Get OPERATION OF INSTRUMENTS AND CONTROLS - Multi-information display Guide for Toyota Prius 4 Door First Generation (1997-2003)

SECTION 2– 6

OPERATION OF INSTRUMENTS AND

CONTROLS

Multi−information display

Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Before using the multi−information displayy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Switch operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Outside temperature display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

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Reference

1. Multi−information display

(See page 111 for details.)

2. “DISPLAY” button

The display adjustment screen is

shown.

(See page 115 for details.)

3. “INFO” button

The information menu screen is shown.

(See page 113 for details.)

4. “AUDIO” button

The audio operation screen is shown.

(See page 118 for details.)

The “MAP”, “DEST” and “MENU” switches

are provided for the exclusive use of Nav-

igation System. On vehicles without Navi-

gation System, those switches do not

work even if pushed.

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Before using

the multi−information display

Switch operation

This system operates mainly by the

switches on the screen. To protect the

screen, lightly touch switches on the

screen with your finger. When you touch

a switch on the screen or on the bezel,

a beep sounds.

CAUTION

Do not adjust the display while the

vehicle is moving. Be sure to adjust

the display only when the vehicle is

stopped.

D If the system does not respond to a

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touch of

a

switch, move your finger

away from the screen and then touch

it again.

D You cannot operate dimmed switches.

D Wipe off fingerprints on the surface of

the display using

cloth.

a

glass cleaning

Operate the multi−information display

with the ignition switch on.

When the ignition switch is turned to

“ON”, the initial “TOYOTA” screen appears

and the system begins operating.

After a few seconds, the previous mode

display will appear.

If the electrical power source has been

disconnected from the multi−information

display, the display will be automatically

set to the initial mode.

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Functions

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1. Trip information and Screen transi-

tion

2. Adjustment

3. Audio

The contrast and brightness on the screen

are adjusted. For details, see page 115.

The radio and cassette tape operations

are available. For details, see page 118.

Fuel consumption and energy monitor on

the hybrid system are shown. For details,

see page 113.

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Information

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4. Warning display

Push the “INFO” button to display the

“Information Menu” screen.

Trip information: The energy monitor and

fuel consumption screen are selected.

The warning symbol for the faulty system

is highlighted. For details, see page 97.

Screen transition: The screen transition

screen is shown.

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—Trip information

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4. Indicates the average fuel consumption

after being reset. To reset, touch the

“Reset” switch.

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Energy monitor screen

Fuel consumption screen

Touch the “Energy” switch. Vehicle driving

condition, hybrid system operating condi-

tion and energy recovery condition are

shown.

Touch the “Consumption” switch. Average

fuel consumption, momentary fuel con-

sumption and recovered energy are

shown.

1. Indicates the flow of energy by orange

arrows. While the energy is recovered,

the arrows change the pointing direc-

tion and turn green.

1. Indicates the past momentary fuel con-

sumption every 5 minutes.

2. Indicates the energy recovered for 5

minutes with symbols. One symbol re-

fers to 50 Wh or the energy by which

a 50 W bulb illuminates for an hour.

Up to 4 symbols will be shown.

2. Indicates the remaining capacity of the

hybrid vehicle battery.

The screen display updates every 2 sec-

onds, so it may not coincide with the

actual status.

3. Indicates the current momentary fuel

consumption.

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—Screen transition

Adjustment

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26p024

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The function returning to the previous

screen from the audio screen is select-

able. Select “ON” or “OFF” and then

touch “OK”.

Push the “DISPLAY” button to display

the “Display” screen.

Contrast and brightness adjustment

CONTRAST “+”:

Strengthens the contrast of the screen.

CONTRAST “−”:

Weakens the contrast of the screen.

ON: The previous screen automatically re-

turns from the audio screen 20 sec-

onds after the end of audio opera-

tion.

BRIGHTNESS “+”: Brightens the screen.

BRIGHTNESS “−”: Darkens the screen.

OFF:The audio screen remains on.

The screen turns off when you push the

“SCREEN OFF”. To turn the display

screen back on, push any bezel switch

such as “INFO”, etc. The selected screen

appears.

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Outside temperature display

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Depending on the position of the head-

light switch, the screen changes to the

day mode or night mode.

The outside temperature is shown rang-

ing from −30_C (−22_F) up to 50_C

(122_F) at the upper right of the energy

consumption or energy monitor screen.

To display the screen in the day mode

even with the headlight switch on, touch

“DAY MODE” on the adjustment screen for

brightness and contrast control.

If the warning light symbol is shown in

that position, the outside temperature is

not displayed until the cause of the sys-

tem failure is eliminated.

However, if the switching km/h MPH but-

ton is on, mode switching cannot be done.

It remains in the day mode. In this case,

“DAY MODE” is not shown on the screen.

If the screen is set in the day mode with

the headlight switch turned to on, this

condition is memorized in the system even

with the hybrid system turned off.

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OPERATION OF INSTRUMENTS AND CONTROLS - Multi-information display for Your Toyota Prius 4 Door First Generation (1997-2003)

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