Life hack for EV button.

[Sampleman]

The Toyota Yaris Hybrid (XP13) has an EV button under the hand brake, and many owners do not know what it is useful for.

It forces the car to run on electricity alone, but very often the car cancels the EV mode.

But I have found an useful purpose for it. If you want to move your car just for a few yards, just switch on the Hybrid Synergy Drive, and then - within seconds - press the EV button. This keeps the IC engine from doing a cold start in order to warm up. So you may be able to move the car a bit and then switch it off again.

I have a motorcycle which sits in the garage, traversally parked in front of my car. If I want to get out my bike, I have to get in the car, start it, drive reverse for seven or eight yards, get out of the car, get my bike out of the garage and drive the car forward again.

Doing this usually lets the IC engine start for two times. If I switch the car to EV mode, I can do it on electricity alone.

I hope this may be helpful for one or the other.

 

Best regards from Bavaria

Frank

[Catlover]

Great idea so long as you have enough energy in the hybrid Battery.

[Anthony Poli]

Can’t remember the minimum Battery level must be before that trick works.

At 40% there is no chance


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