Most Obscure Gen III Facts (way out there)

I have a IV and have noticed several people I'm driving behind think my headlights are on bright. I haven't yet read much on the headlight config. but have any of you experienced this? They slow to a crawl and I'm not tailgating. I once flashed my lights to bright and they immediately sped up and got over to the slow lane. I'm assuming the lights appear to be very bright to those you are driving behind?

 

I have been about to take my car in because I use the bun warmers for backaches and other women-oriented back aches...and I like mine kept on and hot! I wondered why the seat warmers seemed to get colder after a while...it just can't get too hot for my back; even in august and september. I run the air conditioner colder in my 4runner. I only wish these seats also vibrated! I know some of you other women know what I'm talking about!

 

Just noticed this while walking past my car.

Wheel balance weights on the 17s. No doubt not new-news for some of you techy folks, but thought it may be a worthy FYI.

 

I sure wish this switch illuminated!

 

Tire places refer to them as "tape weights" and you will pay more to get those instead of the regular type.

 

Was waiting for my wife today and pressed the Lock button on my Fob while I was in the car, naturally it locked the car. But, when I attempted to unlock the door with the Lock/Unlock switch on the passenger door armrest, it did NOTHING. I could press the Lock portion of the switch and it functioned as it should, but when the door is locked with the Remote Key Fob, the Unlock side of the switch becomes INACTIVE!
* I MUST admitt, I did NOT try using the Lock/Unlock switch on the Driver's side to see if it functioned!
When I unlocked the door, with the Remote Key Fob, the switch on the passenger's armrest once again became ACTIVE!

Is this possibly a way to prevent children left unattended from unlocking the doors? Other scenarios?

David (aka Blind Guy)

 

Didn't see this but in Wash, DC we don't have to pay sales tax on Prius (save 6%) and license plates are cheaper.

 

I'll try this post here, I had a Thread on this subject, but, NO results.

On cars with the SKS (ours is the 3 Door SKS), when you touch the Locking area on the Doorhandle, the car locks, when you touch it again, it locks a second time, if it's touched a third time, it does NOTHING, and from that point forward, pressing the Lock Area does NOTHING.

The same applies to the Lock Button on the Hatch. Pressed the first time it locks, pressed the second time, it locks again and pressed for the third time, it does NOTHING, ALL repeated presses hince do NOTHING!

What happens the SECOND time it LOCKS, or what does that second LOCK do???

David (aka Blind Guy)

 

How else would you put weights on a nice wheel
Yes the tape has been out for a while

 

I believe the second lock shuts off the headlights immediately (rather than wait for them to turn off after 30 seconds as default).

 

Well, we just went out to the garage and tried it.

Turned the Headlights on, shut the door, touched the Lock Area once, then touched it again...NO GO! The lights remained ON.

Anyone else got an idea?

David (aka Blind Guy)

P.S. THANKS anyway 32 Colors!!!

 

I'm not sure why I find this so funny!!!

 

Tried that one too, my wife turned on the Hybrid system, turned on the lights, turned off the car, opened the door, locked the car, locked it again...lights did NOT go out after the second press!

Anyone else care to make a stab at it?

...I also find it amusing that you actually tried pressing the lock button multiple times =).[/quote]
I noticed after locking it once, I accidently pressed it again, then out of curiosity, I pressed it again to see if it would just keep on locking repeatedly...thinking that sort of a waste of good battery resources to keep on locking an already locked car. That's when I discovered ALL presses after the second one did NOTHING!

David (aka Blind Guy)

 

I found the tiny led totally by surprised it sure does its job at night you can read your watch too.
I bet your sales man did not know that..... mine didn't.
I have spoke to many car salesmen and they really don't know much.
I think every dealership should school one or perhaps two sales staff strickly on the Prius. lt was not too exciting to shop when you know more than the staff at the dealership.
That is why The Prius Chat forum is here :cheer2:

 

Thanks, was guessing those might be weights(as could not figure out what else it would be), but is nice to know for sure what they are.

 

The tape on wheel weights on my car are marked FE. At one time they were made from lead but that is now illegal in a few states, Washington for one, so they make them from some kind of iron alloy.