Toyota Prius 5 Hidden Features You Didn't Know About

[@ilovemyevo556]

1. press lock and unlock on fob to toggle driver door lock or all doors lock unlock 2. nothing happens when you press the power button while driving 3. the window will not close with something in the way (sorry can't accidentally choke the wife) 4. reset maintenance light 3:30 mark 5. how to start the car with a dead battery in your fob 6. Smart key demonstration (yes he can't count)

[@rayrayrun]

Number 6 only unlock the driver door. Am I missing something here? Gen2 here

[@HokoraYinphine]

@@rayrayrun likely under settings>vehicle in your infotainment center

[@Maceyee1]

you can also lock all the doors without your fob as the 3 lines on the driver door handle is capacitive

[@ferruccioveglio8090]

4. maintenance light? ?8-/ maybe not in EU?

[@ronsedlak4019]

@@ferruccioveglio8090 possibly means check engine light?

[@Jewel_xo1]

I’m glad I watched this to learn how to reset the oil change reminder. The Toyota dealership sometimes forgets to reset mine after an oil change

[@bj231bj]

You know what ? I bought a 2015 Prius brand new and always I was always complaining why the passenger door unlocks all the doors and the driver door does not. After 5 years with that problem I did not know about that and I read the manual and there was nothing. I just subscribe to your channel. Thanks a lot!!!! 😊

[@everthingsabrajohnson714]

It is a safety setting so that a stranger can’t jump in on the passenger side when you’re alone

[@bj231bj]

@@everthingsabrajohnson714 that is true thanks for the info

[@anAngeal]

I have a 2012 Prius C with that issue. XD Now I know how to fix it, but I’m about to trade it in anyway!

[@huskboo]

Huh? How do you fix this?

[@bj231bj]

what are you trying to do? What do you want?

[@shepshape2585]

Resetting the maintenance required light in my 2015 Prius is different, and I don't know how you even got this to work. You start the car, tap the TRIP button until it's showing TRIP A. Then shut the car off. Then hold down the km/h button WITHOUT touching the brakes and tap the START button twice. That is how you reset the maintenance required light.

[@stuartc252]

I'm just about to buy a used 2010 Prius and am happy to see this video. Especially the parts about unlocking and starting the car when the battery goes out on the key fob.

[@karlbe8414]

Video worth watching for at least how to start your car if the key FOB battery dies! Thanks! New owner of 2012 Prius 4 as of today! 57.2 mpg on the way home of car dealer!

[@stevenj9970]

Good JOB! I love my 2013 Prius, best car I have ever owned!!

[@LoveWarLoveRussia]

Same I love my 2013 Prius 😂best car I ever owned I bought it yesterday lol 😂

[@stevenj9970]

@@LoveWarLoveRussia Good choice, drove Chicago to Michigan Sunday...450 miles round trip. 53.5 miles per gallon both ways..

[@samp6237]

Gen 3 Prius best car ever

[@theresa337]

You can also leave car running and locked. Pull the mechanical key out, leave fob in the car, roll the driver window down, get out of the car, put you hand in the window and lock it, then roll the window back up and Quickly! Remove your arm from window. Use key to get back in.

[@eltonbass8734]

I drive a 2012 Prius V, and this video is awesome. Thank you so much

[@RiverCrystal]

That trick on how to switch lock settings is so helpful! I use my Prius for deliveries so it's nice that I can unlock everything at once.

[@Good-vibess]

You can also lock the car by touching the top of the front door handle.

[@marmarschreiber2920]

I know that I figured that a few months ago.

[@Goody2shzToo]

You can also lock it by touching the round button just to the right of where you press to open the hatch.

