Did you read the Owner's Manual

You actually read the whole owners manual? Good for you! If only more of the owners I see would do the same. A lot of questions they ask could have been found if they only had taken the time to read it. You are in a minority if you ask me.

 

I read both manuals cover to cover and then reread selective portions.

P.S. Why did you post this in the Sponsored Commercial Sales Forum?

 

I read it cover to cover and refer to it when I get confuse-ed. Which seems to be too often. But I'm getting Better!

But then again, I read manuals cover to cover with everything.

RTFM! :roll:

Lisa

 

The first thing I did upon getting the car home was to read the manual from cover to cover (but I do that for _anything_--there's just something about manuals that I enjoy). However, I have not found an answer to this question: Is it okay to position a jack under the post between the front and rear doors?

I'm due for a tire rotation, and I'd just as soon do it myself. Since I don't have a lift in the garage, however, I'd have to use a floor jack. I cannot use the points near the front and rear (as if I were changing a flat) because then only one wheel would be raised. The manual indicates two places where a floor jack can be used: one in the front and one in the back. What about the sides?

 

Don't have my Prius yet (hopefully, next week) so I don't have the advantage of reading sections and then looking at the real thing to verify or reinforce what I've read. But I do have a question:

How do you turn the thing off? In my Malibu I put the xmsn into Park, set the parking brake, and turn the key off/out. Simple.

In the Prius, you sent the parking brake and then what? Hit the "P" button (doesn't look like there's a park position on the xmsn shift lever) and then hit the power button to turn the electrics off?

I know this sounds stupid, but I can't find the shut down procedure in the 2004 manual I downloaded! Maybe it's obvious when you actually drive it, but I ordered my Prius w/o even test driving one. (You guys convinced me) <g>

 

Put your foot on the brake and press the "Power" button. The car puts itself into park automatically.

 

Yes, although you can skip pushing the "P" button, as the car will automatically shift to the Park gear when you push the Power button.

 

:roll: Having a background in Computer Software Support (Microsoft), I *ALWAYS* read/re-read Manuals, then later make reference to specific sections of interest. Ususally, I highlight statements of special interest as well. So frequently in software support, I referred users to specific chapters, pages and paragraphs which would have answered their questions clearly. In a few instances, I could hear them ripping the Manual's shrinkwrap - SIGH.

Even though the logic and language in the Prius Manuals is sometimes a bit "unique" (diplomatic description), it's still the best place to start. The most useful information I have found is on these online Prius forums.

 

One caveat: I read portions of it (several times, while waiting for it to arrive), and read more portions when I took possesion of the car.

Didn't read it cover-to-cover until I had to sit in jury duty for a week...

 

I skimmed cover to cover. After all, much of it is elementery, almost like teaching you to drive.

Charles, in defense of users, often the written manual is skimpy in SW, microsoft being one of the worst. They often rely on online help, and even that now is skimpy, relying on web access. However, the benefit of electronic manuals is the ability to do searches for key words.

 

I also skimmed thru, stopping at the more interesting information and skimming the elementary. I put sticky notes as tabs on the pages for future quick reference. I also have a thing for "manuals". Just my kind of reading.

 

Most operating manuals are about as interesting as reading an accounting text book. There has to be a better way.
If one can make a movie with a Sony camcorder then why not a multibillion corporation? It just seems to me that a dvd outlining the operating features and especially the navigation system would be most helpful. Perhaps a dvd tutorial for one's computer?

 

Read it twice through and have read sections yet again as needed.

 

Scroll to the "DVD Navigation System" and click on the screen. There's a pretty good tutorial on working the GPS.

http://www.lexus.com/models/es/interior.html

 

Read it cover to cover, but I was over saturated so I need to do it several more times.

I know I missed things because I was just surprised by the below 37 degree warning light this morning. I stared at in puzzlement trying to decipher what the heck it was trying to tell me until I finally found it in the manual.

The manual seems to be a reasonable translation from Japanese, but its layout, indexing and phrasing leaves much to be desired.

I'm tempted to pick up the technical specs, but my wife is already complaining I've become obsessed.

 

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That sounds like an excellent idea! Now to borrow a digital camcorder.