2004 Prius ran out of gas and ran out of battery trying to get to gas station. Car sopped with exclamation in triangle and would not turn off . Would go into park. Put gas in but still acted like a frozen pc. Disconnected 12 volt and when 12 volt connected car started and worked normally. Question-- is there any way to reset computer other than cold boot?
I've never run my Prius out of gas and I bought mine new in January 06. I've never heard of this locking up business either. How many gallons did you put in? I believe you have to put in at least 3 gallons for it to register.
1) Don't run out of gas. 2) Don't try to drive to a gas station if you ignore #1. 3) After ignoring #2, a 12V disconnect may be the only way to reset. It's not a standard condition. 4) Please post in the correct forum. Tom
Running out of gas sets one or more DTCs (P3190, P0A0F). Running the hybrid battery low will set another one, P3000/388. The car will restart with a power cycle on the former, but not the latter. On the latter, the only option is to clear the code with a reader and restart, or do a 12V battery disconnect.
Our pleasure . . . . no more close calls . . . right? running dry is a tough way to say 'hi' to PC folks . . .but welcome to the group! .
