TOYOTA PRIUS PRIME 2023 Owners Manual

1212-2. Charging
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Plug-in hybrid system
1Unlock the doors to unlock
the charging connector.
( P.102)
The charging co nnector will be
unlocked and the AC charging inlet
light will illuminate when the doors
are unlocked.
WARNING
●After connecting the charging
cable, confirm that it is not
wound around anything.
●If the power indicator on the
CCID (Charging Circuit Inter-
rupting Device) does not illumi-
nate after plugging the AC
charging cable into the socket-
outlet, unplug it immediately.
■If the error warning indicator
on the CCID (Charging Circuit
Interrupting Device) illumi-
nates or flashes during
charging
There may be an electrical leak-
age in the power source path, or
there may be a malfunction in the
AC charging cable or CCID
(Charging Circuit Interrupting
Device).
Refer to P.100 and follow the cor-
rection procedure. If the error
warning indicator does not turn off
even after performing the correc-
tion procedure, immediately stop
charging, remove the AC
charging cable and contact your
Toyota dealer. Continuing to
charge the vehicle in that condi-
tion may lead to unforeseen acci-
dents or serious injury.
■Onboard traction battery
charger
The onboard traction battery char-
ger is located under the luggage
compartment. Make sure to
observe the following precautions
regarding the onboard traction
battery charger. Failure to
observe these precautions may
result in death or serious injury
such as burns and electric
shocks.
●The onboard traction battery
charger is hot during charging.
Do not touch the onboard trac-
tion battery charger, as doing so
may result in burns.
●Do not disassemble, repair or
modify the onboard traction bat-
tery charger. When the onboard
traction battery charger needs
to be repaired, consult your
Toyota dealer.
NOTICE
■When charging
Do not insert the plug into the AC
charging inlet.
The AC charging inlet may be
damaged.
■Using private power genera-
tor
Do not use private power genera-
tors as a power source for
charging.
Doing so may make charging
unstable, the voltage may be
insufficient, and the charging
operation may stop.
■Charging station
Due to the environment in which
the power equipment is located,
charging may be unstable due to
noise, the voltage may be insuffi-
cient, and the charging operation
may stop.
After charging

1222-2. Charging
2Pull the charging connector
towards you while pressing
the latch release button.
If the latch release button is
pressed during charging (while the
charging indicator is illuminated),
charging will be interrupted.
3Attach the charging connec-
tor cap.
4 Close the charging port lid.
5 Remove the plug from the
outlet when the charging
equipment will not be used for a prolonged period of
time.
Hold the body of the plug when
removing.
Make sure to put the cable away
immediately after disconnecting.
(
 P.123)
When leaving the plug inserted,
inspect the plug and connector
once a month to check if dirt or dust
has accumulated.
■When the outside temperature
is low or high
The level shown on the SOC (State
of Charge) gauge ( P.155) may
drop slightly when the power switch
is turned to ON, even if charging
has been completed and the hybrid
battery (traction battery) is fully
charged. However, this does not
indicate a malfunction.
■When removing the charging
connector
Press the latch release button,
check that the lever raises up, and
then pull the charging connector
towards you.
If the lever does not raise up even
after the latch release button is
pressed, the charging connector is
locked. If this occurs, unlock the
doors using the smart key system or
wireless remote control to unlock
the charging connector. ( P.102)

