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Discussion in 'Prius v Technical Discussion' started by M8s, Feb 17, 2012.

  1. M8s

    M8s Retired and Lovin' It

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    I was stopped in a parking garage yesterday when a car made a left turn very (very!) close to my front bumper. My car beeped (I think), the "icy road" icon on my dash lit up and my car would no longer creep forward as it had been doing. (It did start creeping forward again, but only after I applied the gas pedal and the icy road icon went off.) A little later, the same thing happened when I let another car turn left in front of me, again pretty close to my front bumper, while I was stuck in traffic on the street.

    Is this normal? What is the purpose?

    I have a v5, non ATP, BTW.
     
    #1 M8s, Feb 17, 2012
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    Sounds like you engaged the Hill Start Assist feature by depressing the brake pedal too far. Read all about it your owner's manual.
     
    #2 RRxing, Feb 17, 2012
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  3. M8s

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    It's possible. I was pretty tense when the first gal squeezed through with 0.1 inches to spare. The second guy barely slowed down when he squeeked by on the street. I might well have pushed on the brake (quite) a bit harder than usual at those times. I'll go out and give it a try in the garage.
     
    #3 M8s, Feb 18, 2012
  4. Paradox

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    Yeah, I'm thinking HSA as well since you don't have the ATP.
     
    #4 Paradox, Feb 18, 2012
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    You guys were right. It doesn't take much extra pedal pressure to engage Hill Start Assist. Pretty cool feature I didn't know about before. Thanks!
     
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    ATP also includes HSA..
     
    #6 Cactus Hybrid, Mar 16, 2012
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    Tideland Prius Moderator of the North
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    I think what Paradox meant is that it's not the PCS that activated.
     
    #7 Tideland Prius, Mar 17, 2012
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    Yep, Tideland is right, that is exactly what it meant, I know ATP has HSA...
     
    #8 Paradox, Mar 19, 2012
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