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Originally Posted by PaleMelanesian
On coasting, do the Glide procedure first before shifting to N. If you just go straight into N, the ICE may not shut down. If you do the gas pedal trick to get no arrows on the display, then you're gliding. ONce you're gliding, you can either hold that pedal position or shift to N.
I lost several MPG in a competition by missing that on a couple glides.
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I never shift into neutral when gliding - I utilize the decel mode on the cruise control on my '02 Prius. By hitting the decel every 3 - 5 seconds I glide a half mile while slowing from 55 to 25, then use regen to slow down to a near stop. I only use the brakes for the last car length or two.
I have to agree about the inaccuracy of the OEM MPG gauge. Mine usually reads 5 to 10% higher than actual.
The car does hold up well. It had 40,000 miles on it when I bought it in '04. Now it has over 120,000 on it with the only non-maintenance part replaced was a computer replaced under warranty at about 80,000 miles.
