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TOYOTA Prius HSD User Manual

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Motor

The common term used to refer to the power device which operates using electricity.

MPG

Miles Per Gallon

MSRP

Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price

MY2001

Model Year 2001 (which became available in the United States the summer of 2000)

NAV

DVD-based GPS Navigation System, used in Prius

NiMH

Nickel-Metal Hydride, the type of modules used in the Prius battery-pack

NOx

Nitrogen Oxides, that type of vehicle emission that contributes to smog

NVH

Noise, Vibration, Harshness

OEM

Original Equipment Manufacturer, components directly from the automaker

OPEC

Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries

Original

The term used to identify the 1998, 1999, 2000 model years of Prius (which were only available in Japan).

Priustoric

All that transpired before the Prius

PHEV

Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle

PPM

Parts Per Million, the scale at which emissions are common measured, literally a count of matter within a unit

PSD

Power-Split Device, the planetary gear set which divides power between the ICE and the two electric motor-
generators, also functions as the continuously-variable transmission.

PZEV

Partial Zero Emission Vehicle. (A manufacturer must eliminate evaporative emissions and ensure that the
vehicle will run cleanly for its entire projected life. Even if the vehicle is just sitting in the driveway, it is still
polluting. The source of this pollution is hydrocarbons emitted from the gas tank as gasoline slowly
evaporates. To achieve PZEV certification, all evaporative emissions must be eliminated.)

R&D

Research & Development

SE

SKS: Smart-Entry. It is a proximity detection system that automatically senses a wireless transmitter (called a
"fob") in your pocket or purse, allowing you to unlock the doors & hatch without the need to use a physical key
or push a button on a remote.

SKS

Smart-Key-System (formally known as SE/SS: Smart-Entry & Smart-Start) It is the collective term used to
describe all features of the wireless system available with some models of Prius.

SOC

State Of Charge, indicating the amount of stored electricity available in the battery-pack

SS

SKS: Smart-Start. It is proximity detection system that automatically senses a wireless transmitter (called a
"fob") in your pocket or purse, allowing you to start the hybrid system without the need to use a physical key or
push a button on a remote.

Stealth

Electric-Only driving (up to 42 MPH for Classic & HSD Prius) without the engine in motion.

SRS

Supplemental Restraint System, better known as Airbags

SULEV

Super Ultra Low Emission Vehicle (only a few vehicles qualify for this clean rating category, Prius is among
them)

THS

Toyota Hybrid System - Toyota's hybrid design for the Classic Prius

Torque

Measurement value indicating wheel turning force, a strength value different from horsepower

TRAC

Toyota Rent-A-Car, a program by which some have shortened the waiting time: when the demo/rental units
reach a time/mileage it permits the dealer to sell them.

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Last Updated: 9/01/2007