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11/2010 Prius 2010 Production Change

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Technical Discussion' started by PaJa, Dec 23, 2010.

  1. PaJa

    PaJa Senior member

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    Car production starting on 11/2010 has following major modifications:
    [FONT=Verdana,Bold][FONT=Verdana,Bold]HYBRID CONTROL SYSTEM
    The hybrid battery hose assembly and No. 1 hybrid vehicle battery hose have been discontinued.
    [FONT=Verdana,Bold][FONT=Verdana,Bold]ELECTRONIC SHIFT LEVER SYSTEM
    [/FONT][/FONT]The silicon type parking lock actuator relay has been changed to a mechanical type relay.


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    #1 PaJa, Dec 23, 2010
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    I wouldn't doubt it. Who knows how many production changes have been made since the third generation Prius was introduced over a year ago.

    Over the years I have bought early production automobiles and discovered that numerous "under the hood" production improvements were made in the several following years even though the vehicle appeared nearly identical over a several year period. After that experience with several automobiles, I vowed never to buy another early production automobile.

    Keith
     
    #2 Tech_Guy, Dec 23, 2010
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    I wonder if the change is a response to these problems with stuck parking lock:

    http://priuschat.com/forums/gen-iii-2010-prius-technical-discussion/86449-my-2010-broken-down.html

    Regular cars have a manual lock override.

    BTW, what is a silicon type vs mechanical type? Semiconductor vs electrical one?
     
    #3 Former Member 68813, Dec 24, 2010
  4. PaJa

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    I have no idea, this terminology is used by techdoc. My understanding is that they replaced the transistor/thyristor circuit with the standard coil and contacts relay. There is also some software change for instrument panel to display additional message instead of a simple beep code - "N" shift lever position related.
     
    #4 PaJa, Dec 29, 2010
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