Missing EV button???

are you sure it is a package 2?

i think package one was fleet, and no cruise. not sure about ev, but before you godown that road, ev is NOT what prius is all about.

 

you can probably add an ev switch, like people did in their gen 2's. not worth the trouble, imo.

cc might be more difficult and expensive, but the wiring is probably in there

 

Looks a lot like our dash, apart from the missing EV button. I wouldn't consider adding EV or cruise, suspect it would be very difficult, expensive. Probably a level "I" (roman numeral), one of the rare fleet level vehicles.

 

Agree Mendel, for 2010 there was a model I, the fleet package with no cruise control. Must be the EV mode was another "feature" they cut cost with?.. First I've ever seen this brought to light.

 

Since the car is electronic, I'd conject that the connectors and electronics are already there; just not installed for fleet use. Toyota is not likely going to make a special ECU and wiring harness for a short run model.

I have the EV included switch for the Gen 2 laying around in a spare parts bin.

The cruise control kit is available on eBay for less than $30 and is easy to install.

 

I just checked. I have the 2010 set and the black later set.

 

The EV button on a "conventional" hybrid is virtually useless.......so you wouldn't be missing anything without it.

 

Here's a link to the switch; #5 in the diagram.

2011 Toyota Prius Parts - Camelback Toyota Parts - Genuine OEM Parts - Free Shipping

 

@Georgina Rudkus would EV work if you swapped in the button? Purely guessing, maybe that's just the tip of the iceberg?

Agree, mainly 'cus the usual time I want to use it is with a cold engine, say to move the car a few feet. And for me at least, without fail it's never available then.

(The above one of the stripped out features on Level I)

Geez I'd genuinely forgotten that even existed. I see it, when I touch steering wheel buttons (rarely, find them hard to relate to), but don't "connect".

 

I don't know. I don't have access to a 2010 Gen 3 without an EV button. If I did, I'd plug it in and try it.

 

Yeah, if you've got the button on hand, for sure: try it. But I suspect Toyota would not build in a capability, then cripple it by simply omitting the button.

 

I don't know. As I recall everything is there for the cruise control on the level 1 Prius c except the connecting cable and the control stalk. Kits to retrofit the cruise control are sold for under $30 on eBay.

It's not like the electromechanical stuff of yesteryear that required many parts and an extensive retrofit.

 

Agreed with the above, the EV button on my Prius II is effectively useless, you're not missing out on anything aside from the aesthetics of having a shiny EV button on your console.

Missing the cruise control I can see where it would be a pain in the @ss. I use that often when driving longer distances. But it's probably not worth the cost/effort to retrofit one in.

 

No credit to @bisco again.

At least you’re consistent .

 

Bisco doesn't need credit, he pays with his post counts

 

He pays, or we pay.