TOYOTA PRIUS PRIME 2023 Owners Manual

PRIUS PRIME_OM_OM47E73U_(U)
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Pictorial indexSearch by illustration
For safety
and securityMake sure to read through them
(Main topics: Child seat, theft deterrent system)
Plug-in hybrid
systemPlug-in hybrid system features, charging method,
etc.
(Main topics: Driving tips, charging methods)
Vehicle status
information and
indicatorsReading driving-related information
(Main topics: Meters, multi-information display)
Before driving
Opening and closing the doors and windows,
adjustment before driving
(Main topics: Keys, doors, seats, power windows)
Driving
Operations and advice which are necessary for
driving
(Main topics: Starting hybrid system, refueling)
Interior featuresUsage of the interior features
(Main topics: Air conditioner, storage features)
Maintenance
and careCaring for your vehicle and maintenance
procedures
(Main topics: Interior and exterior, light bulbs)
When trouble
arisesWhat to do in case of malfunction and emergency
(Main topics: 12-volt battery discharge, flat tire)
Vehicle
specificationsVehicle specifications, customizable features
(Main topics: Fuel, oil, tire inflation pressure)
For ownersReporting safety defects for U.S. owners, and seat
belt, SRS airbag and headlight aim instructions for
Canadian owners
IndexSearch by symptom
Search alphabetically

2TABLE OF CONTENTS
For your information...................6
Reading this manual ................ 13
How to search .......................... 14
Pictorial index .......................... 16
1-1. For safe use Before driving ................... 28
For safe driving ................ 29
Seat belts ......................... 31
SRS airbags ..................... 35
Front passenger occupant classification system ...... 44
Exhaust gas precautions.. 49
1-2. Child safety Riding with children .......... 50
Child restraint systems..... 51
1-3. Emergency assistance Safety Connect ................ 65
1-4. Theft deterrent system Immobilizer sy stem ..........70
2-1. Plug-in hybrid system Plug-in hybrid system fea-tures ............................... 72
Plug-in hybrid system pre- cautions .......................... 83
Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehi- cle driving tips ................ 88
EV driving range .............. 90
2-2. Charging Charging equipment......... 94
AC charging cable............ 97Locking and unlocking AC
charging connector ...... 102
Power sources that can be used............................. 106
Charging methods ......... 108
Charging tips ................. 110
Things to know before charging....................... 113
How to charge ............... 116
Using the charging schedule function ........................ 123
Using the “My Room Mode” .................................... 134
Solar charging system ... 136
When charging cannot be carried out ................... 139
3-1. Instrument cluster Warning lights and indicators.................................... 150
Gauges and meters ....... 155
Multi-information display 161
Energy monitor/consumption screen/solar charging infor-
mation screen (if equipped).................................... 173
4-1. Key information Keys .............................. 180
Digital Key ..................... 183
4-2. Opening, closing and lock- ing the doors
Side doors ..................... 185
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Vehicle status
information and
indicators
4Before driving

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Back door ......................191
Smart key system ......... 203
4-3. Adjusting the seats Front seats .................... 209
Rear seats..................... 210
Head restraints.............. 212
4-4. Adjusting the steering wheel and mirrors
Steering wheel .............. 215
Inside rear view mirror .. 216
Digital Rear-view Mirror 217
Outside rear view mirrors .................................... 225
4-5. Opening, closing the win- dows
Power windows ............. 227
4-6. Favorite settings Driving position memory 230
My Settings ................... 234
5-1. Before driving Driving the vehicle......... 239
Cargo and luggage ....... 246
Vehicle load limits ......... 249
Trailer towing ................ 250
Dinghy towing ............... 250
5-2. Driving procedures Power (ignition) switch .. 251
Transmission................. 256
Turn signal lever ........... 262
Parking brake ................ 263
Brake Hold .................... 2665-3. Operating the lights and
wipers
Headlight switch ............ 269
AHB (Automatic High Beam) .................................... 272
Windshield wipers and washer ......................... 275
5-4. Refueling Opening the fuel tank cap.................................... 279
5-5. Using the driving support systems
Toyota Safety Sense 3.0/Traffic Jam Assist soft-
ware update................. 282
Toyota Safety Sense 3.0 284
Driver monitor ................ 292
PCS (Pre-Collision System) .................................... 293
LTA (Lane Tracing Assist) .................................... 305
LCA (Lane Change Assist) .................................... 310
LDA (Lane Departure Alert) .................................... 313
