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REd sign on dash when opening door

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Main Forum' started by Flying White Dutchman, Mar 29, 2008.

  1. Flying White Dutchman

    Flying White Dutchman Senior Member

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    Today i opened the door when i was in "D" and the red triangle came up
    ok thats not a bad thing warning that i am stil in D.. BUT on the MFD the message came up that when i am in "N" the car wil not recharge te HV battery... but i was in "D" only opent the door for a sec...

    is this normal or do i need a software upgrade?​

     
    #1 Flying White Dutchman, Mar 29, 2008
  2. Rae Vynn

    Rae Vynn Artist In Residence

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    That's normal.
     
    #2 Rae Vynn, Mar 29, 2008
  3. Flying White Dutchman

    Flying White Dutchman Senior Member

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    ok but i was in "D"not in neutral and it tells me to not put it in "N"
    i was not in "N"... software program mistake
     
    #3 Flying White Dutchman, Mar 29, 2008
  4. Rae Vynn

    Rae Vynn Artist In Residence

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    It really is normal for it to say that. I don't know WHY it says that, but it does.
    Others have mentioned this before.
     
    #4 Rae Vynn, Mar 29, 2008
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    qbee42 My other car is a boat

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    It's a red herring error. It doesn't make sense, but that's the message that comes up. It scares the bejesus out of you the first time, but it is normal.

    Tom
     
    #5 qbee42, Mar 29, 2008
  6. Flying White Dutchman

    Flying White Dutchman Senior Member

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    i did not panic:cool: i keeped it cool:cool:
    even opened the door several time's to check what was going on!;)

    maybe this is a good thing you never leave the car in "D" when exiting the car. ( when you maybe on a small incline road the car wil stand stil )
     
    #6 Flying White Dutchman, Mar 29, 2008
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    The Prius one of the only cars on the planet that will move under power when its in D and the engine is not running. Toyota probably made the only decision they could in this case, to keep you from getting out and having the car run away.
     
    #8 abq sfr, Mar 29, 2008
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    Bob64 Sapphire of the Blue Sky

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    Yeah, unfortunately, thats the message that appears when a door is open and your still driving.
     
    #9 Bob64, Mar 30, 2008
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    Yeah, it sure freaked me out when I saw it.
     
    #10 LochNess, Mar 30, 2008
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