Hello~. I own a 2024 Prime XSE Premium. I live in the PNW and it's getting close to the colder seasons. I've been trying to figure out if there is a way I can automatically warm the car interior without having to go outside and do everything manually. I don't want to pay a subscription for this feature, either. Is there a way? Searching Google says there's some type of climate prep you can activate in the charging schedule menu, but I've not found any such option, so I assume this is either wrong information or for an earlier model Prius. I've also read something about being able to activate "My Room" mode with the key fob with the three-tap-then-hold method, but I don't think I've managed to actually get this to work, either. Any help/suggestions/work-arounds are appreciated.
If you have line of sight, you can use the tap-tap-hold on the lock button of the fob to start the car even without a paid subscription, but it's probably not what you're looking for with a Prime and it's flakey enough that I don't use it on my HEV unless I can visually confirm the car successfully starting up(blinking turn signal lights). Since I don't own a Prime, that's the best I've got. Hopefully a PHEV owner can help you more.
