Forgot to turn off the ignition

You aren't the first one to do this.

Tom

 

You aren't the second one to do this.

 

Not the third either LOL

 

Do you guys lock your car? Because my car does not lock if it's on and that prevents me from leaving it on.

 

I did it once when the car was new.

 

Don't feel bad. When I was shopping for my car, the engine on one started up while the salesman and I were standing next to it, looking and talking about it.

 

Now that is funny! Bob

 

Always locking your Prius is a good suggestion. I have gotten into the habit of doing this, even though I don't need to from a security standpoint. Pressing the lock button and getting the car to lock ensures that the doors are closed and the car is powered off. Various other "beeps" tell you something is wrong.

Tom

 

Ditto Tom! This has saved me from a dead battery twice in five years, in my garage.

 

I almost did this to Fiona, but she let out such a pathetic little peep when I tried to lock her with the black button that I investigated further to find out why she was upset. Just another proof that she is probably smarter than I am. . .

 

If she is not smarter, she certainly doesn't forget

 

I did it once. The worst thing that happened to me was I locked my keys in my Mustang because I am so used to turning off my Prius and just opening the door and hitting the inside door lock and leaving. Very inconvenient to have to wait an hour for AAA to come rescue me.

 

That has got to be easier to do with the SmartKey. I have the 'conventional' key and only neglected to remove it a couple times so far.... but then, I've had my Prius for 2 days, so I'm still getting familiar with it!

 

Hasn't happened to me, I always lock with the door/hatch button, but...

At a recent visit to a Toyota dealer I saw aways ahead of me a tech
get out of a Prius in the customer pick up area. As I walked past the
car, it quietly stared up, the MFD was illuminated, and no one else was
in sight...

When I got inside, I told my service writer about it. He said it wasn't
his car and directed me to another desk. I retold the story and the
second service writer jumped up and rushed out to the car. He
returned shortly with the FOB. When I was called when Amapola was
finished, my service writer handed me my FOB. When I got to my car,
the igition was off.

Apparently there are many Toyota/Prius service personnel who don't
fully understand how the SKS/ignition systems work and what the various
signals mean when exiting the car.

My service writer also asked me how the black foam gril blocking
worked. He's the first of five writers who even mentioned that it was
there -- I keep the upper grill blocked year 'round. The writer at least
seemed to have some interest it the Prius in general and the particular
cars under his care.

Wish there were more like him -- Rodger at Berlin Group/Portland
(Maine) Toyota.

 

Ive done it twice.

the last time was for over 18 hours. I slept in that sunday, hung around the house did some things. Went out around 9 pm the next day, walked up..engine started up. I went UH HUHHHHH.

it was fine, lost about 2 gallon gas though

 

I suppose if you fogot to shut ignition off and had done so with the fuel down to 1 blinking pip you could stand to destroy the hybrid system as it continues to run on hybrid battery without fuel ? You'd have to have left it running a long time I would imagine, to reach this dire state even with one blinking pip (unless you had been driving it on that blinking pip for a hundred miles or so first.)

 

Yup, that has kept me from leaving my Prius running many times!

... Brad