[@Drab_Mode]

When you are stopped and not in park and turn off the car it’ll go in park for ya

[@LoveWarLoveRussia]

The car also turns off the engine once coming to a complete stop 2013 ❤

[@jonathanbashirproductionsl2226]

I just bought a 2012 and it was nice to learn these features. Very useful because if I ever ran out of battery I would have called a tow truck LOL 😂

[@Djoppe-ow3em]

Bruh its hybrid not electronic

[@LoveWarLoveRussia]

@@Djoppe-ow3emhe is talking about the battery in the key phob

[@bagelandapriusrv]

Thanks, very helpful! Plus, I had been wondering what to do if my fob battery was dead, I'm SO glad to know what to do now!!

[@UzairAmirs]

I only knew about the door locking and unlocking via the door handles. Thanks for this helpful and great video

[@sleekitwan]

Someone asked ‘what about warming up the car in winter while you are wanting to be inside or dashing about doing other things, how to make the car be ‘on’ but secure?’ This is the answer, my solution, should work, and is 99% as good as using the spare key method that older, ‘dumb’ cars let you do!… You can minimise this issue. On our old cars, I just put the one key in, leave it to warm up and have the spare key that I can lock it with, but these are ‘dumb’ systems (conveniently/luckily). What I did discover with the Prius is, if you power up the car, then while inside it, press the driver ‘doors lock’ switch on the driver door arm rest, the situation is then obviously that all the doors are locked, but if you exit by the driver door by simply operating the door handle, ALL OTHER DOORS remain locked, and the trunk/boot too. I found this annoying until you raised this question…now I realise, if I do exactly the same thing, but via the passenger door, it’s effectively stopping a theft, by this method: Enter the vehicle normally, power up the Prius. Now making sure obvs the ‘hand’ brake/parking brake is applied with the foot pedal, and ‘P’ is engaged for your safety and others, get out and walk around to the passenger side, and get inside the car, shut the door behind you. Now just lean over to the driver side, and press that ‘lock doors’ rocker switch in the driver’s door. What ought to happen now, is when you simply pull the passenger door handle, or maybe flick the unlock rocker adjacent to it, you can exit the vehicle but ALL OTHER DOORS INCLUDING THE DRIVER’S DOOR REMAIN LOCKED. Now, obviously, this leaves the passenger door, unlocked but, with that huge console up the middle, nobody ‘normal’ is gonna get in the ‘wrong’ side of the vehicle, clamber over, and try to drive away. Ergo, this is 99% as good in my book, as the old dumb systems where you use the spare key and the car has no clue you are in or out as such, though they may have proximity detectors for the keys themselves, the door-locking is not coped-for by software etc. Now I’m busting a gut to try this…it should work, because when my passenger in the front keeps complaining the door’s locked when they try to get out, and I instruct them how to unlock just their door, I do NOT hear the rest of the doors unlock when they exit the vehicle. Now there might be a cacophony of beeps, as Prius protests you are not in the vehicle, but I’d put up with that if it happens. Doesn’t always happen, I dunno why. Take care all. [EDIT: Do not try to make this ‘foolproof’ by flicking the latch/rocker lock thing, adjacent to the front passenger door handle inside, UNLESS YOU DEFINITELY HAVE THE SPARE KEY AND DEFINITELY KNOW IT WORKS! In theory, this might well fully lock the Prius, you might outsmart the system, I dunno, but if you do this smarty-pants move, while say at the in-laws or spmewhere you don;t have the spare key, or your spare key is no good, you are completely reliant on the hand-touching the outer door handle method, to unlock the car, and I am not at all sure that works when the Prius key is INSIDE the car. In fact, now I think of it, my marvellous idea only works, if the Prius realises the key is inside/the car is powered-on, and thereby refuses to allow an external person/assailant to open the door with the handle sensor!! So, now that’s another thing I have to try out! But it can’t allow another person to do that, to enter by using the door handle outside when the car is powered on, I am sure I heard ‘Prius camper’ and ‘hunkering’ types say the car is secure when they are inside…so I will test this, but am pretty certain my system/method holds good.]

