Get OPERATION OF INSTRUMENTS AND CONTROLS Steering wheel and Mirrors Guide for Toyota Prius 4 Door Second Generation (2004-2009)

SECTION 2– 3

OPERATION OF INSTRUMENTS AND

CONTROLS

Steering wheel and Mirrors

Tilt steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Outside rear view mirrorss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Anti−glare inside rear view mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Auto anti−glare inside rear view mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Vanity mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

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Tilt steering wheel

Outside rear view mirrors—

CAUTION

ꢀ Do not adjust the steering wheel

while the vehicle is moving. Doing

so may cause the driver to mishan-

dle the vehicle and an accident may

occur resulting in death or serious

injuries.

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ꢀ After adjusting the steering wheel,

try moving it up and down to make

sure it is locked in position.

When you move the steering wheel, an

electrical motor noise may be heard. This

is the power steering motor noise, and is

not a malfunction.

To change the steering wheel angle,

hold the steering wheel, push down the

lock release lever, tilt the steering

wheel to the desired angle and push

the lever up to lock the steering wheel

in position.

Adjust the mirror so that you can just

see the side of your vehicle in the mir-

ror.

Be careful when judging the size or dis-

tance of any object seen in the outside

rear view mirror on the passenger’s side

because it is a convex mirror. Any object

seen in a convex mirror will look smaller

and farther away than when seen in a flat

mirror.

When you touch the rear window defogger

switch, the heater panels in the outside

rear view mirrors will quickly clear the

mirror surface. (See “Rear window and

outside rear view mirror defoggers” on

page 118.)

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—Power rear view mirror

control

NOTICE

CAUTION

If ice should jam the mirror, do not

operate the control or scrape the mir-

ror face. Use a spray de−icer to free

the mirror.

ꢀ Do not adjust the mirror while the

vehicle is moving. Doing so may

cause the driver to mishandle the

vehicle and an accident may occur

resulting in death or serious inju-

ries.

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ꢀ Since the mirror surfaces can get

hot, keep your hands off them when

the defogger switch is on.

To adjust a mirror, use the switches.

1. Master switch—To select the mirror to

be adjusted

Push the switch to “L” (left) or “R”

(right).

2. Control switch—To move the mirror

Push the switch in the desired direc-

tion.

The mirrors can be adjusted when the

hybrid system is in “ACC” or “IG−ON”

mode.

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Anti−glare inside rear view

mirror

—Folding rear view mirrors

CAUTION

Do not adjust the mirror while the

vehicle is moving. Doing so may

cause the driver to mishandle the ve-

hicle and an accident may occur re-

sulting in death or serious injuries.

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The rear view mirrors can be folded

backward for parking in compact areas.

Adjust the mirror so that you can just

see the rear of your vehicle in the mir-

ror.

To fold the rear view mirror, push back-

ward.

To reduce glare from headlights of the

vehicle behind you during night driving,

operate the lever on the lower edge of

the mirror.

CAUTION

Do not drive with the mirrors folded

backward. Both the driver and pas-

senger side rear view mirrors must

be extended and properly adjusted

before driving.

Daylight driving—Lever at position 1

The reflection in the mirror has greater

clarity at this position.

Night driving—Lever at position 2

Remember that by reducing glare you also

lose some rear view clarity.

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Auto anti−glare inside rear

view mirror

In automatic function mode, if the mirror

detects light from the headlights of the

vehicle behind you, the mirror surface

darkens slightly to reduce the reflected

light.

To turn off the automatic function, push

the “ꢁ” switch.

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To turn on the automatic function again,

push the “ | ” switch.

Adjust it before driving so that the rear

view is in the best condition.

When the inside air temperature is low, it

may take a little longer for the mirror to

darken in response to the detection of

headlights.

Adjust the mirror so that you can just

see the rear of your vehicle in the mir-

ror.

To ensure correct functioning of an

anti−glare mirror sensor located on the

back side of the mirror, do not touch

or cover the sensor with your finger or

a piece of cloth, etc.

This mirror is equipped with auto anti−

glare function. The function is designed

to reduce glare from the headlights of

the vehicle behind you during night

driving.

CAUTION

Do not adjust the mirror while the

vehicle is moving. Doing so may

cause the driver to mishandle the ve-

hicle and an accident may occur re-

sulting in death or serious injuries.

When the hybrid system is in the “IG−ON”

mode, the inside rear view mirror always

turns on in the automatic function mode.

The green indicator illuminates to show

you that the function is on.

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Vanity mirrors

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To use the vanity mirror, swing down

the sun visor and slide the cover.

To turn on the vanity light, slide the

switch.

The vanity light switch has the following

positions:

“ON”—Turns the light on when you swing

down the sun visor. However, if the visor

has been slid out, the light may not come

on.

“OFF”—Turns the light off.

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OPERATION OF INSTRUMENTS AND CONTROLS Steering wheel and Mirrors for Your Toyota Prius 4 Door Second Generation (2004-2009)

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