Central locking issue

we used to have a mini cooper and I remember it doing the same thing. I always just relock it just in case, just to make sure.

 

Using the remote to lock doors is a test that all doors are properly shut. Your Prius won't respond if any door is "ajar". Leaving a door open will easily drain the little 12v battery - not good.

JeffD

 

Hallett505... I'm going to take a punt here and guess you might be Australian.

I don't know about other markets, but here, yes, central locking in hatchbacks will typically lock and unlock all five doors including the hatch... and the Prius c certainly behaves this way.

When you close up just reach under the latch area and press the rounded knob to the right of the flat latch release.

Oh and yes, while technically that space is the luggage or cargo area, most Australians will still call it the boot and even Toyota sells the rubber liner accessory as the "boot liner", so you're fine.

 

Since I want to speak like a British person (I love watching Top Gear and hearing how they say things), so I like it when people use the term 'boot' and 'bonnet'.

 

Worth a shot, but the manual gives the impression this is not an available customisation. The US model does have the option of a two-stage unlock for driver's door only/all doors, but ours doesn't even have that, at least as far as the manual describes. Your dealer sounds better than mine though... for the free check-up I did take mine back to the selling dealer who I probably won't otherwise use and to be honest for them I took in a photocopy of the customisation pages of the manual and highlighted the settings I wanted them to change (namely I wanted the "beep" confirmation of locking/unlocking turned off). I suspected if I didn't they'd have told me it couldn't be done.

I'm currently on a lifetime calculated average of 4.3 l/100km. It's a good car.

 

That's the "Toyota Service Advantage" (and for the c it should be $130). It belongs with the car by VIN and you can get each one at any dealer in the country, a feature I'll be using it as I'm not a fan of the service department where I bought the car.

It should be noted that it only includes items specified in the standard maintenance items and only parts marked for replacement in the schedule. If they find anything else needs replacing (eg. a bulb or wiper blades), that'll be considered a consumable and you'll be charged for that.

This arrangement seems to be standard for most new cars at the moment.

 

To test whether the car is locked or not, try a back door.