A few questions from an excited new owner!!

Congratulations!

I live at Montreal, except the first wave of Prius3, there will be no Technology Package until October. So I ordered a Premium with Solar Panels, and I have to wait at least middle of August to pick up.

 

Hi Flex:

First off, congratulations on the arrival of your brand new 'baby' from an envious fellow Canadian who would have loved to have had the Technology Pkg but went with the Premium Pkg with Solar Panels also in Blizzard Pearl. Will be picking mine up September 01, 2009.

As regards your questions. I can only answer a few for you but I am sure when others see this post they will be more than willing to add their thoughts as well. For me the two I am going to reply to are #4 and #5.

If you go with the NAV (and it is only available in the 'Technology' Pkg in Canada) the backup camera is in the NAV. All other models have it located in the RearView Mirror. For the US models the Backup Camera from what I could find out is only in the NAV.

As regards to your sales person and his comments about the Survey - being from Newfoundland it does indeed sound fishy When it comes time for my survey I will tell it like it is and that is the only way they will improve. He has nothing to worry about if he has done his job right and made you a happy customer.

Last point, is take a good look around the Prius Chat website as you will find excellent info on your 2010. Moderators - HTMLSpiner and Paradox are two great sources for you to tap along with Tideland Prius (Fellow Canadian).

Enjoy.

Edward
Marystown, Newfoundland
Canada

 

Congrats--enjoy.

Comments in bold below

 

Congratulations! My car hasn't arrived yet but I have been reading some of the manuals so I'll try to answer some of your questions:

1. If you can find a screen called General Settings turn Auto Screen Change off.

2. I think there are a lot of good products available, my present car has leather and I have always used some stuff I got at the furniture store. Probably not the best for cars I'll let someone else answer this one.

3. Haven't done that yet.

4. We get the same thing here, I think I'm going to like it.

5. I was told that when I bought my Gen2 Prius, I threw the thing away.

Enjoy, I'm anxious to get mine.

 

Nice! I got my blizzard pearl tech package just a couple weeks ago. Hope you enjoy yours as much as I enjoy mine!

Did you get the dark grey, or the beige interior? Mine is beige, and for the leather, so far I've been using leather wipes that I bought from London Drugs. There may be something better but I haven't bothered to look yet.

I could not get the garage door opener to program properly either... But then I live in an apartment, so I've nearly given up hope on getting it to work with our gates.

The salesman also talked to me about the survey, but he didn't say anything about losing his job. What he did say was that he would give me a free service if I gave him all 10's. He was a fairly nice guy and it was a no fuss purchase. Not to mention they managed to get me my car like over a month in advance of what they promised (I was actually considering canceling my order when I got the good news), so I don't see a reason not to.
From what I understand, Toyota gives out awards to dealerships for service, most cars sold, etc... I assume part of this is decided through the surveys they conduct.

 

2. The two combination's below is what I used when I had my 2007 Honda Ridgeline.:rockon: However I did try the LEXOL Quick Wipes Leather Conditioner but preferred the Liquid Glass product's instead,good luck choosing!!!:banplease: http://www.liquidglass.com/

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In regards to the Homelink question, the instructions leave out an important step for first time programming. I found this information on another thread, and it worked for me. (Thanks to 1_mad_scientist, who posted the information. I wasn't quite sure how add a direct quote from another thread without cutting and pasting.)

Here's the info from 1_mad_scientist found in this thread: http://priuschat.com/forums/gen-iii-2010-prius-technical-discussion/64434-first-day-questions-2.html

Thanks for the suggestion to try homelink.com I was able to enter the vehicle and opener type (Craftsman) and they provided step by step instructions:

1. For first time training, press and hold the two outer HomeLink buttons, releasing only when the HomeLink indicator light begins to flash after 20 seconds. (Do not perform this step when training the additional HomeLink buttons.)
2. Hold both the handheld transmitter button and the HomeLink button you would like to program until the HomeLink flashes slowly then rapidly (then release both buttons)
3. Press and hold the HomeLink button you just programmed. If the garage door opens/closes then programming is complete. If it does not then proceed to step 4.
4. Get a ladder and press and release the “learn” button on the back of your garage door motor head
5. Within 30 seconds get back into your vehicle and press end release the HomeLink button you just programmed up to 3 times or until your garage door activates. Programming is complete.

If you need further assistance, please call HomeLink Customer care at 1-800- 355-3515.


Toyota left out the part about pressing and holding the two outer buttons the first time the Homelink is programmed! The Craftsman opener did require pressing the learn button at the end of the above procedure.

end of quote from 1_mad_scientist

I think the key bit of information is pressing and holding the two outer buttons the first time the Homelink is programmed. After I finally saw the lights flashing, the Toyota instructions worked as advertised.

 

Pressing and holding the two outer buttons on the Homelink mirror completely erases its memory. It is not required for programming.

The key item is to repeat the steps of pressing the Learn button on your garage door opener and pressing the Homelink button several times. I think it took about four times before my garage door opener finally responded.

Actually, I think I repeated the entire sequence several times until it finally worked. Just keep trying and you will eventually get it right.

 

I have to disagree with you. I never had to press the Learn button at all. The first couple of times when I tried to program Homelink, I could never get to the point where the lights were flashing, as described. Once I pressed and held the two outside buttons for 20 seconds, the flashing began and I was able to proceed with the directions exactly as described in the manual. It worked for me then on the first try, not after 4 or 5 tries.

Some people, IraS for example, have reported not needing to take this step on the first programming. My guess is that it was done for them before they received their vehicle, but I don't know that for sure. I do know, however, that using the Learn button on the garage door opener was not necessary for me, and pressing and holding the two outer keys was the key to success.

To the OP, I'd suggest trying first one, then the other solution. "Your mileage may vary..."

 

BTW, I neglected to say, congratulations on your purchase! After you iron out the few questions, I think you're going to be very happy with your new car. I've had mine for about a month now, and this is my favorite car ever.

 

Flex, probably the best thing for a salesman to say, and I've had a few who said it this way: "You'll be getting a survey, and if I have not earned the highest marks from you in every category, please let me know so I can correct it before you return the survey, so we can make you completely satisfied."

Those marks have implications for a host of things, both for the salesman and the dealership. I got the Prius on a Wednesday, a phone call from a dealership rep on Thursday making sure I was completely satisfied, a call from the salesman Friday making sure I was completely satisfied, and a box of cookies from the dealer owner himself on Tuesday, with a letter and his direct phone number, making sure I was completely satisfied. All this before the survey last week. (I was completely satisfied, BTW.)