TOYOTA PRIUS PRIME 2023 Owners Manual

1914-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
4
Before driving
Back door
The back door can be
locked/unlocked and
opened/closed by the fol-
lowing procedures.
WARNING
Observe the following precau-
tions.
Failure to do so may result in
death or serious injury.
■Before driving
●Make sure that the back door is
fully closed.
If the back door is not fully
closed, it may open unexpect-
edly while driving and hit near-
by objects or luggage in the lug-
gage compartment may be
thrown out, causing an acci-
dent.
●Do not allow children to play in
the luggage compartment.
If a child is accidentally locked
in the luggage compartment,
they could have heat exhaus-
tion or other injuries.
●Do not allow a child to open or
close the back door.
Doing so may cause the back
door to move unexpectedly, or
cause the child’s hands, head,
or neck to be caught by the
closing back door.
■Important points while driving
●Keep the back door closed
while driving.
If the back door is left open, it
may hit near-by objects or lug-
gage in the luggage compart-
ment may be thrown out,
causing an accident.
●Never let anyone sit in the lug-
gage compartment.
In the event of sudden braking,
sudden swerving or a collision,
they are susceptible to death or
serious injury.
■Operating the back door
Observe the following precau-
tions.
Failure to do so may cause parts
of the body to be caught, resulting
in death or serious injury.
●Remove any heavy loads, such
as snow and ice, from the back
door before opening it. Failure
to do so may cause the back
door to suddenly shut again
after it is opened.
●When opening or closing the
back door, thoroughly check to
make sure the surrounding area
is safe.
●If anyone is in the vicinity, make
sure they are safe and let them
know that the back door is
about to open or close.
●Use caution when opening or
closing the back door in windy
weather as it may move
abruptly in strong wind.

1924-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
■Using the entry function (if
equipped)
Carry the electronic key to
enable this function.
WARNING
●Vehicles without power back
door: The back door may sud-
denly shut if it is not opened
fully. It is more difficult to open
or close the back door on an
incline than on a level surface,
so beware of the back door
unexpectedly opening or closing
by itself. Make sure that the
back door is fully open and
secure before using the luggage
compartment.
●Vehicles with power back door:
The back door may suddenly
shut if it is not opened fully,
while on a steep incline. Make
sure that the back door is
secured before using the lug-
gage compartment.
●When closing the back door,
take extra care to prevent your
fingers, etc. from being caught.
●Vehicles without power back
door: When closing the back
door, make sure to press it
lightly on its outer surface. If the
back door handle is used to fully
close the back door, it may
result in hands or arms being
caught.
●Do not pull on the back door
damper stay (vehicles without
power back door) ( P.194) or
back door spindle (vehicles with
power back door) ( P.201) to
close the back door, and do not
hang on the back door damper
stay (vehicles without power
back door) or back door spindle
(vehicles with power back door).
Doing so may cause hands to
be caught or the back door
damper stay (vehicles without
power back door) or back door
spindle (vehicles with power
back door) to break, causing an
accident.
●Vehicles without power back
door: If a bicycle carrier or simi-
lar heavy object is attached to
the back door, it may suddenly
shut again after being opened,
causing someone’s hands,
head or neck to be caught and
injured. When installing an
accessory part to the back door,
using a genuine Toyota part is
recommended.
Unlocking and locking the
back door from the out-
side

1934-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
4
Before driving
1Unlocks all the doors
The doors cannot be unlocked for 3
seconds after the doors are locked.
2Locks all the doors
Check that the door is securely
locked.
■Using the wireless remote
control
 P.185
■Operation signals
 P.186
■Security feature
 P.186
■Using the door lock
switches
 P.187
■Open
Raise the back door while
pressing up the back door
opener switch.
■Close
Lower the back door using the
back door handle , and make
sure to push the back door
down from the outside to close
it.
Be careful not to pull the back door
sideways when closing the back
door with the handle.
■Luggage compartment light
●The luggage compartment light
turns on when the back door is
opened.
●When the power switch is turned
to OFF, the light will go off auto-
matically after 20 minutes.
■If the back door opener is inop-
erative
The back door can be unlocked
from the inside.
1 Remove the cover.
To prevent damage, cover the tip of
the screwdriver with a rag.
2 Loosen the screw.
Unlocking and locking the
back door from the inside
Opening/closing the back
door (vehicles without
power back door)
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1944-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
3Turn the cover.
4 Move the lever.
5 When installing, reverse the
steps listed.
■Open door warning buzzer
 P.189
■Using the wireless remote
control
Press and hold the switch.
The power back door automatically
opens/closes.
Pressing the switch while the power
back door is opening/closing stops
NOTICE
■Back door damper stays
The back door is equipped with
damper stays that hold the back
door in place.
Observe the following precau-
tions.
Failure to do so may cause dam-
age to the back door damper stay,
resulting in malfunction.
●Do not attach any foreign
objects, such as stickers, plastic
sheets, or adhesives to the
damper stay rod.
●Do not touch the damper stay
rod with gloves or other fabric
items.
●Do not attach any accessories
other than genuine Toyota parts
to the back door.
●Do not place your hand on the
damper stay or apply lateral
forces to it.
Opening/closing the back
door (vehicles with power
back door)

