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Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by jdubprius, Mar 17, 2005.

  1. jdubprius

    jdubprius New Member

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    have any of you ever experienced or heard of a failure of the park button?

    or have you exprienced an expectation that the prius would be in park, but the park button has not engaged, allowing the prius to unwittingly roll?
     
    #1 jdubprius, Mar 17, 2005
  2. jayman

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    Nope.

    The Park function won't work if the car is still in motion. That's on purpose so you don't FUBAR the park pawl. It's actuated by an electric motor.

    If this has happened to you, were you at a complete stop? Foot on brake? Press the Park button and see light turn on?

    I personally always use the parking brake as well. After all, it *is* called the "parking brake."
     
    #2 jayman, Mar 17, 2005
  3. efusco

    efusco Moderator Emeritus
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    nope, no reports on the 3 big forums I follow.
     
    #3 efusco, Mar 17, 2005
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