[@ronsedlak4019]

The other safety feature here is that it does not even matter if you lock your car once you start it and it is warming up in your driveway. You can go about shoveling snow in your driveway or whatever. No one can steal your car as long as you have the key FOB in your pocket and you are not close to the car. They won't be able to drive the car away if the FOB is not in the car! If someone jumps in your car, just run inside the house (if you are afraid of confronting them) and call 911. They will not get anywhere. Another thing is if you get car-jacked and the FOB is in your pocket, just run like hell away from the car to a safe location. The car jacker will not be able to go anywhere with your car if the FOB is not in the car. If anyone has info that contradicts this, please let me know.

[@michaelhoward142]

@@ronsedlak4019 Nope. The key fob is only necessary to start the Prius. Once it's "on", the key fob is no longer required until it is turned off and you want to start it again. So if your Prius is on, it can be driven normally without the key fob.

[@warrenkawamoto8660]

You unlocked the doors by touching the front inside of the handle, but you didn't show how to lock it by touching those ridges on top of the handle. As long as the FOB is in your pocket or purse, no need to take out the FOB.

[@gxtfj9520]

How

[@ronsedlak4019]

@@gxtfj9520 As long as he FOB is in your pocket or purse close to you and the car, you can lock and unlock the car simply by touching the driver's side door handle or the 2-3 little ridges on top of the handle.

[@zaidkhouri]

Just great thanks for such a useful video.....

[@GK7GARAGE]

Thank you ZK

[@piplupsuper0]

you forgot to add that if you touch the 3 lines on the door it also locks the car without the fob, i kinda figured out all of this stuff just messin with my prius, who needs owners manual >:D

[@nataliekidd5408]

Yes it was helpful

[@Iamtheman4000]

Does this apply for the Prius prime by hybrid 2021 model?

[@stevenj9970]

For security I have doors set to only unlock driver door when I reach inside the handle. if I do same on passenger side all doors unlock. Also, 1 unlock hit on fob unlocks only driver door, double hit unlock on fab unlocks every door.

[@adamkh3894]

thanks for sharing :)

[@Goody2shzToo]

You can lock the car from the outside while the car is running by first locking all the doors from the inside then manually unlocking the drivers side then locking it from the outside using the little key in the key fob. When you want to unlock it, you use the little key again in the drivers side door. This is in case you want to leave the A/C running on a really hot day or something like that.

[@Goody2shzToo]

ALWAYS return that little key to the key fob immediately or some day you will regret it.

[@cavanmorber3238]

Ty bro

[@EZPNZ]

How did you get all doors to unlock when you put your hand under the driver handle? Usually the driver side only unlocks? Thanks.

[@GK7GARAGE]

Hold both buttons on the fob before

[@Now_To_Infinity]

Thank you God bless you 👑✝️

[@RewskOnTV]

I have a 2016 my car does not have the button to reset the maintenance required notification how do I reset ? Thank you great video btw

[@kman6635]

This is a great video, since mine is JDM the owner's manual is in Japanese so I can't read it. So this is good for knowing about my car.

[@liveintehpast]

Thanks!

[@gabrielspcs1]

The 2020 Prius AWD-e must be different. If I am not moving but the car is in Drive and you press the power button the car will put itself into park and shutdown at the same time.

[@JuanPablo-kt4uh]

All prius will do that when in drive but not moving. My 2013 does it.

[@ronsedlak4019]

He was talking about pressing the power button while the car was moving

[@Erichhh]

1:22 nothing happens if you're moving. HOWEVER, There's a fast exit feature: Pull up to park, come to a complete stop, push the power button, get out of the car and lock it. No need to push the park button first.

[@RennieAsh]

I do use them Park button out of habit for safety so I'm not forgetting if I'm in drive etc

[@jayadinash9102]

Somehow, when I got rid of the oil maintenance reminder, I switched the speedometer from miles to kilometers. How do I change it back? (2010 Prius)

[@rhawensilvr9725]

Not sure on the 2010, but the 2013 has a m/km button above the hour and minute change buttons behind the wheel to the right side.

