ECO mode TOYOTA PRIUS PRIME 2020 Owners Manual (in English)

PRIUS PRIME_QG_OM47C92U_(U)
273. Basic operation
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Basic operation
Carry the electronic key to enable these functions.
■Front door handles
Grip the driver’s door handle
to unlock the door. Holding
the driver’s door handle for
approximately 2 seconds
unlocks all the doors.
Some models, grip the front
passenger’s door handle to
unlock all the doors
*.
Make sure to touch the sensor on the back of the handle.
The doors cannot be unlocked for 3 seconds after the doors are locked.
*: The door unlock settings can be changed. (Refer to “OWNER’SMANUAL”.)
Touch the lock sensor (the indent ation on the surface of the front
door handle) to lock the doors.
Check that the door is securely locked.
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Back door
Locks all the doors
Check that the door is securely
locked.
Unlocks all the doors
The doors cannot be unlocked
for 3 seconds after the doors are
locked.
How to operate unlocki ng and locking the doors
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4. Things you must know
Things you must know
■Regenerative braking
In the following situations, kinetic energy is converted to electric energy and
deceleration force can be obtained in conjunction with the rech arging of the
hybrid battery (traction battery).
● The accelerator pedal is released while driving with the shift position in D or
B.
● The brake pedal is depressed while driving with the shift posit ion in D or B.
■ Gasoline engine operation in EV/EV auto mode
Even if there is a sufficient amount of electricity remaining in the hybrid bat-
tery (traction battery) and EV driving range is being displayed on the multi-
information display etc., EV driving (driving using only the electric motor) may
be canceled and both gasoline engine and electric motor are used depending
on the situation (EV driving will be returned to automatically after EV driving
becomes possible again).
EV driving may be canceled automatically in the following circu mstances:
● When vehicle speed is more than approximately 84 mph (135 km/h) .
● When power is needed temporarily, for example when the accelera tor pedal
is depressed firmly or when accelerating suddenly.
*
● When the temperature of the hybrid system is high.
The vehicle has been left in the sun, driven on a hill, driven at high speeds,
etc.
● When the temperature of the hybrid system is low.
● When the heater is switched on when the outside temperature is below
about 14°F (-10°C).
● When the windshield defogger switch is pressed.
● When the system determines that the gasoline engine needs to be started.
The gasoline engine may also operate in circumstances other tha n those
listed above, depending on conditions.
*: When traveling in the EV auto mode only
■ Conditions in which the gasoline engine may not stop
The gasoline engine starts and stops automatically. However, it may not stop
automatically in the following conditions
*:
● During gasoline engine warm-up
● During hybrid battery (traction battery) charging
● When the temperature of the hybrid battery (traction battery) is high or low
● When the windshield defogger switch is pressed.
*: Depending on the circumstances, the gasoline engine may also not stop
automatically in situations other than those above.