high beam TOYOTA PRIUS PRIME 2021 Owners Manual (in English)
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4-1. Key information
Keys .................................. 276
4-2. Opening, closing and
locking the doors
Side doors ......................... 281
Back door .......................... 287
Smart key system.............. 292
4-3. Adjusting the seats
Front seats ........................ 301
Rear seats ......................... 303
Head restraints .................. 305
4-4. Adjusting the steering
wheel and mirrors
Steering wheel .................. 308
Inside rear view mirror....... 310
Outside rear view
mirrors ............................. 312
4-5. Opening and closing the
windows
Power windows ................. 3145-1. Before driving
Driving the vehicle ............. 320
Cargo and luggage ............ 332
Vehicle load limits .............. 335
Trailer towing ..................... 336
Dinghy towing .................... 337
5-2. Driving procedures
Power (ignition) switch....... 338
Hybrid transmission ........... 345
Turn signal lever ................ 351
Parking brake .................... 352
5-3. Operating the lights
and wipers
Headlight switch ................ 353
AHB (Automatic High
Beam) .............................. 358
Fog light switch .................. 363
Windshield wipers and
washer ............................. 365
5-4. Refueling
Opening the fuel tank
cap................................... 371
4Operation of each
component5Driving
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■Switches
Instrument cluster light control switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 194
S-APGS (Simple Advanced Parking Guidance System)
switch
*1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 470
VSC OFF switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 502
Automatic High Beam switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 358
“HUD” (Head-up display) switch
*1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 255
Driving mode select switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 430
EV/HV mode selection switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 90
EV auto mode switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 90
Seat heater switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 540
Charging schedule switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 161
Window lock switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 314
Outside rear view mirror switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 312
Door lock switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 283
Power window switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. 314
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3. Instrument cluster
The indicators inform the driver of the operating state of the vehicle’s
various systems.
Indicators
IndicatorsPages
Turn signal indicator P. 351
Headlight indicator (U.S.A.) P. 353
Tail light indicator (Canada) P. 355
Parking brake indicator (U.S.A.) P. 352
Parking brake indicator (Canada) P. 352
Headlight high beam indicator P. 355
Fog light indicator (if equipped) P. 363
Security indicator P. 83
“READY” indicator P. 338
Shift position indicators P. 345
*1, 2Slip indicator light P. 502
*1, 3VSC OFF indicator P. 503
Cruise control indicator P. 425
Dynamic radar cruise control indicator P. 420
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Instrument cluster
*1: These lights turn on when the power switch is turned to ON mode to indi-
cate that a system check is being performed. They will turn off after the
hybrid system is on, or after a few seconds. There may be a malfunction in
a system if a light does not come on, or turn off. Have the vehicle
inspected by your Toyota dealer.
*2: The light flashes to indicate that the system is operating.
*3: The light comes on when the system is turned off.
*4: Depending on the operating condition, the color and illuminating/flashing
state of the light change.
Cruise control “SET” indicator P. 420
*1, 3PCS warning light P. 388
*4LTA indicator P. 404
Steering control indicator P. 404
Automatic High Beam indicator P. 358
Heated steering wheel indicator (if equipped) P. 540
“BSM” indicator (if equipped) P. 432
Intuitive parking assist indicator (if equipped) P. 445
*1, 3PKSB OFF indicator (if equipped) P. 456
*1S-APGS indicator (if equipped) P. 471
*1“AIR BAG ON/OFF” indicator (U.S.A.) P. 50
*1“AIR BAG ON/OFF” indicator (Canada) P. 50
IndicatorsPages
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5Driving
5-1. Before driving
Driving the vehicle ............. 320
Cargo and luggage ........... 332
Vehicle load limits ............. 335
Trailer towing..................... 336
Dinghy towing ................... 337
5-2. Driving procedures
Power (ignition) switch ...... 338
Hybrid transmission........... 345
Turn signal lever................ 351
Parking brake .................... 352
5-3. Operating the lights
and wipers
Headlight switch ................ 353
AHB (Automatic High
Beam) ............................. 358
Fog light switch ................. 363
Windshield wipers and
washer ............................ 365
5-4. Refueling
Opening the fuel tank
cap .................................. 3715-5. Using the driving support
systems
Toyota Safety Sense 2.0... 376
PCS (Pre-Collision
System)........................... 384
LTA (Lane Tracing
Assist) ............................. 395
RSA (Road Sign
Assist) ............................. 410
Dynamic radar cruise
control with full-speed
range............................... 414
Driving mode select
switch .............................. 430
BSM
(Blind Spot Monitor) ........ 432
• The Blind Spot Monitor
function ......................... 437
• The Rear Cross Traffic
Alert function ................. 440
Intuitive parking assist....... 445
Parking Support Brake
function ........................... 455
S-APGS (Simple
Advanced Parking
Guidance System) .......... 467
Driving assist systems ...... 501
5-6. Driving tips
Winter driving tips ............. 507
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3555-3. Operating the lights and wipers
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Driving
Canada
The headlights, side
marker, parking, LED
accent (if equipped),
daytime running lights
(P. 356) and so on
turn on and off automat-
ically (when the power
switch is in ON mode).
