Hi everyone. I'm about to take ownership of my first Prius next week (hopefully) and have been reading up on everything I can get my hands on. Somewhere along the line, I thought I saw that you can put the car (not the fob) into a power-saving mode by pressing Lock, Unlock, Lock on the key fob. But now I'm unable to verify that though searches on the forums. Am I wrong, or did I somehow see something for a prior year's model ? Thanks, and looking forward to joining the Prius community very soon.
Yes. For the battery saving mode, press the unlock button twice while holding down on the lock button. The fob light will flash 4 times if you've done it correctly. Take it out of battery saving mode by pressing any button.
Thanks for the answer, but I was not asking about the fob's battery saver mode, but putting the car itself into a saving mode, where it reduces the rate that it scans for a fob. I don't drive much, and am looking at this as a way to reduce drain on the 12v battery.
There's a youtube video ( https://youtu.be/c4hpQGxq4iY?is=FFv0vJG0EWKEriYy ) that mentions: Battery guardian mode: Key fob: Lock, then press lock quickly 2 more times. (Should get a different sounding confirmation tone/sound.) Though I've never tried it. (That video might be AI slop..)
didn't work for me. I wouldn't mind accessing the diagnostic menu (not just the infotainment), but the odometer button trick didn't work for me. Neither did the temps/volts tip.