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    Battery dead (?) and Prius stuck in ACC mode (maybe?)

    IT WORKS!!! I sort of can't believe it! I love everybody right now. :)
    Post by: Hour of Gold, Dec 3, 2013 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    Battery dead (?) and Prius stuck in ACC mode (maybe?)

    Thanks! I'm cautiously hopeful. And crossing my fingers that it doesn't start raining.
    Post by: Hour of Gold, Dec 3, 2013 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    Battery dead (?) and Prius stuck in ACC mode (maybe?)

    Thanks! You guys are very patient with such a bumbling newb. :) So far, so good on getting the old battery out; someone has changed it before,...
    Post by: Hour of Gold, Dec 3, 2013 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    Battery dead (?) and Prius stuck in ACC mode (maybe?)

    I can't find one with the complete process (that I could tell), and I'm not really able to search effectively right now ...
    Post by: Hour of Gold, Dec 3, 2013 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    Constantly fumbling with Prudence, my beloved 2004 Prius, trying to romance her into working.

    Constantly fumbling with Prudence, my beloved 2004 Prius, trying to romance her into working.
    Status Update by Hour of Gold, Dec 3, 2013
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    Battery dead (?) and Prius stuck in ACC mode (maybe?)

    Sorry to keep hitting everyone up ... is there a good video out there to take me through the steps of changing out the battery? I've been...
    Post by: Hour of Gold, Dec 3, 2013 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    Water leak...into spare tire area etc

    Thanks ... I wanted to make sure I wasn't going to electrocute myself or the like. I mean, I know I'm not, but I also didn't *know* that ... I...
    Post by: Hour of Gold, Dec 2, 2013 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    Battery dead (?) and Prius stuck in ACC mode (maybe?)

    Thanks, I was just looking this over in the threads! I am trying to find more about a possible plug that I could unstop to release the water,...
    Post by: Hour of Gold, Dec 2, 2013 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    Battery dead (?) and Prius stuck in ACC mode (maybe?)

    I got the new battery in today's mail, read the instructions, watched a video about how to change the battery, and decided to do what I could to...
    Post by: Hour of Gold, Dec 2, 2013 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    Battery dead (?) and Prius stuck in ACC mode (maybe?)

    Yikes ... I left ex and neighbor in charge of jumping ... the end of times may be near.
    Post by: Hour of Gold, Nov 29, 2013 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    Battery dead (?) and Prius stuck in ACC mode (maybe?)

    So, what do you think the odds are of having a 12v battery that's totally deadsel, vs. having blown the inverter? Is there any way to tell besides...
    Post by: Hour of Gold, Nov 29, 2013 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    Battery dead (?) and Prius stuck in ACC mode (maybe?)

    Right? I am learning as I go on the Prius battery issue - earlier today I ordered one of the Optima ones you suggested. I think while the car is...
    Post by: Hour of Gold, Nov 28, 2013 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    Battery dead (?) and Prius stuck in ACC mode (maybe?)

    Hmm, I hope you're right about that first! I didn't know it was going bad until I suspected as much last week ... when a battery dies after the...
    Post by: Hour of Gold, Nov 28, 2013 in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
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    Battery dead (?) and Prius stuck in ACC mode (maybe?)

    My 2004 Prius has been experiencing 12v battery drains (usually totally understandable ones, from dome light left on, door ajar, etc.) off...
    Thread by: Hour of Gold, Nov 28, 2013, 28 replies, in forum: Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting