TOYOTA PRIUS READY SIGNAL BUT HAS NO POWER ON DRIVE OR REVERSE!,HELP

It comes from "X-Horses" and the second one I bought had firmware 2.0.4 which works with my wife's car:
MINI VCI FOR TOYOTA TIS

There may be other vendors but this one worked for me. Still it took nearly 10 days to arrive . . . negotiate.

Also, I am using "Windows XP", a virtual PC, that keeps it isolated from my laptop. I am not a fan of Windows in any form but there have some reports that more recent versions of Windows might have trouble. I don't know about any other versions.

Definitely Volume 1 because it and a Prius-aware scanner are your roadmap to what is broken. Volume 2 because it has specific instructions on major repairs. Avoid any "CD" as they are notorious for being poorly digitized versions of the manuals.

Now some folks have had good luck using the Toyota online TIS service and there are daily and monthly rates. I have not tried it as 'an old man', I likes my paper books. But after diagnosis, you might find TIS to be more cost effective or reasonable alternative to Volume 2 for specific repair procedures.

Bob Wilson

 

I don't know. You might try some Google searches. I've only used Windows XP.

It is 16 pin. You can see it where your Autozone scanner connects.

Bob Wilson

 

More expensive but supported, you might look at AutoEnginuity. The developer can answer any questions but it is pricy, $500 for the basic package and the Toyota option. I've used it with both Prius without a problem and you can get it fairly quickly.

The other option is to look over the ScanGaugeII. Check the XGAUGE definitions as I remember there are the INFO / subcodes. At $150 and the pig-tail or Prius specific cable, you'll also be good to go. Not as sophisticated as AutoEnginuity and miniVCI, it can also be used while driving.

Bob Wilson

 

These are the folks I bought miniVCI that worked:
X-Horses Authorized Online Store
They claim to be the "X-Horses" online store and their version came with firmware 2.0.4 that worked with my wife's car.

You've got the right idea, a virtual machine that runs as a program under the native operating system. So 'Windows XP' is in effect a program running under the native operating system. This is how I run windows on a Macintosh but I can also run Linux or other operating systems under the Macintosh OS. I know there are similar "Virtual Machine" systems available designed so multiple, independent Windows systems can run on the same machine.

Bob Wilson

 

I got mine here and it come with techstream 8.00.

Newest 2013 MINI VCI FOR TOYOTA TIS Techstream 2012.V8.00.034single cable free shippin

 

Have you tried to record data with it?

The version I have only supports a 5 minute data recording before it stops and I have to start recording again. The data gaps are brief (depending upon traffic) but still a gap.

What version of firmware in the miniVCI?

Bob Wilson

 

Sounds like a good plan.

Virtual machines have been around for a long, long time, the 1970s, and have a lot of value. What they do is provide an additional, independent memory management system. The 'virualized' operating system can preserve and maintain legacy applications. Meanwhile, the virtual system keeps the different operating systems from 'stepping' on each other.

In theory (and practice) you could even run DOS and DOS applications <grins>

I think you are well on the way. Especially once you get a Prius-aware scanner running. We'll be able to use the INFO codes you post, check in our copies of the diagnostic manual and point you to where the problem lies.

Just to recap, your car now runs for minutes, hours, long as there is gas? The inverter pump and loop have coolant in it? The traction battery shows it is charging?

These are all good things for the next phase, figuring out the last little bits.

Bob Wilson

 

Bob, my firmware is version 2.0.4

 

This is the one I got that works with firmware version 2.0.4:
MINI VCI FOR TOYOTA TIS Techstream V7.31.003 single cable

This is the one boppo got that works with firmware version 2.0.4:
Newest 2013 MINI VCI FOR TOYOTA TIS Techstream 2012.V8.00.034single cable free shippin

The key appears to be the 'firmware' of the miniVCI cable:

• 1.4.7 - works on NHW11 (our models) but only partially on my wife's ZVW30
• 2.0.4 - works on both models, NHW11 and ZVW30

User 'boppo' and I both report working versions of the hacked Techstream. However, his supplier reports a higher version and mine reports techstream 7.20.037.

Bob Wilson

 

The cable should come with a disk with the drivers and Techstream on it.

Yes, 2.0.4 firmware works on both of our Prius.

Bob Wilson

 

As a 'virtual pc'?

Windows XP is so full of bugs and is a favorite target for virus writers.

Bob Wilson