F [-10°C] or less.)
Preventing excessive cooling or
heating of the vehicle will reduce
power consumption and
improve electrical efficiency. When eco air conditioning mode
is used, the air conditioning con-
trol is switched automatically to
a lower setting. (
P.437)
The heated steering wheel and
seat heaters are efficient heat-
ing device that directly warm the
body using less electric power.
When used together with the air
conditioning system, a low tem-
perature setting can be used to
improve electrical and fuel effi-
ciency.
■Check the tire pressure
If the tire pressure is lower than
the specified value, it will
worsen the electrical and fuel
efficiency.
A pressure level 7 psi (50 kPa, 0.5
kgf/cm
2 or bar) lower than the spec-
ified value will cause a worsening of
several percentage points.
■When driving on highways,
use the EV/HV mode selec-
tion switch to drive in HV
mode
The power consumption will
increase significantly if the vehi-
cle is driven in EV mode on
highways.
■Do not load unnecessary
objects in the vehicle
Driving with objects weighing
220 lb. (100 kg) in the vehicle
will worsen the electrical and
fuel efficiency by approximately
3%.
Air resistance also greatly

1683-1. Instrument cluster
system.
“Sensitivity”
Select to change the alert timing for
a detected object.
SA (Steering Assist)
Select to enable/disable the Steer-
ing Assist function.
DA (Deceleration Assist)
Select to enable/disable the Decel-
eration Assist function.
OAA (Obstacle Anticipation
Assist)
Select to enable/disable the Obsta-
cle Anticipation Assist function.
■ Intuitive parking
assist ( P.363)
Select to set up the following
items.
 Intuitive parking assist on/off
Select to enable/disable the intui-
tive parking assist.
Volume
Select to set the volume of the
buzzer which sounds when the
RCTA (if equipped), the RCD (if
equipped) or intuitive parking assist
is operated.
■ RCTA (Rear Cross Traf-
fic Alert) (if equipped)
( P.373)
Select to set up the following
items.
 RCTA (Rear Cross Traffic
Alert) on/off
Select to enable/disable the RCTA
system.
Volume
Select to set the volume of the
buzzer which sounds when the
RCTA, the RCD (if equipped) or the
intuitive parking as sist is operated.
■ RCD (Rear Camera
Detection) function (if
equipped) ( P.378)
Select to enable/disable the
Rear Camera Detection func-
tion.
■ PKSB (Parking Sup-
port Brake System) (if
equipped) ( P.382)
Select to enable/disable the
Parking Support Brake function.
■ SEA (Safe Exit Assist) (if
equipped) ( P.359)
Select to set up the following
items.
 Safe Exit Assist on/off
Select to enable/d isable the Safe
Exit Assist system.
 “Sensitivity”
Select to change the alert timing for
a vehicle or bicycle.
Mirror indicate on/off
Select to enable/disable the outside
rear view mirrors display.
■ RSA (Road Sign
Assist) (if equipped)
( P.329)
Select to set up the following
items.
 Road Sign Assist on/off

1693-1. Instrument cluster
3
Vehicle status information and indicators
Select to enable/disable the RSA
(Road Sign Assist).
“Notification Method”
Select to change each notification
method used to notify the driver
when the system recognizes
excess speed and Do Not Enter
sign.
“Notification Level”
Select to change each notification
level used to notify the driver when
the system recognizes excess
speed.
■ DRCC ( P.331)
Select to set up the following
items.
 “Extended Resume Time” (if
equipped)
Select to enable/disable the
extended resume time function.
( P.333)
 “Acceleration Setting”
Select to change the setting for
when vehicle accelerates until the
set vehicle speed is reached.
“Guide message”
Select to enable/disable the guide
message display.
“Curve Speed Reduction”
Select to change the curve speed
reduction function setting.
( P.338)
■ Vehicle Settings
 “Charging Settings”
Select to set up the following items.
• “Charging Schedule”
Select to register or change the charging schedule. (
P.123)
• “Charging Current”
Select to change the charging cur-
rent. ( P.119)
• “Connector Lock”
Select to change the method for
locking and unlocking. ( P.103)
• “Battery Cooler”
Select to enable /disable the bat-
tery cooler. ( P.109)
• “Battery Heater”
Select to enable /disable the bat-
tery heater. ( P.108)
 Driver Break Suggestion
( P.316)
Select to enable/disable the drive
break suggestion.
“Advanced Drive” (if
equipped)
Select to enable/d isable the Traffic
Jam Assist Function. ( P.348)
 “DMC Recording” (if
equipped)
Select to enable/disable the notifi-
cation for driver monitor camera
recording when the operation of
Traffic Jam Assist is started.
( P.348)
 LCA (Lane Change Assist) (if
equipped) ( P.310)
Select to enable/disable Lane
Change Assist system.
 FCTA (Front Cross Traffic
Alert) (if equipped) ( P.326)
Select to set up the following items.
• FCTA on/off
Select to enable/disable the FCTA

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Driving
Driving
5-1. Before drivingDriving the vehicle....... 239
Cargo and luggage ..... 246
Vehicle load limits ....... 249
Trailer towing .............. 250
Dinghy towing ............. 250
5-2. Driving procedures Power (ignition) switch 251
Transmission............... 256
Turn signal lever ......... 262
Parking brake .............. 263
Brake Hold .................. 266
5-3. Operating the lights and wipers
Headlight switch .......... 269
AHB (Automatic High Beam)........................ 272
Windshield wipers and washer....................... 275
5-4. Refueling Opening the fuel tank cap.................................. 279
5-5. Using the driving support systems
Toyota Safety Sense 3.0/Traffic Jam Assist soft-
ware update .............. 282
Toyota Safety Sense 3.0 .................................. 284
Driver monitor ............. 292PCS (Pre-Collision System)
.................................. 293
LTA (Lane Tracing Assist) .................................. 305
LCA (Lane Change Assist) .................................. 310
LDA (Lane Departure Alert) .................................. 313
PDA (Proactive driving assist) ........................ 320
FCTA (Front Cross Traffic Alert) .......................... 326
RSA (Road Sign Assist) .................................. 329
Dynamic radar cruise con- trol ............................. 331
Cruise control .............. 342
Emergency Driving Stop System ...................... 345
Traffic Jam Assist ........ 348
BSM (Blind Spot Monitor) .................................. 354
Safe Exit Assist ........... 359
Intuitive parking assist . 363
RCTA (Rear Cross Traffic Alert) function ............ 373
RCD (Rear Camera Detec- tion) function .............. 378
PKSB (Parking Support Brake) ........................ 382

2735-3. Operating the lights and wipers
5
Driving
2Turn the headlight switch to
the or position.
When the headlight switch lever is
in the low beam position, the AHB
system will be enabled and the
AHB indicator will illuminate.
■Automatic operating condi-
tions of the high beams
●When all of the following condi-
tions are met, the high beams will
illuminate automatically:
• The vehicle speed is approxi-
mately 21 mph (34 km/h) or more.
• The area ahead of the vehicle is dark.
• There are no vehicles ahead with lights on.
• There are few streetlights or other
lights on the road ahead.
●If any of the following conditions
are met, the headlights will
change to the low beams:
• Vehicle speed drops below
approximately 17 mph (27 km/h).
• The area ahead of the vehicle is not dark.
• There is a vehicle ahead with lights on.
• There are many streetlights or
other lights on the road ahead.
■Front camera detection
●In the following situations, the high
beams may not be automatically
changed to the low beams:
• When a vehicle cuts in front of your vehicle
• When another vehicle crosses in front of the vehicle • When vehicles ahead are repeat-
edly detected and then hidden
due to repeated curves, road
dividers or roadside trees
• When a vehicle ahead approaches from a far lane
• When a vehicle ahead is far away
• When a vehicle ahead has no lights
• When the lights of a vehicle ahead are dim
• When a vehicle ahead is reflecting
strong light, such as own head-
lights
• Situations in which the sensors
may not operate properly: P.289
●The headlights may change to the
low beams if a vehicle ahead that
is using fog lights without its head-
lights turned on is detected.
●House lights, street lights, traffic
signals, and illuminated billboards
or signs may cause the high
beams to change to the low
beams, or the low beams to
remain on.
●The following may change the tim-
ing at which the headlights
change to the low beams:
• The brightness of lights of vehi-
cles ahead
• The movement and direction of vehicles ahead
• The distance between the vehicle and a vehicle ahead
• When a vehicle ahead only has
lights illuminate d on one side
• When a vehicle ahead is a two- wheeled vehicle
• The condition of the road (gradi- ent, curve, condition of the road
surface, etc.)
• The number of passengers and amount of luggage
●The headlights may change
between the high beams and low
beams unexpectedly.
●Bicycles and other small vehicles
may not be detected.
●In the following situations, the sys-
tem may not be able to correctly
detect the brightness of the sur-