[@ronsedlak4019]

You just push that same miles/km button again

[@nrgonline]

These are all standard Toyota/Lexus features btw. Also you can shut the car down by holding the start button while driving. It’s like turning the key off.

[@6or7breadsticks]

when using remote start while running, are you *sure* nothing happens? or does the car go into valet mode?

[@ferruccioveglio8090]

Valet mode on a Prius v3?

[@vijay10la50]

Awesome

[@asifkhaled1536]

U have cd player? U didn't get with screen feature?

[@kaltrex9465]

What happens if the park button is pressed while driving?

[@RennieAsh]

It'll go into park below a certain speed. If too high I guess it does nothing or maybe complains at you

[@Luv4Dollar]

I didnt know how to set the remote to unlock all 4 doors instead of just mine. Thanks

[@telabib]

What would happen if while moving along the P button was pressed ?

[@xandertheo5989]

Nothing. Or puts you in neutral I forgot but did it a few weeks ago.

[@telabib]

@@xandertheo5989 thanks

[@Techno-Charge]

Thanks for the tips. I have a question, what happens if I turn on the car (in winter to clear the snow,) and go back inside the house with key , will it stop? Can someone drive away ?

[@brookehude3872]

Car won't shut off but I've learned that you can't lock it and I'm unsure about driving off in it. Have to give it a try

[@Techno-Charge]

@@brookehude3872 thanks

[@sleekitwan]

You can minimise this issue. On our old cars, I just put the one key in, leave it to warm up and have the spare key that I can lock it with, but these are ‘dumb’ systems (conveniently/luckily). What I did discover with the Prius is, if you power up the car, then while inside it, press the driver ‘doors lock’ switch on the driver door arm rest, the situation is then obviously that all the doors are locked, but if you exit by the driver door by simply operating the door handle, ALL OTHER DOORS remain locked, and the trunk/boot too. I found this annoying until you raised this question…now I realise, if I do exactly the same thing, but via the passenger door, it’s effectively stopping a theft, by this method: Enter the vehicle normally, power up the Prius. Now making sure obvs the ‘hand’ brake/parking brake is applied with the foot pedal, and ‘P’ is engaged for your safety and others, get out and walk around to the passenger side, and get inside the car, shut the door behind you. Now just lean over to the driver side, and press that ‘lock doors’ rocker switch in the driver’s door. What ought to happen now, is when you simply pull the passenger door handle, or maybe flick the unlock rocker adjacent to it, you can exit the vehicle but ALL OTHER DOORS INCLUDING THE DIRVER’S DOOR REMAIN LOCKED. Now, obviously, this leaves the passenger door, unlocked but, with that huge console up the middle, nobody ‘normal’ is gonna get in the ‘wrong’ side of the vehicle, clamber over, and try to drive away. Ergo, this is 99% as good in my book, as the old dumb systems where you use the spare key and the car has no clue you are in or out as such, though they may have proximity detectors for the keys themselves, the door-locking is not coped-for by software etc. Now I’m busting a gut to try this…it should work, because when my passenger in the front keeps complaining the door’s locked when they try to get out, and I instruct them how to unlock just their door, I do NOT hear the rest of the doors unlock when they exit the vehicle. Now there might be a cacophony of beeps, as Prius protests you are not in the vehicle, but I’d put up with that if it happens. Doesn’t always happen, I dunno why. Take care all.

[@ronsedlak4019]

@@brookehude3872 You will find that you will not be able to take the car out of PARK while the FOB is not in the car, even if it is already running in Park. Therefore no one will be able to drive your car away,. But you should test it on your exact car to be sure.

[@guevara0590]

What about how to remove the beep every time you reverse?

[@justin9174]

Its a safe thing all toyota hybrid have it .