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Plug-in hybrid system
■If the charging connector can-
not be unlocked
 P.104
■Calendar settings
Charging schedule is performed
according to the date and time
shown on the multi-information dis-
play.
If the calendar settings check
screen is displayed when an
attempt was made to register a
charge schedule, check that the cor-
rect date is set. If it is incorrect, be
sure to correct it.
If the calendar info rmation is wrong,
the charging schedule function will
not operate normally.
The current date and time is auto-
matically set using GPS. However, if
the automatic setting of the clock is
turned off on the Multimedia Dis-
play, it is necessary to set the date
and time. For details regarding the
setting of date, refer to P.166, and
regarding setting of the time, refer to
“MULTIMEDIA OWNER’S MAN-
UAL”.
When registering the charging
schedule, the following settings
can be changed.
■Select the charging mode
One of the two following
charging modes can be
selected.
WARNING
■After charging
Remove the plug if it will not be
used for a long time.
Dirt and dust may accumulate
plug or outlet, which could cause
a malfunction or fire, possibly
leading to death or serious injury.
NOTICE
■After charging
●Store the AC charging cable out
of reach from infants and chil-
dren.
●After removing the plug from the
outlet, keep it in a safe place
free from moisture and dust.
The AC charging cable or plug
may be damaged if the cable is
stepped on or ridden over by the
vehicle.
●After removing the AC charging
connector from the AC charging
inlet, make sure to close the AC
charging port lid.
If the AC charging port lid is left
open, water or foreign objects
may enter the AC charging inlet,
which could lead to vehicle dam-
age.
Using the charging
schedule function
AC charging can be carried
out at the desired time by
registering the charging
schedule.
Settings of the charging
schedule function

1242-2. Charging
“Start” or “Start at set time”
Starts charging at the set time
*
and finishes charging when fully
charged.
“Start-Stop” or “Start and stop
at set times”
AC charging is performed
according to the set start time
and stop time.
*
*: There might be a slight error in the timing when charging starts
due to the state of the hybrid bat-
tery (traction battery).
■Repeated setting
The periodic charging schedule
can be set by selecting your
desired day of the week. Select
one or more day of the week to
do the charging schedule.
■Turning “Charge Now” on
and off
To start charging without chang-
ing the charging schedule set-
ting, turn “Charge Now” on to
temporarily cancel the charging
schedule and enable charging
after connecting the AC
charging connector.
*
*: If the charging connector is removed while the charging
schedule is registered and
“Charge Now” is on, “Charge
Now” turns off.
■“Next Event”
Of the registered charging
schedules, the closest charging
schedule after the current time is called the “Next Event”.
For charging schedule, AC
charging will be performed
according to the “Next Event”.
The charging schedule can be
registered on the multi-informa-
tion display or Multimedia Dis-
play.

Multi-information display
operation:  P.126
 Multimedia Display opera-
tion:  P.130
■Charging schedule function
●The charging schedule cannot be
set while driving.
●A maximum of 15 charging sched-
ules can be registered.
●If the charging mode is set to
“Start-Stop” or “Start and stop at
set times” and the start time and
end time are set to the same time,
charging will be performed for 24
hours from the start time.
■To make sure that the charging
schedule function operates cor-
rectly
Check the following items.
●The clock is adjusted to the proper
Registering the charging
schedule

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Plug-in hybrid system
time*
*
: For details regarding setting clock, refer to “MULTIMEDIA OWNER’S
MANUAL”.
●The calendar is set to the correct
date ( P.166)
●Check that the power switch is
turned off
●After registering the charging
schedule, connect the AC
charging connector
The charging start time is deter-
mined based on the charging
schedule at the time that the AC
charging connector was connected.
●Connect the AC charging connec-
tor before the start time
When the charging mode is set to
“Start” or “Start at set time”, if you
connect the AC charging connector
after the set start time, the next
charging schedule will be refer-
enced.
When the charging mode is set to
“Start-Stop” or “Start and stop at set
times”, if you connect the AC
charging connector after the start
time, charging will start immediately
and charging will be performed until
the stop time.
●After connecting the AC charging
connector, check that the
charging indicator of the charging
port flashes ( P.96)
●Do not use an outlet that has a
power cut off function (including a
charging schedule function)
Use an outlet that constantly sup-
plies electricity. For outlets where
the power is cut off due to a
charging schedule function, etc.,
charging may not be carried out
according to plan if the power is cut
off during the set time.
■When the AC charging connec-
tor remains connected to the
vehicle
●When the charging mode is set to
“Start” or “Start at set time”, even
if multiple consecutive charging
schedules are registered, the next
charge will not be carried out
according to the charging sched-
ule until the AC charging connec-
tor is removed and reconnected
after charging completes. Also,
when the hybrid battery (traction
battery) is fully charged, charging
according to the charging sched-
ule will not be carried out.
●If the charging stop time is
reached before the hybrid battery
(traction battery) is fully charged
and the charging mode is set to
“Start-Stop” or “Start and stop at
set times”, the nearest charging
schedule after the stop time is
updated as the next charging
schedule, and charging is
repeated until the battery is fully
charged.
■Smartphone-linked operation (if
equipped)
After applying to Toyota Apps, it is
possible to use the smartphone
application to change charging
schedule settings.
For details about Toyota Apps, refer
to http://www.toyota.com/
connectedservices in the United
States and
http://www.toyota.ca/connected
in
Canada.
■When charging schedules are
ignored
When the following operations are
performed while the charging
schedule is on standby, charging
schedule is temporarily canceled
and charging is started.
●When turning “My Room Mode”
on ( P.134)
●When turning “Charge Now” on
( P.128, 132)