PDA (Proactive driving assist) .......................... 320
FCTA (Front Cross Traffic Alert) ............................ 326
RSA (Road Sign Assist) 329
Dynamic radar cruise control .................................... 331
Cruise control ................ 342
Emerge

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System ........................ 345
Traffic Jam Assist .......... 348
BSM (Blind Spot Monitor) .................................... 354
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Safe Exit Assist .............359
Intuitive parking assist... 363
RCTA (Rear Cross Traffic Alert) function .............. 373
RCD (Rear Camera Detec- tion) function................ 378
PKSB (Parking Support Brake).......................... 382
Parking Support Brake func- tion (static objects to the
front and rear/static objects
around the vehicle)...... 388
Parking Support Brake func- tion (rear-crossing vehicles).................................... 392
Parking Support Brake func- tion (rear pedestrians) . 393
Toyota Teammate Advanced Park ............................. 395
Driving mode select switch .................................... 422
Driving assist systems .. 424
5-6. Driving tips Winter driving tips ......... 429
6-1. Using the air conditioning system and defogger
Automatic air conditioning system ......................... 434
Heated steering wheel/seat heaters/seat ventilators 443
6-2. Using the interior lights Interior lights list ............ 446
6-3. Using the storage features List of storage features . 450Luggage compartment fea-
tures ............................ 454
6-4. Using the other interior fea- tures
Other interior features ... 456
Power outlet (1500 W)... 468
When the power outlet (1500 W) cannot be used properly
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Garage door opener ...... 477
7-1. Maintenance and care Cleaning and protecting the vehicle exterior ............ 486
Cleaning and protecting the vehicle interior ............. 490
7-2. Maintenance Maintenance requirements.................................... 494
General maintenance .... 495
Emission inspection and maintenance (I/M) pro-
grams .......................... 498
7-3. Do-it-yourself maintenance Do-it-yourself service pre-cautions ....................... 499
Hood .............................. 501
Positioning a floor jack .. 502
Engine compartment ..... 504
12-volt battery................ 511
Tires .............................. 513
Replacing the tire .......... 526
Tire inflation pressure .... 532
Wheels .......................... 534
Air conditioning filter ...... 53
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Electronic key battery....538
Checking and replacing fuses............................ 540
Headlight aim ................ 542
Exterior lights ................ 543
8-1. Essential information Emergency flashers ...... 546
If your vehicle has to be stopped in an emergency.................................... 547
If the vehicle is submerged or water on the road is rising.................................... 548
8-2. Steps to take in an emer- gency
If your vehicle needs to be towed........................... 550
If you think something is wrong .......................... 554
If a warning light turns on or a warning buzzer sounds.................................... 555
If a warning message is dis- played.......................... 566
If you have a flat tire...... 574
If the hybrid system will not start ............................. 584
If you lose your keys ..... 586
If the electronic key does not operate properly .......... 587
If the 12-volt battery is dis- charged ....................... 589
If your vehicle overheats 594
If the vehicle becomes stuck .................................... 5979-1. Specifications
Maintenance data (fuel, oil level, etc.) .................... 600
Fuel information............. 607
Tire information ............. 609
9-2. Customization Customizable features... 618
9-3. Initialization Items to initialize ............ 634
10-1.For owners Reporting safety defects for U.S. owners ................. 636
Reporting safety defects for Canadian owners ........ 637
Seat belt instructions for Canadian owners (in
French) ........................ 637
SRS airbag instructions for Canadian owners (in
French) ........................ 639
Headlight aim instructions for Canadian owners (in
French) ........................ 646
What to do if... (Trouble- shooting) ..................... 648
Alphabetical Index ........ 650
8When trouble arises
9Vehicle specifications
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Please note that this manual
applies to all models and
explains all equipment, including
options. Therefore, you may find
explanations for equipment not
installed on your vehicle and the
illustrations used may differ from
your vehicle.
All specifications provided in this
manual are current at the time of
printing. Over time, your vehicle
may receive updates that modify
the vehicle and make material in
this manual incomplete and/or
inaccurate. Because of Toyota’s
interest in continual product
improvement, Toyota reserves
the right to make changes to this
manual at any time without
notice.
