1. Alinic

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    Hi...my friend has a 2008 Prius and he has to have one of those intoxalock systems in to be able to drive it. He has to have it calibrated every month for it to stay running. Well his battery died so he got a new one. Then it drove for a few miles and when he got home it wouldn't start again. Is their something that he can do to maybe sync the battery to the intoxalock system so it will be up and running again? Cause I really don't want him to have to pay a big bunch of money if maybe it's just something simple that he needs to do.
     
  2. Tombukt2

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    With these things the simpler the car that it's installed on the better for everybody involved everytime batt issues or similar it's a min 70 fee. And raised eyebrows like you're feking with it. I would say for this at min a tender on Caro at shutdown . This should only be for a year. My buddy has on car but he drives his big bore 16 in wheeled scooter more . Just starts car to keep it charged .drives scooter all time.even goes to parole visits on the scoot. No lic needed for scoot.
     
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    Normally I'm able to come away with at least some idea what Tom is saying....
     
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    Depending on the state every time your battery or something goes wrong with the vehicle it'sgoing to cost 70 plus dollars to take it to the only 1 place you can go . It's a serious racket you'reca7ght up I. It best thing ya can do is make sure the car you running on intox is spot on . Or else you gonna rack up a bunch of fees and be blamed for feking with the thing .yeah the might try n charge you too.so working on said vehicle is OUT for that time. You d be smart looking into a scooter a modded unit purpose made to get thru the drunk shiet. My Ape Sr70 clocks72 mph w scooter tag .
     
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    try disconnecting the 12v negative clamp for a minute to see if it will reset.
    can't intoxalok help?
     
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    Generally you not allowed to touch car their contractor is in you're city or nearby. Read the fine print .
     
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    you can't touch the 12 volt?
     
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    You would be shocked there there are provisions for AAA for jumps etc and you've to call the folks to get approval . You can be charged . The person with the device not the car repair shop person . Fine print . These people cook that nice person let me tell you just the lic tag office not run by the state private. Equal invented fees believe it
     
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    i suppose they are trying to prevent circumventing the system