Toyota 2006 Prius Owner's Manual page 462

Hybrid battery
The hybrid battery has a limited service life. Call your
Toyota dealer for information about recycling or disposal
of hybrid battery and your vehicle.
Leak detection pump
This pump performs fuel evaporation leakage check. This
check is done approximately five hours after the hybrid
system is turned off. So you may hear a sound coming
from underneath the luggage compartment for several
minutes. It does not indicate a malfunction.
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.
D
In order to avoid personal injuries, do not touch
the high voltage cables (orange colored) and their
connectors.
D
Follow the caution labels attached to the high volt-
age parts.
D
Do not remove or replace the high voltage parts
such as the inverter unit (located in the engine
compartment), hybrid battery (located behind rear
seat), etc.
D
Do not touch the service plug located in the left
side trim of the luggage compartment without hy-
brid system technical training. (See "Precautions
for use" on page 14 in Section 1−2.) This compo-
nent is provided to disable the high voltage sys-
tem in case of servicing at a Toyota dealer.
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