Cooling system > Capacity > Gasoline engine
5.6 qt
5.3 L
Applies to: Gasoline engine
Source: Toyota 2012 Prius C Owners Manual (OM52B58U), page 494
Owner’s manual specs
2012 Toyota Prius C Specs: Fluids & Maintenance Schedule
Figures for the 2012 Toyota Prius C, copied from Toyota’s own owner’s manual. Every one links to the manual page it came from.
From the manufacturer’s manuals. Every figure here is copied from the manufacturer's own manual, with a link to the page it came from. Where a manual is unclear or contradicts itself, we leave the figure out.
Fluids & capacities
Cooling system > Capacity > Power control unit
1.7 qt
1.6 L
Applies to: Power control unit
Source: Toyota 2012 Prius C Owners Manual (OM52B58U), page 494
Cooling system > Coolant type
Use either of the following: • “Toyota Super Long Life Coolant” • A similar high-quality ethylene glycol- based non-silicate, non-amine, non-nitrite, and non-borate coolant with long-life hybrid organic acid technology Do not use plain water alone.
Source: Toyota 2012 Prius C Owners Manual (OM52B58U), page 494
Engine oil selection > Oil grade
ILSAC GF-5 multigrade engine oil
Source: Toyota 2012 Prius C Owners Manual (OM52B58U), page 493
Engine oil selection > Recommended viscosity
SAE 0W-20
Source: Toyota 2012 Prius C Owners Manual (OM52B58U), page 493
Hybrid transmission > Fluid capacity*
3.5 qt
3.3 L
Source: Toyota 2012 Prius C Owners Manual (OM52B58U), page 496
Hybrid transmission > Fluid type
Toyota Genuine ATF WS
Source: Toyota 2012 Prius C Owners Manual (OM52B58U), page 496
Maintenance schedule
Normal service schedule
Use this for ordinary driving.
| Service | When |
|---|---|
| Replace cabin air filter Source: Toyota 2012 Prius c Warranty and Maintenance Guide, page 47 | Every 30,000 mi or 36 months |
| Replace engine air filter Source: Toyota 2012 Prius c Warranty and Maintenance Guide, page 39 | Every 30,000 mi or 36 months |
| Replace engine oil and oil filter Source: Toyota 2012 Prius c Warranty and Maintenance Guide, page 39 | Every 10,000 mi or 12 months |
Severe service schedule
Use this if you tow, idle a lot, drive short trips in the cold, or run in dust.
| Service | When |
|---|---|
| Inspect engine air filter Applies to: Driving on dirt roads or dusty roads Source: Toyota 2012 Prius c Warranty and Maintenance Guide, page 36 | 5,000 mi, 10,000 mi, 15,000 mi, 20,000 mi, 25,000 mi, 35,000 mi, 40,000 mi, 45,000 mi, 50,000 mi, 55,000 mi, 65,000 mi, 70,000 mi, 75,000 mi, 80,000 mi, 85,000 mi, 95,000 mi, 100,000 mi, 105,000 mi, 110,000 mi, 115,000 mi |
| Replace engine oil and oil filter Applies to: Driving on dirt roads or dusty roads Source: Toyota 2012 Prius c Warranty and Maintenance Guide, page 37 | 5,000 mi, 15,000 mi, 25,000 mi, 35,000 mi, 45,000 mi, 55,000 mi, 65,000 mi, 75,000 mi, 85,000 mi, 95,000 mi, 105,000 mi, 115,000 mi |
| Replace engine oil and oil filter Applies to: Extensive idling and/or low speed driving for a long distance such as police, taxi or door-to-door delivery use Source: Toyota 2012 Prius c Warranty and Maintenance Guide, page 36 | 5,000 mi, 15,000 mi, 25,000 mi, 35,000 mi, 45,000 mi, 55,000 mi, 65,000 mi, 75,000 mi, 85,000 mi, 95,000 mi, 105,000 mi, 115,000 mi |
| Replace engine oil and oil filter Applies to: Repeated trips of less than five miles in temperatures below 32°F / 0°C Source: Toyota 2012 Prius c Warranty and Maintenance Guide, page 36 | 5,000 mi, 15,000 mi, 25,000 mi, 35,000 mi, 45,000 mi, 55,000 mi, 65,000 mi, 75,000 mi, 85,000 mi, 95,000 mi, 105,000 mi, 115,000 mi |
Oil life & reset procedures
Reset the maintenance data (U.S.A. only)
Before you start
- After the required maintenance is performed according to the maintenance schedule, please reset the maintenance data.
Steps
- Vehicles without a smart key system
- Switch the display to the odometer (→P. 188) and then turn the engine switch off.
- Vehicles with a smart key system
- Switch the display to the odometer (→P. 188) and then turn the “POWER” switch off.
- Vehicles without a smart key system
- Turn the engine switch to the “ON” position. The multi-information display's initial screen will be displayed for a few seconds. While the initial screen is being displayed, press the “TRIP” steering switch (→P. 186) 3 times, pressing and holding the switch on the third time.
- Vehicles with a smart key system
- Turn the “POWER” switch to ON mode. The multi-information dis- play's initial screen will be displayed for a few seconds. While the initial screen is being displayed, press the “TRIP” steering switch (→P. 186) 3 times, pressing and holding the switch on the third time.
- Maintenance and care
- Continue to press and hold the button until the trip meter displays “000000”.
You’ll know it worked: Continue to press and hold the button until the trip meter displays “000000”.
Source: Toyota 2012 Prius C Owners Manual (OM52B58U), page 349
Not on this page
- Fuse box locations & fuse chart: The manual gives different answers by configuration, so we've left them out.