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Just got my Prius C 3...Any advice

Discussion in 'Prius c Main Forum' started by Jamie515, Oct 7, 2013.

  1. Jamie515

    Jamie515 New Member

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    So my first trip to work today, 22 miles and got 53 MPG. $1.04 fuel cost! Very exciting coming from my Mazda 3. Any tips on how to get better MPG? What is the trick to all these monitors/screen modes? Which is the most important? Any advice please!?
     
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    Are we talking about a Mazda 3 or a Prius c 3? If so , my advice study the manual. You read something on p 200 and revert back to p 198, craziest car manual I ever had. Back and forth!!
     
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    Prius c 3. I started reading the manual yes very all over the place. I guess maybe I should watch some videos online.


    iPhone ? - now Free
     
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    Tip#1, don't run out of gas thinking that you can still count on the electric batt.
     
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    You must paid a cheaper price for gas. Here's in Orange County, SoCal I drive 18 miles at ~73 MPG for about $0.92. Tip: drive at 55 MPH or lower in the right lane. And traffic is helping me keep driving in EV a lot of times.
     
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    How does it know how much the gas cost is? do you put the cost in when you fill up? Or is it just an estimate?
     
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    I guess you didn't adjust the price manually, it's somewhere in the book and I don't remember where at the moment.

    The first time you push the Start button right after filled up you will have a change to change the price.
     
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    HINT: If you first start the car after a fill-up and wait too long the price of gas screen will go away. Don't panic. Don't drive away yet. Just turn off the car and re-start it, the gas price entry screen will appear again. As long as you don't drive off your safe.
     
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    OBTW: Here in Utah I just paid $3.30 for unleaded on my last fill-up a couple of days ago.

    I now see Maverick posting at $3.25 (after 6 cents discount).

    There is even a 7-11 posting ay $2.99 ??? This I got to check out. o_O



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    Congrats on your new car. Your mileage is excellent for a new C.
    I get slightly less overall (Fuelly) driving pretty much as I did before I got a hybrid.
    And gas here just went down to $4.099/gal.:eek: Cheapest price we've seen in months.
     
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