**UPDATED** Car died after leaving it with the valet...

Is this representative of one of the less often spoken realities of owning a Prius?

That is the danger and fear whenever leaving a Prius in a "2nd Party" situation?

Even when I leave my Prius for service at a Toyota Dealership, I have a twinge of angst in regards to wondering if it's being handled correctly.

I've had to have some bodywork done on my Prius since owning it. Always a little apprehension in regards to wondering if it's being powered down correctly.

Today push button starts and off, have become more and more common. You'd think even with the Hybrid operation most people could handle it.

But every time I leave my Prius in a 2nd party situation I'm a little worried.

When it comes to my Prius I'm Scar Face. Who do I trust? I trust ME!.

 

agreed. when we were at the marriott, fisherman's wharf in san francisco, i handed the valet my key fob. he said, 'there's no key on it'. i thought, 'uh-oh...'

 

Some legacy jump starters operate at substantially more than 15V. These models are often mounted on tow trucks or on hand carts. I guess the objective is to start a vehicle whose starter or ignition system is in mediocre condition. A high-voltage, correct-polarity jump start would explain the headlamp failure since they are not polarity sensitive. And perhaps the blower control was just more sensitive to over-voltage than other electronics.