new 01 owner

[bwilson4web]

Originally Posted by tochatihu

. . . I know you miss manual shift but there's just no way within the Prius drivetrain design. That desire faded for me over time; perhaps it will for you as well.

Huhhh???

• shift into "N" during the warm-up at every opportunity - minimizes the higher than necessary fuel burn as the systems warm up
• shift into "N" when coasting to a red light - lazy glide
• shift into "B" when needing to slow down for a light or stop sign - saves the rear brake light
• shift into "R" during early warm-up and stopped - to trick engine auto-stop
• shift back to "D" in all other cases

Why waste a perfectly good shifter?

Bob Wilson