Sound system TOYOTA PRIUS 2006 2.G Owner's Manual

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Hybrid transaxle
Your hybrid transaxle has an electronic
shift lever system to minimize incorrect
operation. This means you can only shift
to other position from “P” when the brake
pedal is depressed.
With the following improper shifting, the
rejection function operates and a beep
sounds so the hybrid transaxle cannot be
shifted.(i) When you attempt to shift the transaxle from the “P” position without depress-
ing the brake pedal.
(ii) When you push the “P” switch while driving.
(iii) When you operate the shift lever from “D” to “R” or vice versa while the ve-
hicle is moving.
(iv) When you operate the shift lever to “B” from any position other than “D”.
In case of (i), the transaxle remains in
“P”. In case of (ii) through (iv), the trans-
axle is automatically shifted to “N”.
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Shift lever
The shift lever always re-
turns to this original position
after shifting operation. “P” position switch
You can operate the shift
lever only in “D”.
Keep the shift lever in “N”
for a while after you shift it
to that position.

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(a) Shift lever
The shift position is displayed on the in-
strument cluster.
R:Reverse position (buzzer sounds)
N: Neutral position
D: Normal driving position
B: Engine braking position
(shown only while in “D”)
NOTICE
Observe the following instructions.
Otherwise, the lever may cause a mal-
function, resulting in trouble:
Do not remove the knob on the le-
ver.
 Do not use a knob other than the
originally fitted knob.
 Do not hang anything on the lever.
Should you find anything unusual,
contact your Toyota dealer as soon as
possible.
(b) “P” position switch
The “P” (parking) position is displayed on
the instrument cluster, and the indicator
on the “P” position switch comes on.
(c) Normal driving 1. Start the hybrid system as instructed in “How to start the hybrid system” on
page 348.
2. With your foot holding down the brake pedal, shift the shift lever to “D”.
CAUTION
Never put your foot on the accelera-
tor pedal while shifting. Doing so can
cause abrupt acceleration.
3. Release the parking brake and brake
pedal. Depress the accelerator pedal
slowly for smooth starting.
When you shift the transaxle to “D”
while backing up, an alarm sounds and
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(d) Using engine braking
To use engine braking, shift the shift lever
to “B” position.
During high speed driving, you may feel
that deceleration by engine braking is less
than that of a typical vehicle.
Do not continue normal driving with the
transaxle in “B” for a long time. This may
cause decreased fuel economy. To prevent
this, use “D” for normal driving.
When you shift the transaxle to “B” from
a position other than “D”, an alarm sounds
and the transaxle is automatically shifted
to “N”.
CAUTION
Be careful when downshifting on a
slippery surface. Abrupt shifting
could cause the vehicle to skid or
spin.
(e) Backing up1. Bring the vehicle to a complete stop.
2. With the brake pedal held down with your foot, shift the shift lever to the
“R” position. You will hear beeps while
the transaxle is in “R”.
When you shift the transaxle to “R” while
driving, an alarm sounds and the transaxle
is shifted to “N”.
(f) Parking 1. Bring the vehicle to a complete stop.
2. With the brake pedal pressed down, fully depress the parking brake pedal
to apply the parking brake securely.
3. With the brake pedal pressed down, push the “P” position switch.
If you press the “POWER” switch while
stopping, the transaxle is automatically
shifted to the “P” and the hybrid system
is turned off. If the driver ’s door is opened when the
transaxle is in “N”, “D” or “B”, beep
sounds and a warning message appears
on the multi
−information display to warn
you to shift the transaxle to “P”.
If you push the “P” position switch while
driving, an alarm sounds and the transaxle
is automatically shifted to “N”.NOTICE
Be sure to put the hybrid transaxle in
“P” when parking. In “N”, the hybrid
battery will not be charged even if the
gasoline engine is running. You can-
not start your vehicle if the transaxle
is left in “N” for a long time because
the hybrid battery will discharge.
When shifting the transaxle from “P” on
the slope, a large parking lock releasing
noise will be generated. However, this
does not indicate a malfunction.

