2010 Prius: Starting Procedure

Details about the starting procedure for the 2010 Prius.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• Toyota
• Prius
• 2010
• starting
• procedure
• hybrid

[prepschoolpolitico]

@creepynut you're completely right. i own a 3rd gen prius and i've actually taken the battery out of the key to test this. all you do is hold the key to the button (as the video shows), remove it, and press the button. fires right up. the advantage of having a battery is so that you don't have to pull it out of your pocket so the vehicle will just detect it on you.

[adric22]

@dagrome - I don't know about the 3rd gen (shown here) but my 2nd Gen prius has a slot under the steering wheel you can physically insert the key-fob in case of a complete battery failure. I've tried it even with the battery removed from the FOB and it works. I guess I should ask somebody with a 3rd Gen prius if this will also work.

[harrisons94]

@JohnnyKennedy93

whats up with you dickriding jfk bro

[Harukoozt]

@creepynut You can't do it because it doesn't have a good enough gas engine I don't think. It's possible the car could go a few miles w/o it's motor, but you'd have to get it starting.

[creepynut]

@dagrome Are you sure about that? (I'm not!) I had assumed it worked like a regular passive RFID tag. For instance I have a security key fob for work which has no battery, but still manages to work. I thought the Prius one would be like this.

[dagrome]

@creepynut That trick only works if the battery is low. Once it is dead, than even that trick will no longer work. The reason being that even if the battery is low it still emits a very weak signal (which is why you put it closer to the start button.) But once it is completely dead than no signal is emitted and therefore you can not start the car.

[creepynut]

@dagrome Did you even watch the video? It explains at 1:15 that if the battery is low (and presumably dead) you can touch the key to the power button before pressing it.

[dagrome]

I don't like these power buttons that manufacturers have been using lately. If your key runs out of batteries then you can't start your car. Seriously...? What the hell are you supposed to do if you have your spare "key" at home as a backup? This to me just sounds stupid, instead of focusing time and money on building a new key, they should be making other features of the car more convenient.

[ACCSESS247]

If you don't know how to start it then you should not be driving it

[JohnnyKennedy93]

A starting procedure? They talk about it like it's mission control at the Kennedy Space Center