How many mechanics does it take to park a Prius?

So I went to check my tyre pressures this morning and found that my rear left tyre was at 26 PSI :blink: I figured I must have a nail somewhere and sure enough, I found one lodged in the tread block (unusual since our past nail experiences have all been in the tread...umm... "trenches" or "sips" rather than on the block itself).

anyway, so I take it to Canadian Tire to have it fixed. I figured I'll turn off SKS so it'll be easier to figure out how to operate it. It's unlikely they ever drove a Prius anyway. There were 3 mechanics on duty today and a rather slow day so the service was rather quick. I saw them start the car (no brake pedal issues there) and the driver decided to take the long route around the lot to the service bay lol. I didn't mind since the parking lot was really small. I walked towards the entrance just to watch him position the car, you know, just to make sure they're doing things properly.

Here's the funny part. I saw them drive the car in and position it but he couldn't figure out how to put the transmission into Park! I saw the reverse lights come on several times and the other mechanics were sticking their head through the window trying to figure it out. I just yelled to them to "press park" and they finally saw the Park button haha. They then joked about how they'd have to turn it off, unplug it lol. He asked how big the manual for the car is. I told them 3 volumes. What... one for drive, one for reverse and one for park?

Must've been a really really slow day!

 

In canada, we don't get valet cards. We just have this large greenish plastic "Quick Start" piece that tells you how to start/stop a Prius. Should've left that on the seat lol.