TOYOTA PRIUS C 2014 NHP10 / 1.G Owners Manual

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Bead separationA breakdown of the bond between components
in the bead
Bias ply tire A pneumatic tire in which the ply cords that
extend to the beads are laid at alternate angles
substantially less than 90 degrees to the cen-
terline of the tread
Carcass The tire structure, except tread and sidewall
rubber which, when inflated, bears the load
Chunking The breaking away of pieces of the tread or
sidewall
Cord The strands forming the plies in the tire
Cord separation The parting of cords from adjacent rubber com-
pounds
Cracking Any parting within the tread, sidewall, or inner-
liner of the tire ext
ending to cord material
CT A pneumatic tire with an inverted flange tire
and rim system in which the rim is designed
with rim flanges pointed radially inward and the
tire is designed to fit on the underside of the
rim in a manner that encloses the rim flanges
inside the air cavity of the tire
Extra load tire A tire designed to operate at higher loads and
at higher inflation pressures than the corre-
sponding standard tire
Groove The space between two adjacent tread ribs
Innerliner The layer(s) forming the inside surface of a
tubeless tire that contains the inflating medium
within the tire
Innerliner separation The parting of the innerliner from cord material
in the carcass
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Intended outboard
sidewall
(a) The sidewall that contains a whitewall,
bears white lettering, or bears manufac-
turer, brand, and/or model name molding
that is higher or deeper than the same
molding on the other sidewall of the tire, or
(b) The outward facing sidewall of an asymmet- rical tire that has a particular side that must
always face outward when mounted on a
vehicle
Light truck (LT) tire A tire designated by its manufacturer as prima-
rily intended for use on lightweight trucks or
multipurpose passenger vehicles
Load rating The maximum load that a tire is rated to carry
for a given inflation pressure
Maximum load rating The load rating for a tire at the maximum per-
missible inflation pressure for that tire
Maximum permissible
inflation pressure The maximum cold inflation pressure to which
a tire may be inflated
Measuring rim The rim on which a tire is fitted for physical
dimension requirements
Open splice Any parting at any junction of tread, sidewall, or
innerliner that extends to cord material
Outer diameter The overall diameter of an inflated new tire
Overall width The linear distance between the exteriors of
the sidewalls of an inflated tire, including eleva-
tions due to labeling, decorations, or protective
bands or ribs
Passenger car tire A tire intended for use on passenger cars, mul-
tipurpose passenger vehicles, and trucks, that
have a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of
10,000 lb. or less.
Ply A layer of rubber-coated parallel cords
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Ply separationA parting of rubber compound between adja-
cent plies
Pneumatic tire A mechanical device made of rubber, chemi-
cals, fabric and steel or
other materials, that,
when mounted on an automotive wheel, pro-
vides the traction and contains the gas or fluid
that sustains the load
Radial ply tire A pneumatic tire in which the ply cords that
extend to the beads are laid at substantially 90
degrees to the centerline of the tread
Reinforced tire A tire designed to operate at higher loads and
at higher inflation pressures than the corre-
sponding standard tire
Section width The linear distance between the exteriors of
the sidewalls of an inflated tire, excluding ele-
vations due to labeling, decoration, or protec-
tive bands
Sidewall That portion of a tire between the tread and
bead
Sidewall separation The parting of the rubber compound from the
cord material in the sidewall
Snow tire A tire that attains a traction index equal to or
greater than 110, compared to the ASTM E-
1136 Standard Reference Test Tire, when
using the snow traction test as described in
ASTM F-1805-00, Standard Test Method for
Single Wheel Driving Traction in a Straight Line
on Snow-and Ice-Covered Surfaces, and which
is marked with an Alpine Symbol ( ) on at
least one sidewall
Te s t r i m The rim on which a tire is fitted for testing, and
may be any rim listed as appropriate for use
with that tire
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*:Table 1
 Occupant loading and distri bution for vehicle normal load
for various designated seating capacities
Tread That portion of a tire that comes into contact
with the road
Tread rib A tread section running circumferentially
around a tire
Tread separation Pulling away of the tread from the tire carcass
Treadwear indicators
(TWI) The projections within the principal grooves
designed to give a visual indication of the
degrees of wear of the tread
Wheel-holding fixture The fixture used to hold the wheel and tire
assembly securely
during testing
Designated seating
capacity, Number of occupantsVehicle normal load,
Number of occupantsOccupant distribution in a normally loaded vehi- cle
2 through 4 2 2 in front
5 through 10 3 2 in front, 1 in second
seat
11 through 15 5 2 in front, 1 in second
seat, 1 in third seat, 1
in fourth seat
16 through 20 7 2 in front, 2 in second
seat, 2 in third seat, 1
in fourth seat
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Customizable features
Customizable FeaturesVehicles with a Display Audio system: Settings that can be
changed using the Display Audio system
(For further information on custom izing settings using the Display
Audio system, refer to the “Dis play Audio System Owner’s Man-
ual”.)
Settings that can be chan ged by your Toyota dealer
Definition of symbols: O = Available, — = Not available
Your vehicle includes a variety of electronic features that can be per-
sonalized to suit your prefer ences. Programming these preferences
requires specialized equipment and may be performed by your
Toyota dealer.
Some function settings are changed simultaneously with other functions
being customized. Contact your Toyota dealer for further details.

