2001 Toyota Prius Owners Manual - Page 98

Odometer and two trip meters If the red high coolant temperature warning light comes on , your hybrid system is too hot. If your vehicle overheats, stop your vehicle and allow the hybrid system to cool. Your vehicle may overheat during severe operating conditions, such as: To change the meter display, quickly push and release the button. The meter display changes in the order from the odometer to trip meter A to trip meter B, then back to the odometer each time you push. To reset the trip meter A to zero, display the meter A reading, then push and hold the button until the meter is set to zero. The same process can be applied for resetting the trip meter B. 24p004d D Driving up a long hill on a hot day. D Reducing speed or stopping after high speed driving. NOTICE z Do not remove the thermostat in the cooling system as this may cause the hybrid system to overheat. The thermostat is designed to control the flow of coolant to keep the temperature of the hybrid system within the specified operating range. z Do not continue driving with an overheated hybrid system. See "If your vehicle overheats" on page 172 in Section 5. This meter displays the odometer and two trip meters. 1. Odometer-Shows the total the vehicle has been driven. distance 2. Two trip meters-Show two different distances independently driven since the last time each trip meter was set to zero. You can use one trip meter to calculate the fuel economy and the other to measure the distance on each trip. All trip meter data is cancelled if the electrical power source is disconnected. 3. Trip meter reset button-Resets the two trip meters to zero, and also change the meter display. 90