Does the "ready light" stay on while your driving?

lordmakemeworthy · 02-06-2006, 07:43 PM

Simple question from a newbie, 2006 Prius blue/Bisq leather in minnesota. read the manual....

Thank you..... Gary in Minnesota

**Tideland Prius** · 02-06-2006, 08:06 PM

simple answer from a...senior?, 2005 Prius Tideland/Beige cloth in BC.

yes

hehehe

jeneric · 02-06-2006, 08:08 PM

Yeah, I believe you're supposed to depend on that as opposed to other cars where you hear or feel the engine running.

lordmakemeworthy · 02-06-2006, 09:08 PM

Thankyou!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

darelldd · 02-06-2006, 09:08 PM

If your car isn't "ready" for you to drive, you should definitely consider not driving.

Yes, I have the same "ready" light in my Rav4EV. Just tells you that the car is "running" even when there's nothing actually running.

jbarnhart · 02-07-2006, 03:04 AM

Maybe I have the only Prius that works differently. When I press the "Start" button, the light goes on (orange) and the car starts. As soon as the car is started, the orange light goes out. It does not stay lit. Is this the "ready light" we are discussing?

Bill Merchant · 02-07-2006, 03:18 AM

No, jbarnhart, the "ready" light is the actual word READY that you see in the display by the speedometer that also tells you if you are in forward, reverse, neutral, or park. I agree that the POWER button's light doesn't make sense, going off when it's on for driving, and glowing when the car is in ACC or Ig-On, but one get's used to it.

KMO · 02-07-2006, 03:22 AM

From what I've heard, in early Priuses, the power button light did stay on while in READY. I'd imagine they changed it because it was a pointless visual distraction.

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02-06-2006, 07:43 PM	#1
lordmakemeworthy Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Minneapolis/St. Paul Minnesota Posts: 41 My Car: Model: Package: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	Simple question from a newbie, 2006 Prius blue/Bisq leather in minnesota. read the manual.... Thank you..... Gary in Minnesota

02-06-2006, 08:06 PM	#2
Tideland Prius Moderator of the North Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 19,633 My Car: 2010 Prius Model: N/A Package: Technology Package (Canada) Thanks: 229 Thanked 346 Times in 245 Posts Friends: 23	simple answer from a...senior?, 2005 Prius Tideland/Beige cloth in BC. yes hehehe

02-06-2006, 08:08 PM	#3
jeneric Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Redmond, WA Posts: 442 My Car: Model: Package: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	Yeah, I believe you're supposed to depend on that as opposed to other cars where you hear or feel the engine running.

02-06-2006, 09:08 PM	#4
lordmakemeworthy Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Minneapolis/St. Paul Minnesota Posts: 41 My Car: Model: Package: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	Thankyou!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

02-06-2006, 09:08 PM	#5
darelldd Prius is our Gas Guzzler Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Northern CA Posts: 5,336 My Car: 2006 Prius Model: Package: #6 Thanks: 18 Thanked 44 Times in 32 Posts Friends: 12	If your car isn't "ready" for you to drive, you should definitely consider not driving. Yes, I have the same "ready" light in my Rav4EV. Just tells you that the car is "running" even when there's nothing actually running.

02-07-2006, 03:04 AM	#6
jbarnhart Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Santa Clara, CA Posts: 629 My Car: Model: Package: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 1	Maybe I have the only Prius that works differently. When I press the "Start" button, the light goes on (orange) and the car starts. As soon as the car is started, the orange light goes out. It does not stay lit. Is this the "ready light" we are discussing?

02-07-2006, 03:18 AM	#7
Bill Merchant absit invidia Join Date: May 2005 Location: USA \| Oregon \| Portland area \| 97004 \| Posts: 4,100 My Car: 2007 Prius Model: Package: #5 Thanks: 18 Thanked 10 Times in 8 Posts Friends: 60	No, jbarnhart, the "ready" light is the actual word READY that you see in the display by the speedometer that also tells you if you are in forward, reverse, neutral, or park. I agree that the POWER button's light doesn't make sense, going off when it's on for driving, and glowing when the car is in ACC or Ig-On, but one get's used to it.

02-07-2006, 03:22 AM	#8
KMO Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Cambridge, UK Posts: 936 My Car: 2009 Prius Model: Package: T Spirit Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Friends: 0	From what I've heard, in early Priuses, the power button light did stay on while in READY. I'd imagine they changed it because it was a pointless visual distraction.