Yellow snowflake time again

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(singingtiger @ Sep 17 2007, 01:21 PM) [snapback]513823[/snapback]</div>

On my Prius, a yellow egg being cooked on a piece of desert rock is displayed when the temp reaches 55C, pretty much all year round...

 

I try to avoid yellow snow...

 

I just found this, it's pretty funny:

"The yellow snowflake

I love my Prius in many ways[...] But the car has some nanny-like features that really irritate me.

Chief among them: the dreaded yellow snowflake, which appeared last night on my drive home (as did frost on the windshield, but that's another gripe entirely). On the dash, it appears as a road, depicted by two lines that converge in the distance, with a snowflake superimposed on it. When it appeared last fall, illuminated in Warning Yellow, I panicked. What the heck could be wrong with my new car?

So I consulted the owners manual, which informed me that the yellow snowflake signifies that it is below 37 degrees. I hunted around some more, trying to discover what's so important about the thermometer dropping below 37 -- a temp that for much of the year would be considered quite balmy in these parts. Would the hybrid engine be affected? Would I have to change my driving habits? Or, more likely, did I need some kind of pricey seasonal tuneup?

Nope. Toyota just wants me to be aware that it's cold out. And, I guess, that in a few more degrees, it might possibly -- gasp! -- snow.

So if you weren't aware that winter is coming, there's your official confirmation. My car says so. (It added that you might want to think about wearing a hat.)"

 

This is the first fall that I haven't anticipated with a hint of dread. (Refugee of New England checking in.) To heck with fuel economy, I just hate cold weather! Fortunately we've got another few months before worrying about ice on the roads in these parts. Those of you in the northern latitudes have my sympathy.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(PriusOwner004 @ Sep 17 2007, 02:01 PM) [snapback]513836[/snapback]</div>

Heheheheheee..
I was born and raised in Vegas so I can totally visualize that! :lol:

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(PriusOwner004 @ Sep 17 2007, 03:01 PM) [snapback]513836[/snapback]</div>

:huh:

Are you being serious or are you joking? If serious, I'd like to see a picture of that! B)

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Sarge @ Sep 18 2007, 11:57 AM) [snapback]514341[/snapback]</div>

I'm joking, there is no egg. The only time the egg shows up on the dashboard is when it's so f* hot outside that I start halucinating and seeing mirages.

 

Last february the snowflake appeared - right about when I hit some ice. I took pictures of myself sliding down the freeway with all the other cars. It was a lot of fun. I narrowly avoided so many cars that night.

This year I bought wider tires.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(PriusOwner004 @ Sep 18 2007, 02:10 PM) [snapback]514484[/snapback]</div>

Next time I'm in Lake Havasu I plan on taking a pan and cooking my breakfast in the street.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(PriusOwner004 @ Sep 17 2007, 12:01 PM) [snapback]513836[/snapback]</div>

My egg light finally turned off and I didn't use the Prius AC at all yesterday.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(PriusOwner004 @ Sep 18 2007, 05:10 PM) [snapback]514484[/snapback]</div>

Heh heh... that's what I figured, but just thought I'd ask just in case. I never see 55C temperatures where I come from, so ya never know...