1954-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
4
Before driving
the operation. When the switch is
pressed and held again during the
halted operation, the back door will
perform the reverse operation.
■Using the power back door
switch on the instrument
panel
Press and hold the switch.
The power back door automatically
opens/closes.
Unlock the back door before oper-
ating.
Pressing the switch while the power
back door is opening/closing stops
the operation. When the switch is
pressed and held again during the
halted operation, the back door will
perform the reverse operation.
■Using the switches on the
back door
 Open
When the back door is unlocked: Press the back door opener switch.
When the back door is locked:
While carrying the
electronic key on
your person, press and hold the
back door opener switch.
The power back door automatically
opens.
Pressing the switch while the power
back door is opening/closing stops
the operation.
 Close
Press the switch on the lower
part of the back door.
The power back door automatically
closes.
Pressing the switch while the
power back door is operating will
stop the operation. When the
switch is pressed again during the
halted operation, the back door will
perform the reverse operation.

1964-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
Close the back door and lock
all doors after moving away
from the back door (close &
lock [Walk-Away] function)
1 Close all of the doors except
the back door, carrying an
electronic key and press the
switch on the lower part
of the back door.
A different buzzer than the normal
one will sound and the close & lock
(Walk-Away) function will go into
standby.
2 While the buzzer is sounding,
move away from the back
door.
When the sensor detects that you
are away from the back door, the
emergency flashers will flash, and
the buzzer will sound. Depending
on the direction of moving away
from the back door, the location
and how to hold the electronic key
or circumstances, it may not be
detected properly.
All the doors other than the back
door will be locked, and after the
back door is closed, the back door
will also be locked. When all the
doors have been closed and
locked, the buzzer will sound and
the emergency flashers will flash.
The standby state is canceled if you
do not move away from the back
door for 30 seconds. To operate the function again,
perform the proce-
dure again from the beginning.
If you approach the back door car-
rying the electronic key, the back
door operation will stop, all the
doors will be unlocked, and the
buzzer will sou nd and the emer-
gency flashers will flash.
If the switch is pressed after
the back door operation has
stopped, the close & lock (Walk-
Away) function will go into standby
again.
 Close the back door and lock
all doors (close & lock func-
tion)
*
*: This setting can be customized
by your Toyota dealer.
Close all of the doors except the
back door, carrying an electronic
key and press the switch on
the lower part of the back door.
A different buzzer than the normal
one will sound and the power back
door will begin closing automati-
cally. All the doors except the
power back door are locked and
then power back door will also be
locked at the same time it is closed.
Operation signals will indicate that
all the doors have been closed and
locked. ( P.186)
Pressing the switch while the
power back door is operating will
stop the operation. When the
switch is pressed again during the
halted operation, the back door will
be closed.

