Prius (2010-12) Fuel :: 2013 - Only Getting 13 Mpg?
Sep 21, 2013
After 2 fill-ups, I am only getting 41 mpg.
I drive a mixture of mountains, freeways, and streets.
I do use ev and Eco most of the time.
Sep 21, 2013
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Prius (2010-12) Fuel :: High Temps Dropping Fuel Economy?
While most of the emphasis I've seen on improving fuel economy seems to focus on warming the car up quickly in cool/cold weather, I seem to be experiencing significant mpg drops at the other end of the spectrum.
View 8 RepliesPrius (2010-12) Fuel :: Single Cell Displayed In The Fuel Display
I am new to the prius 2010.
I filled up last week and I noticed that as soon as a single cell display in the fuel display part has some empty section like 3/4 fuel(single cell) the next day or after that that whole cell disappears without it showing that single cell as being empty.
Around which fuel cell, when displayed, is it important and recommended to fill up gas again, with one cell remaining or two etc.
Prius (2010-12) Fuel :: High Fuel Consumption While Coasting With Charge Available?
When I go out to do errands around town (I live right in town) I get horrendous gas mileage. Now, I understand gas mileage is high at the beginning of a trip, but for this long and this high and under these circumstances? I'm getting ABOVE 10l/100km when I have 80% charge available (for americans, that's disgustingly high MPG like, pick-up truck high), AND my foot is completely off the gas. Literally, coasting, or braking, and I'm still sucking up gas. What the heck?
Is this just because it takes a certain amount of time for the engine to run no matter what or something? I still don't see any reason for me to be eating up all that gas when my foot isn't even on the gas AND most importantly, I have charge available. Feels pointless for me to use my car for what I use it for 70% of the time, which is for quick errands around town at low speeds. Thought the prius was suppose to be a superstar for this kind of thing.
Prius (2010-12) Fuel :: One Bar Flashing Fuel Light
So my fuel light started blinking after 480 miles. How much more can I drive it? The display shows 30 miles left before fill up but I read in the manual that when the fuel light starts blinking there is 1.6 gallons left so should that be like 75 miles left. Just wondering. To be on the safe side, I went to fill up.
View 19 RepliesPrius (2010-12) Fuel :: Bars On The Fuel Gauge?
I was heading to the gas station with one bar on the fuel gauge. When I got there to fill up I had two bars, same Miles To Empty (45). What would cause that?
View 6 RepliesPrius (Gen 3) Fuel :: 2013 - Cannot Get More Than 43 - 44 Mpg
I have a new 2013 prius 4 that now has 5400 miles.
I changed oil at 1200 miles and had the dealer put in 4 qts. I am running 40psi in front and 38psi in rear tires. I am unable to get more than 43-44 mpg on the display no matter what type of driving I do. The dealer tells me there is nothing wrong with the car and the problems lie with the gasoline and the amount of ethanol that is added.
I traded in a 2010 Prius with 55000 miles and was getting 47-48mpg on the display and actual 44-45 mpg doing the math.
Prius V Fuel :: 2013 - Can't Get Over 38 Mpg Average
So we bought our 2013 prius v 3 last week and have since put on just under 300miles. This is our family vehicle but most of the miles have come from me driving it to work. My commute is in the Phoenix area and the temps have been in the 30-40s in the morning and 60s when I leave. Terrain is flat, and mostly fwy, maybe 70% hwy and 30% streets. My gripe is that I have never seen the avg get over 38mpg. I have not taken it out of Eco mode the past 4 days.
Should I wait till after the first full up to start getting real numbers?
Prius (Gen 3) Fuel :: 2013 - Does The Car Always Warm Up After Each Start Up?
Well I bought my Prius 2013 II about a month ago so I have been learning alot about the car as I go and reading how to effectively get the best mileage from the car. I have only filled it up once so far but one thing I am trying to figure out is the mileage at start up. I have read that you get the worst mileage when you first start up the car after a nice period of no driver which I understand. They say 5-10 minutes of driving and it should be fine.
But my thing is it seems like every time I start my car up it goes through the whole slow mpg start up. Is that normal? Let me give you a example. I had to drive from work to a movie theater which was about 9 miles and I averaged around 68 mpg. Yes right when I started my car after a 8 hour shift the bars on dashboard next to the MPG were going up and down and would stay around 25-30 mpg for the first few minutes but would eventually go back to 99.9 when i was coasting.
Well anyways I drive to the movie theater just to get out and get a gift card for fathers day. So I am only gone for maybe 3 minutes. I get back into my car and start it up and my fuel consumption plummets to 20-30 mpg for a few minutes before it goes back into warm up mode. I was told your car should only do that your initial warm up after it hasnt been started but it seems like when I do many errands and I have to turn my car off for whatever reason. My gas plummets until I get the ball rolling again. IS this normal?
