window 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
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4-1. Key informationKeys .................................. 274
4-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
Side doors ......................... 279
Back door .......................... 285
Smart key system.............. 290
4-3. Adjusting the seats Front seats ........................ 299
Rear seats ......................... 301
Head restraints .................. 303
4-4. Adjusting the steering wheel and mirrors
Steering wheel .................. 306
Inside rear view mirror....... 308
Outside rear view mirrors ............................. 310
4-5. Opening and closing the windows
Power windows ................. 312 5-1. Before driving
Driving the vehicle ............. 318
Cargo and luggage ............ 330
Vehicle load limits .............. 333
Trailer towing ..................... 334
Dinghy towing .................... 335
5-2. Driving procedures Power (ignition) switch....... 336
Hybrid transmission ........... 342
Turn signal lever ................ 348
Parking brake .................... 349
5-3. Operating the lights and wipers
Headlight switch ................ 350
Automatic High Beam ........ 355
Fog light switch .................. 360
Windshield wipers and washer ............................. 362
5-4. Refueling Opening the fuel tank cap................................... 368
4Operation of each
component5Driving

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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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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)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
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*1: If equipped
*2: Refer to “NAVIGATION SYSTEM OWNER’S MANUAL” or “MULTIMEDIA OWNER’S MANUAL”.
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■Switches
Instrument cluster light control switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 194
S-APGS (Simple Advanced Parking Guidance System)
switch
*1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 458
VSC OFF switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 490
Automatic High Beam switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 355
“HUD” (Head-up display) switch
*1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 253
Driving mode select switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 419
EV/HV mode selection switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 90
EV auto mode switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 90
Seat heater switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 527
Charging timer switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 161
Window lock switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 312
Outside rear view mirror switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 310
Door lock switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 281
Power window switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 312
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421-1. For safe use
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WARNING
■SRS airbag precautions
● Do not hang coat hangers or other hard objects on the coat hooks. All of
these items could become projectiles and may cause death or serious
injury, should the SRS curtain shield airbags deploy.
● If a vinyl cover is put on the area where the SRS knee airbag w ill deploy,
be sure to remove it.
● Do not use seat accessories which cover the parts where the SRS side
airbags and SRS seat cushion airbag inflate as they may interfe re with
inflation of the SRS airbags. Such accessories may prevent the side air-
bags and seat cushion airbag from activating correctly, disable the system
or cause the side airbags and seat cushion airbag to inflate accidentally,
resulting in death or serious injury.
● Do not strike or apply significant levels of force to the area of the SRS air-
bag components or the front doors.
Doing so can cause the SRS airbags to malfunction.
● Do not touch any of the component parts immediately after the SRS air-
bags have deployed (inflated) as they may be hot.
●Do not attach anything to or lean any-
thing against areas such as the dash-
board, steering wheel pad and lower
portion of the instrument panel.
These items can become projectiles
when the SRS driver, front passenger
and knee airbags deploy.
● Do not attach anything to areas such as
a door, windshield, side windows, front
or rear pillar, roof side rail and assist
grip.

431-1. For safe use
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For safety and security
WARNING
■SRS airbag precautions
● If breathing becomes difficult after the SRS airbags have deployed, open a
door or side window to allow fresh air in, or leave the vehicle if it is safe to
do so. Wash off any residue as soon as possible to prevent skin irritation.
● If the areas where the SRS airbags are stored, such as the steering wheel
pad and front and rear pillar garnishes, are damaged or cracked, have
them replaced by your Toyota dealer.
● Do not place anything, such as a cushion, on the front passenger’s seat.
Doing so will disperse the passenger’s weight, which prevents the sensor
from detecting the passenger’s weight properly. As a result, the SRS front
airbags for the front passenger may not deploy in the event of a collision.
■ Modification and disposal of SRS airbag system components
Do not dispose of your vehicle or perform any of the following modifications
without consulting your Toyota dealer. The SRS airbags may malfunction or
deploy (inflate) accidentally, causing death or serious injury.
● Installation, removal, disassembly and repair of the SRS airbags
● Repairs, modifications, removal or replacement of the steering wheel,
instrument panel, dashboard, seats or seat upholstery, front, side and rear
pillars, roof side rails, front door panels, front door trims or front door
speakers
● Modifications to the front door panel (such as making a hole in it)
● Repairs or modifications of the front fender, front bumper, or side of the
occupant compartment
● Installation of a grille guard (bull bars, kangaroo bar, etc.), snow plows,
winches or roof luggage carrier
● Modifications to the vehicle’s suspension system
● Installation of electronic devices such as mobile two-way radio s and CD
players
● Modifications to your vehicle for a person with a physical disability

561-1. For safe use
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Exhaust gas precautions
Harmful substance to the human body is included in exhaust
gases if inhaled.
WARNING
Exhaust gases include harmful carbon monoxide (CO), which is colorless and
odorless. Observe the following precautions.
Failure to do so may cause exhaust gases enter the vehicle and may lead to
an accident caused by light-headedness, or may lead to death or a serious
health hazard.
■ Important points while driving
● Keep the back door closed.
● If you smell exhaust gases in the vehicle even when the back do or is
closed, open the side windows and have the vehicle inspected at your
Toyota dealer as soon as possible.
■ When parking
● If the vehicle is in a poorly ventilated area or a closed area, such as a
garage, stop the hybrid system.
● Do not leave the vehicle with the hybrid system on for a long t ime.
If such a situation cannot be avoided, park the vehicle in an open space
and ensure that exhaust fumes do not enter the vehicle interior .
● Do not leave the hybrid system operating in an area with snow build-up, or
where it is snowing. If snowbanks build up around the vehicle w hile the
hybrid system is operating, exhaust gases may collect and enter the vehi-
cle.
■ Exhaust pipe
The exhaust system needs to be checked periodically. If there is a hole or
crack caused by corrosion, damage to a joint or abnormal exhaust noise, be
sure to have the vehicle inspected and repaired by your Toyota dealer.

571-2. Child safety
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For safety and security
Riding with children
●It is recommended that children sit in the rear seats to avoid acci-
dental contact wit h the shift lever, wiper switch etc.
● Use the rear door child-protector lock or the window lock switc h to
avoid children opening the door while driving or operating the
power window accidentally. ( P. 282, 312)
● Do not let small children operate equipment which may catch or
pinch body parts, such as the power window, hood, back door,
seats etc.
Observe the following precautions when children are in the vehi -
cle.
Use a child restraint system appropriate for the child, until the
child becomes large enough to properly wear the vehicle’s seat
belt.
WARNING
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 side windows or other features of the vehicle. In addition, heat build-up
or extremely cold temperatures inside the vehicle can be fatal to children.