drive through car wash

[PriusRos]

Originally Posted by garygid

Generally, the car must be in neutral to go through a car wash (all wheels rotating freely), NOT in"Park", right?

I think the Prius needs to be ON ("engines" able to run) in order to remain in "N".

Yes, exactly. You can't turn the car off!

[garygid]

Right, and with it ON, you cannot take the fob outside and lock it.

So, you just leave it ON, in "N", no matter if you ride through or not.

[dogfriend]

Originally Posted by carnut

Can't you just turn it off and NOT hit the "Park" button?

If you hit the Power button to turn it off without hitting the Park button first, the car will shift into P anyway just before shutting down.


So the answer is no.

[Boo]

Originally Posted by patsparks

I'm not sure how these drive through car washes work as I have never used on however the way to put the Prius into neutral and not run the battery flat is to switch off the car then with foot off the brake press power twice, this pits the car in accessory mode. Now select neutral. For maximum battery duration keep the AC off, radio off and lights off. You can leave the radio on really.

When you get to the end put your foot on the brake, select park and press the power button once, then select drive and drive off.

Originally Posted by dogfriend

I concur with your description above, but pushing the Power button twice w/ foot off brake actually puts you in IG-On mode, not Acc Mode. You can't shift to N while in Acc mode, it will stay in P.

On my Prius, I cannot shift into Neutral in either the Acc Mode or the IG-On Mode. I can only shift into Neutral when the Prius is in Ready Mode.

Are your Priuses different ... can you shift into Neutral from IG-On Mode?

[dogfriend]

Originally Posted by Boo

can you shift into Neutral from IG-On Mode?

Yes. You should be able to select N when in IG-On but not in Acc.

[Boo]

Originally Posted by dogfriend

Yes. You should be able to select N when in IG-On but not in Acc.

Weird. This morning I tried it a few times while it was definitely in IG-On Mode and it wouldn't work. I'm going to try it again in between tonight's second and third playoff games.

[tumbleweed]

Originally Posted by Boo

Weird. This morning I tried it a few times while it was definitely in IG-On Mode and it wouldn't work. I'm going to try it again in between tonight's second and third playoff games.

I just tried it, it will not go into N in the IG-On mode. It gives you 2 quick beeps and stays in Park, if you try and other position D, R, or B it does the same thing.

I wonder why some cars will and others won't?

[Boo]

Originally Posted by tumbleweed

I just tried it, it will not go into N in the IG-On mode. It gives you 2 quick beeps and stays in Park, if you try and other position D, R, or B it does the same thing.

I wonder why some cars will and others won't?

I just figured it out and just got back from my car.

It WILL shift to Neutral while you're in IG-ON Mode -- but you have to have your foot on the brake in order to shift to Neutral.

[dogfriend]

I am pretty sure that I did this once when my car was on the alignment rack. I will test again. There is a test in the service manual that says that you should be able to do it.

[dogfriend]

Yes, you have to have your foot on the brake to shift out of P.