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The vehicle stability control system
helps provide integrated control of the
systems such as antilock brake sys-
tem, brake assist system, hybrid system
control, etc. This system automatically
controls the brakes and hybrid system
to help prevent the vehicle from skid-
ding when cornering on a slippery road
surface or operating steering wheel
abruptly.
This system activates when the vehicle
speed is more than about 15 km/h (9
mph).CAUTION
Do not rely exclusively on the ve-
hicle stability control system. Even
if the vehicle stability control sys-
tem is operating, you must always
drive carefully and attentively to
avoid death or serious injury. Reck-
less driving will result in an unex-
pected accident. If the slip indicator
light flashes, sounding an alarm,
special care should be taken while
driving.
Only use tires of specified size. The
size, manufacturer, brand and tread
pattern for all 4 tires should be the
same. If you use tires other than
specified, or mixed types or size,
the vehicle stability control system
may not function correctly. When
replacing the tires or wheels, con-
tact your Toyota dealer. (See
“Checking and replacing tires” on
page 407.)
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Slip indicator light
If the vehicle is going to skid during driv-
ing, the slip indicator light blinks and an
alarm sounds intermittently. Special care
should be taken while driving.
The slip indicator light blinks in the follow-
ing conditions also.
The vehicle tires are racing. Utmost
care is required when driving.
When the anti−lock brake system is
operating. See “Brake system” on page
325 for details.
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Type 1 and Type 2
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When the “ACC” mode is enabled, the
initial screen appears and the system be-
gins operating.
After a few seconds, the previous mode
display will appear.
If the electrical power source has been
disconnected from the multi−information
display, the display will be automatically
set to the initial mode.
CAUTION
Do not adjust the display while the
vehicle is moving. Be sure to adjust
the display only when the vehicle is
stopped.
Switch operation
This system operates mainly by the
switches on the screen. To protect the
screen, lightly touch switches on the
screen with your finger. When you touch
a switch on the screen or on the bezel,
a beep sounds.
If the system does not respond to a
touch of a switch, move your finger
away from the screen and then touch
it again.
You cannot operate dimmed switches.
Wipe off fingerprints on the surface of
the display using a glass cleaning
cloth.
The displayed image may become
darker and moving images may be
slightly distorted when the display is
cold.
When you look at the screen through
polarized material such as polarized
sunglasses, the screen may be dark
and hard to see. If so, change the
angle of the screen or take off your
sunglasses.
Before using
the multiinformation display

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The other party’s voice outputs from the
driver ’s speaker. When the received calls
or received voice outputs, the audio from
the audio system will be muted.
INFORMATION
Talk alternately with the other party
on the phone. If you talk at the
same time, the voice may not reach
each other. (It is not a malfunc-
tion.)
Keep the volume of receiving voice
down. Otherwise, echo is coming
up. When you talk on the phone,
speak clearly towards the micro-
phone.
In the following situations, your
voice may not reach the other party. Driving on unpaved road. (Mak-
ing a traffic noise.)
 Driving at the high speed.
 The window is open.
 Turning the air conditioning vents
towards the microphone.
 The sound of the air conditioning
fan is loud.
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1. Indicates the condition of Bluetooth
connection.
“Blue” indicates an excellent connection
to Bluetooth.
“Yellow” indicates a bad connection to
Bluetooth, resulting in possible deteriora-
tion of voice quality.
: no connection to Bluetooth. 2. Indicates the amount of battery
charge left.
Empty Full
It is not displayed while the Bluetooth is
connecting or the phone book data is be-
ing transferred.
The amount left does not always corre-
spond with the one of your cellular phone.
This system does not have a charging
function. 3. Indicates the receiving area.
“Rm” is displayed when receiving in
Roaming area.
“Hm” is displayed when receiving in
Home area.
4. Indicates the level of reception.

Too bad Excellent
The level of reception does not always
correspond with the one of your cellular
phone.

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(vii) By POI call (with Navigation System)
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You can call by touching “” when it
is displayed on the screen from Naviga-
tion system. (See the separate “Navi-
gation System Owner ’s Manual” for de-
tails.)
(c) Receiving on the Bluetooth
phone
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When a call is received, this screen is
displayed with a sound. Touch “
”
or push the
button of the steering
wheel to talk on the phone.
To hang up the phone:
Touch “
” or push the button of
the steering wheel again.
To refuse to receive the call: Touch “
” and hold it. To adjust the volume of received call:
Touch “–” or “+” or use the volume
switch of the steering wheel.
On the international phone call, the other
party’s name may not be displayed cor-
rectly depending on the cellular phone
which you have.

