The Prius' electronic shifter wand makes this more complicated than it should be, though. In most cars, shifting into neutral simply requires pushing the shifter into Neutral, giving you Neutral instantly. The Prius requires holding the wand (which detents back to a central location) into the Neutral position long enough to engage Neutral. Adding further complication, as in other Toyota models so-equipped, Prius drivers have to hold the Start/Stop button for three seconds to turn the engine off when the car is under way.