2745-3. Operating the lights and wipers
roundings. This may cause the
low beams to remain on or the
high beams to flash or dazzle
pedestrians or vehicles ahead. In
such a case, it is necessary to
manually change between the
high beams and low beams.
• When there are lights similar to headlights or tail lights in the sur-
rounding area
• When headlights or tail lights of vehicles ahead are turned off,
dirty, changing color, or not aimed
properly
• When the headlights are repeat-
edly changing between the high
beams and low beams.
• When use of the high beams is
inappropriate or when the high
beams may be flashing or daz-
zling pedestrians or other drivers.
• When the vehicle is used in an area in which vehicles travel on
the opposite side of the road of
the country for which the vehicle
was designed, for example using
a vehicle designed for right-hand
traffic in a left-hand traffic area, or
vice versa
• When it is necessary to disable
the system:  P.284
• Situations in which the sensors may not operate properly: P.289
■Temporarily reducing front
camera sensitivity
The sensitivity of the front camera
can be temporarily reduced.
1 Turn the power switch off with
the following conditions met.
●The headlight swit ch is in the
or position.
●The headlight switch lever is in the
low beam position.
●The automatic High Beam switch
is on.
2 Turn the power switch to ON.
3 Within 60 seconds after perform-
ing step 2, push the headlight
switch lever to the high beam
position then pull it to the original position quickly 10 times, then
leave the lever in its original
position.
4 If the sensitivity is changed, the
Automatic High Beam indicator
will blink 3 times.
■Changing to the high
beams
Push the lever forward.
The AHB indicator will turn off and
the headlight high beam indicator
will turn on.
Pull the lever to its original position
to enable the Automatic High Beam
system again.
■Changing to the low beams
Press the Automatic High Beam
switch.
The AHB indicator will turn off.
Press the switch to enable the
Automatic High Beam system
again.
Turning the high beams
on/off manually

2825-5. Using the driving support systems
5-5.Using the driving support systems
This Owner’s Manual contains
information for Ver.2. For the lat-
est information about the con-
trols, use, warnings/precautions,
etc. of each function of Toyota
Safety Sense 3.0/Traffic Jam
Assist, refer to the Digital
Owner’s Manual at the Owner’s
Manual website.If the software of this system
has been updated after initial
purchase of the vehicle, before
using this system, be sure to
read the Owner’s Manual which
corresponds to the software ver-
sion of the system.
■Precautions for use
●Be aware that some functions
may temporarily be disabled if a
legal or safety related issue
occurs.
●If a connected services contract
has not been entered or has
expired, software updates will not
be able to be performed wire-
lessly.
If the software of this system
has been updated after initial
purchase of the vehicle, to
access the appropriate Owner’s
Manual, it is necessary to check
the software version of the sys-
tem and then visit the Owner’s
Manual website.
■Checking the version using
OneApp
The software version of the sys-
tem can be checked using One-
App.
Toyota Safety Sense
3.0/Traffic Jam Assist
software update
It is necessary to enter a
connected services con-
tract, provided by Toyota, to
use these functions. For
details, contact your Toyota
dealer.
WARNING
■For safe use
When the Toyota Safety Sense
3.0/Traffic Jam Assist software is
updated, the operating methods
of functions may change. Using
this system without knowing the
correct operating methods may
lead to an accident resulting in
death or serious injury.
●Make sure to read the Digital
Owner’s Manual which corre-
sponds to the software version
of the system, available at the
Owner’s Manual website, before
using this system.
Content of the Toyota
Safety Sense 3.0/Traffic
Jam Assist Owner’s Man-
ual
Checking your vehicle’s
Toyota Safety Sense
3.0/Traffic Jam Assist ver-
sion

2835-5. Using the driving support systems
5
Driving
■Selecting your vehicle’s
Toyota Safety Sense
3.0/Traffic Jam Assist ver-
sion
1 Access the following URL
using a computer or smart-
phone:
For U.S.A owners
https://www.toyo ta.com/owners/
resources/warr anty-owners-
manuals/
manual?om=om47e73u.
priusprime.2024.2303.phev.vh
For Canadian owners
https://www.toyota.ca/toyota/
owners/
manual?om=om47e73u.
priusprime.2024.2303.phev.vh
2 Select the file which includes
the previously checked sys-
tem version. If a software update is available,
a notification will be displayed
by OneApp. Follow the instruc-
tions displayed on the screen.
■Software update precautions
●After a software update has been
performed, it will not be possible
to revert to a previous version.
●Depending on the communication
environment and the content of an
update, a software update may
take several hours. Although an
update will be
suspended when
the power switch is turned off, it
will resume when the power
switch is changed back to ON.
●Toyota Safety Sense 3.0/Traffic
Jam Assist can still be used while
a software update is being per-
formed.
■What can be checked using the
OneApp
The following items can be checked
or performed.
●Software version, update details,
precautions, use methods, etc.
●Software update
Updating the software