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problems with my prius
by willep
1. The automatic "no slide" feature means that the wheels do not spin on ice if you accelerate. While this may be statistically better for people driving on ice, it is a nightmare if you are stuck in a snowdrift and need to time acceleration and manual pushing, which requires some slippage. The wheels don't spin, so you do not get to use the motor to help get out of the drift.
2. There is no apparent way to put it in neutral when the battery is dead, again a problem if you need to push it out of the garage to get to the battery to jump it.
3. There doesn't seem to be a system for getting upgrades of the software into the computer: GPS, etc.
I know I had some more like this...
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