2023 TOYOTA PRIUS PRIME lights

2234-4. Adjusting the steering wheel and mirrors
4
Before driving
SymptomLikely causeSolution
The image is difficult to
see.
The mirror surface is
dirty.Clean the mirror surface
gently, using a soft dry
cloth.
Sunlight or headlights
are shining directly into
the Digital Rear-view
Mirror.Change to optical mirror
mode.
(If the light is coming
through, close the sun-
shade [if equipped].)
The image is difficult to
see.
• The vehicle is in a dark area.
• The vehicle is near a TV tower, broadcast-
ing station, electric
power plant, or other
location where strong
radio waves or electri-
cal noise may be pres-
ent.
• The temperature around the camera is
extremely high/low.
• The ambient tempera- ture is extremely low.
• It is raining or humid.
• Sunlight or headlights are shining directly into
the camera lens.
• The vehicle is under fluorescent lights,
sodium lights, mer-
cury lights, etc.
• Exhaust gas is obstructing the cam-
era.
Change to optical mirror
mode.
(Change back to digital
mirror mode when the
conditions have
improved.)
Foreign matters such as
water droplets or dust is
on the camera lens.
• Operate the dedicated camera cleaning
washer and clean the
camera lens.
( P.275)
• Change to optical mir- ror mode.

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5
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

2615-2. Driving procedures
5
Driving
to B, the regenerative braking
force that was set is dis-
played on the shift position indi-
cator in the meter.
1Low
2 Medium
3 High
When the regenerative braking
force that was set does not dis-
play on the shift position indica-
tor in the meter even if the shift
position is shifted to B, the brake
system or hybrid system may be
malfunctioning. Perform the cor-
rection procedure following the
message displayed on the multi-
information display. ( P.568)
■When Regeneration Boost can-
not be used
●In the following cases, the system
will not operate.
• When the brake system or hybrid system is malfunctioning
• When regenerative braking is lim-
ited
●Regenerative braking may be
restricted in the following situa-
tions.
• When the amount of charge of the hybrid battery (traction battery) is
high
• When the temperature of the hybrid battery (traction battery) is low or extremely high
• When the temperature of the elec- tric motor (traction motor) or
power control unit is extremely
high
• When Regeneration Boost is con-
tinually used
■Regenerative braking
●The vehicle cannot be stopped by
just releasing the accelerator
pedal. Step on the brake pedal
when the vehicle is stopped.
●The maximum deceleration varies
depending on the vehicle speed.
■Stop lights
When the regenerative braking
force exceeds a certain level, the
stop lights turn on.
■Customization
The regenerative braking force
when the Regeneration Boost is
operating etc. can be changed.
(Customizable features: P.618)
P.422
A
Selecting the driving
mode

2695-3. Operating the lights and wipers
5
Driving
5-3.Operating the lights and wipers
Operating the switch
turns on the lights as follows:
U.S.A. (type A)
1 The daytime running
lights turn on. ( P.270)
2 The side marker, park-
ing, tail, license plate, instru-
ment panel lights, and
daytime running lights
( P.270) turn on.
3 The headlights and all
lights listed above (except
daytime running lights) turn
on.
4 Off
U.S.A. (type B)
1 The headlights, side
marker, parking, LED acces-
sories lamp (if equipped),
daytime running lights
( P.270) and so on turn on
and off automatically.
2 The side marker, park-
ing, LED accessories lamp (if
equipped), tail, license plate,
instrument panel lights, and
daytime running lights
( P.270) turn on.
3 The headlights and all
lights listed above (except
daytime running lights) turn
on.
4 The daytime running
lights turn off.Headlight switch
The headlights can be oper-
ated manually or automati-
cally.
Turning on th e headlights

