Toyota prius b gear shift. The only time it comes into play is when going down a long hill and. Everyone everywhere including my toyota dealer agrees that b gear is used only in long downhills. The prius however has no gearbox in the usual sense of the term.
The b creates something called engine braking which mimics the behavior of a traditional transmission. B is for engine braking. Showing b mode in a 2016 toyota prius down a steep hill.
You can shift while driving back into d. Toyota have made special provision for engine braking and to activate this you put the mode selector lever in the b position. Regen brake works just fine.
But in the instruction materials supplied with prius now i just bought one sept 2012 one gets owners manuals for the car display audio system and others including a cd for people driving a hybrid for the first time. If you are going downhill dont want to accelerate or maybe in really bad traffic. To get more details about 2020 toyota corolla b on shifter please always have a look on our site daily and dont forget to subscribe for further updates.
It fakes a downshift to slow the prius if its descending a hill. Buy the camera this video was made with on amazon. The engine then spins faster and the energy it takes to do this holds back the car.
As mentioned earlier the b is for engine braking similar to downshifting in a normal transmission.
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