OPERATION OF INSTRUMENTS AND CONTROLS - Lights, Wipers and Defogger -> Instrument panel light control for Your Toyota Prius 4 Door First Generation (1997-2003)

Instrument panel light control  
Interior light  
NOTICE  
To prevent the battery from being dis-  
charged, do not leave the switch on  
longer than necessary when the hy-  
brid system is not running.  
To adjust the brightness of the instru-  
ment panel lights, turn the dial.  
To turn on the interior light, slide the  
switch.  
When the headlight switch is turned to the  
first or second clickstop, the brightness of  
the instrument cluster will be reduced  
slightly unless the instrument panel light  
control dial is turned fully on.  
The interior light switch has the following  
positions:  
”ON”—Keeps the light on all the time.  
”OFF”—Turns the light off.  
”DOOR”—Turns the light on when any of  
the door is opened. The light remains on  
for 15 seconds when all the doors are  
closed.  
ILLUMINATED ENTRY SYSTEM  
With the switch in “DOOR” position, the  
light comes on when either door is  
opened. After all the doors are closed, the  
light remains on for about 15 seconds and  
then fades out.  
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