The side marker, park-
ing, LED accent (if
equipped), tail, license
plate, instrument panel
lights, and daytime run-
ning lights (P. 356)
turn on.
The headlights and all the lights listed above (except day-
time running lights) turn on.
The daytime running lights turn on. (P. 356)
With the headlights on, push
the lever away from you to turn
on the high beams.
Pull the lever toward you to the
center position to turn the high
beams off.
Pull the lever toward you and
release it to flash the high
beams once.
You can flash the high beams with the headlights on or off.
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5-3. Operating the lights and wipers
AHB (Automatic High Beam)
Push the lever away from you
with the headlight switch in the
or position.
Press the Automatic High
Beam switch.
The Automatic High Beam indica-
tor will come on when the head-
lights are turned on automatically
to indicate that the system is
active.
The Automatic High Beam uses an in-vehicle front camera to
assess the brightness of streetlights, the lights of vehicles
ahead etc., and automatically turns the high beam on or off as
necessary.
WARNING
■Limitations of the Automatic High Beam
Do not rely on the Automatic High Beam. Always drive safely, taking care to
observe your surroundings and turning the high beam on or off manually if
necessary.
■To prevent incorrect operation of the Automatic High Beam system
Do not overload the vehicle.
Activating the Automatic High Beam system
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Driving
■Switching to low beam
Pull the lever to the original
position.
The Automatic High Beam indi-
cator will turn off.
Push the lever away from you to
activate the Automatic High
Beam system again.
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Switching to high beam
Press the Automatic High
Beam switch.
The Automatic High Beam indi-
cator will turn off and the high
beam indicator will turn on.
Press the switch to activate the
Automatic High Beam system
again.
Turning the high beam on/off manually
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5-3. Operating the lights and wipers
■High beam automatic turning on or off conditions
●When all of the following conditions are fulfilled, the high beam will be auto-
matically turned on (after approximately 1 second):
• Vehicle speed is above approximately 21 mph (34 km/h).
• The area ahead of the vehicle is dark.
• There are no vehicles ahead with headlights or tail lights turned on.
• There are few streetlights on the road ahead.
●If any of the following conditions are fulfilled, the high beam will be automat-
ically turned off:
• Vehicle speed drops below approximately 17 mph (27 km/h).
• The area ahead of the vehicle is not dark.
• Vehicles ahead have headlights or tail lights turned on.
• There are many streetlights on the road ahead.
■Front camera detection information
●The high beam may not be automatically turned off in the following situa-
tions:
• When oncoming vehicles suddenly appear from a curve
• When the vehicle is cut in front of by another vehicle
• When vehicles ahead are hidden from sight due to repeated curves, road
dividers or roadside trees
• When vehicles ahead appear from the faraway lane on wide road
• When vehicles ahead vehicles have no lights
●The high beam may be turned off if a vehicle ahead that is using fog lights
without using the headlights is detected.
●House lights, street lights, traffic signals, and illuminated billboards or signs
may cause the high beam to switch to the low beams, or the low beams to
remain on.
●The following factors may affect the amount of time taken to turn the high
beam on or off:
• The brightness of headlights, fog lights, and tail lights of vehicles ahead
• The movement and direction of vehicles ahead
• When a vehicle ahead only has operational lights on one side
• When a vehicle ahead is a two-wheeled vehicle
• The condition of the road (gradient, curve, condition of the road surface
etc.)
• The number of passengers and amount of luggage
●The high beam may be turned on or off when the driver does not expect it.
●Bicycles or similar objects may not be detected.
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3615-3. Operating the lights and wipers
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Driving
●In the situations shown below, the system may not be able to accurately
detect surrounding brightness levels. This may cause the low beams to
remain on or the high beams to cause problems for pedestrians, vehicles
ahead or other parties. In these cases, manually switch between the high
and low beams.
• In bad weather (rain, snow, fog, sandstorms etc.)
• The windshield is obscured by fog, mist, ice, dirt etc.
• The windshield is cracked or damaged.
• The front camera is deformed or dirty.
• The front camera temperature is extremely high.
• Surrounding brightness levels are equal to those of headlights, tail lights
or fog lights.
• Vehicles ahead have headlights that are either switched off, dirty, are
changing color, or are not aimed properly.
• When driving through an area of intermittently changing brightness and
darkness.
• When frequently and repeatedly driving ascending/descending roads, or
roads with rough, bumpy or uneven surfaces (such as stone-paved
roads, gravel tracks etc.).
• When frequently and repeatedly taking curves or driving on a winding
road.
• There is a highly reflective object ahead of the vehicle, such as a sign or
a mirror.
• The back of a vehicle ahead is highly reflective, such as a container on a
truck.
• The vehicle’s headlights are damaged or dirty.
• The vehicle is listing or tilting, due to a flat tire, a trailer being towed etc.
• The high beam and low beam are repeatedly being switched between in
an abnormal manner.
• The driver believes that the high beam may be causing problems or dis-
tress to other drivers or pedestrians nearby.