Toyota Prius Owner's Manual page 519

Warning message
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Warning message in radar cruise mode (if equipped)
In the following cases, the warning message may not be displayed even if
vehicle-to-vehicle distance decreases:
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When your vehicle and the vehicle ahead are traveling at the same
speed or the vehicle ahead is traveling more quickly than your vehicle.
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When the vehicle ahead is traveling at very low speed.
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Immediately after cruise control speed is set.
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At the instant the accelerator pedal is depressed.
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Pressed the P position switch
while the vehicle is running.
A buzzer also sounds.
The shift position automati-
cally changed to N.
The accelerator pedal is
depressed to stop the vehicle
on an upward slope etc.
A buzzer also sounds.
If this continues, the hybrid
system may overheat.
5-2. Steps to take in an emergency
Correction
procedure
• To shift the shift
position to P, stop
the vehicle com-
pletely and press
the P position
switch.
• To continue driving,
shift the shift posi-
tion to D or R.
Release the accel-
erator pedal and
depress the brake
pedal.
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