Power button

[powphilprius]

:P That new something I learned today (or did I miss this in the manual?). You can power up the whole system & drive after a non-hybrid system power up (pressing the power button twice without your foot on the brake to get windows, radio, etc). Press the brake & push the button again (a third time) & its fully on! So the question is has any one else been doing this & does it provide any benefit?

[Tideland Prius]

welll.. no other than you don't have to turn the car "off" before starting the car. Anytime you press the brake pedal and the POWER button (whether you're in OFF, ACC or IG-ON), the car will go into READY mode (i.e. will start)

[powphilprius]

Thankyou. I was thinking perhaps one benefit might be less battery drain while sitting stationary.

[patsparks]

Thanks for confirming that for me, I noticed this just yesterday but wondered if I pressed it twice.

[Tideland Prius]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(powphilprius @ Sep 20 2007, 10:51 PM) [snapback]515636[/snapback]</div>

Thankyou. I was thinking perhaps one benefit might be less battery drain while sitting stationary.
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Yeah it helps so you don't drain the 12V battery.


Do note that if you're in ACC mode (the first press without the brake pedal), it will automatically shut itself off after 1 hour. It freaked me out the first time it did it.

[David Beale]

All together now,
"My car is smarter than me, my car is smarter than me."

[dogfriend]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(David Beale @ Sep 21 2007, 11:35 AM) [snapback]515884[/snapback]</div>

All together now,
"My car is smarter than me, my car is smarter than me."


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My car is smarter than you, my car is smarter than you. :P

[Tideland Prius]

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My car is smarter than you, my car is smarter than you. :P
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[Rangerdavid]

i noticed if i press the power button twice without my foot on the brake, it powers up, but it won't go into drive, just neutral. You have to start it with your foot on the brake for it to go into drive.

[dogfriend]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Rangerdavid @ Sep 21 2007, 07:43 PM) [snapback]516047[/snapback]</div>

i noticed if i press the power button twice without my foot on the brake, it powers up, but it won't go into drive, just neutral. You have to start it with your foot on the brake for it to go into drive.
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There is a chart in the service manual that shows how the shift lever works:

In ACC, you can shift to P if the car is in N (don't ask me how you would be able to do this since the car shifts to P when you power down)

In IG-On, you can shift from P to N and N to P but not to D or B. (edit: or R)

In Ready, from P you can shift to any position except B. You have to be in D to shift to B.

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