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ItemFunctionDefault set-
tingCustomizedsetting
Vehicle
Proximity
Notifica-
tion Sys-
tem
(
P. 2 5 ) The volume of
Vehicle Proxim-
ity Notification
System sound
Level 1Level 2
—O
Level 3
Smart key
system
*1
and wire-
less remote
control
(
P. 47,
61) Operation sig-
nal
(Emergency
flashers)
On Off — O
Operation sig-
nal
(Buzzer) On Off — O
Operation
buzzer volume Level 7 Off to level 7 O O
Time elapsed
before auto-
matic door lock
function is acti-
vated if door is
not opened
after being
unlocked 60 seconds
30 seconds
—O
120 seconds
Open door
warning buzzer On Off — O
Automatic door
lock function to
be activated if
door is not
opened after
being unlocked On Off — O

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Smart key
system
*1
(
P. 47) Smart key sys-
tem
On Off — O
Number of per-
missible times
of continuous
smart lock Twice Unlimited — O
Wireless
remote
control
(
P. 61) Wireless
remote control
On Off — O
Unlocking
operation Driver's door
unlocked in
one step, all doors
unlocked in two steps All doors
unlocked in one step. OO
Panic function On Off — O
ItemFunctionDefault set- tingCustomizedsetting

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Door lock
(
P. 6 5 )
Unlocking
using a key
Driver's door
unlocked in
one step, all doors
unlocked in two steps All doors
unlocked in one step. —O
Speed-detect-
ing automatic
door lock func-
tion*
2
Off On O O
Opening
driver's door
unlocks all
doors Off
On — O
Shifting gears
to P unlocks all
doors. On
Off O O
Shifting gears
to position
other than P
locks all doors. On
Off O O
Lights
(
P. 204) Daytime run-
ning light sys-
tem (except
Canada)
On Off O O
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tingCustomizedsetting

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Illumination
(
P. 321)Time elapsed
before lights
turn off
15 seconds
7.5 seconds — O
30 seconds — O
Operation
when the doors
are unlocked On Off — O
Operation after
the engine
switch is turned
to the “LOCK”
position
*3
On Off — O
Operation after
the “POWER”
switch is turned
off
*2
On Off — O
Operation
when you
approach the
vehicle with the
electronic key
on your per-
son
*2
On Off — O
Seat belt
reminder
(
P. 439) Vehicle speed
linked seat belt
reminder
buzzer
On Off — O
ItemFunctionDefault set-
tingCustomizedsetting

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*1: If equipped
*2: Vehicles with a smart key system
*3: Vehicles without a smart key system
Automatic
air condi-
tioning sys-
tem
(
P. 238)
Air condition-
ing control of
Eco drive mode
On Off — O
ItemFunctionDefault set-
tingCustomizedsetting