Help me buy a Prius

Nice looking Prius. Looks like the 15" wheels and covers to me, probably not a Touring. But does have the fog lights, which pretty much means the HID upgrade on the headlights.

If you have any doubts, take the one hour drive to the other dealer and have them check it out. Most places you can return a car in less than three days and cancel the deal. After three days, you are stuck with it.

Just curious, how does it handle in the snow? No snow here, so zero experience with a Pri in snow. Former snow bunny here ...

Best of luck to you and Congratulations!

 

For the record. When the MFD shows all eight bars (green to top), then the battery is 80% full. Also when it shows pink (one bar on bottom), the battery is only 40% full. Toyota designed the system to allow the battery NOT to fully charge or discharge to make the battery life longer.

Sounds like you got a good one. As long as the heat is working good, and everything else works properly I would say you got a good one. Read up on maintenance needed at 100K on the clock. Not much stuff, but what is needed should be done. Also, don't hesitate to drain and refill the transaxle. Flushes are NOT needed. Just a drain and refill.

Best of luck to you and congrats once again.

 

Look under the steering column at the base of the dash. You should see two buttons down there.

The one on the left should be for the SKS, push the button one time. Then the SKS should start working for you.

Let me know if that works or not.

 

Also, does your Prius have the black square button as shown below on the front door handles?

 

Ok, that tells me the car has the SKS system on it.

Try pushing the button I described. Then let me know if the Prius will enter Ready Mode without the key in the slot. The key needs to be inside the Prius when you try to enter Ready Mode. I am referring to the button on the bottom of the steering column. I will explain the square button later...

Refer to post #27 for more info on the button under the steering column. That turns the SKS system on and off.

 

Sounds like you got if figured out then. Good for you! Amazing what the dealers know, versus the owners...

If you have a owners manual, take the time to read it cover to cover all 3XX or so pages.

Now that the SKS system is working, this is what you do.

Keep the keyfob in your pocket at all times.

When you go up to the car, touch the inside of the front door handle. The door will unlock for you. Note: Drivers door, only drivers door unlocks. Passenger Front Door, all doors unlock when touching the inside of the handle.

Once inside the car, close the door. Foot firmly on brake pedal, then push the Power button one time. Ready should appear on dash.

Drive off when ready. Don't forget, the transaxle will only shift out of P when you have your foot on the brake. And also don't forget to push "P" on the dash when you want to put the transaxle into park.

When you park, power down by pushing the Power Button again. No need for foot on brake.

Exit the car, close all doors, and then push the square button on the door handle or the rear hatch. All of the doors should lock.

I only shared this since I said I would explain the square black button later.

Enjoy the new to you Prius and again "Welcome to Prius Chat"!

 

This is the default behavior, but it can be changed, if you want the driver's side to unlock everything.

 

Yup, I agree with that 100% All of that is covered in the owner's manual. Lot's of stuff in there that is very helpful to understand the beauty of the Prius.

 

There are many here on Prius Chat that will share information. That is what makes this community such a valuable resource for all Prius owner's. Also if you use google, you can find answers to many of your questions on the Prius. The search function works good also here on PC, just make sure you uncheck all of the boxes. If you don't find what you are looking for, try a different keyword. 99% of any problem you might run into has probably been documented here on PC.

Enjoy your new Prius and best of luck to you.

 

If it is overwhelming, John has a nice guide to get you started http://john1701a.com/prius/documents/Prius_User-Guide_iconic.pdf

 

For even more info take a look at this.

http://www.cleanmpg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1224