From: nobody but us chickens on
Another couple questions on the 2008.
Owners manual doesn't quite explain this that I've been able to find yet.
On the anti theft system, why would the light blink when the car is turned
off but I'm still sitting in it (looking up something in manual) & the doors
aren't locked? It says to turn off unlock doors or start car?
Also, it did mention that there may be noises when shutting down/starting
from the transmission, etc. It's off & I'm still in it when it sounds for a
couple
seconds that something is running, I'm assuming this is normal?
Thanks


From: TKM on

"nobody but us chickens" <nospam(a)nospam.com> wrote in message
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> Another couple questions on the 2008.
> Owners manual doesn't quite explain this that I've been able to find yet.
> On the anti theft system, why would the light blink when the car is turned
> off but I'm still sitting in it (looking up something in manual) & the
> doors
> aren't locked? It says to turn off unlock doors or start car?
> Also, it did mention that there may be noises when shutting down/starting
> from the transmission, etc. It's off & I'm still in it when it sounds for
> a couple
> seconds that something is running, I'm assuming this is normal?
> Thanks

Don't be bugged by the security system light blinking when the car is turned
off. That's common to many cars including my old 1994 Volvo. The light is
an LED and uses a tiny amount of energy.

One thing we learned about our 2006 Prius though when we left the car parked
for several weeks is to turn off the switch (near the steering column) that
powers the remote key system. The battery (the small one in the rear, not
the power battery) was flat when we tried to start the car and we needed a
jump start to get the car going.

TKM


From: Al Sherman on

"TKM" <no.mail(a)no.net> wrote

> One thing we learned about our 2006 Prius though when we left the car
> parked for several weeks is to turn off the switch (near the steering
> column) that powers the remote key system. The battery (the small one in
> the rear, not the power battery) was flat when we tried to start the car
> and we needed a jump start to get the car going.
>
> TKM


Page 44 of my 2008 Owner's manual says:

Battery saving function

.... the entry function is disabled in order to prevent the vehicle and
electronic key batteries from discharging when the entry function has not
been used for 2 weeks or more.

I'm not sure if this addresses the same function as the "cancel switch"
under the steering wheel. When was this feature added? I have not seen any
discussion of it.

Does this mean it is not necessary to turn off remote entry?

-Al

From: Hal on
On Sun, 14 Feb 2010 13:47:25 -0500, "Elmo P. Shagnasty"
<elmop(a)nastydesigns.com> wrote:

>b) fortunately, you really only need flashlight batteries to "jump" the
>Prius into opening the relays and activating the 201v electrical system.

Where can I get more specific information on this?
From: TKM on

"Elmo P. Shagnasty" <elmop(a)nastydesigns.com> wrote in message
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> In article <hl9c1h$gkv$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>,
> "TKM" <no.mail(a)no.net> wrote:
>
>> One thing we learned about our 2006 Prius though when we left the car
>> parked
>> for several weeks is to turn off the switch (near the steering column)
>> that
>> powers the remote key system. The battery (the small one in the rear,
>> not
>> the power battery) was flat when we tried to start the car and we needed
>> a
>> jump start to get the car going.
>
> a) that's one reason it's nice to have a simpler car, like my Prius
> without that
>
> b) fortunately, you really only need flashlight batteries to "jump" the
> Prius into opening the relays and activating the 201v electrical system.

Clever, but it makes sense. Relays don't take much power. Any idea of what
the voltage has to be? A 2-cell flashlight is only 3 volts and the Prius
battery is 12 volts.

TKM