YARIS SECRETS

[bronsin]

All true but gee if you get rear ended could be trouble!

[yougojay]

Originally Posted by bronsin

All true but gee if you get rear ended could be trouble!

I drive ALONE mostly and the DRIVERS seat head rest is INSTALLED - I would NEVER let anyone ride in my Yaris without a head rest !!!

I keep the PASSENGER head rest in the BACK and install it before a passenger gets in - the back seat headrests are in a box in the basement, anymore than 2 people want to ride, they can take a TAXI,

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by yougojay

anymore than 2 people want to ride, they can take a TAXI,

The only exception I've made to this is driving my little cousin's VERY CLOSE FRIENDS (whose parents I know) and my little cousin somewhere. I don't want my cynicism/skepticism/etc. re this to intrude even a bit into her childhood.

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by bronsin

All true but gee if you get rear ended could be trouble!

True, but for now I'm willing to take the chance. If the rear ending offender is uninsured/underinsured, I have really high limits. No complaints yet re missing headrest (I must admit though, your post is knawing at me via my natural paranoia...when next in CA, I'll grab 1 or 2 of my 3 headrests that aren't at my cousin's house).

[birdman]

Mine has 3 cup holders and 6 bottle holders if you count using the cup holders to hold bottles too. I checked out the 2015 Honda Fit today and cant imagine giving up all the cleverly designed features my stunning 2008 Blazing Blue Yaris LB has for that thing. Plus that thing looks uglier than the 2014 Yaris.

[aspro]

Originally Posted by birdman

Mine has 3 cup holders and 6 bottle holders if you count using the cup holders to hold bottles too. I checked out the 2015 Honda Fit today and cant imagine giving up all the cleverly designed features my stunning 2008 Blazing Blue Yaris LB has for that thing. Plus that thing looks uglier than the 2014 Yaris.

Although the many available cup holders in the yaris is a great feature, their placement is terrible. A cup holder needs to be in the Centre of the vehicle, coffee goes flying everywhere on every bump and turn made in the car. They just have to be in the Centre of gravity of the car. I'd rather have two in the middle than 4 on the doors. My two cents.

[sheekeebut]

I've actually found them out of the way, which is fine, because if I'm driving, I'm not having cupped beverages in the car. And whoever's in the back gets nothing.

[phaznet]

Location of cup holders keeps your coffee warm in winter (heat on), and your drinks cold in summer (AC on).

I've always joked that Toyota would get in trouble for the placement of the cup holders, I cant remember how many times I've spilt hot coffee on my pants. I usually put a piece of paper towel in the cup holder to minimize the damage.

[sheekeebut]

Originally Posted by phaznet

I usually put a piece of paper towel in the cup holder to minimize the damage.

The napkin that comes with my coffee goes there. If it saturates the napkin, it means I haven't drunk enough coffee before getting in the car.

[Jlively]

Tired of that pesky Maint req light?
Turn it off yourself.

step 1: put your trip odometer to trip A
Step 2: turn the car off.
Step 3: using your left hand on the key and your right hand holding down the button to reset the odometer in, turn the key to the on position and keeping holding down the button. It will do a few cirlces and show 2-4 flat lines then your mileage will come back and viola the maint req light is gone. Reset the trip odometer to normal, trip a, trip b w/e you use. Now your done, have a cookie!

[matti]

Originally Posted by Jlively

Tired of that pesky Maint req light?
Turn it off yourself.

step 1: put your trip odometer to trip A
Step 2: turn the car off.
Step 3: using your left hand on the key and your right hand holding down the button to reset the odometer in, turn the key to the on position and keeping holding down the button. It will do a few cirlces and show 2-4 flat lines then your mileage will come back and viola the maint req light is gone. Reset the trip odometer to normal, trip a, trip b w/e you use. Now your done, have a cookie!

lol, not sure that's much of a secret!

[The Limo 2]

No maint req light on my car.
Roy

[Jlively]

Yea well I didnt know about it until recently and I havent seen it.posted on here anywhere. And was told it only worked for yaris and scion xb, xa so I thought I'd share it secret or not

[nookandcrannycar]

Just noticed this 10/7/14.....The 'bin/holder/whatever you want to call it' at the very back of the center floor console cradles a 2 liter bottle of Kroger Diet Citrus Drop...quite snugly (wouldn't worry that it would fall out).

^^^^^ Re my 2014 Yaris

[Mittelklasse]

To do this, turn the A/C on just like you're using it when driving.
(Blower fan on. Temperature knob in the blue zone)
And then, turn the key half-way between ACC and ON position.
(Just so that the instrument cluster doesn't power up)

[Mittelklasse]

I came across this one by accident. Since I had my battery disconnected, the settings on my stock stereo reset back to default values.

So, while I was adjusting the bass and treble again, I found out that they allow separate settings for CD and radio mode! Pretty clever eh.

[lenzomaru]

in the 1.3 engine you roll backward if you let go the gas on a small incline

[lenzomaru]

Even after you switch off the car completely The power windows still work for a good minute, if you open any door however, it stops working.