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#30 of 39 block heater by poodlgal Aug 31, 2007 (9:03 am)
In addition to many of the items mentioned before, I wish Toyota would install block heaters as a standard feature. They improve mileage and avoid the hassle of explaining to the mechanics why anyone would want one! I've heard they come standard in Canada. Replies to this message: wwest (Sep 03, 2007 8:11 am) monte8 (Dec 05, 2007 7:15 pm)
#32 of 39 Re: block heater [poodlgal] by wwest Sep 03, 2007 (8:11 am)
Replying to: poodlgal (Aug 31, 2007 9:03 am) So, you'd like to be paying 24/7 for power coming out of the wall plug vs the minor cost level extra fuel burned in the very few minutes/miles it take to warm the engine coolant to the same level as the block heater.   Don't most block heaters only keep the engine coolant above ~40F...??   Back in the sixties and seventies block heaters seemed to be fairly common in MT and AK where wintertime temperatures get so low that ATF and power stearing fluids become SLUSH.   They had to be plugged in, generally, 24/7 since no one could predict when the vehicle would next be used/needed.   Reminds me of being in Fairbanks in the wintertime and going to a movie with all the vehicles setting around on nearby streets and parking lots, unoccupied, but with the engine idling. Replies to this message: monte8 (Dec 05, 2007 7:15 pm)
#33 of 39 Re: block heater [wwest] by monte8 Dec 05, 2007 (7:15 pm)
Replying to: wwest (Sep 03, 2007 8:11 am) "So, you'd like to be paying 24/7 for power coming out of the wall plug vs the minor cost level extra fuel burned in the very few minutes/miles it take to warm the engine coolant to the same level as the block heater."   A)You can use a timer to limit your electric use; and B)The extra fuel used is actually more expensive (both in $ and environmentally) than the electricity.    "Don't most block heaters only keep the engine coolant above ~40F...??"   When it is -30F, that is significant. However, I don't believe it is simple as that. The block heater is just a resistance heater that is either on (plugged in) or off, depending on the car/truck they are designed to fit , they have different watt ratings. I am fairly sure they also have a thermal overload protection feature. That means that if it is a large engine with a small block heater and it is really cold (say -40F), the engine will only be warmed slightly. If the block heater is larger, or the engine smaller, the engine will be warmer.   (I live in North Dakota and spent 7 1/2 years in Alaska, including 3 years in Barrow. Our car there had a block heater, oil pan heater, transmission oil pan heater, battery blanket and trickle charger for the battery.)
#34 of 39 Deperately needed feature by t_mooney May 10, 2008 (12:32 pm)
I have a 2007, maybe they fixed this in 2008? You can't use the Nav system to locate an address or gas station while you're rolling. I understand the need to pay attention to driving, but the pasenger should be able to do it! If the airbag switch is on, indicating there is an adult passenger, you should be able to use the Nav system. It is SO freaking dangerous to stop on some 70 MPH roads with a narrow shoulder and tractor trailers flying by you, but Toyota needlessly forces you into this dangerous situation thinking they're keeping you safe. All the nanny bureaucrats don't work for the government. Replies to this message: wwest (May 10, 2008 8:31 pm)
#35 of 39 Re: Deperately needed feature [t_mooney] by wwest May 10, 2008 (8:31 pm)
Replying to: t_mooney (May 10, 2008 12:32 pm) And you can't simply take the next exit and THEN check the Nav...??
#36 of 39 Trip Distance Display by lizcnyc May 11, 2008 (11:55 am)
A simple question...maybe. Im the owner of a 2008 HiHy Limited Edition, no nav, no DVD. Almost everything works great, conservative gas mileage estimate of about 28 mpg, highway and city. Here's the question: when I re-set the MF display to O, I get a reading of MPG down to the decimal point, which is great, but the distance reading is in whole numbers only -- no decimal. So I can't measure distances accurately (i.e. to give directions to my house I might say "It's 2.7 miles from town, etc.) Is this bogus, or did I not read the manual correctly? Help, this minor glitch really irks me. Replies to this message: monte8 (Jun 04, 2008 1:55 pm) hlander (Jul 19, 2008 12:47 pm)
#37 of 39 2009? Too early for changes? by rdalemercer May 31, 2008 (4:02 am)
Good morning. I'm just wondering if anyone has read anything about the proposed changes to the 2009 model year Hybrid Highlander and could list them up?   Thanks in advance....
#38 of 39 Re: Trip Distance Display [lizcnyc] by monte8 Jun 04, 2008 (1:55 pm)
Replying to: lizcnyc (May 11, 2008 11:55 am) If you check the math, you will see that the tenths of a mile on distance do not make any significant change in the answer.
#39 of 39 Re: Trip Distance Display [lizcnyc] by hlander Jul 19, 2008 (12:47 pm)
Replying to: lizcnyc (May 11, 2008 11:55 am) dear lizcnyc,   If you want to read the distance (in decimal), you can use the trip odometer A or B. Just press the bottom to change to trip A or B then press and hold for few second to reset.   I hope that will help you.

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