child restraint TOYOTA PRIUS PRIME 2023 Owners Manual

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
1For safety and security
2Plug-in hybrid system
3
Vehicle status
information and
indicators
4Before driving

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For safety and security
For safety and security
1-1. For safe useBefore 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

301-1. For safe use
Make sure that all occupants are
wearing their seat belts before
driving the vehicle. (P.32)
Use a child restraint system
appropriate for the child until the
child becomes large enough to properly wear the vehicle’s seat
belt. (
P.51)
Make sure that you can see
backward clearly by adjusting
the inside rear view mirror (if
equipped), Digital Rear-view
Mirror (if equipped) and outside
rear view mirrors properly.
( P.216, 217, 225)
WARNING
Observe the following precau-
tions.
Failure to do so may result in
death or serious injury.
●Do not adjust the position of the
driver’s seat while driving.
Doing so could cause the driver
to lose control of the vehicle.
●Do not place a cushion between
the driver or passenger and the
seatback. A cushion may pre-
vent correct posture from being
achieved, and reduce the effec-
tiveness of the seat belt and
head restraint.
●Do not place anything under the
front seats.
Objects placed under the front
seats may become jammed in
the seat tracks and stop the
seat from locking in place. This
may lead to an accident and the
adjustment mechanism may
also be damaged.
●Always observe the legal speed
limit when driving on public
roads.
●When driving over long dis-
tances, take regular breaks
before you start to feel tired.
Also, if you feel tired or sleepy
while driving, do not force your-
self to continue driving and take
a break immediately.
Correct use of the seat
belts
Adjusting the mirrors

311-1. For safe use
1
For safety and security
Seat belts
Make sure that all occu-
pants are wearing their seat
belts before driving the
vehicle.
WARNING
Observe the following precautions
to reduce the risk of injury in the
event of sudden braking, sudden
swerving or an accident.
Failure to do so may cause death
or serious injury.
■Wearing a seat belt
●Ensure that all passengers wear
a seat belt.
●Always wear a seat belt prop-
erly.
●Each seat belt should be used
by one person only. Do not use
a seat belt for more than one
person at once, including chil-
dren.
●Toyota recommends that chil-
dren be seated in the rear seat
and always use a seat belt
and/or an appropriate child
restraint system.
●To achieve a proper seating
position, do not recline the seat
more than necessary. The seat
belt is most effective when the
occupants are sitting up straight
and well back in the seats.
●Do not wear the shoulder belt
under your arm.
●Always wear your seat belt low
and snug across your hips.
■Pregnant women
Obtain medical advice and wear
the seat belt in the proper way.
(  P.32)
Women who are pregnant should
position the lap belt as low as
possible over the hips in the same
manner as other occupants,
extending the shoulder belt com-
pletely over the shoulder and
avoiding belt contact with the
rounding of the abdominal area.
If the seat belt is not worn prop-
erly, not only the pregnant
woman, but also the fetus could
suffer death or serious injury as a
result of sudden braking or a colli-
sion.
■People suffering illness
Obtain medical advice and wear
the seat belt in the proper way.
(  P.32)
■When children are in the vehi-
cle
 P.59
■Seat belt damage and wear
●Do not damage the seat belts
by allowing the belt, plate, or
buckle to be jammed in the
door.

