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Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Fuel Economy' started by chuckyjean, Nov 27, 2010.

  1. chuckyjean

    chuckyjean New Member

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    So I have noticed as the temps drop so do the mpg. Seems when it was 60 and above, I was getting 50 to 51 mpg, now that it has been 23, I'm getting about 43 to the gallon. Of course I warm it up in the morning to defrost windows, and I'm sure that isn't helping. Oh well, can't complain about 43 mpg. Especially since the Dodge Ram gets about 20 to the gallon if that.

    The back up beeper is very annoying. It would be fine if people on the outside could hear it, but why do they make it so only the people on the inside can hear it. Have to see about getting that disabled, wonder how much that would cost.

    I really love my car. It is bigger than my previous car, Tercel, so I'm still getting used to the distance difference in backing it up. A lot more room in the backseat. Which really doesn't matter much to me, since I usually travel alone or with my spouse. My spouse did say there is more leg room for him in the front then my Tercel had.

    I am really looking forward to 70 degree weather and to see what kind of mpg I can really get, but that won't be for a few months, since this is WI and it is almost Dec.
     
    #1 chuckyjean, Nov 27, 2010
  2. dafinn

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    The back up beeper can be eliminated. There are several threads on how to do this. However, here is an easy method. This method is for the Gen II Prius but I believe it also works for the 2010 Gen III.
    Regards, Dave

    How to Shut Off the Beeping when Transmission is in Reverse.

    1. Power on the car to IG-ON or READY. IG-ON will do for this purpose.
    2. Using the Trip/ODO button, set the Trip/ODO display to ODO (not Trip A or Trip
    3. Power off the car.
    4. Now power the car to READY (brake on). This is required so that step 6 works correctly.
    5. Within 6 seconds of powering on, press and hold the Trip/ODO button for 10 seconds or more.
    6. WHILE STILL HOLDING ODO *after* the 10 seconds, shift the "gear" selector from P to R, then back to P. Now release the Trip/ODO button.
    7. If the last step was successful, "b on" or "b off" should be displayed in the location where the Trip Odometer or Odometer is normally displayed. "b on" is beep on, and "b off" is beep off.
    8. Press Trip/ODO to toggle the mode.
    9. Now power the car off to exit the toggle mode.
    10. Power the car on to READY and confirm the reverse beep status by shifting to R. The beep should not be audible if "b off" was selected, and should be audible if "b on" was selected

    This will work if you follow the directions carefully.

    Note: If the battery is disconnected at any time, the reverse beep will have to be reselected to shut it off again as it will automatically revert to “beep on†mode.
     
    #2 dafinn, Nov 28, 2010
  3. chuckyjean

    chuckyjean New Member

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    Thanks for that info. I just did it, took me a couple tries and it worked. So no more annoying R beeps.
     
    #3 chuckyjean, Nov 28, 2010
  4. jstraw20

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    Falling MPGs during colder weather are nothing unusual for the Prius, search these boards for the various grill blocking threads, it really works! :D
     
    #4 jstraw20, Nov 28, 2010
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