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What happens when your battery goes dead?

I had it happen when I parked the car for a few weeks, and for some reason, the battery maintainer had turned itself off. What I got...

Forum: Gen 5 Prius Technical Discussion

Paul Gregory replied to the thread Why doesn't the app indicate 12V battery level?.

Silly me for thinking some sort of cogent solution might come from this forum. Instead, it looks like I stumbled into a flame war.

Paul Gregory replied to the thread Why doesn't the app indicate 12V battery level?.

I'm glad you decided to cut and run. I'll give you credit for realizing you've painted yourself into a corner.

Paul Gregory replied to the thread Why doesn't the app indicate 12V battery level?.

"Stupid" is not the most imprecise term to describe someone who refuses to absorb facts that have been posted many times. I suppose it...

Paul Gregory replied to the thread Why doesn't the app indicate 12V battery level?.

Paul Gregory replied to the thread Why doesn't the app indicate 12V battery level?.

Replacing the battery is a good suggestion? A new battery did the same thing as the original one. They replaced it despite the...

Paul Gregory replied to the thread Why doesn't the app indicate 12V battery level?.

I have always been open to good suggestions. Not the stupid ones, like replace the battery or disconnect my battery. I have spent...

Paul Gregory replied to the thread Why doesn't the app indicate 12V battery level?.

This is really getting annoying. Where I currently live, there is no place to plug in my battery maintainer. Every time I want to use...

Paul Gregory replied to the thread Why doesn't the app indicate 12V battery level?.

There's something to be said for redundancy, but I can't see using the built-in features, when the Google apps work just fine.

Paul Gregory replied to the thread Weather Stripping wear. Known issue?.

I noticed mine wearing excessively in the first month I owned the car. It consists of a low quality rubber, which is quite susceptible...

Paul Gregory replied to the thread Why doesn't the app indicate 12V battery level?.

My workaround, for now, after I've driven it on a short trip, is to let the car run for an hour until it shuts off on it's own. This...

Paul Gregory replied to the thread Why doesn't the app indicate 12V battery level?.

Paul Gregory replied to the thread Why doesn't the app indicate 12V battery level?.

When I had a Gen 3, it was fairly predictable that the battery would drain in about 10 days. I just made sure to drive it once a week....

Paul Gregory replied to the thread Why doesn't the app indicate 12V battery level?.

I am fairly settled on it being a bad design. I hope Toyota has been inspired to make improvements based on a lot of negative feedback....

Paul Gregory replied to the thread Why doesn't the app indicate 12V battery level?.

I have spent months working on the root cause, with 3 different dealers. I believe that when the car is in a less than ideal area for a...