warning TOYOTA PRIUS PLUG-IN HYBRID 2018 Owners Manual

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Pictorial indexSearch by illustration
1For safety
and securityMake sure to read through them
2Plug-in hybrid
systemPlug-in hybrid system features, charging method, etc.
3Instrument
cluster
How to read the gauges and meters, the variety of
warning lights and indicators, etc.
4Operation of
each component
Opening and closing the doors and windows,
adjustment before driving, etc.
5DrivingOperations and advice which are necessary for driving
6Interior featuresUsage of the interior features, etc.
7Maintenance
and careCaring for your vehicle and maintenance procedures
8When trouble
arisesWhat to do in case of malfunction or emergency
9Vehicle
specificationsVehicle specifications, customizable features, etc.
IndexSearch by symptom
Search alphabetically

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3. Instrument cluster
Combination meter ............198
Warning lights and
indicators .........................207
Main display .......................215
Multi-information display ....223
Head-up display .................257
Energy monitor/
consumption screen ........264
4-1. Key information
Keys ...................................272
4-2. Opening, closing and
locking the doors
Side doors..........................277
Back door...........................282
Smart entry & start
system .............................287
4-3. Adjusting the seats
Front seats .........................318
Rear seats .........................319
Head restraints ..................321
4-4. Adjusting the steering
wheel and mirrors
Steering wheel .................. 324
Inside rear view mirror....... 326
Outside rear view
mirrors ............................. 328
4-5. Opening and closing the
windows
Power windows ................. 330
5-1. Before driving
Driving the vehicle ............. 336
Cargo and luggage............ 348
Trailer towing..................... 350
5-2. Driving procedures
Power (ignition) switch ...... 351
Hybrid transmission........... 357
Turn signal lever................ 363
Parking brake .................... 364
5-3. Operating the lights
and wipers
Headlight switch ................ 365
AHS (Adaptive High-beam
System) ........................... 369
Fog light switch ................. 375
Windshield wipers and
washer ............................ 376
5-4. Refueling
Opening the fuel tank
cap .................................. 379
3Instrument cluster
4Operation of each
component
5Driving

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7-1. Maintenance and care
Cleaning and protecting
the vehicle exterior ..........572
Cleaning and protecting
the vehicle interior ...........577
7-2. Maintenance
Maintenance
requirements....................583
7-3. Do-it-yourself maintenance
Do-it-yourself service
precautions ......................586
Hood ..................................589
Positioning a floor jack .......591
Engine compartment..........592
Tires ...................................606
Tire inflation pressure ........622
Wheels ...............................624
Replacing the tire ...............627
Air conditioning filter ..........639
Wiper rubber
replacement .....................643
Electronic key battery ........646
Checking and replacing
fuses ................................649
Light bulbs .........................653
8-1. Essential information
Emergency flashers .......... 662
If your vehicle has to
be stopped in an
emergency ...................... 663
8-2. Steps to take in an
emergency
If your vehicle needs
to be towed ..................... 664
If you think something is
wrong .............................. 670
If a warning light turns on
or a warning buzzer
sounds ............................ 671
If a warning message is
displayed ......................... 680
If you have a flat tire .......... 688
If the hybrid system will
not start ........................... 706
If the electronic key does
not operate properly ........ 708
If the 12-volt battery is
discharged ...................... 712
If your vehicle
overheats ........................ 718
If the vehicle becomes
stuck................................ 723
7Maintenance and care8When trouble arises

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WARNING
■General precautions while driving
Driving under the influence: Never drive your vehicle when under the influ-
ence of alcohol or drugs that have impair ed your ability to operate your vehi-
cle. Alcohol and certain drugs delay reaction time, impair judgment and
reduce coordination, which could lead to an accident that could result in
death or serious injury.
Defensive driving: Always drive defensively. Anticipate mistakes that other
drivers or pedestrians might make and be ready to avoid accidents.
Driver distraction: Always give your full attention to driving. Anything that
distracts the driver, such as adjusting controls, talking on a cellular phone or
reading can result in a collision with resulting death or serious injury to you,
your occupants or others.
■ General precaution regarding children’s safety
Never leave children unattended in the vehicle, and never allow children to
have or use the key.
Children may be able to start the vehicle or shift the vehicle into neutral.
There is also a danger that children may injure themselves by playing with
the windows, or other features of the vehicle. In addition, heat build-up or
extremely cold temperatures inside the vehicle can be fatal to children.

