Left rear vent?

Garsen · 06-22-2005, 07:52 PM

ive' had my car, an '05 package 6, for two months and only yesterday noticed a solitary vent-looking thing high up aside the right rear passenger seat. what is this thing, and what is it for?

raybon · 06-22-2005, 07:59 PM

That's the vent to keep the batteries cool if they get hot. The manual says to make sure and never block that vent. It was very explicit with lots of exclamation marks.

Glenn

ambrothe · 06-22-2005, 07:59 PM

It's a cooling vent for the battery pack...you should also make sure that it's never obscured by anything so that the battery is able to maintain its optimum temperature.

texassalsa04 · 06-22-2005, 08:00 PM

Vent to keep the battery compartment cool...if I remember correctly.

**Tideland Prius** · 06-23-2005, 12:24 AM

Ditto. cold air intake for the battery to keep it cool.

**Tideland Prius** · 06-23-2005, 12:26 AM

Here's a pic. It's from the photo album on this site. I forgot who's the owner of the pic (sorry!)

**efusco** · 06-23-2005, 03:33 AM

That's Wayne Brown's picture....just to give credit.

DaveG · 06-23-2005, 05:19 AM

Whatever happened to Wayne anyway? The last I saw from him was that he left the yahoo group a while back in quite a bad mood...

Dave

**Tideland Prius** · 06-23-2005, 12:35 PM

Thx Evan.

NuShrike · 07-01-2005, 04:50 PM

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06-22-2005, 07:52 PM	#1
Garsen Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Los Angeles CA Posts: 21 My Car: Model: Package: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	Left rear vent? ive' had my car, an '05 package 6, for two months and only yesterday noticed a solitary vent-looking thing high up aside the right rear passenger seat. what is this thing, and what is it for?

06-22-2005, 07:59 PM	#2
raybon Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Boulder Creek, CA Posts: 36 My Car: Model: Package: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	Re: Left rear vent? That's the vent to keep the batteries cool if they get hot. The manual says to make sure and never block that vent. It was very explicit with lots of exclamation marks. Glenn

06-22-2005, 07:59 PM	#3
ambrothe Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 87 My Car: 2005 Prius Model: N/A Package: #4 Thanks: 3 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Friends: 0	Re: Left rear vent? It's a cooling vent for the battery pack...you should also make sure that it's never obscured by anything so that the battery is able to maintain its optimum temperature.

06-22-2005, 08:00 PM	#4
texassalsa04 Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Dallas, Texas Posts: 123 My Car: Model: Package: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	Re: Left rear vent? Vent to keep the battery compartment cool...if I remember correctly.

06-23-2005, 12:26 AM	#6
Tideland Prius Moderator of the North Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 19,616 My Car: 2010 Prius Model: N/A Package: Technology Package (Canada) Thanks: 228 Thanked 344 Times in 243 Posts Friends: 23	Re: Left rear vent? Here's a pic. It's from the photo album on this site. I forgot who's the owner of the pic (sorry!)

06-23-2005, 12:24 AM	#5
Tideland Prius Moderator of the North Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 19,616 My Car: 2010 Prius Model: N/A Package: Technology Package (Canada) Thanks: 228 Thanked 344 Times in 243 Posts Friends: 23	Ditto. cold air intake for the battery to keep it cool.

06-23-2005, 03:33 AM	#7
efusco Troll Slayer Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Nixa, MO Posts: 17,231 My Car: 2004 Prius Model: Package: #9 Thanks: 49 Thanked 249 Times in 148 Posts Friends: 37	That's Wayne Brown's picture....just to give credit.

06-23-2005, 05:19 AM	#8
DaveG Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 807 My Car: 2004 Prius Model: Package: C Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	Whatever happened to Wayne anyway? The last I saw from him was that he left the yahoo group a while back in quite a bad mood... Dave

06-23-2005, 12:35 PM	#9
Tideland Prius Moderator of the North Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 19,616 My Car: 2010 Prius Model: N/A Package: Technology Package (Canada) Thanks: 228 Thanked 344 Times in 243 Posts Friends: 23	Thx Evan.

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