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    Warning - Key battery low

    You can replace it yourself. Go out and buy a CR1632 battery (or equivalent). Remove the metal key and use the tip to pop open the fob. (There's a...
    Post by: JThayer, Nov 14, 2012 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Care, Maintenance & Troubleshooting
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    Going on Vacation w/o Prius

    We've been away for more than two weeks and we've never had a problem. I've heard the stories of people who've gone away and come back to find...
    Post by: JThayer, Nov 11, 2012 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Care, Maintenance & Troubleshooting
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    Roof rack system compatible with Solar roof?

    I've been using Yakima Q-Towers with my 2010 Prius (with solar roof). It seems to work just fine. The only drawback that I've seen is that putting...
    Post by: JThayer, Jul 18, 2012 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Accessories and Modifications
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    Cornering Lamp in 2010 Prius?

    The OP did say that if anyone wanted details, they could e-mail him...
    Post by: JThayer, Feb 9, 2012 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Accessories and Modifications
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    Attempt to beat Battery Drain

    I recently left my 2010 Prius sitting for 22 days. No problem.
    Post by: JThayer, Nov 21, 2011 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Technical Discussion
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    Worried about winter traction

    So instead of dedicated snow tires, you have a dedicated car... ;) In all the years that I lived in the mountains of Colorado, I never owned a...
    Post by: JThayer, Nov 8, 2011 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Accessories and Modifications
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    laser cut key for sks fob

    Our experience is that your local dealer is the last place you want to go for an SKS fob or a laser cut key. We lost one of our fobs about a...
    Post by: JThayer, Nov 4, 2011 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Technical Discussion
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    Can a Gen III Prius jump-start another car?

    Hmmm...it sounds like I have been lucky then. In my ignorance, I have jump started my wife's car on a couple of occasions (battery was going bad...
    Post by: JThayer, Apr 14, 2011 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Technical Discussion
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    5,000 Mile Maintenance Warning On 2010?

    As it happens, the oil change notice just turned on for my car. I had thought that I had overridden the 5K interval setting via the maintenance...
    Post by: JThayer, Feb 24, 2011 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Technical Discussion
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    Instructions to disable the SKS without Techstream

    It would not surprise me if the SKS could interfere with a pacemaker under the right conditions. I know that a digital cellphone (which is all of...
    Post by: JThayer, Jan 22, 2011 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Technical Discussion
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    Effects of electricity emitted from the Prius

    I can't say for certain because I don't have the specific details in this case, but I'd bet the concern is not so much the strength of the RF...
    Post by: JThayer, Jan 7, 2011 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Technical Discussion
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    The Sound Logic Behind the Reverse Beeping Feature

    It seems backwards to me, as well. My initial inclination was to push the knob forward to go forward and pull the knob backwards to go backwards....
    Post by: JThayer, Dec 26, 2010 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Technical Discussion
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    Prius Battery Died, Display is gone

    Most LEDs have a max forward current of ~30mA (meaning that if you design your circuit to allow more than 30mA continuously through the LED, it...
    Post by: JThayer, Dec 8, 2010 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Technical Discussion
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    Prius Battery Died, Display is gone

    I lost the right side of my display last December as we were driving back to New Mexico for Christmas. I've heard of several other instances of...
    Post by: JThayer, Dec 7, 2010 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Technical Discussion
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    GEN III GPS location?

    I used to worry about that. I even went to the trouble of removing the Garmin logo from the base so as not to give a clue to the clueless....
    Post by: JThayer, Nov 27, 2010 in forum: Gen 3 Prius Technical Discussion