Toyota Prius 2007 Pocket Reference Manual page 41

For efficient use of your
vehicle
Drive your vehicle with a smooth accel-
eration and deceleration.
While driving, energy
D
through the regenerative brake as the
vehicle decelerates. However, for more
efficient use, do not accelerate or de-
celerate your vehicle more than neces-
sary.
Avoid abrupt acceleration and decelera-
D
tion.
The remaining capacity of the hybrid
D
battery can be confirmed on the energy
monitor screen of the multi!information
display. See "Information" on page 166
for details. Gradual or non!abrupt ac-
celeration or deceleration will more ef-
fectively use the benefits of an electric
motor without having to use gasoline
engine power.
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When parking, be sure to put the hy-
brid transaxle in "P". While driving, use
the hybrid transaxle in "D".
is recovered
In "N", the gasoline engine operates
D
but electricity cannot be generated. The
battery will be discharged requiring un-
necessary engine power to recharge.
The hybrid system automatically re-
D
charges the hybrid battery when the
remaining battery power is reduced.
However, the charging is not available
if the hybrid transaxle is "N".
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INFORMATION
The gasoline engine starts and stops
automatically. (It stops during a low
load driving, deceleration or when the
vehicle is stopped.)
If the "READY" light remains on, you
can start your vehicle using the elec-
tric motor even with the gasoline en-
gine stopped.
The gasoline engine may not stop au-
tomatically in the following condi-
tions:
During gasoline engine warm!up
D
During hybrid battery charging
D
During low or high hybrid battery
D
temperature
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