If Toyota chooses to update the
manual, updated versions can
be viewed by selecting your
vehicle by model and year at the
following URL or on your mobile
device if you have access to the
Toyota app.
www.toyota.com/owners
Approximately five hours after
the hybrid system is turned off, you may hear sound coming
from under the vehicle for sev-
eral minutes. This is the sound
of a fuel evaporation leakage
check and, it does not indicate a
malfunction.
A wide variety of non-genuine
spare parts and accessories for
Toyota vehicles are currently
available in the market. You
should know that Toyota does
not warrant these products and
is not responsible for their per-
formance, repair, or replace-
ment, or for any damage they
may cause to, or adverse effect
they may have on, your Toyota
vehicle.
This vehicle should not be modi-
fied with non-genuine Toyota
products. Modification with non-
genuine Toyota products could
affect its performance, safety or
durability, and may even violate
governmental regulations. In
addition, damage or perfor-
mance problems resulting from
the modification may not be cov-
ered under warranty.
Also, remodeling like this will
have an effect on advanced
safety equipment such as
Toyota Safety Sense 3.0 and
there is a danger that it will not
For your information
Main Owner’s Manual
Noise from under vehicle
after turning off the hybrid
system
Accessories, spare parts
and modification of your
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work properly or the danger that
it may work in situations where it
should not be working.
Installing electronic devices and
radios increases the risk of
cyber attacks through the
installed parts, which may lead
to unexpected accidents and
leakage of personal informa-
tion. Toyota does not make any
guarantees for problems caused
by installing non-genuine Toyota
products.
The installation of a mobile two-
way radio system in your vehicle
could affect electronic systems
such as:
Hybrid system
 Multiport fuel injection sys-
tem/sequential multiport fuel
injection system
 Toyota Safety Sense 3.0
 Anti-lock brake system
 SRS airbag system
 Seat belt pretensioner system
Be sure to check with your
Toyota dealer for precautionary
measures or special instructions
regarding installation of a mobile
two-way radio system.
High voltage parts and cables on the Hybrid Electric Vehicles
emit approximately the same
amount of electromagnetic
waves as the conventional gas-
oline powered vehicles or home
electronic appliances despite of
their electromagnetic shielding.
Unwanted noise may occur in
the reception of the mobile two-
way radio.
This vehicle is equipped with
sophisticated computers that
record certain data regarding
vehicle controls and operations.
■Data recorded by the com-
puters
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*1: The recorded data varies
according to the vehicle grade
level and options with which it is
equipped.
Certain data, such as the follow-
ing, is recorded depending on
the operation timing and status
of each function.
 Basic vehicle behavior related
data (engine speed/electric
motor speed, accelera-
tor/brake pedal operation,
vehicle speed, etc.)
 Operating state of the driving
support systems (recorded
during system operation,
includes basic vehicle behav-
ior related data)
 Driving support system sen-
Cyber Attack Risk
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two-way radio system
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sor data
 Image data (images from the
front, rear, vehicle periphery,
and driver monitor cameras)
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*2: The vehicle has multiple cam-
eras. For details on from which
cameras images are recorded,
contact your Toyota dealer.
 Location information
These computers do not record
conversations, sounds, or
images of the inside of the vehi-
cle.
Also, personal information which
may be used to identify the
owner of the vehicle (name,
gender, age, etc.) is not
recorded.
■Usage of recorded data and
personal information by the
Toyota Safety Sense 3.0
The operating state of each sys-
tem, data from each sensor,
image data (images from the
front/rear cameras), and posi-
tion information is recorded by
the Toyota Safety Sense 3.0 in
the following situations. Toyota
obtains this information when
the vehicle is brought to the
dealership or when sent to the
Toyota servers.
 In certain collisions or colli-
sion-like situations
 When driving on roads with
certain traffic situations, such
as congestion, poor road sur-
faces, poor weather, etc. 
When driving on certain
roads, such as roads which
were recently opened or
extended
 After the hybrid system is
started, for a certain amount
of time
To learn more about the vehicle
data collected, used and shared
by Toyota, please visit
www.toyota.com/privacyvts/.
