How to jack up 2009 prius?

Use rhino ramps. The front jack point on these cars are way back, just in front of the firewall. If you really need to jack up the car; drive it up on the ramps - you'll then have a clear view of the jack point. If you rely on someone else to steer you in, your jack may slip and do some major damage.

Hope this helps.....

 

First time? Welcome to the magic of hydraulics. I assume you just need to jack a corner, which any of 25 YouTube videos can show you. Jacking up the entire front is harder. As someone else pointed out the front jack point is too far back for the jack to reach without first driving the car up onto ramps. I've never had to jack up the entire front, so it wouldn't seem necessary for you either, a first-timer.

Edit: Since it's your first time, I'll repeat something you probably already know. Never get under a car with just the jack supporting the weight. Use jack stands! Push in the parking brake. Use a chock on a slope, etc.

 

Chock the wheels even if your flat. If someone leans on the car or you grab the car or jack as leverage to pull yourself out, you may start loosing body parts.
Use those pinch wield blocks so you don't smash your pinch wields - that'll allow rust and leaks to form there.

 

The owners manual shows how to jack it up.

 

Presumably just the front, for starters. Take a look at the oil change link in my signature (on a phone turn it landscape to see signatures): it's gen 3 specific, but mostly applicable to gen 2.

With gen 2 I think you're in for a "treat" with the front jack point, apparently it's waaaay back, so to get a typical floor jack to it and started raising, you may need to roll the front onto low-rise ramps first. Even if the jack will fit under sans ramps, the handle may be hitting car underbody so soon that it can't start the lift.

 

It's not going up I'm worried about. It's coming back down.

I once had a nice M-class bmw and decided to forego the ramps. At that angle, a controlled release is impossible. Managed to put a jack lever shaped indentation into the undercarriage. I should just be happy the car didn't lunge forward into my face.