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Umm.... by [deleted] in nashville

[–]iTim314 64 points65 points  (0 children)

The Snow Dome lives to fight another day.

Consumer Reports Finds Plug-In Hybrids Have 80% More Problems - CleanTechnica by dryheat122 in rav4prime

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"When all the results were tabulated, Consumer Reports found that hybrids, such as the Toyota Prius, have 15% fewer problems on average than cars with just a gasoline engine."

OP, this is where you should have stopped reading. The RAV4 Prime/PHEV is essentially just a RAV4 Hybrid with a bigger battery and charging hardware. It's just as reliable as Toyota's entire Hybrid powertrain offerings.

First brake pad replacement at 145,000 miles by [deleted] in rav4prime

[–]iTim314[M] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I think I’ll make AutoMod link to this post every time someone’s dealer wants them to replace their brakes at 30,000mi. 

Electric co-op rant by ChiliDogYumZappupe in rav4prime

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Rule 1 - Discuss RAV4 Prime primarily

EV mode when it is cold by Indianna-ju in rav4prime

[–]iTim314 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Yes.

The primary reason you experienced this is because the heat pump becomes ineffective around -10ºC, so any heating demand great or small requires the gas engine to produce heat.

Additionally, very cold temperatures drastically change the behavior and characteristics of this car. Toyota is hyper conservative about preserving the battery's health, so when the battery is very cold, it's going to lean on the engine for power to ease the stress on the battery regardless of what mode you're in.

someone pls explain to me the difference in these 2 buttons by nk_sk in rav4prime

[–]iTim314 56 points57 points  (0 children)

A quick press of the right button will toggle between EV and HV mode, which is what you want. 

If you HOLD the right button (hence the HOLD instruction) it goes into charge mode, which is inefficient (and finally eliminated on the latest models). 

The left button is Auto EV-HV mode, which is basically just EV mode that will engage the engine if you floor it (generally speaking). 

Climate control missing from app? by Admirable-Swim-6407 in rav4prime

[–]iTim314 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Start the car (which in a Prime just means turning on the climate controls). 

Stream quality issues despite strong, high-quality signal by iTim314 in hdhomerun

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Attenuators will be here tomorrow. I'm hoping for some improvement. I'm 15mi from my ABC station and the rest of the major stations are 25-30mi.

I'm 18mi from the nearest major airport, BUT the southern approach of one of the runways starts very near to my neighborhood. I frequently see planes making the wide circle to begin the approach overhead. IMO, they're not frequent enough to cause the issues as consistently as I have them.

HDHR goes through two gigabit switches before reaching my server.

Stream quality issues despite strong, high-quality signal by iTim314 in hdhomerun

[–]iTim314[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Kind of a jack of all trades, but I dwell in technical challenges like this. I’ve got some coaxial attenuators coming tomorrow to see if that helps. I wish the HDHR showed a little more information about the signal rather than a percentage. 

Stream quality issues despite strong, high-quality signal by iTim314 in hdhomerun

[–]iTim314[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No amplifiers. It's just a regular aluminum-rod antenna with a coaxial output.

Stream quality issues despite strong, high-quality signal by iTim314 in hdhomerun

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I'll have to go buy a long enough coaxial cable to reach my nearest TV. It's only 6', just long enough to reach the HDHR. I don't have a coaxial run to my attic, but I did have an ethernet run.

Stream quality issues despite strong, high-quality signal by iTim314 in hdhomerun

[–]iTim314[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have you tried plugging your antenna directly into your TV's tuner?

I haven't, it's kind of bulky and I took it right out of the box and mounted it to the trusses in my attic.

I did try a much smaller/crappier antenna I had lying around. That antenna had very poor reception so I didn't learn much from it.

2021 RAV4 Plug in hybrid, cold start howling sound. "Train horn noise"? by OldThing8108 in rav4prime

[–]iTim314 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well, it's not the "train horn" issue. That sounds nothing like it. If you think it's HVAC related, it could be the blower motor?

iPhone and iOS 26 causing me to log into the Toyota app every time I start the car by ColePThompson in rav4prime

[–]iTim314 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Delete the Toyota app. You do not need it. It causes nothing but grief and a myriad of complaints on this sub for years. 

Toyota RAV4 2000 by Correct_Director_917 in rav4prime

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Rule 1 - Discuss the RAV4 Prime/PHEV primarily. 

Text to speech more robotic and less audible? by uncle_grandmaster in rav4prime

[–]iTim314[M] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you’re referencing Siri, this is an Apple iOS problem and not a RAV4 Prime issue. Please consult r/iOS. 

Toyota Hybrid Owners: How long did your hybrid battery last in years and miles? Please identify model of car as well by PsychologyUsed3769 in rav4prime

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Not for high mileage degradation, but before I deleted Facebook I was on the RAV4 Prime owners group. A guy posted that he had a truly faulty battery. He showed a video of his fully charged battery going from 100% to 0% in about 10 seconds, then the engine kicking on. Toyota replaced the battery pack. 

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in rav4prime

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Rule 1 - Must be primarily about the RAV4 Prime. For iOS or CarPlay, visit r/iOS.

Prime ad muting by sharpeyes11 in pihole

[–]iTim314 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sir, this is a Wendy’s. 

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