Fuel economy of Prius at Idle

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Fuel economy of Prius at Idle techman41973 02-22-2008
Posted by Bob & Holly Wilson on February 22, 2008, 8:05 pm
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> Thanks Bob. When you say "no load" can I assume that the heater in the
> pruis was turned off?

Correct. In addition to that, the daylight running lights were off. The
trick is to set the parking brake and restart the car. This will keep
the daylight running lights off until the car is put in gear and/or the
parking brake released.

Bob Wilson

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