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Headlights and New car usage for the Prius

Discussion in 'Newbie Forum' started by gsaliba, Oct 29, 2009.

  1. gsaliba

    gsaliba New Member

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    Hi All,

    I got the Prius 2010 Model II a few days back and i noticed that if i leave headlights on and leave the car, then i dont get a beeping noise to notify me that i left lights on so I wont waste the battery.

    I read that there is an Auto-off feature for the prius, does that come with Model II and do I need to do anything to enable it?

    Also, as a new prius driver, is there anything such as dont drive about a certain speed until putting an X number of miles on the car?
    Or do freeway driving first to break in the car?
    Anything like this I need to do?

    Thanks,
    George
     
    #1 gsaliba, Oct 29, 2009
  2. JimboPalmer

    JimboPalmer Tsar of all the Rushers

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    :welcome:

    I have a Gen II Prius but I will answer as best I can.
    30 seconds after you open the driver side door to get out, the headlights turn off. If you prefer, the dealer can set that to a zero second delay. (that is what the Gen II has)

    On the Gen II, the break in period was 600 miles: no hard acceleration, and vary your speed every so often.

    If you are new, I recommend John's site. John's Stuff - Toyota Prius and more

    This help me a lot
    John's Stuff - Toyota Prius User-Guide

    (the details will only be true for the 2004 to 2009 models, but the attitude is correct throughout)

    :grouphug:
     
    #2 JimboPalmer, Oct 29, 2009
  3. ShinyDiscoBall

    ShinyDiscoBall Junior Member

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    I just got my 2010 Prius III and was wondering about that too. I was spoiled from Honda's warning beeps when I did not shut off the lights. I deliberately left the lights on and went into a grocery store last night. When I got back, the lights were off. Hope this helps.
     
    #3 ShinyDiscoBall, Oct 30, 2009
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