Help!! Strange message on radio screen...

So let me understand this.. You are trying to charge your phone in the USB port and it's popping up that message? Is that what's happening?

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This happened to my last night, the car is new to me , bought cert pre owned from a dealer 3 weeks ago, Wednesday is the earliest I could bring it in, how worried should i be that i got a lemon?

 

The USB port is not likely for charging a phone, but for playing media from USB drives. That is the way it is on the current generation Prius, anyway.
You should be able to get a USB charger for your phone that plugs into a lighter socket.

 

If you don't use the entertainment system much (or at all), turn it ON and activate the radio and then turn it off.
It might have been left on the USB input when last turned off.

And yes, if you are using the USB jack to charge your phone it will complain that what you have plugged in isn't a valid media source......and that is not really a problem.

 

I have never used the usb port, only the cig charger, I did blue tooth my phone to connect to the sound system last week but I had last used the radio. And when I turned it on the radio was on , I slipped a CD in to no effect but when I turned the car on again it did play the cd (thankfully at a lower volume) however the error message is still there and because of it the back up camera and every other function that the screen is used for will not work. So I dont think it could be only a USB issue as I have not used that at all. I could live with out radio but....that seems a shame and the other functions of the screen are lost as well.

 

From your profile information, you appear to have a Generation 1 Prius Plug-in. Either of the forums below may be able to provide more assistance.
Gen 1 Prius Plug-in 2012-2015 | PriusChat
Gen 3 Prius Care, Maintenance & Troubleshooting | PriusChat

 

thank you prodigyplace, this is the only thread that comes up when searching for this issue but perhaps if I ask the question anew in those forums I will get some advice. Thank you for taking the time to respond!

 

Sounds like you have a software "glitch".

Actually connecting something to the USB port and then removing it might help.
If the manual tells you how to do a RESET on the head unit, that might help too.

OTOH, if it really is complaining about some internal memory that is going bad, then YOU might not be able to do anything to fix it.

 

I have the same issue w a 2014 Prius V.
We restart the car 2-5 times in a row to get the message to disappear or we can not control the radio, use bluetooth see the reverse camera, etc.
Has anyone had success with pulling the head unit and cleaning a contact or similar yet?
Very frustrating.