park button

jdubprius · 03-17-2005, 12:08 PM

have any of you ever experienced or heard of a failure of the park button?

or have you exprienced an expectation that the prius would be in park, but the park button has not engaged, allowing the prius to unwittingly roll?

jayman · 03-17-2005, 12:13 PM

Nope.

The Park function won't work if the car is still in motion. That's on purpose so you don't FUBAR the park pawl. It's actuated by an electric motor.

If this has happened to you, were you at a complete stop? Foot on brake? Press the Park button and see light turn on?

I personally always use the parking brake as well. After all, it *is* called the "parking brake."

**efusco** · 03-17-2005, 01:36 PM

nope, no reports on the 3 big forums I follow.

03-17-2005, 12:08 PM	#1
jdubprius Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 4 My Car: Model: Package: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	park button have any of you ever experienced or heard of a failure of the park button? or have you exprienced an expectation that the prius would be in park, but the park button has not engaged, allowing the prius to unwittingly roll?

03-17-2005, 12:13 PM	#2
jayman Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Winnipeg Manitoba Posts: 11,576 My Car: 2004 Prius Model: Package: B Thanks: 35 Thanked 187 Times in 170 Posts Friends: 12	Re: park button Nope. The Park function won't work if the car is still in motion. That's on purpose so you don't FUBAR the park pawl. It's actuated by an electric motor. If this has happened to you, were you at a complete stop? Foot on brake? Press the Park button and see light turn on? I personally always use the parking brake as well. After all, it is called the "parking brake."

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03-17-2005, 01:36 PM	#3
efusco Troll Slayer Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Nixa, MO Posts: 17,250 My Car: 2004 Prius Model: Package: #9 Thanks: 50 Thanked 261 Times in 157 Posts Friends: 37	nope, no reports on the 3 big forums I follow.