321-1. For safe use
Extend the shoulder belt so
that it comes fully over the
shoulder, but does not come
into contact with the neck or
slide off the shoulder. 
Position the lap belt as low as
possible over the hips.
 Adjust the position of the
seatback.
Sit up straight and well back
in the seat.
 Do not twist the seat belt.
■Child seat belt usage
The seat belts of your vehicle were
principally designed for persons of
adult size.
●Use a child restraint system
appropriate for the child, until the
child becomes large enough to
properly wear the vehicle’s seat
belt. ( P.51)
●When the child becomes large
enough to properly wear the vehi-
cle’s seat belt, follow the instruc-
tions regarding seat belt usage.
( P.31)
■Seat belt extender
If your seat belts cannot be fastened
securely because they are not long
enough, a personalized seat belt
extender is available from your
Toyota dealer free of charge.
WARNING
●Inspect the seat belt system
periodically. Check for cuts,
fraying, and loose parts. Do not
use a damaged seat belt until it
is replaced. Damaged seat belts
cannot protect an occupant
from death or serious injury.
●Ensure that the belt and plate
are locked and the belt is not
twisted.
If the seat belt does not function
correctly, immediately contact
your Toyota dealer.
●Replace the seat assembly,
including the belts, if your vehi-
cle has been involved in a seri-
ous accident, even if there is no
obvious damage.
●Do not attempt to install,
remove, modify, disassemble or
dispose of the seat belts. Have
any necessary repairs carried
out by your Toyota dealer. Inap-
propriate handling may lead to
incorrect operation.
Correct use of the seat
belts
WARNING
■Using a seat belt extender
Observe the following precautions
to reduce the risk of injury in the
event of sudden braking, sudden
swerving or an accident.
Failure to do so may cause death
or serious injury.

331-1. For safe use
1
For safety and security
1To fasten the seat belt, push
the plate into the buckle until a click sound is heard.
2 To release the seat belt,
press the release button .
■Emergency locking retractor
(ELR)
The retractor will lock the belt during
a sudden stop or on impact. It may
also lock if you lean forward too
quickly. A slow, easy motion will
allow the belt to extend so that you
can move around fully.
■Automatic locking retractor
(ALR)
When a passenger’s shoulder belt is
completely extended and then
retracted even slightly, the belt is
locked in that position and cannot
be extended. This feature is used to
hold a child restra int system (CRS)
firmly. To free the belt again, fully
retract the belt and then pull the belt
out once more.
1 Push the seat belt shoulder
anchor down while pressing
the release button .
2 Push the seat belt shoulder
anchor up while pressing the
release button .
WARNING
●Do not wear the seat belt
extender if you can fasten the
seat belt without the extender.
●Do not use the seat belt
extender when installing a child
restraint system because the
belt will not securely hold the
child restraint system, increas-
ing the risk of death or serious
injury in the event of an acci-
dent.
●The personalized extender may
not be safe on another vehicle,
when used by another person,
or at a different seating position
other than the one originally
intended.
NOTICE
■When using a seat belt
extender
When releasing the seat belt,
press on the buckle release but-
ton on the extender, not on the
seat belt.
This helps prevent damage to the
vehicle interior and the extender
itself.
Fastening and releasing
the seat belt
Adjusting the seat belt
shoulder anchor height
(front seats)
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411-1. For safe use
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For safety and security
WARNING
●The SRS front passenger air-
bag deploys with considerable
force, and can cause death or
serious injury, especially if the
front passenger is very close to
the airbag. The front passenger
seat should be positioned as far
possible from the airbag with
the seatback adjusted so that
the passenger is sat upright.
●Improperly seated and/or
restrained infants and children
can be killed or seriously injured
by a deploying airbag. An infant
or child who is too small to use
a seat belt should be properly
secured using a child restraint
system. Toyota strongly recom-
mends that all infants and chil-
dren be placed in the rear seats
of the vehicle and properly
restrained. The rear seats are
safer for infants and children
than the front passenger seat.
(  P.51)
●Do not sit on the edge of the
seat or lean against the dash-
board.
●Do not allow a child to stand in
front of the SRS front passenger
airbag or sit on the lap of a front
passenger.
●Front seat occupants should
never hold items on their lap.
●Do not lean against the door,
roof side rail, or front, side, or
rear pillar.
●Do not allow anyone to kneel on
a seat toward the door or put
their head or hands outside the
vehicle.
●Do not attach anything to or
lean anything against areas
such as the dashboard or steer-
ing wheel pad.

