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Most Obscure Gen III Facts (way out there)

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Main Forum' started by hill, Jul 13, 2009.

  1. kithmo

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    There is a warning in the handbook to not use double locking :lock1::lock1:when there are people inside the car.
     
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    I think that is something to do with the changing ECVT ratios, if you go over the brow of a hill with a constant pedal pressure, the HSI goes down.
     
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    Do kidnappers obey this warning, therefore declining to ever lock their abduction victims inside the car?

    The U.S. already requires that the trunk (boot, for readers on the other side of the pond) have an inside release to allow trapped victims to escape.
     
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    There are no ratios in the eCVT - just varying load. It likely has more to do w/ how much power input vs. capable output at higher RPMs for electric motors.
     
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    I love the reminder beep I get when I shut the car off and find I left the sunroof/moonroof open. Only a dummy would leave it open on purpose after that. My brother-in-law wasn't so lucky with his G6. No beeps; left open; major rain storm. hee hee:D
     
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    Anyone know why they only gave you one?
     
  7. Tideland Prius

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    The lower sills have a bulge in two locations and I think they coincide with the jack points. The bulges are hard to see but it's best if you go right against the door and look down towards the ground.


    Also, I got a new MID warning today



    "EV Mode Not Available
    Warming Up"


    Oddly enough, after the engine fired up, it reverted back to the generic warning.
     
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    If you had a ScanGauge-II hooked up, I bet you would have seen either fWT = 67, or cWT = 20. (For those without ScanGauges, this is engine coolant temperature, in either F or C.)

    My long-term startup-EV test ended yesterday at 100 samples. This message was spotted 3 times, always at this one specific F temperature. It seems to mark the boundary between the too-cold- and warm-enough-for-EV conditions.

    I also believe fWT is reading 67, not 68, due to finite precision arithmetic and truncation following conversion from an original reading on the C scale.
     
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    That is some crazy detailed study there!!
     
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    The thing is... my underground parking complex is maintained at 20°C but this is the first time I've seen it lol.
     
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    Is your wife a blonde?:D
     
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    After reading this and another post about rough engine starts with Tumbleweed, I have started trying to go in to EV mode at startup in the mornings and afternoon when leaving for work.

    One afternoon when leaving work the Outside Temp display indicated 66F. I tried the EV button and received the EV message about warming up for the first time ever. Very close to your 67F statement above !
     
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    Read my posts on this EV mode page for more detail of what I found. While the test ended at 100 trials, I've been too lazy to put in a final post there but did mention it in another thread.
     
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    A set of golf clubs fits across the rear storage area directly behind the tires, leaving room for a cart and golf shoes behind the rear seat. No need to put down the reat seat when you head for the course.
     
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    On a level surface with your foot off of the brake and no gas, the car will maintain 4 mph.
     
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    Can anyone explain why no auto on/off headlights the manual said only Canada????
    My last 3 GMC pu has them.
     
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    It's been mentioned here since 2004 when the Gen 2 came out. I don't know why Toyota Motor Sales USA thinks that automatic headlights is a feature that Americans can do without (You do get Auto-OFF though).
     
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    just another thing i have noticed yesterday, the cruise control does NOT always work.

    When i was driving in rather heavy rain, i got a message saying:

    cruise control not available due to adverse condition.

    i assume it was because the radar could not see ahead due to the rain. i suppose same thing could happen in a snow storm
     
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    FYI, for our Canadian cousins, Republicans think it is an invasion of privacy for us to be forced to have automatic headlights. Besides, health care costs might come down if we are protected from some accidents due to visibilty, and that would be bad for the profits of companies paying to elect Repubiicans.
     
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    You can't possibly tell me no car in the US has automatic headlights. I'm sure there are vehicles with it (like the Corolla)

    Partially a good thing. You shouldn't be using it in the rain anyway (anybody remember that unintended acceleration issue when the woman was driving in the rain and the car started hydroplaning and the cruise control accelerated because it sensed that the car was not maintaining its speed. The car probably didn't have ESP of some kind because cruise control usually disables when ESP is activated).


    In the case of the Prius, you probably had your wipers on "HI"