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    Prius 12V Battery went dead in 20 hours, Fob key won't unlock door

    Just an update, my prius battery got replaced. Now the car feels more zippy than before. Not sure exactly why the car "feels" better in...
    Post by: sgpriusdriver, Mar 23, 2017 in forum: Gen 4 Prius Main Forum
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    Prius 12V Battery went dead in 20 hours, Fob key won't unlock door

    Mine does have auto for lights. It will switch off the light as soon as you hit the stop button.
    Post by: sgpriusdriver, Mar 15, 2017 in forum: Gen 4 Prius Main Forum
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    Prius 12V Battery went dead in 20 hours, Fob key won't unlock door

    It seems like there's some firmware/safety differences between the US models and my Asia Right hand drive model. My prius will beep loudly if you...
    Post by: sgpriusdriver, Mar 15, 2017 in forum: Gen 4 Prius Main Forum
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    Prius 12V Battery went dead in 20 hours, Fob key won't unlock door

    Still havent figure out what was the reason as to why I wasn't able to unlock the door during zero battery state at my home. Funny thing was I had...
    Post by: sgpriusdriver, Mar 15, 2017 in forum: Gen 4 Prius Main Forum
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    Prius 12V Battery went dead in 20 hours, Fob key won't unlock door

    I have used the manual keys before and they do unlock previously. According to my workshop, the 12V battery has failed. It's under Toyota...
    Post by: sgpriusdriver, Mar 14, 2017 in forum: Gen 4 Prius Main Forum
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    Prius 12V Battery went dead in 20 hours, Fob key won't unlock door

    I last used my prius gen4 at around 9pm(+8 GMT) Monday. At Tuesday 5pm (+8 GMT), when I went to the prius, the 12v battery had already died, thus...
    Thread by: sgpriusdriver, Mar 14, 2017, 91 replies, in forum: Gen 4 Prius Main Forum
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    Max Flood Water height?

    Here's example of how high it can get over in my country: [MEDIA] [MEDIA] [MEDIA]
    Post by: sgpriusdriver, Feb 6, 2017 in forum: Gen 4 Prius Main Forum
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    Max Flood Water height?

    Recently my country has been raining heavily and some places have water that are almost knee level. Anyone knows how high of rain water can the...
    Thread by: sgpriusdriver, Feb 5, 2017, 25 replies, in forum: Gen 4 Prius Main Forum
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    Is there a way to turn off EV mode?

    It looks like it would be better to keep the interior cooler for the hybrid battery as well? I shall try that when I drive the prius again next...
    Post by: sgpriusdriver, Jan 8, 2017 in forum: Gen 4 Prius Main Forum
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    Is there a way to turn off EV mode?

    I live in the tropics, my outdoor ambient temps can be as high as 35 degree Celsius(95F). My aircon setting is 24C Auto/ECO+Driver only boxed...
    Post by: sgpriusdriver, Jan 8, 2017 in forum: Gen 4 Prius Main Forum
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    Is there a way to turn off EV mode?

    I notice that on prolonged highway driving of 60mph sustained(15mins or more) or prolonged aggressive driving([PWR] range + power mode), the ICE...
    Post by: sgpriusdriver, Jan 8, 2017 in forum: Gen 4 Prius Main Forum
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    Does the Gen 4 produce an inverter whine and whirring sound?

    I think there's another type of whining noise from the battery's twin fans located on the bottom sides of backseats. It seems to be increasing in...
    Post by: sgpriusdriver, Dec 30, 2016 in forum: Gen 4 Prius Main Forum
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    Real World MPG Numbers

    I'm not sure what SAE papers tested on what kind of car. But this is how I tested on my prius gen 4 and got my real world(basing on prius...
    Post by: sgpriusdriver, Dec 18, 2016 in forum: Gen 4 Prius Fuel Economy