Power Button

cbadland · 12-13-2005, 04:01 PM

Well... maybe I am totally mis-remembering…

Last week the Aux Battery in my 2005 discharged after the dome light stayed on overnight
as to not to start the car. After two jumping attempts I got the car running again.

But… I could have sworn before this occurred, the Power Button showed green when the car was in Ready Mode. Now when I press start, the power button turns yellow for a couple seconds, then goes blank. Car runs fine.

Is it just my imagination that the Power Button LED was green when Ready?
And/or is there a way to have it be green? (I have a problem leaving the car running… any additional indicator would help.

)

ScottY · 12-13-2005, 04:03 PM

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Originally posted by cbadland@Dec 13 2005, 05:01 PM
Well... maybe I am totally mis-remembering…

Last week the Aux Battery in my 2005 discharged after the dome light stayed on overnight
as to not to start the car. After two jumping attempts I got the car running again.

But… I could have sworn before this occurred, the Power Button showed green when the car was in Ready Mode. Now when I press start, the power button turns yellow for a couple seconds, then goes blank. Car runs fine.

Is it just my imagination that the Power Button LED was green when Ready?
And/or is there a way to have it be green? (I have a problem leaving the car running… any additional indicator would help. )

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The Power button LED should be green in acc. mode and ready mode.

tumbleweed · 12-13-2005, 04:13 PM

My power button LED is green in ACC, orange in IG ON, and when I go into READY it flashes orange and then goes off and stays off.

engunneer · 12-13-2005, 04:13 PM

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Originally posted by cbadland@Dec 13 2005, 01:01 PM
And/or is there a way to have it be green? (I have a problem leaving the car running… any additional indicator would help. )

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Is the external "Beep-Beep-Beep" not enough? Is your MFD usually off?

I can't see the light on the power button when it's on, So I can't count on it as an indicator. (Steering wheel is in the way, usually)

ScottY · 12-13-2005, 04:19 PM

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Originally posted by tumbleweed@Dec 13 2005, 05:13 PM
My power button LED is green in ACC, orange in IG ON, and when I go into READY it flashes orange and then goes off and stays off.

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OH! It actually stays off in ready mode?!

I prob didn't pay enough attention to my power button.

tumbleweed · 12-13-2005, 04:25 PM

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Originally posted by ScottY@Dec 13 2005, 02:19 PM
OH! It actually stays off in ready mode?!
I prob didn't pay enough attention to my power button.

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Yes I just went out and checked it to be sure. It's off when it's on.

cbadland · 12-13-2005, 04:27 PM

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Originally posted by engunneer@Dec 13 2005, 04:13 PM
Is the external "Beep-Beep-Beep" not enough? Is your MFD usually off?

Sadly, no and no.
But I really thought the green light was on in Ready. I thought maybe in my attempts to power-up the car when the AuxBat died, I had accidentally changed it to some different mode...
Ah well... thanks.

DanMan32 · 12-13-2005, 04:56 PM

Power modes and their indications start on page 130 in the 2004 owner's manual.

**Tideland Prius** · 12-13-2005, 06:29 PM

Wasn't there an old thread in the pre-pre PriusChat crash (i.e. before January) where someone said earlier cars had the green light on in READY while later cars didn't?

IsrAmeriPrius · 12-13-2005, 06:33 PM

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Originally posted by Tideland Prius@Dec 13 2005, 03:29 PM
Wasn't there an old thread in the pre-pre PriusChat crash (i.e. before January) where someone said earlier cars had the green light on in READY while later cars didn't?

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IIRC, that was the case with the early cars, but the earlier SSC did away with the green light while the car was in the ready mode even in those.

I think I read it in a post by Evan Fusco.

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12-13-2005, 04:01 PM	#1
cbadland Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 6 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Well... maybe I am totally mis-remembering… Last week the Aux Battery in my 2005 discharged after the dome light stayed on overnight as to not to start the car. After two jumping attempts I got the car running again. But… I could have sworn before this occurred, the Power Button showed green when the car was in Ready Mode. Now when I press start, the power button turns yellow for a couple seconds, then goes blank. Car runs fine. Is it just my imagination that the Power Button LED was green when Ready? And/or is there a way to have it be green? (I have a problem leaving the car running… any additional indicator would help. )

12-13-2005, 04:13 PM	#3
tumbleweed Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Eastern Oregon Posts: 1,005 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	My power button LED is green in ACC, orange in IG ON, and when I go into READY it flashes orange and then goes off and stays off.

12-13-2005, 04:56 PM	#8
DanMan32 Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Tampa Bay, FL Posts: 3,775 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Power modes and their indications start on page 130 in the 2004 owner's manual.

12-13-2005, 06:29 PM	#9
Tideland Prius Super Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 13,755 My Car: 2005 Prius Package: B Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 11	Wasn't there an old thread in the pre-pre PriusChat crash (i.e. before January) where someone said earlier cars had the green light on in READY while later cars didn't?