If Your Vehicle Has To Be Stopped In An Emergency - Toyota Prius C 2011 Owner's Manual

5-2. Steps to take in an emergency

If your vehicle has to be stopped in an emergency

Only in an emergency, such as if it becomes impossible to stop the
vehicle in the normal way, stop the vehicle using the following pro-
cedure:
Steadily step on the brake pedal with both feet and firmly
STEP 1
depress it.
Do not pump the brake pedal repeatedly as this will increase the
effort required to slow the vehicle.
Shift the shift lever to N.
STEP 2
If the shift lever is shifted to N
After slowing down, stop the vehicle in a safe place by the
STEP 3
road.
Stop the hybrid system.
STEP 4
If the shift lever cannot be shifted to N
Keep depressing the brake pedal with both feet to reduce
STEP 3
vehicle speed as much as possible.
STEP 4
Press and hold for 3 seconds or more,
or press briefly 3 times or more
Stop the vehicle in a safe place by the road.
STEP 5
CAUTION
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If the hybrid system has to be turned off while driving
Power assist for the brakes and steering wheel will be lost, making the brake
pedal harder to depress and the steering wheel heavier to turn. Decelerate
as much as possible before turning off the hybrid system.
To stop the hybrid system,
press and hold the "POWER"
switch for 3 consecutive sec-
onds or more, or press it
briefly 3 times or more in suc-
cession.
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