Remote start never seems to work?

You mean it ever worked? It never has, for me.

 

If you are talking about Remote Engine Start, then it is not included in the PP. If you are talking about Remote Climate Control, then from the reports by others, it only works if you set the AC at max cool or max heat. No other temp setting seems to work. I never installed the Toyota App, so this is information I read from others reporting. Please read this thread: 2021 Prius Prime LE vs. XLE Remote Connect Question | Page 2 | PriusChat

 

We have a 2021 PP and to use the remote start on the ap we had to pay an additional charge to be able to use it.

 

The remote AC Start on my 2021 XLE has worked for me but half the time it does not.
The doors must be locked for it to work.

 

Thanks @Sgt Bill that makes sense.
I've noticed that the base Prime doesn't have all the features that other two trims get that's a bit confusing when trying to figure out exactly what the car has as usable features. Especially in the base trim, like our 17 Plus.
I've been able to use climate control about 75% of the time I try to run it. On our 17 Prime, when climate control does work, it locks the doors automatically when the A/C starts and will cancel the climate run prior to the 10 minute time limit, if the doors are unlocked.

 

What additional charge? The car comes will a free trial period (1 year for LE and 3 years for XLE and Ltd) for all Connected Services available except the WiFi Connect for LE which has a free trial of 2GB/3Mo but your Ltd trim does not have the WiFi connect capability. You may have to sign up for the registration, but no subscription fee should be charged until the trial period is over.

 

Like the ole saying goes. " As clear as MUD! 'eh / A' "

 

Yeah, Toyota's implementation of the infotainment system to Connected Service is a "work in progress" which may never get completed. Or this may be true for all carmakers, IDK? With the IoT revolution still very much in high gear, I would not want to spend a large amount of my effort or money trying to figure out how things work in my PP. What works today may or may not work tomorrow after an update.

I am still trying to figure out how to configure the Google Chromecast and Amazon Fire TV and Apple TV all to behave together in coherent ways. And those gadgets have been around much longer than the Prius Prime and have gone through uncountable revisions, updates, new generations, and still do not work perfectly. For all practical purposes, the 6 years old first-gen FireTV dongle no longer works. It is one thing to ditch a first-gen FireTV dongle (which cost less than $30 then but I got it free) and buy an updated newest version at ~$30. But for an integrated hard and software in a car, it is not that easy to keep pace with changing technology. That's why I have not registered my current PP with Toyota App on my phone.

 

I'm not trying to promote or distract, rather, trying to understand where the personal boundaries are.
I read that gas prices are a determent for following this line of experimentation. Did I understand that correctly?
Can using CHG Mode be more efficient? | PriusChat

 

Totally off-topic. But, yes, for the CHG mode experiments, the current high gas price makes it unreasonable to test the CHG mode or HV mode drives. As for the current topic of the use of Connected Services on PP, even if it is free, I would not want to try using it because, at the least, it causes more frustration than conveniences or benefits.

 

geeez I was not aware I'd strayed way too far offtopic.

 

You can buy or make ramps to get your car higher off the ground. If you don't have a torque wrench, you can just tighten nuts hand tight, then go "a little further;" should be about right. If you had cleaned the EGR earlier you wouldn't have blown a head gasket. In any case, it's probably your 12 volt battery. Make sure you check all the connections and all the fuses. Change the fob battery too, even if it tests OK. You waited way too long to buy a Prolong charger, but you can just do the chicken dance.

Does that cover it?

 

you must have read Grit s sig.

 

Which thread are we on now???

 

why? did I go offtopic again?