1262-2. Charging
●When an operation that temporar-
ily cancel charging using the
charging schedule (P.118)
■“Battery Heater” ( P.108) /
“Battery Cooler” ( P.109)
Depending on the temperature of
the hybrid battery (traction battery),
“Battery Heater” or “Battery Cooler”
may be activated and the charging
indicator may light up while the
charging schedule is waiting for
charging.
When operating charging
schedule, use the meter control
switches.
Meter control switches
( P.162)
Multi-information display
■Display the “Charging
Schedule” screen
1 Press or of the meter
control switches to select .
2 Press or of the meter
control switches and select
“ Vehicle Settings”, and
then press and hold . 3
Press or of the meter
control switches to select
“Charging Settings”, and then
press .
The “Charging Settings” screen will
be displayed.
4Press or of the meter
control switches to select
“Charging Schedule”, and
then press .
The “Charging Schedule” screen
will be displayed.
■Registering the charging
schedule
1 Display the “Charging Sched-
ule” screen. ( P.126)
2 Press or of the meter
control switches to select
“Scheduled Events”, and
then press .
The “Scheduled Events” screen will
Setting operations on
multi-information display
A
B

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Plug-in hybrid system
be displayed.
3Press or of the meter
control switches to select
“add”, and then press .
The “Charging Mode” screen will be
displayed.
4Press or of the meter
control switches to select the
charging mode, and then
press .
Set the time that is desired to start
the charging when charging mode
is “Start”.
Set the time that is desired to start
and completion time when charging
mode is “Start-Stop”.
5Setting desired charging
time, and press .
If you selected the charging mode
“Start-Stop” in step 4, continue to
set the stop time.
6 Select the day desired to
activate the repeated setting,
and then press .
Each time is pressed, the
repeated setting switches between
on and off.
When set to on, the charging
schedule is repeated on that day. It
is possible to set more than one
day to on.
When settings are complete, select
“Done” and then press .
A screen where the settings can be
saved will be displayed.
7Select “Save” and press .
The settings will be saved.
After setting operations are com-
plete, when the AC charging con-
nector is connected to the vehicle,
charging will be carried out accord-
ing to the charging schedule set-
tings.
■Switching charging sched-
ules between on and off
The registered charging sched-
ules can be turned on and off.
1 Display the “Charging Sched-
ule” screen. ( P.126)
2 Press or of the meter
control switches to select
“Scheduled Events”, and
then press .
A list of the registered charging
schedule will be displayed.
3Press or of the meter
control switches to select the
item to turn on/off, and then
press .

