15 Things Your Toyota Hybrid Can Do That Nobody Explained
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15 Toyota Hybrid features, settings, and systems most owners never discover — including B mode, EV mode, regenerative braking, hybrid battery management, Toyota Safety Sense, ECO mode, cooling systems, and more.
Your Toyota Hybrid does a lot behind the scenes that may never have been explained when you bought it. In this video, Toyota Insider breaks down 15 useful Toyota Hybrid features and systems, what they actually do, and why they matter to owners.
In this video:
• How Toyota manages the high-voltage hybrid battery
• Why Toyota hybrids don't use a conventional automatic transmission
• Engine and inverter cooling systems
• 12V battery vs. high-voltage traction battery
• What Toyota's B mode actually does
• Why EV mode sometimes won't activate
• Why the gasoline engine can start while you're stopped
• How regenerative braking works
• City vs. highway hybrid operation
• Toyota Safety Sense alert settings
• The AVAS pedestrian warning sound
• What ECO mode can change
• Toyota's energy-flow monitor
• Remote climate on eligible vehicles
• Toyota Hybrid battery warranty information
Features and operating conditions vary by model, model year, trim and market. Always check the Owner's Manual, Warranty & Maintenance Guide and warranty documentation for your specific Toyota.
DISCLAIMER: This video is provided for general educational and informational purposes only. It is not a substitute for your vehicle's official Toyota documentation, professional diagnosis, maintenance or repair advice. Features, specifications, service requirements and warranty coverage can vary by model, year, trim and market. Always follow the documentation for your specific vehicle and consult a qualified professional when diagnosis or repair is required.
Toyota Insider is an independent educational channel and is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Toyota Motor Corporation.
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Relevant vehicles may include the Toyota Prius, Camry Hybrid, RAV4 Hybrid, Corolla Hybrid, Highlander Hybrid, Venza Hybrid and other Toyota Hybrid models. Feature availability varies.
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- this is true only partially, after certain amount of regenerative braking energy is stored back in HV battery, it hits the battery State Of Charge limit to prevent charging the battery fully (on regular Toyota Hybrids this is actually quite soon, since the battery is small), then the system starts using MG1 instead of MG2 for regen, which results in engine (ICE) to start spinning and wasting larger part of the energy by compressing air without fuel in cylinders.
So in fact it does the engine braking as we know it from usual cars, but first the system prefer to store the energy in HV battery.
As well said in the video, use it only on longer downhill roads and don't use it for regular driving as it reduces energy efficiency when Engine braking kicks in.
Note: in Toyota Plug-in Hybrids (Prime models) the HV battery has much larger capacity, so it is also much less frequent that engine braking kicks in when on B mode (I observed it only after I fully charged the battery from socket/recharge station and then went some down hill with B mode shifted).
15 Things Your Toyota Hybrid Can Do That Nobody Explained
Toyota Insider
119,547 views
15 Toyota Hybrid features, settings, and systems most owners never discover — including B mode, EV mode, regenerative braking, hybrid battery management, Toyota Safety Sense, ECO mode, cooling systems, and more.
Your Toyota Hybrid does a lot behind the scenes that may never have been explained when you bought it. In this video, Toyota Insider breaks down 15 useful Toyota Hybrid features and systems, what they actually do, and why they matter to owners.
In this video:
• How Toyota manages the high-voltage hybrid battery
• Why Toyota hybrids don't use a conventional automatic transmission
• Engine and inverter cooling systems
• 12V battery vs. high-voltage traction battery
• What Toyota's B mode actually does
• Why EV mode sometimes won't activate
• Why the gasoline engine can start while you're stopped
• How regenerative braking works
• City vs. highway hybrid operation
• Toyota Safety Sense alert settings
• The AVAS pedestrian warning sound
• What ECO mode can change
• Toyota's energy-flow monitor
• Remote climate on eligible vehicles
• Toyota Hybrid battery warranty information
Features and operating conditions vary by model, model year, trim and market. Always check the Owner's Manual, Warranty & Maintenance Guide and warranty documentation for your specific Toyota.
DISCLAIMER: This video is provided for general educational and informational purposes only. It is not a substitute for your vehicle's official Toyota documentation, professional diagnosis, maintenance or repair advice. Features, specifications, service requirements and warranty coverage can vary by model, year, trim and market. Always follow the documentation for your specific vehicle and consult a qualified professional when diagnosis or repair is required.
Toyota Insider is an independent educational channel and is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Toyota Motor Corporation.
Subscribe to Toyota Insider for researched Toyota Hybrid features, maintenance, reliability, warning messages, batteries, settings and ownership tips.
Relevant vehicles may include the Toyota Prius, Camry Hybrid, RAV4 Hybrid, Corolla Hybrid, Highlander Hybrid, Venza Hybrid and other Toyota Hybrid models. Feature availability varies.
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