little round circle on drivers side front bumper?

stanleyjohn · 07-12-2006, 03:45 PM

Does anyone know why there is a small round circle on the drivers side front bumper? Maybe toyota had some plans for it and never removed it.

TheForce · 07-12-2006, 03:49 PM

Thats where you plug it in!

Just kidding.

Thats where the tow eyelet thing goes.

stanleyjohn · 07-12-2006, 03:54 PM

oopps! missed that page 375 in owners manual

mssmith95 · 07-13-2006, 02:25 AM

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Thats where the tow eyelet thing goes.
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It should be on the rear bumper so you can tow things...like H2's that have run out of gas!
:P

**Tideland Prius** · 07-13-2006, 03:30 AM

Why? We don't need to waste more gas towing them around if they can't haul themselves around hehe. We'll use it as a playground.

donee · 07-13-2006, 06:19 AM

Hi All,

I have not had a reason to use it yet, but I read inthe manual that under the little circle is the socket for the recovery hook. The recovery hook is where the tow truck would attach a cable to pull the car out of a ditch.

mcsj · 07-13-2006, 12:55 PM

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Thats where the tow eyelet thing goes.
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But how to remove that cover? The manual says "insert the eyelet..." without telling me how to do step 1.

TheForce · 07-13-2006, 01:09 PM

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But how to remove that cover? The manual says "insert the eyelet..." without telling me how to do step 1.
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A credit card, small knife, or small suction cup will work.

harrv · 07-13-2006, 06:39 PM

Yeah, I had to do that for the tow-truck guy when my Prius was totaled because he had no clue how to tow it. Grabbed the hook thing from the back, popped out that little circle of plastic (and put it in my pocket--now that's the only reminder I have of my first Prius), and screwed the tow hook into the socket.

Jim1eye · 07-13-2006, 08:12 PM

That's where I'm going to mount Locutus' phaser.

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07-12-2006, 03:45 PM	#1
stanleyjohn Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Higganum,Ct Posts: 262 My Car: 2006 Prius Package: #7 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Does anyone know why there is a small round circle on the drivers side front bumper? Maybe toyota had some plans for it and never removed it.

07-12-2006, 03:49 PM	#2
TheForce Vote Third Party!! Join Date: May 2005 Location: Wheelersburg, Ohio Posts: 2,037 My Car: 2006 Prius Package: #7 Nominated 7 Times in 2 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 15	Thats where you plug it in! Just kidding. Thats where the tow eyelet thing goes.

07-12-2006, 03:54 PM	#3
stanleyjohn Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Higganum,Ct Posts: 262 My Car: 2006 Prius Package: #7 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	oopps! missed that page 375 in owners manual

07-13-2006, 03:30 AM	#5
Tideland Prius Super Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 13,562 My Car: 2005 Prius Package: B Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 11	Why? We don't need to waste more gas towing them around if they can't haul themselves around hehe. We'll use it as a playground.

07-13-2006, 06:19 AM	#6
donee Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Chicagoland Posts: 1,460 My Car: 2006 Prius Package: #2 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Hi All, I have not had a reason to use it yet, but I read inthe manual that under the little circle is the socket for the recovery hook. The recovery hook is where the tow truck would attach a cable to pull the car out of a ditch.

07-13-2006, 06:39 PM	#9
harrv Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 105 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Yeah, I had to do that for the tow-truck guy when my Prius was totaled because he had no clue how to tow it. Grabbed the hook thing from the back, popped out that little circle of plastic (and put it in my pocket--now that's the only reminder I have of my first Prius), and screwed the tow hook into the socket.

07-13-2006, 08:12 PM	#10
Jim1eye Shaklee Ind Distributor Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Connecticut Posts: 178 My Car: 2005 Prius Package: #3 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	That's where I'm going to mount Locutus' phaser.