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The recall is a safety recall, but the California requirement applies to any recall for "emission related parts". On the Prius, this includes a...
According to this, heat will lower the voltage of a battery. We already know that the Prius uses coulomb counting while operating to track the...
If they deleted the reminder, that would imply that it used to exist in some model? As far as I'm aware, it's never been a feature of the Prius,...
On the second page, the recall notice states: What if you live in California and don't have this Safety Recall Campaign performed? The State of...
I typically use it on medium, but will switch it to short when somebody cuts in, or to the far setting if I'm approaching a slower-moving car and...
According to my PDF copy of the Warranty & Maintenance Guide, It's a little complicated, but... The federal defect warranty on specified parts...
The A/C button just lets you control whether it cools with air conditioning or just outside fresh air. It's useful if you want to save energy....
Are they used to checking Prius batteries? It's possible that it has a higher resistance, which wouldn't matter as much since the current demand...
First thing in the morning is great. I'd recommend popping the hood the night before (or 5 or 10 minutes before, at least) so that you can open...
+1 to asking your friend how old the 12V battery is; it's relatively normal to see them needing replacement after 4 years, though many last...
It's a very generic error, along the lines of the check engine light. It could be anything from a loose connection to a problem with the battery,...
It sounds to me like he topped it off, and maybe splashed a little bit on the car. The cap was probably fully closed, and wouldn't be likely to...
That doesn't seem to far off from what many other people experience - I think mine lasted about 2 years, give or take. Are you perhaps comparing...
There's a place in the service mode of the Nav system (at least on 2010-2011, not sure about the later models) that gives the voltage... But it's...
Are you considering it across different times that you start the car, or will it play the same song twice in a single trip? I've noticed that...
Because when the battery is dying, the voltage doesn't go down to 0; it might be 11 V, or it might have high internal resistance (so the voltage...
Yeah, that's one good sign I'll keep an eye out for. ;) If I have to jump it two or three days in a row, I'll start really considering if the...
That's actually not too far off from what my battery measured when it was almost new, 4 years ago; 12.50V with everything off (no doors open,...
At least it's only rats... In some places (like Mineral King in Sequoia National Park) they have marmots that chew on radiator hoses and wires...
I'm gonna disagree with everybody here and say I think it's a GREAT deal! I mean, getting somebody to pay you $600-$1200 for coverage that...
