warning TOYOTA PRIUS PRIME 2020 Owners Manual (in English)

PRIUS PRIME_OM_OM47C77U_(U)
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
clusterHow to read the gauges and meters, the variety of
warning lights and indicators, etc.
4Operation of
each componentOpening 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.
10For ownersReporting safety defects for U.S. owners, and seat
belt, SRS airbag and headlight aim instructions for
Canadian owners
IndexSearch by symptom
Search alphabetically

TABLE OF CONTENTS2
PRIUS PRIME_OM_OM47C77U_(U)For your information....................... 8
Reading this manual .................... 14
How to search .............................. 15
Pictorial index .............................. 16
1-1. For safe use
Before driving ...................... 26
For safe driving ................... 28
Seat belts ............................ 30
SRS airbags ........................ 36
Front passenger occupant classification system ......... 50
Exhaust gas precautions ..... 56
1-2. Child safety Riding with children ............. 57
Child restraint systems ........ 58
1-3. Emergency assistance Safety Connect.................... 76
1-4. Theft deterrent system Immobilizer system ............. 83
2-1. Plug-in hybrid system Plug-in hybrid system features ............................. 86
Plug-in hybrid system precautions ....................... 98
Plug-in hybrid vehicle driving tips ....................... 105
EV driving range................ 108 2-2. Charging
Charging equipment .......... 110
Charging cable .................. 115
Smart lid & connector locking system ................. 121
Power sources that can be used................................. 131
Charging methods ............. 134
Charging tips ..................... 139
Things to know before charging........................... 141
How to charge ................... 146
Using the charging timer function ............................ 157
When normal charging cannot be carried out....... 180
3. Instrument cluster Combination meter ............ 192
Warning lights and indicators ......................... 201
Main display....................... 209
Multi-information display ............................. 218
Head-up display................. 251
Energy monitor/ consumption screen
(vehicles with 7-inch
display) ............................ 259
Energy monitor/ consumption screen/
detail screen (vehicles
with 11.6-inch display) ..... 265
1For safety and security
2Plug-in hybrid system
3Instrument cluster

TABLE OF CONTENTS6
PRIUS PRIME_OM_OM47C77U_(U)8-1. Essential information
Emergency flashers .......... 652
If your vehicle has to be stopped in an
emergency ...................... 653
If the vehicle is trapped in rising water .................. 654
8-2. Steps to take in an emergency
If your vehicle needs to be towed ......................... 655
If you think something is wrong .............................. 661
If a warning light turns on or a warning buzzer
sounds ............................ 662
If a warning message is displayed ......................... 672
If you have a flat tire .......... 680
If the hybrid system will not start ........................... 697
If the electronic key does not operate properly ........ 699
If the 12-volt battery is discharged ...................... 703
If your vehicle overheats ... 709
If the vehicle becomes stuck................................ 714 9-1. Specifications
Maintenance data (fuel, oil level, etc.) .......... 718
Fuel information ................. 727
Tire information.................. 730
9-2. Customization Customizable features ....... 741
9-3. Initialization Items to initialize ................ 752
Reporting safety defects for U.S. owners ........................ 754
Seat belt instructions for Canadian owners
(in French)................................ 755
SRS airbag instructions for Canadian owners
(in French)................................ 757
Headlight aim instructions for Canadian owners
(in French)................................ 766
8When trouble arises9Vehicle specifications
10For owners

