Is instant death for G3 Prius preventable?

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Technical Discussion' started by TJ Minski, Apr 22, 2011.

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  1. twittel

    twittel Senior Member

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    "Do not under any circumstances shift the shift lever to “Râ€, “N†or push the “P†position switch while the vehicle is moving. Doing so can cause significant damage to the transmission and may result in a loss of vehicle control."​


    I suspect quite a few vehicle operating manuals are overly influenced by corporate lawyers. IMO, another issue that may cause a Toyota manual to be confusing is translation from Japanese. For example in the above statement, "...shift the shift..." could have been stated as, "move the shift lever".
     
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    Same verbage exists in all owners manuals. Don't try it.
     
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