I tried to floor the gas paddle from a moving motion (30km/h), the thing i notice is that you wont get the sudden surge of acceleration like you normal car, you will hear you petrol engine giving you the vroom sound but the speed is steadly increase. This action actually burn more petrol but delivers less energy to the car.

As for the response whether if it is electric or engine or both, it depends. But in the end, if the gas paddle is hold to the floor, the end indicator will be engine


my 2 cents

Answer can be found here
http://priuschat.com/threads/no-key-fob-in...away-wow.97874/

Quite interesting and conflicting as well after reading on the above link. No-key vs dead FOB. The point is that if your car is in the off engine mode, without or Dead FOB, you wont be able to start your car....
If in the event engine have been started, means the a valid FOB used to start the engine, the car wont be able to differentiate if the car is on the road or parking after the car cannot detect the FOB.
Imagine if you were to drive on a highway, and suddenly your FOB is dead(Battery Dead), do you want your car to stop after 20m cruising 120km/h??

This post has been edited by KnightFox: Feb 21 2013, 11:41 AM

Please note that on your door handle there is a key hole, where you can insert you key to open the door. and the key is with your FOB. But, worse case scenario is that you left your FOB inside the car and the kids lock the door. This is the same as current car, if you left your key inside the car and your kid lock the door .

my 2 cents

This post has been edited by KnightFox: Feb 21 2013, 02:00 PM

1. for Non-Hybrid car, did you all engine off during fueling up??
Yes.

2. for Hybrid car / PC, did you all engine off during fueling up??
Yes, when i am driving alone.

3. is it necessary to engine off our PC during fuel up?
By right you should, this is because when you Hybrid Battery is at low; the engine will start up to charge back. But People even with Normal Petrol Car, sometime do let the engine running when fueling up.

Anyone install DRL on their PC yet? hehehe... not those TRD version... >.<

Carefull on the wiring part there mate... dunn want to have your warranty void... >.<

Want to have it but dare not to installed, after all scared it may burn ECU =X. Remember in one for the TW forum, where one guy change light bulb and ECU gone.... Also, refer to your manual; there is a clause where mention tempered wiring will void warranty. If PnP, the should be no issue.

Say, for those who has done 10k service; may i know what type of full sync oil is toyota using?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daytime_running_lamp <<=== Answer to What is DRL xD

The System is designed for driver to continue driving the car even after the SKS key's battery has gone dead. Once the car engine is turned off, the car wont be able to start again until a valid SKS key is detected. You would not want to let your car gone dead in the highway where you are driving at a speed of 120km/h. This is also because of the car is not able differentiate after the engine has started; that the driver is not having the SKS or the SKS Battery is dead? Since the car have been started, means SKS key was detected. And also the car would not be able to determine you are on the road/home/parking lots after the engine was ignited. After all, PC is still mainly mechanical not fully AI.

Current PC is not taxed anyway. Only those after that is hit by import tax, will then be screaming about it 3 years later.....

HHhmmm... here my update.....
Locked on with "P" + Handbreak on and switch to energy screen, i floored the gas paddle... this is what i notice.
1. I dont see any energy flow between Battery nor Engine.
2. The moment you floored, it silent.
3. 3~5seconds later i start to notice petrol engine sound. Are you sure it you hybrid engine that sound or Petrol?

If everthing goes as what it is.... this means that PC will be tax somewhere last quater of 2013....
3 years down the road .... PC price will surely go up... even now; price on 2012 and 2013 has gone up abit by RM300.
If the government reduce the tax to 0% ..... the price of PC will still be higher that what of the most PC owner in 2012.... (this is call inflation)
Note that currently PC cars is still 0% import Tax.... until last quater of 2013....

Today is my 1st time real mechanical failure on my PC...
Electric Powersteering System (EPS) lights up....
Car dead....immediately....yes.....
stranded....waiting for autoassist.