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From: Detritus on 13 Mar 2010 18:42 You know, I have owned 2 Priuses now, a 2005 and a 2010. Both fully loaded. I will buy another. But I have NOT had the problems these people are describing. Personally, I think there are several things at work here. First, nobody reads the manual. (That is the first thing I did when I got it home after purchase.) Therefore, these people dont know how to drive the car. Yes, you can point and push, but you dont know what will happen if you shift to neutral. Second, it seems swfully funny to me that of all these reports, NO ONE yet has mentioned using the B on the gearshift. For georges sake, its an engine brake. I use it when i am on steep inclines and it works. While driving at 70, it will slow me to 45 in short order. NO ONE has mentioned this! Third, in keeping with the understanding that the media is the propaganda arm of the democratic party, their current mission is to ruin Toyota. This is because Toyota outsells GM (Govt. Motors) and now that the democrats own GM, they need to boost sales. THERE is the true conspiracy. I turned down the offer from my dealership to have the software update done. The car doesnt need it. It works the way it is supposed to. I will purchase another Prius in a few more years. I cant wait for the plug-in so I dont need gas to go 3 miles to work and back!
From: Chas Gill on 14 Mar 2010 06:32 "Detritus" <miller(a)greater.net> wrote in message news:Xns9D3ABE4105B67millergreaternet(a)94.75.214.90... > Snipped for brevity> > Second, it seems swfully funny to me that of all these reports, NO ONE > yet has mentioned using the B on the gearshift. For georges sake, its an > engine brake. I use it when i am on steep inclines and it works. While > driving at 70, it will slow me to 45 in short order. NO ONE has > mentioned this! As I understand it (and have experienced on a 2005 and 2010) B only acts as a engine brake when the accelerator is NOT in use. As soon as it is, B is disengaged and the engine acts normally. B will re-engage when the foot is lifted from the accelerator and this will continue until D, N, or P are selected. Thus, IF (and it's a very big IF) any such unintended acceleration incident occurs it must be assumed that it would have the same effect as flooring the accelerator pedal and therefore render B inoperative. So I can't see how B would be any help at all in slowing the car down under unintended acceleration conditions. > > Also snipped > > I turned down the offer from my dealership to have the software update > done. The car doesnt need it. It works the way it is supposed to. I will > purchase another Prius in a few more years. I cant wait for the plug-in > so I dont need gas to go 3 miles to work and back! > Does anyone know exactly what this software upgrade does? I confess I've had no problems with my 2010 in this area but I also suspect that there might be a down side to the upgrade which might, in the long term, cause me to regret having it done.
From: ransley on 14 Mar 2010 09:11 On Mar 14, 5:32 am, "Chas Gill" <Chas.G...(a)gollum.btinternet.com> wrote: > "Detritus" <mil...(a)greater.net> wrote in message > > news:Xns9D3ABE4105B67millergreaternet(a)94.75.214.90... > > Snipped for brevity> > > > Second, it seems swfully funny to me that of all these reports, NO ONE > > yet has mentioned using the B on the gearshift. For georges sake, its an > > engine brake. I use it when i am on steep inclines and it works. While > > driving at 70, it will slow me to 45 in short order. NO ONE has > > mentioned this! > > As I understand it (and have experienced on a 2005 and 2010) B only acts as > a engine brake when the accelerator is NOT in use. As soon as it is, B is > disengaged and the engine acts normally. B will re-engage when the foot is > lifted from the accelerator and this will continue until D, N, or P are > selected. Thus, IF (and it's a very big IF) any such unintended > acceleration incident occurs it must be assumed that it would have the same > effect as flooring the accelerator pedal and therefore render B inoperative. > So I can't see how B would be any help at all in slowing the car down under > unintended acceleration conditions. > > > Also snipped > > > I turned down the offer from my dealership to have the software update > > done. The car doesnt need it. It works the way it is supposed to. I will > > purchase another Prius in a few more years. I cant wait for the plug-in > > so I dont need gas to go 3 miles to work and back! > > Does anyone know exactly what this software upgrade does? I confess I've > had no problems with my 2010 in this area but I also suspect that there > might be a down side to the upgrade which might, in the long term, cause me > to regret having it done. I bet if its upgraded its fine, Toyota wont ever tell because of liability what it does. The less lawyers know the less they have to work with.
From: Mr Ed on 14 Mar 2010 11:14 "Detritus" <miller(a)greater.net> wrote in message news:Xns9D3ABE4105B67millergreaternet(a)94.75.214.90... > > Third, in keeping with the understanding that the media is the > propaganda arm of the democratic party, their current mission is to ruin > Toyota. This is because Toyota outsells GM (Govt. Motors) and now that > the democrats own GM, they need to boost sales. THERE is the true > conspiracy. I'm surprised to learn that Media Commentators Rush and Kenny are arms of the Democratic party. > >-- Mr Ed http://www.ed-camin.com http://home.earthlink.net/~bcamin/betty.htm http://www.mountairykiwanis.org http://www.ma-artleague.org http://home.earthlink.net/~j3dogs/index.htm http://home.earthlink.net/~donnahayes/index.htm
From: Davoud on 14 Mar 2010 19:11 Chas Gill: > > Does anyone know exactly what this software upgrade does? �I confess I've > > had no problems with my 2010 in this area but I also suspect that there > > might be a down side to the upgrade which might, in the long term, cause me > > to regret having it done. ransley: > I bet if its upgraded its fine, Toyota wont ever tell because of > liability what it does. The less lawyers know the less they have to > work with. Also doubt the moon landings, do you? Toyota told the Congress, the NTSB, and the public what the software update does -- it turns off the fuel supply if the brake is applied at the same time the accelerator pedal is depressed. Davoud -- I agree with almost everything that you have said and almost everything that you will say in your entire life. usenet *at* davidillig dawt cawm
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