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The speech command system enables
you to operate the handsfree system
by giving a command.
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1. Push the speech command switch.
A beep sounds and on −screen message is
displayed with an indicator at the top left.
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2. Give a command while an indicator is shown in the display. If you want
to check the command list, touch
the “Help” switch to display the Help
screen. (See “Help screen” on page
236.) When you touch the “Cancel”,
the previous screen returns. If the hands
−free system does not re-
spond or the confirmation screen does not
disappear, push the speech command
switch and try again.
If no command is given, a beep sounds
and the indicator disappears 6 seconds
later.
If the system does not recognize your
speech, the system will respond with this
message (“System does not recognize this
command, rephrase your command.”).
Start the operation from the beginning.
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AUTOMATIC SOUND LEVELIZER (ASL)
(Type 1 and Type 2 only)
When the audio sound becomes difficult to
be heard due to road noise, wind noise,
etc. during driving, the system adjusts to
the optimum volume and tone quality ac-
cording to the noise level.
Vehicles with compact disc changer:
Touch the “ASL” switch.
When the system is on, the sound adjust-
ment level is displayed on the screen.
Vehicles without compact disc changer:
Touch the “DSP” switch to display the
“ASL” screen.
Touch “High”, “Mid” or “Low” and then
“OK”.
When you touch “High”, you can obtain
higher sensitivity of the sound levelizer.
When you touch “Low”, the sensitivity will
be lowered.
Touching “Off” turns the system off.YOUR RADIO ANTENNA
To remove an antenna on the roof, care-
fully turn it counterclockwise.
NOTICE
To prevent damage to the antenna,
make sure to remove it before driving
your Toyota through an automatic car
wash.
YOUR COMPACT DISC PLAYER
When you insert a disc, gently push it in
with the label side up.
The discs set in the player are played
continuously, starting with disc number 1.
The disc number of the disc currently be-
ing played, the track number and the time
from the beginning of the program appear
on the display.
Type 1 only:
When play of one disc ends, the first
track of the following disc starts. When
play of the final disc ends, play of the
first disc starts again.
The player will skip any empty disc num-
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MP3 WMA FILES
MP3 (MPEG Audio Layer 3) and WMA
(Windows Media Audio) are audio com-
pression standards.
The MP3/WMA player can play MP3
and WMA files on CD−ROM, CD −R and
CD− RW discs.
The unit can play disc recordings com-
patible with ISO 9660 level 1 and level
2 and with the Romeo and Joliet file
system.
When naming an MP3 or WMA file,
add the appropriate file extension (.mp3
or .wma)
The MP3/WMA player plays back files
with .mp3 or .wma file extensions as
MP3 or WMA files. To prevent noise
and playback errors, use the appropri-
ate file extensions.
Multi −session compatible CDs can also
be played.
MP3 files are compatible with the ID3
Tag Ver. 1.0, Ver. 1.1, Ver. 2.2, and
Ver. 2.3 formats. The unit cannot dis-
play disc title, track title and artist
name in other formats.
WMA files can contain a WMA tag that
is used in the same way as an ID3
tag. WMA tags carry information such
as track title, artist name.
The emphasis function is available only
when playing MP3/WMA files recorded
at 32, 44.1 and 48 kHz. (The system
can play MP3 files with sampling fre-
quencies of 16, 22.05, and 24 kHz.
However, the emphasis function is not
available for files recorded at these fre-
quencies.)
The sound quality of MP3/WMA files
generally improves with higher bit
rates. In order to achieve a reasonable
level of sound quality, discs recorded
with a bit rate of at least 128 kbps are
recommended.
Playable bit rates
MP3 files:
MPEG1 LAYER3—64 to 320 kbps
MPEG2 LSF LAYER3—64 to 160 kbps
WMA files:
Ver. 7, 8 CBR—48 to 192 kbps
Ver. 9 CBR—48 to 320 kbps
The MP3/WMA player does not play
back MP3/WMA files from discs record-
er using packet write data transfer
(UDF format). Discs should be re-
corded using “per −mastering” software
rather than packet −write software.
M3u playlists are not compatible with
the audio player.
MP3i (MP3 interactive) and MP3PRO
formats are not compatible with the au-
dio player.
The MP3 player is compatible with
VBR (Variable Bit Rate).
When playing back files recorded as
VBR (Variable Bit Rate) files, the play
time will not be correctly displayed if
fast −forward or reverse operations are
used.
It is not possible to check folders that
do not include MP3/WMA files.
MP3/WMA files in folders up to 8 lev-
els deep can be played. However, the
start of playback may be delayed when
using discs containing numerous levels
of folders. For this reason, we recom-
mend creating discs with no more than
two levels of folders.
It is possible to play up to 192 folders
or 255 files on one disc.