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    Red Triangle, check engine, yellow brake system light

    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(eagle33199 @ Oct 11 2006, 02:24 PM) 331082</div> They were able to reset the error messages with the plug in unit...
    Post by: brownne, Oct 12, 2006 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    Red Triangle, check engine, yellow brake system light

    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(miniracer @ Sep 7 2006, 02:11 AM) 315525</div> Very similar happened to me - took my car (31,000 miles also, 2005...
    Post by: brownne, Oct 11, 2006 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    locked out

    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(kenmac @ May 24 2004, 02:25 AM) 18141</div> This is an old subject but this happened to me last week. The metal key...
    Post by: brownne, May 26, 2006 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    Frozen Prius?

    None of the above I`m glad to say. Landed back in UK on Saturday (let`s not talk about jet lag). My car was as new - the HV battery was in the...
    Post by: brownne, Dec 6, 2005 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    Tire screwiness

    I had a new tyre (front) put on my old Renault Clio and that was losing pressure straight away - took it back to the tyre garage and they said...
    Post by: brownne, Nov 30, 2005 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    Call me silly, but I am NOT waiting on 5,000 miles

    Thanks for all the info. Definately fully synthetic (Helix Ultra) - I chose this because of what I`ve read in these pages. I can easily believe...
    Post by: brownne, Nov 29, 2005 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    Call me silly, but I am NOT waiting on 5,000 miles

    It was a Shell Helix 10-40W I think - it was different to the one recommended in the manual but the dealer said, after giving it 1ms...
    Post by: brownne, Nov 29, 2005 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    Call me silly, but I am NOT waiting on 5,000 miles

    My first oil change was during my first service (intermediate) at　10k - this is in the service book (the dealer overfilled it and it was a battle...
    Post by: brownne, Nov 29, 2005 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    How Do I Clean the Engine?

    Richard - this topic has probably been retired and is claiming its pension by now, but just a comment - I don`t wash my engine with my hosepipe...
    Post by: brownne, Nov 24, 2005 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    Frozen Prius?

    Is that right ? - don`t we have the ceramic elements in the uk ? Why not ? I`m a bit gutted - they kept that quiet. I know the wing mirrors aren`t...
    Post by: brownne, Nov 24, 2005 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    Frozen Prius?

    Some advice please: I`m currently overseas (Japan actually - seen plenty of Prius`s on the road) and my Prius is parked in a long term (outdoor)...
    Thread by: brownne, Nov 23, 2005, 13 replies, in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    Locking problems - fluorescent light interference?

    Thanks to all for the advice. I do mean the deadlock (it`s a useful feature so I don`t know why you don`t have it in the US??). I`m glad someone...
    Post by: brownne, Nov 9, 2005 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    Engine on in `PARK` with foot on accelerator

    Thanks for all the replys. With regard to above, how do you know the engine rpm ? I didn`t think there was a rev counter on the Prius ?? Also, to...
    Post by: brownne, Nov 8, 2005 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    Locking problems - fluorescent light interference?

    I`ve mentioned this before (problems with the second stage locking on my 2005 UK spec Prius) but I`ve got a new theory: The locking problem...
    Post by: brownne, Nov 8, 2005 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting