Toyota Prius V 2012 Quick Reference Manual page 93

1-3. Opening, closing and locking the doors
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Alarms and warning lights
A combination of exterior and interior alarms as well as warning lights are
used to prevent theft of the vehicle and accidents resulting from erroneous
operation. Take appropriate measures depending on which warning light
comes on. (→P. 457)
The following table describes circumstances and correction procedures
when only alarms are sounded.
Alarm
Exterior alarm
sounds once for
10 seconds
Interior alarm
pings once for 15
seconds
60
PRIUS v_U (OM47674U)
Situation
An attempt was made to
lock the doors using the
entry function while the
electronic key was still
inside the passenger com-
partment
An attempt was made to
lock either front door by
opening a door and putting
the inside lock button into
the lock position, then
closing the door by pulling
on the outside door handle
with the electronic key still
inside the vehicle
An attempt was made to
lock the vehicle while a
door is open
The electronic key has a
low battery
I n f o r ma t i o n P r o v i d e d b y :
Correction procedure
Retrieve the elec-
tronic key from the
passenger compart-
ment and lock the
doors again
Close all of the doors
and lock the doors
again
Replace the electronic
key battery (→P. 406)