TOYOTA PRIUS 2021 Owners Manual (in English)

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WARNING
■Side sensors
In the following situations, the intuitive parking assist may n ot operate nor-
mally and may result in an unexpected accident. Drive carefully .
● Obstacles may not be detected in the side areas until the vehic le is driven
for a short time and a scan of the side areas is completed. ( P. 368)
● Even after the scan of the side areas is completed, obstacles s uch as
other vehicles, people or animals that approach from the sides cannot be
detected.
● Even after the scan of the side areas is completed, obstacles may not be
detected depending on the surrounding situation of the vehicle.
At that time, the side sensor operation displays ( P. 363) temporary turn
off.
■ Obstacles which may not be properly detected
The shape of the obstacle may prevent the sensor from detecting it. Pay
particular attention to the following obstacles:
● Wires, fences, ropes, etc.
● Cotton, snow and other materials that absorb sound waves
● Sharply-angled objects
● Low obstacles
● Tall obstacles with upper sections projecting outwards in the d irection of
your vehicle
● People may not be detected if they are wearing certain types of clothing.
● Moving objects such as people or animals

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NOTICE
■When using intuitive parking assist
In the following situations, the system may not function correctly due to a
sensor malfunction etc. Have the vehicle checked by your Toyota dealer.
● Intuitive parking assist operation display flashes, and a beep sounds when
no obstacles are detected.
● If the area around a sensor collides with something, or is subjected to
strong impact.
● If the bumper collides with something.
● If the display shows up and remains on without a beep.
● If a display error occurs, first check the sensor.
If the error occurs even when there is no ice, snow or mud on t he sensor, it
is likely that the sensor is malfunctioning.
■ Notes when washing the vehicle
● Do not apply intensive bursts of water or steam to the sensor area.
Doing so may result in the sensor malfunctioning.
● When using steam to wash the vehicle, do not direct steam too c lose to
the sensors. The sensors may not function properly if subjected to steam.

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Parking Suppor t Brake function
The system operates in the follo wing situations when an obstacle is
detected in the traveling d irection of the vehicle.
◆The vehicle is driven at low speeds and the brake pedal is not
depressed, or is depressed too late
◆The accelerator pedal is depressed too far
: If equipped
When a collision may occur with an obstacle while parking or
traveling at low speeds, when the vehicle suddenly moves for-
ward due to mistaken accelerator pedal operation, or when the
vehicle moves due to the wrong shift position being selected,
the sensors detect obstacles to the front or rear in the travel ing
direction of the vehicle, and the system operates to lessen
impact with obstacles such as walls, and reduce resulting dam-
age.
Examples of system operation

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◆The vehicle moves due to the wrong shift position being
selected

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Front corner sensors
Front center sensors
Rear corner sensors
Rear center sensors
The Parking Support Brake funct ion can be enabled/disabled on the
screen ( P. 151) of the multi-information display.
When the Parking Support Brake
function is off, the PKSB OFF indi-
cator illuminates.
When the Parking Support Brake function is switched off, system operation
does not resume until the function is switched back on through the
screen on the multi-information display. (System operation does not
resume by operating the power switch.)
Types of sensors
1
2
3
4
Changing settings of the Park ing Support Brake function

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When the Parking Support Brake f unction detects an obstacle with a
probability of collision, hybrid system output is restricted to restrain an
increase in vehicle speed. (Hybri d system output restriction control: A)
Furthermore, when the accelerator pedal continues to be depress ed,
the brakes are applied to reduce the vehicle speed. (Brake control: B)
Operation
DOWN
DOWN
UP
ON
OFF
ON
OFF
ON
OFF

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Accelerator pedal
Brake pedal
Hybrid system output
Braking force Control starts
Collision is
possible
Collision is likely1
2
3
4
5
6
7

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■Operation starting conditions
When the PKSB OFF indicator is not illuminated or flashing ( P. 3 8 3 ,
603) and all of the following conditions are met, the system op erates.
Hybrid system output restriction control
● The Parking Support Brake function is on.
● The vehicle speed is 10 mph (15 km/h) or less.
● There is an obstacle in the traveling direction of the vehicle (6 to
13 ft. [2 to 4 m ahead]).
● The system determined that a stronger-than-normal brake opera-
tion was necessary to avoid a collision.
Brake control
● Hybrid system output restricti on control is being performed.
● The system determined that a n emergency brake operation was
necessary to av oid a collision.
■Operation ending conditions
In any of the following situatio ns, the system stops operating.
Hybrid system output restriction control
● The Parking Support Brake function has been turned off
(stopped).
● The collision became a voidable with normal brake operation.
● The obstacle is no longer in the traveling direction of the veh icle
(6 to 13 ft. [2 to 4 m ahead]).
Brake control
● The Parking Support Brake function has been turned off
(stopped).
● Approximately 2 seconds elapsed after the vehicle was stopped
by brake control.
● The brake pedal was depressed after the vehicle was stopped by
brake control.
● The obstacle is no longer in the traveling direction of the veh icle
(6 to 13 ft. [2 to 4 m ahead]).
Operation conditions

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When the hybrid system output restriction control or brake cont rol
operates, the buzzer sounds and a message is displayed on the m ulti-
information display to alert the driver.
Depending on the situation, output restriction control operates to either
limit acceleration or restrict output as much as possible.
Display and buzzer for hybrid system output restriction control
and brake control
ControlSituationMulti-information displayPKSB OFF
Indicator
Buzzer
Hybrid sys-
tem output
restriction
control is
operating
(accelera-
tion limita-
tion control)
Acceleration
at a certain
speed or
higher is not
possible.
Not illumi- nated
Short beep
Hybrid sys-
tem output
restriction
control is
operating
(control to
restrict out-
put as much
as possible)
A stronger-
than-normal
brake opera-
tion is neces-
sary
Not illumi- nated
Brake con-
trol is operat-
ingEmergency
braking is
necessary
The vehicle
is stopped by
system oper-
ationThe vehicle
is stopped
after brake
control oper-
ation
Illumi-nated

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■Sensor detection range
The detection range of the Parking Support Brake function diffe rs from the
detection range of the intuitive parking assist. ( P. 366)
Therefore, even if the intuitive parking assist detects an obst acle and pro-
vides a warning, the Parking Support Brake function may not sta rt operating.
■ System operation
When the vehicle is stopped by system operation, the Parking Support Brake
function stops and the PKSB OFF indicator illuminates.
■ System recovery
When the Parking Support Brake function is stopped by system op eration
and you would like to resume operation, either turn the Parking Support
Brake function on again ( P. 375), or turn the power switch off and then back
on. Furthermore, when the vehicle moves with an obstacle no lon ger in the
traveling direction of the vehicle, or when the traveling direc tion of the vehicle
changes (such as when switching from moving forward to backing up, and
vice versa), system operation automatically resumes.
■ Obstacles not detected by the sensors
The following obstacles may not be detected by the sensors.
●Objects such as people, cloth and snow, that are difficult for sonic waves to
reflect off of. (In particular, people may also not be detected depending on
the type of clothing they are wearing.)
● Objects not perpendicular with the ground, objects not at a rig ht angle to the
traveling direction of the vehicle, uneven objects or waving objects
● Low objects
● Thin objects such as wires, fences, ropes and signposts
● Objects that are extremely close to the bumper
■ Intuitive parking assist buzzer
Regardless of whether the intuitive parking assist is on or off ( P. 362), if the
Parking Support Brake function is not stopped ( P. 375), when the front or
rear sensors detect an obstacle and brake control is performed, the intuitive
parking assist buzzer also sounds and a notification of the app roximate dis-
tance to the obstacle is provided.