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Help, it won't go into neutral!

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Main Forum' started by mpruis, Apr 6, 2005.

  1. mpruis

    mpruis Junior Member

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    This has happened three times now, and only at the car wash.
    My 2005 (purchased Oct 2004) with 10,000 miles, won't shift to
    neutral. I'm not sure whether I accidently had touched the Park button,
    in which case you must hold the brake momentarily to allow a shift,
    or if I simply didn't hold the neutral position long enough.

    The car wash attendants are yelling - don't brake, put it in neutral,
    and I'm frantically trying to slide the puck (shifter) to the N position.

    so they shut down the car wash drive train, and eventually the machine
    concedes, and everything is OK,

    Has anyone else experienced this ?

    Mel Pruis , yes Pruis the anagram - from Michigan
     
    #1 mpruis, Apr 6, 2005
  2. V8Cobrakid

    V8Cobrakid Green Handyman

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    Always shifts into neutral for me.. hmm.. strange. Did you try.. well.. no.. brake shouldn't be needed * thinks* if you hold it it should go. Just keep holding it in the N position. *shrug* I haven't heard of this happening to anyone else so far.

    Anyone else hear of this problem?
     
    #2 V8Cobrakid, Apr 6, 2005
  3. priusham

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    I'm betting 10 points that he simply is flipping the knob to "N" and immediately releasing it - instead of holding it in "N" for a second or two.
     
    #3 priusham, Apr 6, 2005
  4. hdrygas

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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(priusham\";p=\"79227)</div>
    Yep that's it you have to hold it. Learned that here in a discussion on car washes!
     
    #4 hdrygas, Apr 6, 2005
  5. Tideland Prius

    Tideland Prius Moderator of the North
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    Why do they insist on neutral instead of the brakes?
     
    #5 Tideland Prius, Apr 7, 2005
  6. DanMan32

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    From park, you have to press the brake to go to N. I tested this. However, you can go from D to N or N to D without the brake, which is why it is a good idea to put the car to Ig-On, so that if the lever gets bumped, the car won't start driving away unmanned.
     
    #6 DanMan32, Apr 7, 2005
  7. V8Cobrakid

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    Dan: i think he was in the car. Good tip for others though.

    Priusham: I'll take your 10 points :) "I'm not sure whether I accidently had touched the Park button,
    in which case you must hold the brake momentarily to allow a shift,
    or if I simply didn't hold the neutral position long enough."

    he knows to hold it... knows to use the brake from park too :)
     
    #7 V8Cobrakid, Apr 7, 2005
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