On shutting down the lurch forward and shudder...

I apologize if I am in the wrong forum on this one or if it is discussed elsewhere but I am a newbie - you can direct me properly without offending me.

Twice today with cooling temps (45 during the day, closer to 30s on way home) while shutting down after being put in park my Prius did the "lurch forward and shudder." This is something new! Fuel has been purchased consistently from the same Shell station, she's garaged at night and MPGs are averaging 45... OK but nowhere near my great warm weather mileage. We are at close to 2200 on the odometer if my memory is working right - 2012 4 version. Happened once at the bank after work, once in the garage, level ground.

Not sure what is going on... this is new to me with a new car....

 

It might have been... usually I cruise into the garage under the electric motor and spaceship sound only... will try to be aware of this at my next stop... thanks for the reply... still getting used to this machine.

 

Yup, it was an ICE thing... Phew!

 

A ripple in the force... She coasted into the garage under electric power and quietly stayed put when I killed the power.

 

It totally caught me off guard twice... I am a little more understanding about shutting the system down now.

 

Cold weather does not help - I am seeing the ICE hogging the energy screen - lots of those red lines tracing to the other two points on the screen and not a lot of regen unless I make it happen.

 

It seems to be me shutting off "abruptly" and the car "protesting"... making sure I shut off in stealth mode made a huge difference...

But the different mods members have done have piqued my interest - from the grille blocking, to window tinting to this mod... I like the steering as it is so different from the Ford F250 (whose failed and failing brake lines were successfully repaired today - driving 8800 lbs of truck with barely there brakes to the local shop 4 miles away was interesting...)... to improve on something that works for me already takes it to a new level.

Had a great day on I-95 for errands - was able to maneuver with traffic and stay ahead and safe when I needed to... had to ease my lead foot at one point when I saw I was at... uh, gasp, 80 mph.... but I did not notice the car laboring to reach that speed or protesting that she was being taxed beyond her abilities... it was just a moment of going with the flow... and staying clear of those driving fast in the slow lane and crossing lanes of traffic unsafely to get nowhere fast. I am all about defensive driving but was happy to "go fast" for a wee bit and enjoy it safely. MPGs were 45-49... not great compared to warm weather driving but OK.

 

I try not to drive with the heater running unless I notice those first bits of fogged windows happening...and then I shut it down as it messes with my MPGs but will now have my mental checklist of what to do to glide quietly to a stop.

My brother had "The Forbidden Planet" on last night - a 1955 sci-fi movie with Leslie Nielsen in it... and had me laughing at the different synthesized noises that were simulating a sci-fi environment - he kept telling me "That is what your Prius sounds like!" Guess I better listen more intently... She was affectionately nicknamed "the spaceship from planet Zok" in my household....

Kool Aid, anyone?!

 

That probably explains it best! I had to pick up my truck from the mechanic and told my brother he could drive the Prius home if he rode out with me... he loves his muscle cars but appreciated driving "the spaceship from planet Zok" - he was talking about playing pulse & glide and the regenerative game when I returned with the diesel.

Oh yeah, I have enough Kool Aid to share....