Re: Prius seldom runs on batteries alone?

On Sun, 18 Feb 2007 04:56:22 GMT, "Tomes" <askme@here.net> wrote:
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>"Andrew Stephenson" wrote ...[color=green]
>> "Tomes" writes:[color=darkred]
>>> Ah - I found it: "Slowing down to less than 24 MPH (39 km/h) will cause
>>> the cruise-control "resume" memory to reset. So if you have to slow
>>> down
>>> or stop, you'll need to set the speed again." - From the Toyota Prius
>>> User
>>> Guide
>>> [url]http://john1701a.com/prius/documents/Prius_User-Guide.pdf[/url]
>>>
>>> So how do you start and accelerate in cruise control in the Prius?
>>> What
>>> is the trick?[/color]
>>
>> Can't answer the "how to start in cruise" part: never tried. If
>> you think about it, start and/or accelerate are not big parts of
>> cruising.
>>
>> Changing cruise speed I do by the book: flip cruise lever up (+1
>> mph) or down (-1 mph).
>> --
>> Andrew Stephenson
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>That's just it, I don't think you can. I do see this as a Toyota flaw.
>In my Jeep it remembers what the cruise was set at so after paying a toll
>you can just go back to the former speed without needing to find it again.
>Since that one is a 5-speed, I cannot try to have it go from the startup.
>
>And, yep, changing the cruise speed is just as you note.
>Tomes[/color]

I guess every manufacturer does it differently. Honda cruise control
will remember the speed until you shut off the engine or at least the
CC master switch. However, the CC cannot be engaged at speeds below
~20 mph. I think they want to prevent someone from inadvertently
engaging the CC and having the car jump from a stationary position.

On Feb 18, 10:56 pm, "Ray O" <rokigawaATtristarassociatesDOTcom>
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> "Tomes" <a...@here.net> wrote in message
> IIRC, the minimum speed to set cruise control on a Toyota is around 25 MPH,
> below which, the CC will not set and the memory clears. I can set the CC on
> our 3 Toyotas at 30 MPH, which I do in areas where the police often sit ;-)[/color]

US 2004 Owner's Manual, section 2-6 "Operation of Instruments and
Controls, "POWER switch, transmission, and parking brake," "Cruise
Control," page 141:
"The cruise control allows you to cruise the vehicle at a desired
speed over 40
km/h (25 mph) even with your foot off the accelerator pedal."

Myself, I've been able to set the cruise control at 24mph, so I'd
guess that the kph is the more important trigger there...

"Tomes" <askme@here.net> wrote in message
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> IIRC, the minimum speed to set cruise control on a Toyota is around 25[color=green]
>> MPH, below which, the CC will not set and the memory clears. I can set
>> the CC on our 3 Toyotas at 30 MPH, which I do in areas where the police
>> often sit ;-)
>> --
>>
>> Ray O
>> (correct punctuation to reply)
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> Yeah, I just looked it up and it is supposed to be 24 MPH on the Prius.
> That's better than I thought. But still, I would like to see a minimum of
> 'already engaged in forward motion' rather than any minimum.
> Tomes
>[/color]

The minimum speed for cruise control has been 25 MPH since cruise control
first appeared on Toyotas. My guess is that speed was chosen to prevent
someone trying to use it in stop-and-go driving.
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Ray O
(correct punctuation to reply)