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a couple of questions by a new prius user

Hi, i recently discovered this group and wish to first greet the participants.

I'm a new user of a prius, purchased ~15 days ago, apart from being fully satisfied, i have a couple of questions for which i could'nt find an answer in the manual.

1) if i'm listening to radio or cd while driving, and arrive where i went to go, stop machine but want to continue watch the radio program (or the cd) for a while. Is there a way to switch to NON-ready mode (ig-on to ig-off) whitout stop everything and start again while NOT pressing brake? (doing so will shut down radio and it takes a while until it starts again at the same point)

2) in my garage sometimes i need to move the car for half a meter for logistical reasons (tight box). Is there a way to park in neutral mode (free wheels) avoiding the normal behaviour that goes to park mode?

TIA.

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RRB
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Just press "Park". The batteries will still be functioning until you press "Power" to turn it off.

When I use my car vacuum, that runs off of the battery, the car has to be on. Nothing works unless it is.

Sorry, I don't understand this question.

- Piper Be yourself. Everyone else is taken.

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Piper

Le 16.05.2007 12:24, RRB nous fit lire :

Well, just press P, and the engine will stop by itself anytime soon if not already. Then finish your CD track quietly.

N-position, while still powered. (as powering off turn to P automatically). If you mean to have a real free wheels mode, such as being able to close the car (powered-off) and push it by hand, sorry, it's an automatic gear, always on charge from wheels to engines (well, the opposite... you get it :-). To tow it, the front wheels must be off the ground... you have full mechanical control of the breaks on the rear wheel near the conductor door on the left!

Reply to
Le Forgeron

Just put it into park. There's no reason not to be in ready mode.

Reply to
Elmo P. Shagnasty

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Thanks for replying.

Ok, i thought there could be a mode to turn off the "ready" mode whitout switching off and on again (but whitout brake pressed).

Yes. I was asking because i have read somewhere that if you hold for a couple of seconds the gear lever to "N" it remains in neutral but perhaps i have'nt understood correctly.

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RRB

Others have answered this.

I take it that you wish to manually push the Prius around in the level garage without the engine starting? If so, do this:

1 Without pressing the brake pedal, press Power twice to get IGN-ON.

2 Press the brake pedal and hold gear lever in Neutral for 2 seconds.

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Tom Cole

Tom Cole wrote: ...

Ah thank you v.m. - i will try this.

Reply to
RRB

...it works! ...only of course it must left ign-on so it can not stay for a long time that way.

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RRB

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