Prius Mode setting blank

 I have found that if I leave our 2015 Prius Four in "Power" mode when I  
switch it off, when I switch it on again there is no "Mode" indicator at  
all -- blank where the Mode indicator normally displays.

What Mode is it actually in at that point? -- doesn't feel like Power  
mode when I hit the accelerator. I'm guessing that it's in ECO Mode, but  
why doesn't it display that?

Perce

  On Sat, 16 Jun 2018 11:59:48 -0400, "Percival P. Cassidy"


It's in normal mode.  Not Power.  Not ECO.

 On 06/17/2018 07:10 AM, Pat wrote:


Thanks, Pat. We are newbie Prius drivers and hadn't realized that there  
was a "Normal" mode in addition to the ones activated by the labeled  
buttons. When I Googled the modes, I found suggestions that in many  
situations "Normal" may be preferable.

Perce

 On Sun, 17 Jun 2018 16:04:58 -0400, "Percival P. Cassidy"


Interesting.  Why do they believe normal is better?  I typically use
ECO because I like to see high mpg's.  I sometimes use power when
entering a busy freeway but then I go back to ECO.  I do notice that
when I rent a car (non-Prius), I tend to press the gas pedal too hard
at first because I am so used to driving the Prius in ECO mode.

Pat

 On 06/17/2018 04:58 PM, Pat wrote:

This is what I found first of all -- a basic description of the  
different modes:

 > http://prius.wikia.com/wiki/Operating_modes_ (ECO,_Normal,_PWR_and_EV)

I can no longer find the thread where people were suggesting that Normal  
is better, but it was on the priuschat forum.

Perce