Video: Toyota demonstrates "Safely Stopping Your Toyota Hybrid Vehicle"

[Danny]

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Video: Toyota demonstrates "Safely Stopping Your Toyota Hybrid Vehicle"

If you just finished watching the hilarious version of "How to Stop a Prius" and are looking for something a little more bland and, um, corporate, here's a video for you. Toyota has put together an official demonstration video of what to do to safely stop your hybrid vehicle in the case of an emergency.

Extra credit test question: How can you tell that the driver in the video is not a regular Prius driver and is just a fancy commercial model? The answer is in the photo above.

YouTube- Safely Stopping Your Toyota Hybrid Vehicle

YouTube- Safely Stopping Your Toyota Hybrid Vehicle

[jtrosario]

Thank you for posting this video. I had previously played the "adult-only" version from the main page in front of my 7 year old and couldn't figure out out to put it in neutral by pressing pause or stop.

[weloveourprius]

Extra Credit- Because they actually have the key in the slot. I never put mine in.

[Danny]

First time poster, you win!

[hobbit]

A friend just made an excellent catch during his own research.
There is actually a big warning about many of these operations in
the 2010 manual, right on page 155:

* Do not under any circumstances shift the shift lever to "R", "N"
or push the "P" position switch while the vehicle is moving. Doing
so can cause significant damage to the transmission and may result
in a loss of vehicle control.
.
* Do not shift the shift lever to "N" while the vehicle is moving.
Doing so may cause the engine brake not to operate properly and
lead to an accident.
.
* Do not turn the hybrid system off while driving. The power
steering and brake actuator will not operate properly if the
hybrid system is not operating.

So maybe some people *have* read their manuals, and are scared to
try any of this stuff??
.
What I think happened was that Toyota blew it and cut-n-pasted
some section from *another* car's manual with a regular automatic
transmission, where improper shifting could carry more severe
consequences. If that's the case, then that adds more fodder to
some already-noted "this isn't well documented" arguments.
.
I take *no* credit for finding this. I've read through the 2010
manual, and totally missed the expressed dire-ness of those warnings
or I might have called BS on it long ago.
.
The 2004 manual, albeit still sounding like bad translation from
Japanese here and there, presents a clearer picture on its page 135:

With the following improper shifting, the rejection function
operates and a beep sounds so the hybrid transaxle cannot be shifted.

(i) When you attempt to shift the transaxle from the "P" position
without depressing the brake pedal.

(ii) When you push the "P" switch while driving.

(iii) When you operate the shift lever from "D" to "R" or vice
versa while the vehicle is moving.

(iv) When you operate the shift lever to "B" from any position other
than "D".

In case of (i), the transaxle remains in "P". In case of (ii) through
(iv), the transaxle is automatically shifted to "N".

The shift lever always returns to this original position after
shifting operation. You can operate the shift lever only in "D".
Keep the shift lever in "N" for a while after you shift it to
that position.

.
So maybe it's time for Toyota to do a little public backpedaling as
far as their documentation accuracy. The 2010 system works exactly
like any second-generation car in this regard. And the "N" timeout
still eludes a lot of people.
.
_H*

[austingreen]

I liked the other video better :-)

Seriously, if you want to demonstrate something about the prius, and have a few dockets for a camara man (actresses will do it pro bono, and i can script) I can get you something with better production values. I think QT is in town, maybe I can get some advice from him on an r rated version (TV7 or R are my two favorites for demonstrations).

[TheForce]

Yeah the NSFW video is much better and to the point.

[tpfun]

This is bad news for Toyota.

Do not shift the shift lever to "N" while the vehicle is moving.
Doing so may cause the engine brake not to operate properly and
lead to an accident.

[web1b]

So now the guy can say he didn't shit into N because his owners manual said never do that "under ANY circumstances" because you will damage the transmission, lose control and cause an accident.
Easy for him to make this claim now and it cannot be proven otherwise.

[Danny]

* Do not shift the shift lever to "N" while the vehicle is moving.
Doing so may cause the engine brake not to operate properly and
lead to an accident.

I don't get why the loss of engine braking would lead to an accident. It's the same as driving a stick and throwing it into N or pushing down the clutch instead of downshifting. Just use the physical brakes.