Toyota 2001 Prius Owner's Manual page 5

Hybrid vehicle battery
Hybrid vehicle battery has a limited service life. Call
your Toyota dealer for information concerning recycling
or disposal of hybrid vehicle battery and your vehicle.
CAUTION
Precautions for use
of hybrid vehicle
The vehicle has both high voltage DC and AC systems as
well as a 12–volt system. DC and AC high voltage are both
very dangerous and can cause death or serious injury, se-
vere burns and electric shock.
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In order to avoid personal injuries, do not touch
the high voltage cables (orange colored) and their
connectors.
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Follow the caution labels attached to the high volt-
age parts.
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Do not remove or replace the high voltage parts
such as the inverter unit (located in the engine
compartment), hybrid vehicle battery (located be-
tween rear seat and trunk), etc.
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Do not touch the service plug located in the left
side trim of the trunk without hybrid system tech-
nical training. (See "Precautions for use" on page
12 in Section 1–2.) This component is provided to
disable the high voltage system in case of servic-
ing at a Toyota dealer.
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