1. Attachments are working again! Check out this thread for more details and to report any other bugs.

Technical Documentation from techinfo.toyota any good?

Discussion in 'Prius c Main Forum' started by AndrewsPriusC, Jan 1, 2019.

  1. AndrewsPriusC

    AndrewsPriusC New Member

    Joined:
    Dec 28, 2018
    7
    2
    0
    Location:
    San Francisco, CA
    Vehicle:
    2016 Prius c
    Model:
    Two
    Hi all,

    Wondering if anyone has paid for an account on the techinfo.toyota.com site and can vouch that the content is useful, organized, and most importantly downloadable for use beyond the subscription period?

    $20 for 2-days of access is not too bad, as long as I can download the one or two things I need and can read over them as carefully/slowly as needed.

    I just discovered the service after I saw a .pdf in another post about how to remove the roof headlining, taken from that site, and I'm curious to get a copy for my particular Prius C model so i can do some DIY on it.
     
  2. Prodigyplace

    Prodigyplace Senior Member

    Joined:
    Nov 1, 2016
    11,696
    11,318
    0
    Location:
    Central Virginia
    Vehicle:
    2017 Prius
    Model:
    Two
    I do not think the content is downloadable. @Elektroingenieur would know for sure.

    It is definitely not meant to be shareable.
     
  3. frodoz737

    frodoz737 Top Wrench

    Joined:
    Aug 26, 2010
    4,297
    2,348
    33
    Location:
    Texas
    Vehicle:
    2015 Prius
    Model:
    Four
    That's the legal answer. ;)
     
    Mendel Leisk likes this.
  4. Prodigyplace

    Prodigyplace Senior Member

    Joined:
    Nov 1, 2016
    11,696
    11,318
    0
    Location:
    Central Virginia
    Vehicle:
    2017 Prius
    Model:
    Two
    Also the ethical and correct answer. This site does not support breaking license access agreements.
     
  5. frodoz737

    frodoz737 Top Wrench

    Joined:
    Aug 26, 2010
    4,297
    2,348
    33
    Location:
    Texas
    Vehicle:
    2015 Prius
    Model:
    Four
    This site "never" supported such actions...but you can physically copy/download from techinfo.toyota.com.
     
  6. Elektroingenieur

    Elektroingenieur Senior Member

    Joined:
    Jan 8, 2017
    2,515
    3,259
    9
    Location:
    California
    Vehicle:
    2016 Prius
    Model:
    Three Touring
    Useful and organized, absolutely; see the PriusChat Wiki page for more about what you’ll find there. As for downloading, see my comment in a previous thread.
     
    Mendel Leisk likes this.
  7. Mendel Leisk

    Mendel Leisk Senior Member

    Joined:
    Oct 17, 2010
    55,568
    38,727
    80
    Location:
    Greater Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
    Vehicle:
    2010 Prius
    Model:
    Touring
    For a few heady days, a few years back, for some reason it seemed like the paywall was down: if I google searched toyotatechinfo plus some topic I was in. To the best of recollection it was pdf format on the website? Even if it wasn't, if you have Acrobat and view a page, you can "print" to pdf. There may also be other shareware that can print pdf, I appreciate Acrobat is pricey.

    As far as the content, as Stephen King is fond of saying, it seems like the world is "moving on", and not always in a progressive manner. I have pdf's of gen 2 and gen 3 Prius (not the c though). Of the two the gen 2 manual is definitely more complete and clear, with better illustrations (clear line art). Gen 3 seems to be sliding, mailed-in half the time. Both are still "book format" though.

    Fourth gen, I doubt there is or could be a book format, it's all online, lots and lots of links, and the illustrations are cut from the "model", for better or worse.

    Here's an example of 4th gen format, the oil change. I guess it's not bad:

    Official (OEM) Toyota Prius 2016 (Gen 4) oil-change instructions | PriusChat