A couple of questions by a new Prius user

On Wed, 16 May 2007 12:24:07 +0200, RRB
<roberto.questovatolto@allservice.anchequesto.it > wrote:

>Hi, i recently discovered this group and wish to first greet the participants.

Hi!

>I'm a new user of a prius, purchased ~15 days ago, apart from being fully
>satisfied, i have a couple of questions for which i could'nt find an answer in
>the manual.
>
>1) if i'm listening to radio or cd while driving, and arrive where i went to go,
>stop machine but want to continue watch the radio program (or the cd) for a while.
>Is there a way to switch to NON-ready mode (ig-on to ig-off) whitout stop
>everything and start again while NOT pressing brake? (doing so will shut down
>radio and it takes a while until it starts again at the same point)

Just press "Park". The batteries will still be functioning until you
press "Power" to turn it off.

When I use my car vacuum, that runs off of the battery, the car has to
be on. Nothing works unless it is.

>2) in my garage sometimes i need to move the car for half a meter for logistical
>reasons (tight box). Is there a way to park in neutral mode (free wheels)
>avoiding the normal behaviour that goes to park mode?

Sorry, I don't understand this question.
-
Piper
Be yourself. Everyone else is taken.

Le 16.05.2007 12:24, RRB nous fit lire :
> Hi, i recently discovered this group and wish to first greet the
> participants.
>
> I'm a new user of a prius, purchased ~15 days ago, apart from being
> fully satisfied, i have a couple of questions for which i could'nt find
> an answer in the manual.
>
> 1) if i'm listening to radio or cd while driving, and arrive where i
> went to go, stop machine but want to continue watch the radio program
> (or the cd) for a while.
> Is there a way to switch to NON-ready mode (ig-on to ig-off) whitout
> stop everything and start again while NOT pressing brake? (doing so will
> shut down radio and it takes a while until it starts again at the same
> point)

Well, just press P, and the engine will stop by itself anytime soon
if not already.
Then finish your CD track quietly.

>
> 2) in my garage sometimes i need to move the car for half a meter for
> logistical reasons (tight box). Is there a way to park in neutral mode
> (free wheels) avoiding the normal behaviour that goes to park mode?

N-position, while still powered. (as powering off turn to P
automatically).
If you mean to have a real free wheels mode, such as being able to
close the car (powered-off) and push it by hand, sorry, it's an
automatic gear, always on charge from wheels to engines (well, the
opposite... you get it :-).
To tow it, the front wheels must be off the ground... you have full
mechanical control of the breaks on the rear wheel near the
conductor door on the left!

In article <464adbcb$0$16024$5fc30a8@news.tiscali.it>,
RRB <roberto.questovatolto@allservice.anchequesto.it > wrote:

> 1) if i'm listening to radio or cd while driving, and arrive where i went to
> go,
> stop machine but want to continue watch the radio program (or the cd) for a
> while.
> Is there a way to switch to NON-ready mode (ig-on to ig-off) whitout stop
> everything and start again while NOT pressing brake? (doing so will shut down
> radio and it takes a while until it starts again at the same point)

Just put it into park. There's no reason not to be in ready mode.

On Wed, 16 May 2007 12:24:07 +0200, RRB
<roberto.questovatolto@allservice.anchequesto.it > wrote:

>Hi, i recently discovered this group and wish to first greet the participants.
>
>I'm a new user of a prius, purchased ~15 days ago, apart from being fully
>satisfied, i have a couple of questions for which i could'nt find an answer in
>the manual.
>
>1) if i'm listening to radio or cd while driving, and arrive where i went to go,
>stop machine but want to continue watch the radio program (or the cd) for a while.
>Is there a way to switch to NON-ready mode (ig-on to ig-off) whitout stop
>everything and start again while NOT pressing brake? (doing so will shut down
>radio and it takes a while until it starts again at the same point)

Others have answered this.
>
>2) in my garage sometimes i need to move the car for half a meter for logistical
>reasons (tight box). Is there a way to park in neutral mode (free wheels)
>avoiding the normal behaviour that goes to park mode?
>
I take it that you wish to manually push the Prius around in the level
garage without the engine starting? If so, do this:

1 Without pressing the brake pedal, press Power twice to get IGN-ON.

2 Press the brake pedal and hold gear lever in Neutral for 2 seconds.

RRB wrote:
> Tom Cole wrote:
> ...
>> I take it that you wish to manually push the Prius around in the level
>> garage without the engine starting? If so, do this:
>>
>> 1 Without pressing the brake pedal, press Power twice to get IGN-ON.
>>
>> 2 Press the brake pedal and hold gear lever in Neutral for 2 seconds.
>
> Ah thank you v.m. - i will try this.

....it works!
....only of course it must left ign-on so it can not stay for a long time that way.

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Roy Batty