2705-3. Operating the lights and wipers
Canada
1 The headlights, side
marker, parking, LED acces-
sories lamp (if equipped),
daytime running lights
( P.270) and so on turn on
and off automatically.
2 The side marker, park-
ing, LED accessories lamp (if
equipped), tail, license plate,
instrument panel lights, and
daytime running lights
( P.270) turn on.
3 The headlights and all
lights listed above (except
daytime running lights) turn
on.
■AUTO mode can be used when
The power switch is in ON.
■Daytime running light system
●Vehicles without LED accessories
lamp: The daytime running lights
illuminate using the same lights as
the low beam head lights, and illu-
minate dimmer than the low beam
headlights.
●Vehicles with LED accessories
lamp: The daytime running lights
illuminate using the same lights as
the parking lights, and illuminate
brighter than the parking lights.
●To make your vehicle more visible
to other drivers during daytime
driving, the daytime running lights
turn on automatically when all of
the following conditions are met.
(The daytime running lights are
not designed for use at night.)
• The hybrid system is operating
• The parking brake is released
• The headlight switch is in the ,
or
* position
*: When the surroundings are bright
The daytime running lights remain
on after they illuminate, even if the
parking brake is set again.
●For the U.S.A.: Daytime running
lights can be turned off by operat-
ing the switch.
●Compared to turning on the head-
lights, the daytime running light
system offers gr eater durability
and consumes less electricity, so
it can help improve fuel economy.
■Headlight control sensor (if
equipped)
The sensor may not function prop-
erly if an object is placed on the sen-
sor, 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 head-
light system to malfunction.

2715-3. Operating the lights and wipers
5
Driving
■Automatic light off system
●When the headlights are on: The
lights turn off 30 seconds after the
power switch is turned to OFF and
a door is opened and closed. (The
lights turn off immediately if
on the key is pressed after all the
doors are closed.)
●When only the tail lights are on:
The tail lights turn off automati-
cally if the power switch is turned
to OFF and the driver’s door is
opened.
To turn the lights on again, turn the
power switch to ON, or turn the light
switch to the , or posi-
tion once and then back to the
or position.
■Light reminder buzzer
A buzzer sounds when the driver’s
door is opened while the lights are
turned on with the power switch in
OFF (except when the automatic
light off system is operated).
■12-volt battery-saving function
In order to prevent the 12-volt bat-
tery of the vehicle from discharging,
if the headlights and/or tail lights are
on when the power switch is turned
to OFF, the battery saving function
will operate and aut omatically turn
off all the lights after approximately
20 minutes.
When any of the following are per-
formed, the 12-volt battery-saving
function is canceled once and then
reactivated. All the lights will turn off
automatically 20 minutes after the
12-volt battery-saving function has
been reactivated:
●When the headlight switch is oper-
ated
●When a door is opened or closed
■Windshield wiper linked head-
light illumination (if equipped)
When driving during daytime with
the headlight switch is in the
position, if the windshield wipers are
used, the headlights will turn on
automatically after several seconds
to help enhance the visibility of your
vehicle.
■If “Headlight System Malfunc-
tion Visit Your Dealer” is dis-
played on the mu lti-information
display
The system may be malfunctioning.
Have the vehicle inspected by your
Toyota dealer.
■Customization
Settings (e.g. light sensor sensitiv-
ity) can be changed.
(Customizable features: P.618)
1 With the headlights on, push
the lever away from you to
turn on the high beams.
NOTICE
■To prevent 12-volt battery dis-
charge
Do not leave the lights on longer
than necessary when the hybrid
system is not operating.
Turning on the high beam
headlights

2725-3. Operating the lights and wipers
Pull the lever toward you to the
center position to turn the high
beams off.
2Pull 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.
1Press the Automatic High
Beam switch.
AHB (Automatic High
Beam)
The Automatic High Beam
uses a front camera located
on the upper portion of the
windshield to detect the
brightness of the lights of
vehicles ahead, street-
lights, etc., and automati-
cally changes the head
lights between the high
beams and low beams.
WARNING
■For safe use
Do not overly rely on the Auto-
matic High Beam. Always drive
safely, taking care to observe
your surroundings and turning the
high beams on or off manually if
necessary.
■To prevent unintentional
operation of the Automatic
High Beam system
●When it is necessary to disable
the system: P.284
Using the Automatic High
Beam system

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-