[@ram89572]

You can't turn it off completely, but you are supposedly able to take them to a Toyota dealer and have them (im sure they charge a fee for it) change it so it isnt a constant annoying beep. It will still beep some though

[@fionnfalk2681]

@@ram89572 yeah I did this with my Prius I just asked them to do it when I got my regular maintenance and they did it for free

[@jikester]

@@ram89572 I bought a bluetooth OBD reader for my phone, then I can go in and shut it off. Like you said, you still get the one beep but it's better than the constant beeping in reverse.

[@StamatiStamatiou]

That's a free feature on the Dr. Prius App (Requires an OBD2 scanner)

[@alakhniranjan1799]

Best car ever!

[@archmasterone]

One really cool feature is if you take your left hand and lay it on top of the drivers side rear view mirror, while your hand is on the mirror lift your right foot off the ground and hold that position for six seconds. Notice that nothing happened at all. That trick is good if you want to look foolish. It doesn't do anything on the passenger side either.

[@Sr89hot]

That only happens on Thursdays.

[@anhonestreviewer7015]

What’s the purpose of the first feature - all doors unlock vs driver only unlock??

[@too_many_fish]

If you have kids and you always want all doors open on first click...maybe?

[@anhonestreviewer7015]

Micah Fischer mine unlocks all doors by default so I find it odd that there’s an option for one door to be unlocked. I always thought all doors unlocked by default is what everyone has as that’s more practical, right?

[@averagelya9004]

I think it’s so if you are in a parking garage or somewhere you feel slightly unsafe and you’re alone you can unlock your car door and get in and not worry about someone hopping in your passenger side or something.

[@anhonestreviewer7015]

Averagely A that’s an interesting take on that particular feature. In those circumstances it would definitely be useful. Nice profile pic by the way. Where was it taken?

[@briank16]

So that when you unlock the driver door, all of your passengers can also get in their doors without you having to physically pull open the driver door and push the unlock button on the inside to let everyone in, which is annoying. The negative side is if you are worried that a criminal of some sort will jump in your passenger door when you unlock your driver door

[@leenavaj2947]

The window is not the greatest thing. Safety or not, I like to be able to close my window(s) when someone is trying to rob or steal my car when I’m in it

[@hajirafik6686]

Hi, how to change from unlocking all doors to unlock only the driver door? For safety reasons

[@ronsedlak4019]

Press and hold both lock and unlock buttons on key FOB while you are near your car. Hold for 5 seconds or so until there is a series of beeps from the car. If you want to reverse the process, repeat the same action.

[@MrMitchellmitchell]

If you want to shut the car off while driving you hold the button down for like 3 seconds or something

[@Cdbd4]

Hidden feature: when I press the brake pedal the car will brake 😅

[@MultiShiv19]

Hey, how did you turn off the beeping when on reverse?

[@GEAUXFRUGAL]

Get a Corvette.

[@MultiShiv19]

@@GEAUXFRUGAL I've already turned off the reverse beep

[@GEAUXFRUGAL]

@@MultiShiv19 ¿ Got a Corvette?

[@MultiShiv19]

@@GEAUXFRUGAL nope, turned it off on my prius

[@GEAUXFRUGAL]

@@MultiShiv19 Ok how ? Cut a wire or programmed it silent?

[@jacobblackwell3804]

You saved my ass with the dead key fob feature.

[@jesseobrien5864]

How do I was Hulu on the tablet in the console

[@GEAUXFRUGAL]

Love the window sensor Dad has a bad habit of hand in the way.

[@davidduncan8244]

Wish I knew all this had the car for almost 8 years.

[@raffaellorelaxingvideo]

Hi, nice video! What happens instead if you push "P" button while driving? Hope nothing, it is situated in un unsafe place. I own the 3rd gen

[@ram89572]

I suspect it will reject that request. All modern vehicles use a computer to control shifts and those computers will be programmed to reject out of range requests until conditions are right. Same reason why you can't throw a modern vehicle into reverse at 60mph. The computer will read you moving the shifter and will also see the current conditions as told by the other computers in the car and it will reject the request until your speed drops to within certain parameters so as to prevent catastrophic failures and accidents.

