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Module id/location number for Prius c?

Discussion in 'Prius c Technical Discussion' started by robinredd1, May 14, 2024.

  1. robinredd1

    robinredd1 Junior Member

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    but on a 2012 prius c looking in from outside hatch the fan to the hv battery is on the LEFT behind the drivers side. and the orange cable connects to one side of the hv pack to the negative battery relay and the opposite side the same orange cable connects to the negative module . so what negative side is module 1 start from ? thank you
     
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    There's a post over here that shows how you can double-check using the color codes of the voltage-sensing wires (the skinny ones that connect at every second module down the length of the pack).

    There's been a rule often given that "#1 is where the cable goes on the ⊖ end of the module", but the gen 1 Prius was an exception to that rule. Maybe the rule is right for all the generations after gen 1, but usually as soon as I see one exception to a "rule" I become cautious about it, and just say "eh, I'll double-check for my car".

    The post I linked doesn't include the diagram with color codes for Prius c, so somebody might have to look that up.

    Toyota Service Information and Where To Find It | PriusChat

    One case where the color coding might not be enough would be if there's been previous work on the battery and that voltage-sensing wire harness (or "no. 2 frame wire") was replaced with an aftermarket one; those might not match the factory color codes.

    In a car where the "connected at ⊖ end is #1" rule holds—remember it doesn't hold for all generations, but in a car where it does—the location that matters is where the cable connects to that module, not wherever the other end of the cable might attach to the relay.