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Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Main Forum' started by scooter4n, Sep 19, 2012.

  1. scooter4n

    scooter4n Junior Member

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    Question is:
    What happens if I hit Parking button when driving on the freeway or the road?
    What happens if I hit Reverce shift driving on the freeway going forward?

    I have 2012 prius, and I keep my arms away from that shifter, because I am afraid of that happening.

    anyone knows?
     
    #1 scooter4n, Sep 19, 2012
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    In both P and R, if you are going above about 3 MPH, you shift to N.
    Under 3 MPH, P clunks badly and stops the car, and R pretty seamlessly becomes D

    In the wildly unlikely scenario that you have Unintended Acceleration in a Prius, shifting to P or R is a quick way to quit accelerating. (I was a passenger in a Ford Windstar that suffered Unintended Acceleration, so it DOES happen. The hood kept popping open, so the owner tied the hood to the throttle cable, when the hood popped open again, we could not see but were going faster and faster!)
     
    #2 JimboPalmer, Sep 19, 2012
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    With the 2010 Prius for both instances the only thing that happens is that it shifts in to neutral. Toyota is watching out for you. Try it for yourself so you will know. I would think the same would hold true for the 2012.

    The only thing to watch out for is do not shift in to park when you are going below about 5 mph. It will go in to park with a very sudden jolt as the parking pawl engages !
     
    #3 jdcollins5, Sep 19, 2012
  4. scooter4n

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    thats why I was asking. I was rolling slow on the driveway and pressed the P, well you know what happened. pretty hard stop.

    Thanks all, I was pretty sure that toyota has this fiturtes in mind, but was just making sure, you never know...


    thanks all
     
    #4 scooter4n, Sep 19, 2012
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    I wouldn't try it myself, just believe them, it is true!
     
    #5 Munpot42, Sep 19, 2012
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    Come on ! Have some faith :) If you will search on here there was an earlier thread on this subject where several people tried this and it was recommended that everyone try it for themselves so in an emergency they would know exactly how the vehicle will respond.
     
    #6 jdcollins5, Sep 19, 2012
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    Whoa, I'm also always been afraid of pressing P by accident while I'm driving. Good questions!
     
    #7 jenzfc, Sep 19, 2012
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    It works just as JD says it does. :) I've tested these emergency shutdown features at 100mph!
     
    #8 F8L, Sep 19, 2012
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    Is that your way to get 61MPG at 100MPH?
     
    #9 Jonny Zero, Sep 20, 2012
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    I've got all kinds of tricks! :p
     
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