New Prius 4 moves after P is pushed

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  1. Mark Richard

    Mark Richard New Member

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    We just bought a new 2013 Prius 4 and after getting it home noticed that when you push P to park and then let off the brake, the car will roll a few inches. Is this normal or should I ask our Dealer to look at it. This is our first Prius and except for the Nav unit we love everything about the car.

    Thanks,
    Mark
     
    #1 Mark Richard, Sep 3, 2013
  2. jdcollins5

    jdcollins5 Senior Member

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    Normal. The car is just taking up slack between the parking pawl and the gears.
     
    #2 jdcollins5, Sep 3, 2013
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    Welcome to the forum. What you describe is normal. If you don't want the car to rock or move when parking, apply the parking brake before hitting "P".
     
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  4. Mark Richard

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    Thanks, It just seemed to roll a little more than our gas cars do. We hardly ever use a parking break.
     
    #4 Mark Richard, Sep 3, 2013
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    My Prius and Escape Hybrid both do the same thing. It seems like there is more roll than in a conventional automatic, though.
     
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    What is the complaint with the nav unit
     
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    Why not? Especially if you park on an incline, it will relieve stress on the parking pawl.
     
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    That's called low rolling resistance. ;)
    And you SHOULD be using the parking brake.
     
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    Like others, I always use the parking brake so I haven't really noticed it. I hate the feel of the car slamming against the parking pawl.
     
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    I suspect the teeth in the Park gear / pawl are rather coarse (greater pitch between teeth) compared to some other cars, so it can roll farther to get centered on a fully engaged position.
     
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    Always a good practice to use the parking brake whenever you leave the seat. It prevents accidents such as this.

    Also, you do not necessarily need to hit the P button. Powering off automatically puts the car in park.
     
    #11 32kcolors, Sep 3, 2013
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    normal within ANY car.
     
    #12 michinnom, Sep 4, 2013
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    I agree, it seems to shift more than I'm used to. As a consequence, I use the parking brake more.
     
    #13 VicVinegar, Sep 4, 2013
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    The Camry Hybrid does not roll at all, just like traditional transmission.

     
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