1974-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
4
Before driving
■Using the back door handle
Lower the back door using the
back door handle .
The back door closing assist
(  P.198) will be activated, and the
power back door will fully close
automatically.
■Luggage compartment light
●The luggage compartment light
turns on when the back door is
opened.
●When the power switch is turned
to OFF, the light will go off auto-
matically after 20 minutes.
■Back door closer
In the event that the back door is left
slightly open, the back door closer
will automatically close it to the fully
closed position.
Whatever the stat e of the power
switch, the back door closer oper-
ates.
■Power back door operating con-
ditions
The power back door can automati-
cally open and close under the fol-
lowing conditions:
●When the power back door sys-
tem is enabled. ( P.166)
●When the power switch is in ON,
in addition to the above for the
opening operations, the back door
operates for any of the following
conditions:
• Parking brake is engaged
• The brake pedal is depressed
• The shift position is in P.
■Operation of the power back
door
●A buzzer sounds and the emer-
gency flashers flash twice to indi-
cate that the back door is
opening/closing.
●When the power back door sys-
tem is disabled, the power back
door does not operate but it can
be opened and closed by hand.
●When the power back door auto-
matically opens, if an abnormality
due to people or objects is
detected, operation will stop.
■Jam protection function
Sensors are equipped on both sides
of the power back door. If anything
obstructs the power back door while
it is closing, th e back door will auto-
matically operate in the opposite
direction or stop.
■Fall-down protection function
While the power back door is open-
ing automatically, applying exces-
sive force to it will stop the opening
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1984-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
operation to prevent the power back
door from suddenly shutting.
■Back door closing assist
If the back door is lowered manually
when the back door is stopped at an
open position, the back door will
fully close automatically.
■Back door reserve lock function
This function is a function which
reserves locking of all doors, before-
hand, when the power back door is
open.
When the following procedure is
performed, all the doors except the
power back door are locked and
then power back door will also be
locked at the same time it is closed.
1 Close all doors, except the back
door.
2 During the power back door clos-
ing operation, lock the doors
using the smart key system from
the side doors ( P.185) or the
wireless remote control.
(  P.185)
Operation signals will indicate that
all the doors have been closed and
locked. ( P.186)
●If the electronic key is placed
inside the vehicle after starting a
close operation via the door
reserve lock function, the elec-
tronic key may become locked
inside the vehicle.
●If the power back door does not
fully close due to the operation of
the jam protection function, etc.,
while the back door is automati-
cally closing after a door reserve
lock operation is performed, the
door reserve lock function is can-
celed and all the doors will unlock.
●Before leaving the vehicle, make
sure that all the doors are closed
and locked.
■Close & lock (Walk-Away) func-
tion operating conditions
This function can be operated when
all of the followin g conditions are met:
●Close & lock (Walk-Away) function
is enabled.
●An electronic key is not detected
within the vehicle.
●All of the doors other than the
power back door are closed.
●The brake pedal is not depressed.
●The power switch is off.
●The electronic key is within the
effective range (detection areas).
■Situations in which the close &
lock (Walk-Away) function may
not operate properly
In the following situ ations, the func-
tion may not operate properly:
●When the smart key system does
not operate properly.
●When the close & lock function
does not operate properly.
●When moving away from the back
door while the close & lock (Walk-
Away) function is in the standby
state.
■Close & lock function* operat-
ing conditions
*: This setting can be customized by
your Toyota dealer.
This function can be operated when
all of the following conditions are
met:
●An electronic key is not detected
within the vehicle.
●All of the doors other than the
power back door are closed.
●The power switch is in OFF.
■Situations in which the close &
lock function* may not operate
properly
*: This setting can be customized by
your Toyota dealer.
In the following situ ations, the close
& lock function may not operate
properly:

1994-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
4
Before driving
●If the switch on the lower
part of the power back door is
pressed by a hand which is hold-
ing an electronic key
●If the switch on the lower
part of the power back door is
pressed when the electronic key is
in a bag, etc. that is placed on the
ground
●If the switch on the lower
part of the power back door is
pressed with the electronic key
not near the vehicle
■When reconnecting the 12-volt
battery
To enable the power back door to
operate properly, close the back
door manually.
■If the back door opener is inop-
erative
The back door can be unlocked
from the inside.
1 Remove the cover.
To prevent damage, cover the tip of
the screwdriver with a rag.
2 Loosen the screw. 3
Turn the cover.
4 Move the lever.
5 When installing, reverse the
steps listed.
■Customization
Settings (e.g. power back door
opening angle) can be changed.
(Customizable features: P.618)

2004-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors
WARNING
■Back door closer
●In the event that the back door
is left slightly open, the back
door closer will automatically
close it to the fully closed posi-
tion. It takes several seconds
before the back door closer
begins to operate. Be careful
not to catch fingers or anything
else in the back door, as this
may cause bone fractures or
other serious injuries.
●Use caution when using the
back door closer as it still oper-
ates when the power back door
system is canceled.
■Power back door
Observe the following precautions
when operating the power back
door.
Failure to do so may cause death
or serious injury.
●Check the safety of the sur-
rounding area to make sure
there are no obstacles or any-
thing that could cause any of
your belongings to get caught.
●If anyone is in the vicinity, make
sure they are safe and let them
know that the back door is
about to open or close.
●If the power back door system is
turned off while the back door is
operating automatically, the
automatic operation is stopped.
The back door then has to be
operated manually. Take extra
care when on an incline, as the
back door may open or close
unexpectedly.
●If the operating conditions of the
power back door are no longer
met, a buzzer may sound and
the back door may stop opening
or closing. The back door then
has to be operated manually.
Take extra care when on an
incline, as the back door may
open or close abruptly.
●On an incline, the back door
may suddenly shut after it
opens. Make sure the back door
is fully open and secure.
●In the following situations, the
power back door may detect an
abnormality and automatic
operation may be stopped. In
this case, the back door has to
be operated manually. Take
extra care when on an incline,
as the back door may open or
close abruptly.
• When the back door contacts an obstacle
• When the 12-volt battery volt- age suddenly drops, such as
when the power switch is turned
to ON or the hybrid system is
started during automatic opera-
tion