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Locking Doors while Prius is on?

Discussion in 'Newbie Forum' started by Kd8hqk, Nov 25, 2012.

  1. Kd8hqk

    Kd8hqk New Member

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    I'm a new owner, just bought a 2009 Prius yesterday, only 55k miles. One thing I was wondering is, is it possible to lock the car doors while it's ON, like for warming up the car (or keeping it cool in the summer) like if I ran inside a store real quick and want to keep the cabin temperature steady? or if I'm warming it up in the parking lot after work or something? I've heard of hidden menus to do things such as disabling the beeping sound while backing, and such, my friend showed me the diagnostic screen, so just wondering if there is one that will allow me to lock the doors wile the car is on.
     
  2. PriusGuy32

    PriusGuy32 Prius Driver Extraordinaire

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    Everybody will tell you NOT to warm up the Prius. It stores hot coolant in a tank to aid in warm up so you only need to drive a short time and youll have heat. Warming it up wastes gas and creates unnecessary emissions.

    BUT its our money and our cars and if we wish to create emissions and burn .00000001 gallon of gas by warming it up, I suppose the best way would be to remove the actual metal key from the key fob, insert the key fob into the dash, start the car, turn the heat on and lock the doors, and then when its time to get back in the car use the metal key to unlock the door.

    Personally, I havent found a need to warm up the car yet. I do have an engine block heater I have on timer that runs for 3.5 hours every morning before I leave for work. That helps warm things up a little. But even when I forget to plug in the block heater the night before, my Prius starts blowing heat in record time. Its amazingly quick to warm up with a little driving.
     
  3. Kd8hqk

    Kd8hqk New Member

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    ahh ok then, I never noticed if it took long or not, so I'll have to check that out, thanks
     
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    PriusGuy32 Prius Driver Extraordinaire

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    And some info you might not have known, Toyota puts electric cabin heaters so that when you request max heat "HI" or 85 degrees plus, the electric cabin heaters come on. Its not enough heat to scramble eggs on a frying pan held over the vent, but its enough to slightly keep the windows defogged for the few minutes it takes to get hot, hot heat.
     
  5. F8L

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    There is a button under the steering column to turn off the SKS system. Start the car normally, turn the button off. Get out of the car and ensure you have your keys then lock the doors. Use the key stored inside the fob to open the door manually when you return.
     
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  6. Kd8hqk

    Kd8hqk New Member

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    Yes this I did not know, see and the dealer didn't have the manual for me either but my friend told me it was on toyota owners.com , that's awesome, with the electric heater, there really isn't any reason to need to warm it up then