Energy Screen

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by CelebrationJoe, Jun 7, 2016.

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  1. CelebrationJoe

    CelebrationJoe Junior Member

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    When looking at the energy screen on the dash board sometimes the battery is blue and sometimes it is green. Why? Also, does the battery ever show 100 percent fully charged? When it shows green I have 7 out of 8 bars, when it is blue I show 5 or 6 out of 8.......any reason why the difference. Thank you
     
    #1 CelebrationJoe, Jun 7, 2016
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    That design makes it easier for people that can't count the bars. Purple for low charge, blue for medium charge, green toward the full charge end.

    The battery never goes full or empty. It goes back and forth from 40% - 80% charge.
     
    #2 JC91006, Jun 7, 2016
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    The first purple bar representing 40% and the top green bar representing 80%.
     
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    If you ever drive down a long mountain grade, say over 1000' vertical, it will go all green. It should not happen in flat areas.
     
    #4 andrewclaus, Jun 9, 2016
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