headlights TOYOTA PRIUS PLUS 2017 Owners Manual

15Pictorial index
PRIUS +_OM_OM47B24E_(EE)Windshield wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 227
Precautions against winter season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 274
Precautions against car wash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 312
Fuel filler door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 232
Refueling method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 232
Fuel type/fuel tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 467
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 341
Tire size/inflation pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 473
Winter tires/tire chain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 274
Checking/rotation/tire pressure warning system . . . . . . . . . . . P. 341
Coping with flat tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 417, 431
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 323
Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 323
Engine compartment cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 328
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 467
Coping with overheat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 457
Headlights/front position lights/
daytime running lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 223
Front fog lights/rear fog light
*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 226
Turn signal lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 221
Tail lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 223
License plate lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 223
Back-up light
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Shifting the shift lever to R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 216
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Light bulbs of the exterior lights for driving
(Replacing method: P. 367, Watts: P. 474)
*: They may be located on the opposite side depending on the target region.
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17Pictorial index
PRIUS +_OM_OM47B24E_(EE)Multi-information display
*1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 120
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 120
Energy monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 122
When the warning messages are displayed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 400
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 222
Applying/releasing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 222
Precautions against winter season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 274
Warning buzzer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 387
Turn signal lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 221
Headlight switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 223
Headlights/front position lights/tail lights/
daytime running lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 223
Front fog lights/rear fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 226
Windshield wiper and washer switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 227
Rear window wiper and washer switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 231
Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 227, 231
Adding washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 335
Emergency flasher switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 378
Fuel filler door opener. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 234
Hood lock release lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 323
Tilt and telescopic steering lock release lever . . . . . . . . . . P. 185
Air conditioning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 280
Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 280
Rear window defogger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 283
Audio system
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P position switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 217
*1: If equipped
*2: Refer to “Navigation and multimedia system Owner’s Manual”.
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25Pictorial index
PRIUS +_OM_OM47B24E_(EE)Multi-information display . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 120
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 120
Energy monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 122
When the warning messages are displayed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 400
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 222
Applying/releasing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 222
Precautions against winter season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 274
Warning buzzer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 387
Windshield wiper and washer switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 227
Rear window wiper and washer switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 231
Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 227, 231
Adding washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 335
Turn signal lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 221
Headlight switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 223
Headlights/front position lights/tail lights/
daytime running lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 223
Front fog lights/rear fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 226
Emergency flasher switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 378
Fuel filler door opener. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 234
Hood lock release lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 323
Tilt and telescopic steering lock release lever . . . . . . . . . . P. 185
Air conditioning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 280
Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 280
Rear window defogger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 283
Audio system
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P position switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 217
*: Refer to “Navigation and multimedia system Owner’s Manual”.
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3-4. Adjusting the steering wheel and mirrors
Operation of each component
PRIUS +_OM_OM47B24E_(EE)
Inside rear view mirror
The height of the rear view mirror can be adjusted to suit your driving
posture.
Adjust the height of the rear view
mirror by moving it up and down.
XManual anti-glare inside rear view mirror
Reflected light from the headlights of vehicles behind can be reduced
by operating the lever.
Normal position
Anti-glare position
The rear view mirror’s position can be adjusted to enable suffi-
cient confirmation of the rear view.
Adjusting the height of rear view mirror (vehicles with manual
anti-glare inside rear view mirror)
Anti-glare function
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1883-4. Adjusting the steering wheel and mirrors
PRIUS +_OM_OM47B24E_(EE)
XAuto anti-glare inside rear view mirror
Responding to the level of brightness of the headlights of vehicles
behind, the reflected light is automatically reduced.
Changing automatic anti-glare
function mode
On/off
When the automatic anti-glare
function is in ON mode, the indica-
tor illuminates.
The function will set to ON mode
each time the power switch is
turned to ON mode.
Pressing the button turns the func-
tion to OFF mode. (The indicator
also turns off.)
■ To prevent sensor error (vehicles with auto anti-glare inside rear view
mirror)
Indicator
To ensure that the sensors operate prop-
erly, do not touch or cover them.
WARNING
Do not adjust the position of the mirror while driving.
Doing so may lead to mishandling of the vehicle and cause an accident,
resulting in death or serious injury.

