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Toyota Prius Dash & Instrumentation Questions
Have a question or problems with your dispalys and readouts? This is the place to discussion them.
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We ordered our Prius in May 2004 but with the order wait time we decided to not order a 2004 but wait for the 2005.
Looking forward to having other owners to chat with now and then.
Otncgirl (Sunny California) ">
Loved your encouraging message. I have had a deposit on a Prius ... the red... without navigation system... and a combined package of 4 ad 5 since January. Since it is special order the expected time of delivery is June.
I have to sell a Honda Civic... 2002 with only 13,000 miles on to be able to purchase this car which out the door, tax and all will be $ 24.750.. Does the price you paid include preparation fees and tax....
My car was ordered in N.C. although I live 6 months here in Fl. where I am now. There are not too many down here but when I do see one I get very UPBEAT.
I even saw a red one the other day. Actually it is more maroon than red.. but I never had that color car... always tans,silvers,white cars..
Tell me on this board how you like it as you drive it. I didn't get the fancy disk player either but I got mats... heavy duty and a plastic thing to put in the back included in my price. I was thinking of the extended warranty too. Did your price of thirty thousand include that...
Thanks for giving us all of the info. you did.
I see you have a question about your Navigation system. Toyota and Lexus have the same Navigation system that is very user friendly compared to other systems on the market. I have worked for Toyota now for three years and have completed a Navigation System class to earn certification with Toyota. What questions do you have about the system? Your salesman should have made sure you understood the features of the car while taking delivery.
Eric
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I don't know of any way you can test the battery, though I'm sure the Totota dealer could. If you just drive the car and note if it still works as it did before, that would be a good test.
And, of course, there is a battery check guage, included at no extra charge, in the instrument cluster.
Yes, but it is calibrated to show something other than the actual battey state. The battery is limited to 20-80 percent of charge, which the car shows as depleted to full charge. And we don't actually know if the software attempts to correct for battery degredation over time when displaying the power levels.
A co-worker wife's car stalled in an intersection. So she left the car there, called a cab, and went home. The car was towed by the city and cost over $300 to recover. His wife was stubborn and wouldn't listen to her daughter or look at any gauges. The five year old said " Mommy, your gas gauge says empty".
Power On,
MidCow
Goo Luck Carbon Based problems are the hardest to solve.
MidCow
Mind you, I would prefer at least having the option of real gauges....
Truth is, though, so little mechanically is actually home repairable these days, either through it being way complicated, or warranty-voiding, other than idle curiosity, I do wonder if they would help.
The car shuts down at less than 20% reserve. It will charge to 80% to allow space for regenerative braking. If the wheels spin too much and the battery or motor gets too hot, it will shut down. That of course makes us carbon units frustrated, but there is hardly a workable solution to insisting on running on empty, like you said.
I used to collect Jags. After 8 years or so of mechanical hard labor, working to keep them running, I just gave up. Sometimes we just worry too much about cars we like.
I ran into the same problems trying just to own and drive American cars. While I am por-American, I also believe in best-of-breed so no I ususlly only drive the Honda/Acura or Toyota/Lexus line. LOL it extends to lawnmowers, yard equipmnet, generators and power washers also.
I really like the feel of German engineering, just don't like the maintenance cost and soemtimes lack of relability.
Especially in the Electrical area.
For that fact, I think the better long term hybrids will be Honda and Toyota. However, it is still TOO SOON to tell. In another 2-3 years we will see how the early Prius and Insights fair as the cars and their batteries age. Then the 20/80% HSD charging philosopy hypothesis will be proven or disproven.
Cheers,
MidCow
I am still holding out for those small, breadbox size reactors!
I think they are called "Mr. Fusion" in Back to the Future... :P
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Thanks for your reply.
I do have to say the Nav in the Prius did a Fantastic job handling the back roads around Vista. Believe me thats no small task considering all the construction and at night. and
I have a 2004 Prius with the GPS. The day before my 60,000 mile checkup, my screen went berserk and showed little or nothing - and radio and heater stopped working. I brought it in, paid $400. for the checkup and was then told that they'd have to order a part to get the GPS and all that's attached to the screen controls, radio, heater, monitors. That part and the installation would cost around $1000.
After I went ballistic, I've been trying to find out who I complain to about highway robbery. One part! $1000. I'm only a teacher but I do know that unless it's gold or diamond-encrusted, it shouldn't cost $500-1000.
I love my Prius and the mileage - but I'm really questioning the Toyota engineering system. By the way, they said that after 3 1/2 years, that part is out of warranty.
What do I do? Thanks, Lorrainey
I wanted an inside temp reading as well, so I purchased a National Geographic inside/outside temp gauge ($10) and stuck it on the dash with velcro. It tracks the temp instantly, but is not controlled by the computer, sending the data on the CAN bus like the car.
GAWD it is annoying..............!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I don't think it can be done in software. This is a hardware fix. They have to remove the motion pulses from the system.
Yes, but many systems won't even allow the passenger to operate the GPS; they lock the controls while the vehicle is moving. Stupid, since all vehicles have passenger seat weight sensors that could be used to deactivate the GPS motion locks when a passenger is in the front seat.
Of course, people could put a heavy object in the right seat, but then, people can also drive the vehicle into a telephone pole, or through a red light, if they want. There is no fixing people who just want to drive badly.
Disgusted with what I thought was a dream car.
What makes you think it is the TSB? Electronics break sometimes...
If they install a refurbished screen, as I suspect they will, it will be a $400.cost. Certainly that is a small price to pay for "GOOD WILL".
Just persevere and don't take NO for an answer.