Alternate "Power" button?

problemchild · 03-23-2008, 03:44 AM

It kinda irritates me that I have to reach over and around the steering wheel with my coffee cup in my hands every morning. Would it be possible to make the CC kill into a power button to fire up the car?

How nice would it be to pull the CC arm back and have it fire up the car. It would also be a stealth power switch.

jammin012 · 03-23-2008, 04:44 AM

Wouldn't it be hard to reach the CC stalk with a coffe mug in your hand?

Besides if you moved it to the CC stalk where would the CaostalETeach EV mod go?

The Tramp · 03-23-2008, 06:24 AM

Drink your coffee.

Then get into the car.

patsparks · 03-23-2008, 07:03 AM

Yep, easy fix, dump the coffee.
If you really need to carry a cup of coffee why not put the coffee cup in the cup holder before you start to drive? Have a sip when you are stopped then return it to the cup holder before moving again. Gee driving can be real easy when you don't make it hard.

If you are drinking from a cup that doesn't fit in the cup holder and you hold it in you hand the whole trip you are a bloody idiot!!!

seasalsa · 03-23-2008, 08:46 AM

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Originally Posted by problemchild

It kinda irritates me that I have to reach over and around the steering wheel with my coffee cup in my hands every morning. Would it be possible to make the CC kill into a power button to fire up the car?

How nice would it be to pull the CC arm back and have it fire up the car. It would also be a stealth power switch.

Why not just put a button on the floor, you would not have to use your hands at all.

You are probably too young to remember when the starter switch was located on the floor in (most)all cars.

richard schumacher · 03-23-2008, 01:27 PM

Don't drink anything while driving. It's a distraction, and only a matter of time until you dump it on yourself or onto a not-very-forgiving part of the car.

NoMoShocks · 03-23-2008, 01:31 PM

You should have your coffee set up as an IV. Then you would just need a little clip to hang the bag on and you are set to go.

problemchild · 03-23-2008, 01:38 PM

OK everyone seems to be missing the big picture and stuck on nothing. The power button is in a weird place. Its not ergo friendly. It would have been better placed on the front of the dash not on top and in front of a big wheel.

I used the coffee as an example and everyone got freaked out and became weird about it.

Its a simple question if you aren't smart enough to reply with an answer about power button relocation then go away and hide under your rock. You brought this reply on your selves.

Name calling?

dogfriend · 03-23-2008, 03:00 PM

IMO, its not the brightest idea to make the Power button too accessible because it also can turn off the car as well. So you don't want to press it by accident.

usbseawolf2000 · 03-23-2008, 03:19 PM

How about put down the coffee cup before starting? You will have to put on the seat belt anyway right?

03-23-2008, 03:44 AM	#1
problemchild Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 340 My Car: 2008 Prius Package: #6 Touring Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 1	Alternate "Power" button? It kinda irritates me that I have to reach over and around the steering wheel with my coffee cup in my hands every morning. Would it be possible to make the CC kill into a power button to fire up the car? How nice would it be to pull the CC arm back and have it fire up the car. It would also be a stealth power switch.

03-23-2008, 04:44 AM	#2
jammin012 The man behind The Man Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Cali Posts: 491 My Car: 2007 Prius Package: #4 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 1	Re: Alternate "Power" button? Wouldn't it be hard to reach the CC stalk with a coffe mug in your hand? Besides if you moved it to the CC stalk where would the CaostalETeach EV mod go?

03-23-2008, 06:24 AM	#3
The Tramp Italian Prius Expert Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Turin, Italy Posts: 246 My Car: 2005 Prius Package: T Spirit Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 3	Re: Alternate "Power" button? Drink your coffee. Then get into the car.

03-23-2008, 07:03 AM	#4
patsparks Uneducated bird-brain Aussie Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Adelaide South Australia Posts: 4,539 My Car: 2004 Prius Package: Base Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 13	Re: Alternate "Power" button? Yep, easy fix, dump the coffee. If you really need to carry a cup of coffee why not put the coffee cup in the cup holder before you start to drive? Have a sip when you are stopped then return it to the cup holder before moving again. Gee driving can be real easy when you don't make it hard. If you are drinking from a cup that doesn't fit in the cup holder and you hold it in you hand the whole trip you are a bloody idiot!!!

03-23-2008, 01:27 PM	#6
richard schumacher ichorous liquor Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: United States Posts: 3,983 My Car: 2004 Prius Package: #6 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Re: Alternate "Power" button? Don't drink anything while driving. It's a distraction, and only a matter of time until you dump it on yourself or onto a not-very-forgiving part of the car.

03-23-2008, 01:31 PM	#7
NoMoShocks Electrical Engineer Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Camas, WA Posts: 1,020 My Car: 2007 Prius Package: #5 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Re: Alternate "Power" button? You should have your coffee set up as an IV. Then you would just need a little clip to hang the bag on and you are set to go.

03-23-2008, 01:38 PM	#8
problemchild Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 340 My Car: 2008 Prius Package: #6 Touring Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 1	Re: Alternate "Power" button? OK everyone seems to be missing the big picture and stuck on nothing. The power button is in a weird place. Its not ergo friendly. It would have been better placed on the front of the dash not on top and in front of a big wheel. I used the coffee as an example and everyone got freaked out and became weird about it. Its a simple question if you aren't smart enough to reply with an answer about power button relocation then go away and hide under your rock. You brought this reply on your selves. Name calling? Last edited by problemchild; 03-23-2008 at 01:42 PM.

03-23-2008, 03:00 PM	#9
dogfriend Human - Animal Hybrid Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Carmichael, CA Posts: 2,485 My Car: 2007 Prius Package: #6 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 7	Re: Alternate "Power" button? IMO, its not the brightest idea to make the Power button too accessible because it also can turn off the car as well. So you don't want to press it by accident.

03-23-2008, 03:19 PM	#10
usbseawolf2000 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Whitestone, NY Posts: 1,445 My Car: 2006 Prius Package: #3 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 14	Re: Alternate "Power" button? How about put down the coffee cup before starting? You will have to put on the seat belt anyway right?