StartingHYBRIDSYSTEM“OFF”“ACC”“IG-ON”GreenAmberSwitchingeachpressparkingbrakefirmly.“POWER”switchbrakepedaldepressedfirmly.YoucanstartdrivingyourPriuswhenflashing“READY”lightstaysfewsecondsyouheartwobeeps.StoppingHYBRIDSYSTEMPress“POWER”switchSelecting“ACC”“IG-ON”modeSeeOwner’sManualenvironment...
I caught the failure to start at 2:00 AM on video this time for the benefit of any technicians who want to watch the systems of the car fail one by one as the 12v loses its last bit of power alongside a series of error messages having to do with the parking brake and Park mode....
2. Vehicle in Park and Brake Pedal depressed. a. “Power” button unresponsive i. Hold down the “Power” button for about 15 seconds and the vehicle goes into accessory mode. “Green Light” on ii. Press the “Power Button” again and the system restarts. ...
I am spoiled by the light sensing automatic turn-on head light control in the Sequoia. This basic Prius did not have them and several times I had to return to the car to turn off the lights. As in many other cars, these controls were located on the turn signal lever. The emergency 4...
I don’t trust it yet, so have my foot on brake and hands ready, but it handled all sorts of boneheaded maneuvers by other drivers common in a traffic jam. We got into several jams and it was nice to just “let the car deal with it”. The really neat part I was surprised to ...