Prius II Radio

spiderman · 07-17-2009, 03:40 PM

The stock radio in my Prius II has terrible reception. Has anyone noticed that too? Is the SAT antenna on top also used for FM reception? I am almost wondering if an attenna is attached at all.

Thanks,
Peter

kenoarto · 07-17-2009, 10:51 PM

Ditto here.

Ohpoh · 07-17-2009, 11:24 PM

My radio seems fine.

2010 silver prius II purchased three and half weeks ago

PriusRoadWarrior · 07-19-2009, 11:45 AM

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Originally Posted by spiderman

The stock radio in my Prius II has terrible reception. Has anyone noticed that too? Is the SAT antenna on top also used for FM reception? I am almost wondering if an attenna is attached at all.

Thanks,
Peter

Does the Prius II come with Sat Radio? The brochure says it comes standard with the Prius II. It says AM/FM/MP3 CD player with six speakers and satellite radio capability. Does it or doesn't it?

jay_man2 · 07-19-2009, 12:12 PM

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Originally Posted by PriusRoadWarrior

Does the Prius II come with Sat Radio? The brochure says it comes standard with the Prius II. It says AM/FM/MP3 CD player with six speakers and satellite radio capability. Does it or doesn't it?

Capable means it needs the tuner and antenna. The III and up includes XM, the II only has a SAT-ready head unit and antenna, but needs a tuner to be functional.

Toyota Prius Hybrid - 2010 Models: Prius II, Prius III, Prius IV, Prius V

2009hb@gmail.com · 10-02-2009, 10:17 PM

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Originally Posted by spiderman

The stock radio in my Prius II has terrible reception. Has anyone noticed that too? Is the SAT antenna on top also used for FM reception? I am almost wondering if an attenna is attached at all.

Thanks,
Peter

My Prius II FM radio tuner also has terrible reception. I took it back to the dealer to check if antenna was connected (only complaint about the car so far- 2 months, 2500 miles). They apparently opened the dash to confirm it was it was correctly connected. They explained that I had the Panasonic model, one of 3 manufacturers, and basically explained that I could not expect more from the basic radio. They explained that the base radio in my 2001 Avalon was a much superior radio. Left me wishing I had paid the extra $1K for the Prius III, but it was hard to justify without HD radio included. Inexcusable to have such a poor radio on any new car today.. Maybe other Prius II owners with good reception may have a radio from another sub-manufacturer. -Hal

07-17-2009, 03:40 PM	#1
spiderman wretched Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Alaska Posts: 5,625 My Car: 2010 Prius Model: II Package: Base Thanks: 955 Thanked 805 Times in 648 Posts Friends: 24	Prius II Radio The stock radio in my Prius II has terrible reception. Has anyone noticed that too? Is the SAT antenna on top also used for FM reception? I am almost wondering if an attenna is attached at all. Thanks, Peter

07-17-2009, 10:51 PM	#2
kenoarto Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 279 My Car: Model: Package: Thanks: 103 Thanked 30 Times in 23 Posts Friends: 1	Re: Prius II Radio Ditto here.

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Ohpoh Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 10 My Car: 2010 Prius Model: II Package: No Package Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	Re: Prius II Radio My radio seems fine. 2010 silver prius II purchased three and half weeks ago

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