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PRIUS PRIME_OM_OM47C77U_(U)The SRS airbag and seat belt pretensioner devices in your Toyota contain
explosive chemicals. If the vehicle is scrapped with the airbags and seat belt
pretensioners left as they are, this may cause an accident such
as fire. Be
sure to have the systems of the SRS airbag and seat belt preten sioner
removed and disposed of by a qualified service shop or by your Toyota dealer
before you scrap your vehicle.
Special handling may apply,
See www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorate.
Your vehicle has components that may contain perchlorate. These compo-
nents may include airbag, seat belt pretensioners, and wireless remote con-
trol batteries.
Scrapping of your Toyota
Perchlorate Material
WARNING
■ General precautions while driving
Driving under the influence: Never drive your vehicle when under the influ-
ence of alcohol or drugs that have impaired your ability to operate your vehi-
cle. Alcohol and certain drugs delay reaction time, impair judg ment and
reduce coordination, which could lead to an accident that could result in
death or serious injury.
Defensive driving: Always drive defensively. Anticipate mistake s 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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PRIUS PRIME_OM_OM47C77U_(U)
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-
pen”.
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PRIUS PRIME_OM_OM47C77U_(U)
Pictorial index
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Exterior
Side doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 279
Locking/unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 279
Opening/closing the side windows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 312
Locking/unlocking by using the mechanical key . . . . . . . . . . . P. 699
Warning lights/warning messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 664, 672
Back door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 285
Opening from outside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 285
Warning lights/warning messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 664, 672
Outside rear view mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 310
Adjusting the mirror angle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 310
Folding the mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 310
Defogging the mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 504, 515
Windshield wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 362
Precautions against winter season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 495
Precautions against car wash (vehicles with rain-sensing
windshield wipers) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 566
Replacing the wiper insert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 6321
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PRIUS PRIME_OM_OM47C77U_(U)Fuel filler door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 368
Refueling method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 368
Fuel type/fuel tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 720
Charging port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 110
Charging method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 134
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 602
Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 617
Tire size/inflation pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 725
Winter tires/tire chain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 495
Checking/rotation/tire pressur e warning system . . . . . . . . .P. 602
Coping with flat tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 680
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 585
Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 585
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 722
Coping with overheat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 709
Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 350
Parking lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 350
Fog lights
* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 360
LED accent lights
*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 350
Turn signal lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 348
Daytime running lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 350
Side marker lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 350
Tail lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 350
License plate lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 350
Back-up lights
Shifting the shift position to R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 342
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Light bulbs of the exterior lights for driving
(Replacing method: P. 643, Watts: P. 726)
*: If equipped
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PRIUS PRIME_OM_OM47C77U_(U)
■Instrument panel
Power switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 336
Starting the hybrid system/changing the modes . . . . . . . . . . . P. 336
Emergency stop of the hybrid system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 653
When the hybrid system will not start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 697
Warning messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 672
Shift lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 342
Changing the shift position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 342
Precautions against towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 655
P position switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 343
Meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 192
Reading the meters/adjusting the instrument
cluster light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 192, 194
Warning lights/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 201
When the warning lights come on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 6621
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PRIUS PRIME_OM_OM47C77U_(U)Multi-information display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 218
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 218
Energy monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 221
When the warning messages are displayed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 672
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 349
Applying/releasing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 349
Precautions against winter season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 495
Warning buzzer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . P. 349
Turn signal lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 348
Headlight switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 350
Headlights/parking lights/tail lights/
daytime running lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 350
Fog lights
*1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 360
Windshield wipers and washer switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 362
Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 362
Adding washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 600
Emergency flasher switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 652
Fuel filler door opener . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 370
Hood lock release lever. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 585
Tilt and telescopic steering lock release lever . . . . . . . . . . P. 306
Air conditioning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 500, 511
Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 500, 512
Rear window defogger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 504, 515
Audio system
*2
*1: If equipped
*2: Refer to “NAVIGATION SYSTEM OWNER’S MANUAL” or “MULTIMEDIA OWNER’S MANUAL”.
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271-1. For safe use
PRIUS PRIME_OM_OM47C77U_(U)
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For safety and security
WARNING
Observe the following precautions.
Failure to do so may cause the driver’s floor mat to slip, possibly interfering
with the pedals while driving. An unexpectedly high speed may result or it may
become difficult to stop the vehicle. This could lead to an acc ident, resulting in
death or serious injury.
■ When installing the driver’s floor mat
● Do not use floor mats designed for other models or different model year
vehicles, even if they are Toyota Genuine floor mats.
● Only use floor mats designed for the driver’s seat.
● Always install the floor mat securely using the retaining hooks (clips) pro-
vided.
● Do not use two or more floor mats on top of each other.
● Do not place the floor mat bottom-side up or upside-down.
■ Before driving
● Check that the floor mat is securely
fixed in the correct place with all the
provided retaining hooks (clips). Be
especially careful to perform this check
after cleaning the floor.
● With the hybrid system stopped and the
shift position in P, fully depress each
pedal to the floor to make sure it does
not interfere with the floor mat.