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Replying to: larsb (Mar 08, 2007 11:29 am) According to the interior pictures available for the Prius, I saw that the shift knob did show an 'N' position, which I would assume would be considered Neutral.
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Replying to: michael2003 (Mar 09, 2007 4:11 am)
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Replying to: gagrice (Mar 09, 2007 6:28 am)
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Replying to: kdhspyder (Mar 09, 2007 6:35 am)  I mean how do you cut the power to the whole blasted vehicle? Shut it off. You know like the switch on the back of your computer that actually turns it off. If the software goes wacky as it is prone to do you may not have an icon to touch on the screen.
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Replying to: gagrice (Mar 09, 2007 6:43 am) The On/Off button is in front where a keyhole might be but on the dash. |
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Replying to: gagrice (Mar 09, 2007 6:43 am) Mikko Hypponen, director of antivirus research at F-Secure, recently obtained a 2005 Prius from Toyota. Toyota (which also owns Lexus) said the Bluetooth used in the Prius was similar to the system found in the Lexus. Toyota cars use a proprietary operating system, not Symbian. Despite re-creating hazardous circumstances, in which someone walks into a Bluetooth-enabled Prius with a Cabir-infected cell phone, the team at F-Secure was unable to infect the Prius. And when the researchers attempted to send the infected SIS file to the car, the Prius responded with a "transfer failed" message. In fact, they were unable to successfully perpetrate any known Bluetooth attack. So no, Gary, the Prius is not a Microsoft Windows machine - thankfully !!!
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Replying to: larsb (Mar 09, 2007 7:01 am)  No one has answered the question how do you remove power from the computer/hybrid system if something goes wrong while cruising down the highway? Soft switches do not remove power they only put it into sleep or standby mode. The proof being if you leave the car unattended for a few weeks it discharges the battery making the car unusable. I want to have the ability to CUT OFF the power quickly if the car goes berserk as it allegedly did in Washington this week. I don't think that is unreasonable. PS Same goes for a BMW that is out of control.
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Replying to: gagrice (Mar 09, 2007 8:02 am)  Same as turning off the key on any car.
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Replying to: larsb (Mar 09, 2007 8:34 am)
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Replying to: gagrice (Mar 09, 2007 9:01 am) Kdhspyder, do you know? 
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