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Reading this manual
WARNING:
Explains something that, if not obeyed, could cause death or
serious injury to people.
NOTICE:
Explains something that, if not obeyed, could cause damage to
or a malfunction in the vehicle or its equipment.
Indicates operating or working procedures. Follow the steps
in numerical order.
Indicates the action (push-
ing, turning, etc.) used to
operate switches and other
devices.
Indicates the outcome of an
operation (e.g. a lid opens).
Indicates the component or
position being explained.
Means “Do not”, “Do not do
this”, or “Do not let this hap-
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■Exterior
Side doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 277
Locking/unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 277
Opening/closing the side windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 330
Locking/unlocking by using the mechanical key . . . . . . . . . . . P. 708
Warning lights/warning messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 674, 680
Back door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 282
Opening from outside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 282
Warning lights/warning messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 674, 680
Outside rear view mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 328
Adjusting the mirror angle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 328
Folding the mirrors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 328
Defogging the mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 535
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PRIUS PHV_OM_OM47C99E_(EE)Windshield wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 376
Precautions against winter season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 525
Precautions against car wash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 574
Fuel filler door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 379
Refueling method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 379
Fuel type/fuel tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 728
Charging port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 121
Charging method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 147
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 606
Replacing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 627
Tire size/inflation pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 734
Winter tires/tire chain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 525
Checking/rotation/tire pressure warning system . . . . . . . . . . . P. 606
Coping with flat tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 688
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 589
Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 589
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 730
Coping with overheat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 718
Headlights/front position lights/
daytime running lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 365
Front fog lights/rear fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 375
Turn signal lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 363
Tail lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 365
License plate lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 365
Back-up lights
Shifting the shift position to R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 357
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(Replacing method: P. 653, Watts: P. 735)
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■Instrument panel (Left-hand drive vehicles)
Power switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 351
Starting the hybrid system/changing the modes . . . . . . . . . . . P. 351
Emergency stop of the hybrid system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 663
When the hybrid system will not start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 706
Warning messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 680
Shift lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 357
Changing the shift position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 357
Precautions against towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 664
P position switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 358
Meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 198
Reading the meters/adjusting the instrument
cluster light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 198, 200
Warning lights/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 207
When the warning lights come on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 671
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PRIUS PHV_OM_OM47C99E_(EE)Multi-information display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 223
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 223
Energy monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 226
When the warning messages are displayed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 680
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 364
Applying/releasing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 364
Precautions against winter season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 525
Warning buzzer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 364
Turn signal lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 363
Headlight switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 365
Headlights/front position lights/tail lights/
daytime running lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 365
Front fog lights/rear fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 375
Windshield wipers and washer switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 376
Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 376
Adding washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 604
Emergency flasher switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 662
Fuel filler door opener. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 381
Hood lock release lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 589
Tilt and telescopic steering lock release lever . . . . . . . . . . P. 324
Air conditioning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 530
Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 530
Rear window defogger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 535
Audio system
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■Instrument panel (Right-hand drive vehicles)
Power switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 351
Starting the hybrid system/changing the modes . . . . . . . . . . . P. 351
Emergency stop of the hybrid system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 663
When the hybrid system will not start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 706
Warning messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 680
Shift lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 357
Changing the shift position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 357
Precautions against towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 664
P position switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 358
Meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 198
Reading the meters/adjusting the instrument
cluster light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 198, 200
Warning lights/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 207
When the warning lights come on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 671
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