i hate it!

fred · 03-12-2004, 10:53 AM

i finally found something on my prius that i hate. that darn parking brake!!!!!!!!!!!! instead of having a hand release like most cars you hit the parking brake again. wellllllllllll i found that if i havent quite pushed down far enough so it feels secure enough i cant adjust it. i have to start again. i know , i know , i know the tears are flowing and you are offering cheese to go with my whine. ill get used to it but at least i was able to find SOMETHING i dont like. pretty good huh!
fred from nashville

jasond · 03-12-2004, 12:46 PM

I hate the red "passenger is not wearing a seatbelt" light. The stupid thing is so sensitive that I can put a mostly-empty backpack on the passenger seat and the light comes on.

I also didn't like the beeps-in-reverse feature, but now I have it turned off

hedwig · 03-12-2004, 12:46 PM

Speaks well for the Prius, as far as I'm concerned, that that was the best annoying thing you could come up with. But I'm glad you found what you were looking for. :wink:

cybele · 03-12-2004, 01:00 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by fred
that darn parking brake!!!!!!!!!!!! instead of having a hand release like most cars you hit the parking brake again.

Odd, I love having a foot brake instead.

I have trouble with stiff hands in the morning (early arthritis?) and it used to be if my husband drove my car, he'd put the handbrake on so hard that I'd have to use both hands to release it the next morning.

Dion · 03-12-2004, 01:13 PM

I like the foot brake. It gets in the way between the seats. I don't mind the beep. It's just a reminder I'm in reverse.

xlarimer · 03-12-2004, 01:27 PM

Actually, I have many little issues but I'm just a picky person.

Like I think the start button doesn't need to be up on the dash like that. It should be either in the center console or near the key fob entrance. It would make it clearer. Not very many cars are out where you have to start the car by touching top of the dash before you go.

I think the software that makes up the screen graphics should be better. Like I want to know the outside temp and what is going on in the cabin if I have the A/C on other than the AUTO A/C idiot light. Infiniti does a very good job with this and still manages to do the map window without too much problem.

I HATE the input interface where you have to be stopped to put anything in it (Phone or DVD). [I'll mod it soon...] I also think we should be able to create macros or something that we can associate to a voice command.

I find the DVD nav to be horrible in terms of routing and choosing routes. (I'm color blind and the 3 routes things irratates me cause I can't figure out which is which.)

I hate the seat bolsters (strangely after saying I previously wanted leather...I'm keeping it stock, it is the first cloth that really doesn't seem to be too bad.)

I don't like the way the car lights up the interior at night. I wish it had a nice blue or red tinge rather than different ones (head unit) (speedo) (buttons on the wheel) etc.. I am one of those people that turn down everything because I don't like lots of things distracting me at night in the car.

But I LOVE the car. Don't get me wrong. This list would be twice as big if it were any other car.

seeh2o · 03-12-2004, 01:47 PM

I love the car BUT hate, hate, hate the horn. It sounds like it's saying...."Waaaaaaah, get out of my waaaaay"!

ukeright:

jasond · 03-12-2004, 01:49 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Dion
I don't mind the beep. It's just a reminder I'm in reverse.

You obviously aren't someone who occasionally drives around solely to put a baby to sleep

mboileau · 03-12-2004, 01:53 PM

I've also disabled the reverse beep. As for the "annoying seatbelt warning", did you know that the same procedure for disabling the reverse beep can also be used to disable the seatbelt warning?? Just substitute connecting the seatbelt latch with selecting Reverse from the shift and the procedure works the same way.

jasond · 03-12-2004, 02:20 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by mboileau
I've also disabled the reverse beep. As for the \"annoying seatbelt warning\", did you know that the same procedure for disabling the reverse beep can also be used to disable the seatbelt warning?? Just substitute connecting the seatbelt latch with selecting Reverse from the shift and the procedure works the same way.

Now there's something that should be in the Knowledge Base... A list of all the "backdoor" codes you can use to disable things. I'm only aware of:

* Turn off the "Maint Reqd" light
* Turn off the reverse beep
* Turn off the seatbelt warning

Anything else?

03-12-2004, 10:53 AM	#1
fred Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: nashville Posts: 235 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	i hate it! i finally found something on my prius that i hate. that darn parking brake!!!!!!!!!!!! instead of having a hand release like most cars you hit the parking brake again. wellllllllllll i found that if i havent quite pushed down far enough so it feels secure enough i cant adjust it. i have to start again. i know , i know , i know the tears are flowing and you are offering cheese to go with my whine. ill get used to it but at least i was able to find SOMETHING i dont like. pretty good huh! fred from nashville

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03-12-2004, 12:46 PM	#2
jasond Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Boston Posts: 165 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	I hate the red "passenger is not wearing a seatbelt" light. The stupid thing is so sensitive that I can put a mostly-empty backpack on the passenger seat and the light comes on. I also didn't like the beeps-in-reverse feature, but now I have it turned off

03-12-2004, 12:46 PM	#3
hedwig Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 91 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Speaks well for the Prius, as far as I'm concerned, that that was the best annoying thing you could come up with. But I'm glad you found what you were looking for. :wink:

03-12-2004, 01:13 PM	#5
Dion Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Jersey City, NJ Posts: 127 My Car: 2004 Prius Package: #9 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	I like the foot brake. It gets in the way between the seats. I don't mind the beep. It's just a reminder I'm in reverse.

03-12-2004, 01:27 PM	#6
xlarimer Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: berkeley, california Posts: 135 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Actually, I have many little issues but I'm just a picky person. Like I think the start button doesn't need to be up on the dash like that. It should be either in the center console or near the key fob entrance. It would make it clearer. Not very many cars are out where you have to start the car by touching top of the dash before you go. I think the software that makes up the screen graphics should be better. Like I want to know the outside temp and what is going on in the cabin if I have the A/C on other than the AUTO A/C idiot light. Infiniti does a very good job with this and still manages to do the map window without too much problem. I HATE the input interface where you have to be stopped to put anything in it (Phone or DVD). [I'll mod it soon...] I also think we should be able to create macros or something that we can associate to a voice command. I find the DVD nav to be horrible in terms of routing and choosing routes. (I'm color blind and the 3 routes things irratates me cause I can't figure out which is which.) I hate the seat bolsters (strangely after saying I previously wanted leather...I'm keeping it stock, it is the first cloth that really doesn't seem to be too bad.) I don't like the way the car lights up the interior at night. I wish it had a nice blue or red tinge rather than different ones (head unit) (speedo) (buttons on the wheel) etc.. I am one of those people that turn down everything because I don't like lots of things distracting me at night in the car. But I LOVE the car. Don't get me wrong. This list would be twice as big if it were any other car.

03-12-2004, 01:47 PM	#7
seeh2o Prius OG Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 364 My Car: 2004 Prius Package: #2 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	I love the car BUT hate, hate, hate the horn. It sounds like it's saying...."Waaaaaaah, get out of my waaaaay"! ukeright:

03-12-2004, 01:53 PM	#9
mboileau Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 278 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	I've also disabled the reverse beep. As for the "annoying seatbelt warning", did you know that the same procedure for disabling the reverse beep can also be used to disable the seatbelt warning?? Just substitute connecting the seatbelt latch with selecting Reverse from the shift and the procedure works the same way.