1282-2. Charging
Each time is pressed, the
selected charging schedule
switches between on and off.
When set to off, a charging sched-
ule is ignored and charging accord-
ing to the charging schedule is not
carried out.
■Changing the registered
charging schedules
The registered charging sched-
ules can be modified or deleted.
1 Display the “Charging Sched-
ule” screen. ( P.126)
2 Press or of the meter
control switches to select
“Scheduled Events”, and
then press .
A list of the registered charging
schedule will be displayed.
3Press or of the meter
control switches to select the item to operate, and perform
the necessary operation.
 “Edit”
Select the contents are desired to
be changed, press and hold
and then select “Edit”.
Change the desired settings as
described starting from step 4 of
the “Registering the charging
schedule” procedure. ( P.126)
Select “Save” and press to save
the settings.
 “Delete”
Select the contents are desired to
be changed, press and hold
and then select “Delete”.
A deletion confir mation screen will
be displayed.
Press or of the meter con-
trol switches to select “Yes”, and
then press to delete the
selected charging schedule.
To cancel deletion of the registered
contents, select “No” and then
press .
■Setting “Charge Now” to on
The “Charge Now” setting can
be changed by performing one
of the two following procedures.

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Plug-in hybrid system
Operation on “Charging
Schedule” screen
1 Display the “Charging Sched-
ule” screen. ( P.126)
2 Press or of the meter
control switches to select
“Charge Now”, and then
press .
Each time is pressed, “Charge
Now” switches between on and off.
Operation on “Trip Summary”
screen
1 Turn the power switch off.
The “Trip Summary” screen* is dis-
played on the multi-information dis-
play.
(If the door is op ened while waiting
for charging schedule, the same
screen will be displayed.)
*: If “Trip Summary” is not set to
“Charging Schedule” on the
screen of the multi-informa-
tion display, the “Trip Summary”
is not displayed. In this case,
check the settings on the multi-
information display.
2 Press to set “Charge
Now” to on.
Each time is pressed, “Charge
Now” switches between on and off.
After setting operations are
complete, charging starts when
the AC charging connector is
connected. ( P.116)
■Displaying “Next Event”
1 Display the “Charging Sched-
ule” screen. ( P.126) 2
Press or of the meter
control switches to select
“Next Event”, and then press
.
The “Next Event” screen will be dis-
played.
■When charging schedule set-
ting operations are canceled
When the vehicle is in the following
conditions, charging schedule set-
ting operations are canceled.
●The power switch is operated
before the settings are confirmed
●The vehicle starts off
●A display with a higher priority
than that of the charging schedule
setting is shown
■When charging schedule are
changed while charging
If the charging schedule is changed,
the next event will be updated and
charging may stop. After changing
the charging schedule, check the
next event.
If you want to continue charging,
turn on “Charge Now”.
WARNING
■Cautions while performing
the setting operation
When performing the setting
operation while the hybrid system
is operated, ensure that the vehi-
cle is parked in a place with ade-
quate ventilation. In a closed area
such as a garage, exhaust gases
including harmful carbon monox-
ide (CO) may collect and enter
the vehicle. This may lead to
death or a serious health hazard.

1302-2. Charging
For details on how to operate
the Multimedia Display, refer to
“MULTIMEDIA OWNER’S MAN-
UAL”.
Setting operations related to the
charging schedule are per-
formed on the “Charging sched-
ule” screen.
The illustrations used in the text
may differ from the images that are actually displayed on the
Multimedia Display.
■Displaying the “Charging
schedule” screen
1 Turn the power switch to ON.
The charging schedule settings
cannot be controlled if the power
switch is in ACC.
2Touch on the main
menu, then touch “Charging
schedule” on the sub menu.
The “Charging schedule” screen
will be displayed.
■How to read the “Charging schedule” screen
The image is an example only, and may va ry slightly from actual conditions.
Charging schedules
Displays the week-long registered charging schedule in a list using icons.
NOTICE
■While performing the setting
operation
When performing the setting
operation while the hybrid system
is stopped, be careful that the 12-
volt battery will not be discharged.
Setting operations on the
Multimedia Display
A