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4-3. Operating the lights and wipers
Driving
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Headlight switch
Turning the end of the lever turns on the lights as follows:
The headlights can be operated manually or automatically.
Operating instructions
The daytime running
lights turn on.
(→ P. 224)
The front position, tail,
license plate and
instrument panel lights
turn on.
The headlights and all
lights listed above
(except daytime run-
ning lights) turn on.
The headlights, day-
time running lights
( → P. 224) and front
position lights turn on
and off automatically.
(When the power
switch is in ON mode.)1
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2244-3. Operating the lights and wipers
PRIUS +_OM_OM47B24E_(EE)
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.
■Daytime running light system
To make your vehicle more visible to other drivers during daytime driving, the
daytime running lights turn on automatically whenever the hybrid system is
started and the parking brake is released with the headlight switch or in
the “AUTO” position. Daytime running lights are not designed for use at night.
■ Headlight control sensor (if equipped)
Air conditioning operation may also be interrupted.
Turning on the high beam headlights
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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.

2254-3. Operating the lights and wipers
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Driving
PRIUS +_OM_OM47B24E_(EE)■
Automatic light off system
●When the light switch is in the
or position: The headlights turn
off automatically if the power swit ch is turned to ACCESSORY mode or
OFF.
● When the light switch is in the position: The headlights and all lights
turn off automatically if the power switch is turned to ACCESSORY mode or
OFF.
To turn the lights on again, turn the power switch to ON mode, or turn the light
switch off once and then back to the
or position.
■ Automatic headlight leveling system
The level of the headlights is automatically adjusted according to the number
of passengers and the loading condition of the vehicle to ensure that the
headlights do not interfere with other road users.
■ Light reminder buzzer
A buzzer sounds when the power switch is turned off or turned to ACCES-
SORY mode and the driver’s door is opened while the lights are turned on.
■ Customization
Settings (e.g. light sensor sensitivity) can be changed.
(Customizable features: →P. 477)
NOTICE
■ To prevent 12-volt battery discharge
Do not leave the lights on longer than necessary when the hybrid system is
off.

3746-3. Do-it-yourself maintenance
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Replacing the following bulbs
If any of the lights listed below has burnt out, have it replaced by
any authorized Toyota dealer or repairer, or another duly qualified
and equipped professional.
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Headlights
● Daytime running lights
● Front position lights
● Side turn signal lights
● Stop/tail lights
● High mounted stoplight
■LED lights
The headlights, daytime running lights, front position lights, stop/tail lights and
high mounted stoplight consist of a number of LEDs. If any of the LEDs burn
out, take your vehicle to any authorized Toyota dealer or repairer, or another
duly qualified and equipped professional to have the light replaced.
■ Condensation build-up on the inside of the lens
Temporary condensation build-up on the inside of the headlight lens does not
indicate a malfunction. Contact any authorized Toyota dealer or repairer, or
another duly qualified and equipped professional for more information in the
following situations:
●Large drops of water have built up on the inside of the lens.
● Water has built up inside the headlight.
■ When replacing light bulbs
→ P. 366

3756-3. Do-it-yourself maintenance
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Maintenance and care
WARNING
■ Replacing light bulbs
●Be sure to stop the hybrid system and turn off the lights. Do not attempt to
replace the bulb immediately after turning off the lights.
The bulbs become very hot and may cause burns.
● Do not touch the glass portion of t he light bulb with bare hands. When it is
unavoidable to hold the glass portion, use and hold with a clean dry cloth
to avoid getting moisture and oils on the bulb.
Also, if the bulb is scratched or dropped, it may blow out or crack.
● Fully install light bulbs and any parts used to secure them. Failure to do so
may result in heat damage, fire, or water entering the headlight unit. This
may damage the headlights or cause condensation to build up on the lens.
● Do not attempt to repair or disassemble light bulbs, connectors, electric
circuits or component parts.
Doing so may result in death or serious injury due to electric shock.
■ To prevent damage or fire
●Make sure bulbs are fully seated and locked.
● Check the wattage of the bulb before installing to prevent heat damage.