■Data provision and use pur-
pose by third parties
Data recorded by the computers
may be used for collision analy-
sis, malfunction diagnosis, auto-
mated driving, advanced safety
and map related technologies
(technology, product develop-
ment, product improvement,
etc.) and products and services
which use data (maps used for
automated driving and
advanced safety technologies,
driving condition analysis, analy-
sis of the driving environment,
such as road infrastructure, traf-
fic condition communication,
etc. Herein referred to as “indi-
vidual services”.)
Also, this data may be used for
customer support related to a
collision, collisi on analysis or
resolution.
In situations such as the follow-
ing, Toyota may disclose the
recorded data to a third party:
 When the consent of the vehi-

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cle owner (or the lessee if the
vehicle is leased) has been
given
 When officially requested by
the police, a court of law or a
government agency
 When it is to be used by
Toyota in a lawsuit
 When data is to be used
research purposes after pro-
cessing so that the data is not
tied to a specific vehicle or
vehicle owner
In addition to the above, Toyota
may disclose the data recorded
by the Toyota Safety Sense 3.0
to a third party in the following
situations:
 When separate consent of the
vehicle owner (or the lessee if
the vehicle is leased) has
been given. This includes sit-
uations when the user sub-
scribes to an individual
service which is provided by a
second party and uses vehi-
cle recorded data, where the
provider has obtained the
user’s consent for providing
data to a third-party
 When providing data to a
company involved in autono-
mous driving software, etc. for
the purpose of research and
development (technology,
product development, prod-
uct improvement, etc.) of
automated driving, advanced safety and map related tech-
nologies
 When providing image data
and position information to a
company involved in map cre-
ation, etc. for the purpose of
research and development
map related technologies
 When providing image data
and position information to a
local government for the pur-
pose of road maintenance,
etc.
 When providing processed
image data and position infor-
mation to traffic condition
communication individual ser-
vices
 When providing image data
from near a fire, or other area
that emergency services are
dispatched, to the fire depart-
ment of a local government
which has entered a separate
contract with Toyota
Image information recorded by the
vehicle can be erased by your
Toyota dealer.
The image recording function can
be disabled. However, if the function
is disabled, data from when systems
operate will not be available.
If you wish to stop the collection of
Toyota Safety Sense 3.0 data by the
Toyota servers for the purpose of
research and development and pro-
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If your Toyota has Safety Con-
nect and if you have subscribed
to those services, please refer to
the Safety Connect Telematics
Subscription Service Agreement
for information on data collected
and its usage.
To learn more about the vehi-
cle data collected, used and
shared by Toyota, please visit
www.toyota.com/privacyvts/
.
This vehicle is equipped with an
event data recorder (EDR). The
main purpose of an EDR is to
record, in certain crash or near
crash-like situations, such as an
air bag deployment or hitting a
road obstacle, data that will
assist in understanding how a
vehicle’s systems performed.
The EDR is designed to record
data related to vehicle dynamics
and safety systems for a short
period of time, typically 30 sec-
onds or less.
The EDR in this vehicle is
designed to record such data
as:
 How various systems in your
vehicle were operating;
 Whether or not the driver and
passenger safety belts were buckled/fastened;
 How far (if at all) the driver
was depressing the accelera-
tor and/or brake pedal; and,
 How fast the vehicle was trav-
eling.
These data can help provide a
better understanding of the cir-
cumstances in which crashes
and injuries occur.
NOTE: EDR data are recorded
by your vehicle only if a non-triv-
ial crash situation occurs; no
data are recorded by the EDR
under normal driving conditions
and no personal data (e.g.,
name, gender, age, and crash
location) are recorded. How-
ever, other parties, such as law
enforcement, could combine the
EDR data with the type of per-
sonally identifying data rou-
tinely acquired during a crash
investigation.
To read data recorded by an
EDR, special equipment is
required, and access to the
vehicle or the EDR is needed. In
addition to the vehicle manufac-
turer, other parties, such as law
enforcement, that have the spe-
cial equipment, can read the
information if they have access
to the vehicle or the EDR.
 Disclosure of the EDR data
Toyota will not disclose the data
recorded in an EDR to a third party
except when:
Usage of data collected
through Safety Connect
(U.S.mainland only)
Event data recorder