2004 Toyota Prius Owners Manual - Page 24

Precautions for use 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 electric motor even with the gasoline engine stopped. The gasoline engine may not stop automatically in the following conditions: z During gasoline engine warm−up z During hybrid vehicle battery charging z During low or high hybrid vehicle battery temperature The vehicle runs in combination with the gasoline and electric power. Pay special attention to the following items. Be careful of high voltage and high temperature. Your vehicle is equipped with the orange colored cables connected to the hybrid vehicle battery (about 200 V) and to other components that are all high voltage. Service plug High voltage cables Hybrid vehicle battery 12p007d High voltage cables Inverter unit CAUTION Do not touch or come in contact with orange cables or battery terminals. Electric shock may cause serious injury or death. Read all caution labels. An electric motor, coolant radiator and some other parts reach high temperature while driving. Caution labels are applied to these parts. Carefully observe the instructions on these caution labels. Air conditioning compressor Do not touch the service plug. The service plug is installed in the left side trim of the luggage compartment. It is provided to disable high voltage current from the hybrid vehicle battery when the vehicle is in need of repairs at a Toyota dealer. CAUTION CAUTION Never remove or disassemble any high voltage part, high voltage cables (orange color) and their connectors. It may cause death or serious injury. D The shaded parts in the illustration are subjected to high voltage. D Inappropriate handling may cause an electric shock resulting in serious injury or death. Never touch any item in shaded area. 12