Headlights and New car usage for the Prius

[gsaliba]

Hi All,

I got the Prius 2010 Model II a few days back and i noticed that if i leave headlights on and leave the car, then i dont get a beeping noise to notify me that i left lights on so I wont waste the battery.

I read that there is an Auto-off feature for the prius, does that come with Model II and do I need to do anything to enable it?

Also, as a new prius driver, is there anything such as dont drive about a certain speed until putting an X number of miles on the car?
Or do freeway driving first to break in the car?
Anything like this I need to do?

Thanks,
George

[JimboPalmer]

I have a Gen II Prius but I will answer as best I can.
30 seconds after you open the driver side door to get out, the headlights turn off. If you prefer, the dealer can set that to a zero second delay. (that is what the Gen II has)

On the Gen II, the break in period was 600 miles: no hard acceleration, and vary your speed every so often.

If you are new, I recommend John's site. John's Stuff - Toyota Prius and more

This help me a lot
John's Stuff - Toyota Prius User-Guide

(the details will only be true for the 2004 to 2009 models, but the attitude is correct throughout)

[ShinyDiscoBall]

I just got my 2010 Prius III and was wondering about that too. I was spoiled from Honda's warning beeps when I did not shut off the lights. I deliberately left the lights on and went into a grocery store last night. When I got back, the lights were off. Hope this helps.