Prius V Fuel :: 2013 - Hitting Plateau At 51 Mpg
I have a 2013 Prius V 2 which I love. From the very first tank I've managed to exceed 50 mpg on average (one fill-up was 49) and usually these days I get 51 or 52 mpg. Not too shabby for a car rated at 42-44, and with pretty much constant use of AC and daytime headlights. Overall, I am very pleased.
I would love to get it up to 55 mpg, but it seems impossible. Sometimes the display actually reads 55 for a while, but then I hit a few hills and lights and it gets dragged back down again. Truth to tell, my wife doesn't hyper-mile, so that hurts a bit, but to my surprise sometimes she comes home and the mpg is actually higher than I last left it at!
I do the pulse-and-glide and I am constantly backing off the accelerator to stay in EV mode. Any other tips for breaking through the plateau?
Prius C Fuel :: 2013 - How To Pulse And Glide - Speed Of Car Without Arrows?
I own a Prius C 2013. I read about Pulse and Glide, and I also watched youtube about it. I somehow have never seen a situation where there is no arrow in the Energy Monitor. The best I have ever seen is arrow coming out of the battery only which is EV mode. Some people say 35-45 is the best speed for P&G, but I never see "no arrow". What speed makes the car run without arrow?
View 19 RepliesPrius (Gen 3) Fuel :: 2013 Persona Getting Low Mileage On Highway Drive At Roughly 65 Mph
I just purchased a new 2013 Prius Persona. I am used to the Prius line as I previously had a 2005 Prius. I have only had the car 4 days but I noticed that the gas mileage is less than what it was on my old Prius. I mostly drive highway at roughly 65 mph. My driving style is the same as it was with the old car. I am getting less than 40 mpg; with my old car I would get roughly 43-45 mpg. Will this improve as the car breaks in or could something be wrong with the car?
View 15 RepliesPrius (2010-12) :: 2013 - How To Display MPG
I am a new owner and still try to figure out how to display MPG on my Prius. I am not sure how to do that. i can see after shut down the engine, the display show mpg and cost and millage... I am not sure how to re-display that? or if i can show the mpg from reset to reset?
View 4 RepliesPrius (2010-12) :: 2013 - Where Is The Oil Filter
We are taking her in for 5000 mile check tomorrow and wondering where the heck the oil filter is...
View 5 RepliesPrius (2010-12) :: 2013 - Headlights Too Dim?
Headlights on 2013 Prius too dim. Any good aftermarket headlight assembly for 2013 Prius with stronger bulbs. Have tried HID bulbs, not much improvement. Have seen this issue mentioned elsewhere.
View 12 RepliesPrius (2010-12) :: 2013 - Remote Sometimes Don't Respond
I'm having an issue on my remotes (2) I recently try and lock the doors with both remotes and sometimes it does not respond. I changed the battery 2 days ago and still having the issue. I will have to hit the remote 5 times next to driver's door to lock sometimes. Other times it's fine.
View 5 RepliesPrius (2010-12) :: 2013 - Powered Only With Key In The Ignition?
just purchased 2013 Persona, where I could tap power for the DVD headrests that I plan to install, when shipment arrived. I thought about looking in the fuse box, but I am a vehicle newbie. I will be installing the headrests myself, but am clueless as to where to tap for power. I want the headrests to be powered only with the key in the ignition.
View 2 RepliesPrius (2010-12) :: 2013 - Many Exposed Wires?
I just traded in my 2006 Prius with a 2013. I live in the country and always have to deal with mice. The 2013 has so many exposed wires whereas the old one did not. Is there any suggestion on sealing them and creating some barrier. I'll send a picture if needed but one circuit board has lots of tiny and tasty looking wires on top. It doesn't seem like much protection but also looks incredibly fragile.
View 6 RepliesPrius (2010-12) Fuel :: Getting 40 - 43 MPG Max?
I have my 2012 Pruis for 3 month now . I am only getting 40 - 43 MPG max . I drive my car mostly around town.
View 11 RepliesPrius (2010-12) :: 2013 - Can Outside Temperature Reading Be Adjusted
My 2013 is always off by a few degrees (too warm) on the outside temperature display. This is not the sun or other outside influence. I wouldn't mind if it was just a couple degrees but it is always 5-10 degrees off. Can this be adjusted?
View 12 RepliesPrius (2010-12) :: 2013 - Media Player Keeps Crashing
My media player has crashed about 5 times, most of the time the scenarios are as follow:
-restarted during music playing through bluetooth
-restarted during navigation + music playing through bluetooth
-restarted during music playing through bluetooth
-restarted during navigation
And today, my media player failed at searching songs from USB drive, couldn't connect to my phone through bluetooth, then restarted after i re-pairing my phone and re-insert usb drive. Everything went normal after restarting.
Other than the media player, couple days ago, I slowly turned my car all the way right, trying to pull my car into my garage at about 3-5 mph with brake applied, i hear this loud high pitch noise, went back and forth couple times with the same motion, sound still appeared..