Parking Brake Beep

[Deet]

Is the 2Gen Prius able to have a bleeper/Warning sound when you drive off and forget to release the parking brake?

Regards Deet

[john p williams]

There is a big red warning light right in front of your eyes if you forget to release the handbrake Deet. 

[Joseph D]

8 hours ago, john p williams said:

There is a big red warning light right in front of your eyes if you forget to release the handbrake Deet. 

... which is funnily enough easy to miss.

9 hours ago, Deet said:

Is the 2Gen Prius able to have a bleeper/Warning sound when you drive off and forget to release the parking brake?

Regards Deet

Not of which I'm aware, sorry.

But ... if you are able to drive off without being aware the park brake is set, it is not on hard enough.  My other half does this all the time and sometimes it can be quite a few metres until I work it out why the car is driving strangely.

[kithmo]

16 hours ago, john p williams said:

There is a big red warning light right in front of your eyes if you forget to release the handbrake Deet. 

And the smell of burning pads 😁

 

[Deet]

14 hours ago, Joseph D said:

... which is funnily enough easy to miss.

Not of which I'm aware, sorry.

But ... if you are able to drive off without being aware the park brake is set, it is not on hard enough.  My other half does this all the time and sometimes it can be quite a few metres until I work it out why the car is driving strangely.

Cheers Joseph, Ive got into a bad habit of not putting the parking brake on each time I park due to being able to gearbox in park. When I had my Lexus GS it would give a warning sound (like the seatbelt alarm) if you put the car Drive and forgot. I was hopping that it was something that could be switched on or off by the dealer. 

Regards