Also, it’s a totally random shift order from normal. You push it left and down for drive, hold it left for neutral, and left and up for reverse, and right and down for B. What’s B? B is regenerative brakingEngine Braking, I’m a fool, and you can’t shift directly to it from any mode other than drive. It also does not work with cruise control. The Prius is a deeply strange vehicle.
Haha! Fool! My Prius knowledge is finally useful!
B mode is actually engine braking. Energy from the wheels is intentionally wasted to turn the engine (with valves timed to compress and release air, with no fuel). It’s there basically just for big downhills, to save your brake pads a bit. The Prius uses regenerative braking all the time with the brake pedal (unless the traction battery is full).
By the way, cruise control does use engine braking under a specific circumstance - again with downhills, if you’ve filled up the battery, preventing further regeneration, and it needs to slow down, it will use engine braking even outside of B mode.
Also, it’s a totally random shift order from normal. You push it left and down for drive, hold it left for neutral, and left and up for reverse, and right and down for B. What’s B? B is
regenerative brakingEngine Braking, I’m a fool, and you can’t shift directly to it from any mode other than drive. It also does not work with cruise control. The Prius is a deeply strange vehicle.Haha! Fool! My Prius knowledge is finally useful! B mode is actually engine braking. Energy from the wheels is intentionally wasted to turn the engine (with valves timed to compress and release air, with no fuel). It’s there basically just for big downhills, to save your brake pads a bit. The Prius uses regenerative braking all the time with the brake pedal (unless the traction battery is full).
By the way, cruise control does use engine braking under a specific circumstance - again with downhills, if you’ve filled up the battery, preventing further regeneration, and it needs to slow down, it will use engine braking even outside of B mode.
Oh hey, I drive this era of Prius and I didn’t know that! Cool!
Not that I have many downhill to use it on cuz I live in fucking indiana but y’know. Still cool to learn more about my car :D
Oh hey, I drive this era of Prius and I didn’t know that! Cool!
Not that I have many downhill to use it on cuz I live in fucking indiana but y’know. Still cool to learn more about my car :D
I didn’t know Priuses had jake brakes.
I am a fool! Thank you for sharing your knowledge, I didn’t realize I had been misinformed! Engine braking totally makes sense though.