[@raffaellorelaxingvideo]

@@ram89572 thank you. I suspect it too. For emergency brake insted it is mechanical,so we should be aware .

[@654Bearcub]

Hello, I have a 2013 Prius and when I put in R, it beeps, is there a way to get that off? It sounds much like the seatbelt not engaged sound, thanks

[@dereks.5475]

Yes. The dealer can do it or you can use the Dr. Prius app (paid version) and OBDII plug.

[@Zillanator]

Most cars built after the 90s have that window safety feature so kids wouldn't get injured, or killed.

[@hotrodmercury3941]

Havent seen these except for luxury cars in the early 2000s, 90s. Only post 2008 it seems to have this feature. Owned a 2000 Grand Marquis LS 2008 Explorer Eddie Bower 2002 Blazer (twice) 2019 Rogue (has it)

[@elmundir]

I have a 2003 car and it doesnt have this feature

[@ram89572]

@@hotrodmercury3941 You're telling me a 2002 Blazer came with Express Up windows, but my 2004 Silverado (a much more expensive vehicle) only came with Express Down? Don't know that I buy that

[@2S1L3NT]

Wrong. My 2006 ram will crush whatever you place in front of that window going up...

[@joyd3825]

You forgot about the Jake brake.

[@Jacob_1775]

2:53 why is the thing in the middle always flickering

[@Watermeloncat-h]

It's the camera

[@jaymeez]

What if you hit Park while driving?

[@ronsedlak4019]

As covered above, likely nothing if you are driving at a higher speed but I wouldn't try it, as if you are going slow, it just might comply and cause you expensive problems.

[@richardb4787]

An "Easter Egg" hunt. The Apple software engineers loved to hide "Easter Eggs" in their software.

[@TTTTT5050]

mine does not unlock all four doors when I touch the driver door, it just unlock the driver door

[@ronsedlak4019]

If you want to change it to 'all doors unlocking at once', press and hold the lock and unlock buttons on the FOB for about 5 seconds until a series of beeps comes from the car.

[@Wickerman713]

the two grooves on the drivers door will also lock the car so you don't need to push the fob button to lock either

[@Father_Nature88]

Hey i bet you $100 if you hold the push to start buttom down while driving it will shut off!! Lol if its anything like other push to starts it will shut off.

[@GK7GARAGE]

Good to know

[@Father_Nature88]

Dont do it on a main road or anything being your steering might get super heavy and brakes might get all weird until you restart the car!

[@wadeatkinson4766]

Why would someone do that

[@ram89572]

@@wadeatkinson4766 emergencies such as engine runaway. Don't imagine it's too common on modern vehicles but I was in an '82 Buick Regal when I was a kid that experienced a runaway caused by a faulty cruise control. My uncle had to cut the engine to stop it and it did it again just as soon as he cranked the car back up. He had to shut it down again and go under the hood and actually unplug the cruise control module (or fuse not sure which) to stop the problem

[@hvacman4028]

I have almost the same story with my 86 Monte Carlo but I ran over a curb, through a fence, and a small 10ft tree stopped me. Car was fine after. I figured it was better than rear ending someone at the light going 45mph. So, I know how you feel.

[@ajproart2]

What about the parking button?

[@ilovemyevo556]

he should have put gen 3+ in the title

[@77.88.]

4 doors and trunk?

[@linkoa]

Ok....... so how about letting everyone knows about the hidden feature.................

[@whitenight9988]

Nothing new shown here eccept locking all doors

[@Jhboy2021]

🤙🏻

[@the_hater]

omg...

[@dudeman3986]

What happens if I shift to reverse while driving forward at 40mph

[@Cdbd4]

Nothing happens I’ve tried it