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Quick acceleration is not so detrimental in the Prius. Low 30's are terrible unless the car is always going uphill, or has loaded roof racks. If...
I use a bright light under the car at night. An LED type candelabra bulb only draws ~2W so no a noticeable load. I place it under the front...
There is no problem with starting when the gas gauge is at 2 bars, although the exact level in the tank may vary a bit due to the bladder. If the...
You can read the "blink codes" from the ABS system. For example: Skid sensor alarm, can't accelerate | PriusChat Report back what you find. This...
Yes, it is probably the brake accumulator. I hear it all the time, but it is fairly quiet. It is a pump that pressurizes the brake system, and...
Yes, there are those who have topped off their systems. But having to do so means that there is a leak somewhere. So do take the advice and have a...
B mode won't help you in this case. There is plenty of confusion on that point. B mode dissipates energy. You could pull over to the side...
It can't be all that bad. Mine came out of the dealer perfectly aligned.
I would say that it is too soon for certainty. Failure mode for any electronics certainly includes intermittancy, so if the problem returns some...
Well played indeed. 7 years is about the last gasp, so you have been on borrowed time.
5 lbs loss of electrolyte corresponds to 2.3 liters of water volume. That would be about what I would expect the battery to hold, if it was of...
I see those peaks in normal Drive mode. But only briefly, as the battery can't take that sort of amperage for long.
Good news that your dealer could repair the wires individually. Some dealers will replace the entire wiring harness just to repair an isolated spot.
Could you pinpoint where exactly you found the damage? There are numerous threads relating to rodent damage, so getting the info on possible...
I am wondering about this DTC. It would be one logged by the ABS ECU, but I don't see it in the listing for GenII Prius. I see only C02XX and...
I take the crude but effective approach to experiments such as this, to get an idea of worthiness before investing a lot of time in something...
That is one aspect that would need to be considered carefully, as heat is the thing that one wants to avoid as much as possible. Keeping the...
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Yes, although as standard equipment it is a sealed AGM type of battery which is not typical of starter batteries on conventional cars. People use...
Those auto shop scanners are not all created equal, so be aware that there may be errors in the results. There have been posts here by some that...