451-1. For safe use
1
For safety and security
WARNING
●Make sure the “PASSENGER
AIR BAG OFF” indicator light is
not illuminated when using the
seat belt extender for the front
passenger seat. If the “PAS-
SENGER AIR BAG OFF” indi-
cator light is illuminated,
disconnect the extender tongue
from the seat belt buckle, and
reconnect the seat belt. Recon-
nect the seat belt extender after
making sure the “PASSENGER
AIR BAG ON” indicator light is
illuminated. If you use the seat
belt extender while the “PAS-
SENGER AIR BAG OFF” indi-
cator light is illuminated, the
SRS airbags for the front pas-
senger will not activate, which
could cause death or serious
injury in the event of a collision.
●Do not apply a heavy load to the
front passenger seat or equip-
ment (e.g. se atback pocket).
●Do not put weight on the front
passenger seat by putting your
hands or feet on the front pas-
senger seat seatback from the
rear passenger seat.
●Do not let a rear passenger lift
the front passenger seat with
their feet or press on the seat-
back with their legs.
●Do not put objects under the
front passenger seat.
●Do not recline the front passen-
ger seatback so far that it
touches a rear seat. This may
cause the “PASSENGER AIR
BAG OFF” indicator light to be
illuminated, which indicates that
the SRS airbags for the front
passenger will not activate in
the event of a severe accident.
If the seatback touches the rear
seat, return th e seatback to a
position where it does not touch
the rear seat. Keep the front
passenger seatback as upright
as possible when the vehicle is
moving. Reclining the seatback
excessively may lessen the
effectiveness of the seat belt
system.
●If an adult sits in the front pas-
senger seat, the “PASSENGER
AIR BAG ON” indicator light is
illuminated. If the “PASSEN-
GER AIR BAG OFF” indicator is
illuminated, ask the passenger
to sit up straight, well back in
the seat, feet on the floor, and
with the seat belt worn correctly.
If the “PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF” indicator still remains illu-
minated, either ask the passen-
ger to move to the rear seat, or
if that is not possible, move the
front passenger seat fully rear-
ward.
●When it is unavoidable to install
a forward-facing child restraint
system on the front passenger
seat, install the child restraint
system on the front passenger
seat in the proper order.
(  P.53)
●Do not modify or remove the
front seats.

461-1. For safe use
■Adult*1
WARNING
●Do not kick the front passenger
seat or subject it to severe
impact. Otherwise, the SRS
warning light may come on to
indicate a malfunction of the
front passenger occupant clas-
sification system. In this case,
contact your Toyota dealer
immediately.
●Child restraint systems installed
on the rear seat should not con-
tact the front seatbacks.
●Do not use a seat accessory,
such as a cushion and seat
cover, that covers the seat
cushion surface.
●Do not modify or replace the
upholstery of the front seat.
●Adjust the front passenger seat
so that the head restraint does
not touch the ceiling. If the head
restraint is left in contact with
the ceiling, the system may not
detect the front passenger prop-
erly, leading to improper opera-
tion of the airbags.
Front passenger occupant cl assification system condi-
tions and operation
Indicators/warn- ing lights
“PASSENGER AIR BAG ON” and
“PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF” indica- tor lights“PASSENGER AIR BAG ON”
SRS warning lightOff
Driver’s and front passenger’s seat belt reminder lightOff*2 or flashing*3
DevicesFront passenger airbagActivated

471-1. For safe use
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For safety and security
■Child*4
■Child restraint system with infant*5
■Unoccupied
Indicators/warn-ing lights
“PASSENGER AIR BAG ON” and
“PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF” indica- tor lights“PASSENGER
AIR BAG OFF” or “PASSENGER
AIR BAG ON”
*4
SRS warning lightOff
Driver’s and front passenger’s seat belt reminder lightOff*2 or flashing*3
DevicesFront passenger airbagDeactivated or
activated
*4
Indicators/warn- ing lights
“PASSENGER AIR BAG ON” and
“PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF” indica- tor lights“PASSENGER
AIR BAG OFF”
*6
SRS warning lightOff
Driver’s and front passenger’s seat belt reminder lightOff*2 or flashing*3
DevicesFront passenger airbagDeactivated
Indicators/warn-ing lights
“PASSENGER AIR BAG ON” and
“PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF” indica- tor lights“PASSENGER
AIR BAG OFF”
SRS warning light
OffDriver’s and front passenger’s seat belt reminder light
DevicesFront passenger airbagDeactivated