Prius USER-GUIDE (6th edition)

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(john1701a @ Aug 2 2006, 08:41 AM) [snapback]296223[/snapback]</div>

Great guide! Very useful. (looks like it could use some proofreading/editing though)

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(john1701a @ Aug 2 2006, 11:09 AM) [snapback]296320[/snapback]</div>

If you need an '06 for pictures and such, i'd be willing to give you an afternoon of my time with my '06 sometime (only mention since you're in minnesota - i'm about 10 min north of st. paul off of 35E) if you're in the area

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(john1701a @ Aug 2 2006, 08:41 AM) [snapback]296223[/snapback]</div>

First of all, John, thank you so much for creating such a useful & easy to read user guide! I downloaded it & read/understood most of it right away. Pretty good since I haven't taken delivery of my Prius yet & I can't experiment with anything I learn about online.

What I can tell you is that as a newbie it would certainly be invaluable.

As others mentioned, pics from the 2006 model would be very helpful as would coverage of features not in earlier models (tire pressure warning?). Actually, since a picture is worth a thousand words, maybe images of those warnings as well.

You've already covered so much stuff that I learned just reading this forum- it's impressive. You might also consider adding a few others things, seemingly trivial stuff (when the vanity lights come on or NOT/when the "check engine light" could mean the doors are open) which have been asked by newbies in this forum more recently.

A "fun" thing to add would be the "Easter eggs" or hidden places in the Prius. After the PriusChat meeting at Grossingers I shared what others had told me to inform a Prius-owner of 7 months & neighbor where hidden areas (i.e. drawer, extra outlet, hidden hiding places in truck) were located. He was impressed & immediately asked for the online address of PriusChat.

Whatever you decide to add or not, I'm already grateful for what you HAVE written.

I have the feeling that I'm not the only newbie who feels this way.

 

keep the list coming... we'll try to work out a photo op for the new version here sometime soon

 

don't forget the backup camera

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Festus @ Aug 2 2006, 01:46 PM) [snapback]296526[/snapback]</div>

Hey John....Looks like you got yerself a volunteer for some help there!

 

Quick comment- the cabin air filter is *NOT* HEPA; it is a high efficiency filter, but not HEPA standard. A true HEPA filter has gaskets and seals all around it as even a small amount of air bypassing the filter would cause the system to fail HEPA standards, additionally, in an incredibly dirty automotive ventilation system, a true HEPA-certified filter with no prefiltering would clog up in a matter of days..

HEPA is equivalent to the ASHRAE rating of MERV 16 or better; the Prius filter, based on visual comparison of media with commercial filters as well as auditory comparison of different media in the system is somewhere in the range of MERV 8-10, ie, nowhere close to HEPA standard..

 

I found the user guide to be a great resource and had a printed-out copy with us when we picked up each of our cars. Before driving off, we flipped right to the page with the backup-beep disabling sequence. Here are some general goodies that would have benefited me:

1. Garage door/homelink programming. We figured out that you had to use one of the transponders to "program" the homelink but then after doing that you had to hold down the homelink button while pressing a button on the garage door opener. Rather than an asterisk that the procedure will only work with some openers, an example procedure for an opener with rolling codes would have saved some experimentation.

2. In the 2006 prius what you call "max cold" is now known as "lo" to get into vent mode.

3. It would be nice to have a few pages on the navigation system. The one thing that took me a while to find was how the POI category works -- e.g., find me the nearest golf course.

4. I've read here about an accident recorder/black box. Although we would hopefully never need to use that, it might be worth a mention so that if you are involved in a crash, you know that it's there.

5. Anything else about my Prius that I haven't discovered yet should definitely be covered.

 

From a newbie in New York...

Wonderful guide, John!!

I didn't get the Nav system....but have just finished programming my phone system and the garage door opener...

Love the back-up camera...but have to remember to look to sides still in many situations....

I love it when I am clearly aligned and backing into a parking space...I stop the camera at the curb as seen on the camera and when I get out, there are about 8-10 inches between car and curb...no more bumping up and over with the car.

Hidden spaces in the trunk??

AV outlet....haven't found it yet, but read about it...

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