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Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by cbadland, Dec 5, 2005.

  1. cbadland

    cbadland New Member

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    Hello,
    This is my first post here. We bought a 2005 Prius about four months ago. It has been great, but this morning it would not start.

    I pressed on the brake and pushed power, but it only would go into the “accessoryâ€, mode (light on power switch was yellow). If I pressed power button again, nothing would change. The only way to turn the Acc Power off was to take my foot off the brake depress the Power button for a few seconds.
    While in the ACC mode, windows were slow going up.

    I did a search in the Forum, and saw a reference to a 2004 brake issue that could affect powering up the car, but ours is a 2005.

    It is possible the interior dome light was on over night. Could an undercharged aux battery cause the car to not power-up? If so, can I just remove the 12v aux battery and charge with a standard car battery charger?

    Thanks much!
    Charles
     
    #1 cbadland, Dec 5, 2005
  2. efusco

    efusco Moderator Emeritus
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    Yup, try jump starting it and give it a go.
     
    #2 efusco, Dec 5, 2005
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    Thanks. Will give it a try.
     
    #3 cbadland, Dec 5, 2005
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    You have a 2005 -- don't forget about the free roadside assistance!
     
    #4 jwe8f, Dec 5, 2005
  5. cbadland

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    OK. I was able to jump start my 05 Prius at lunch today. I had it connected to my source battery with car running for four-five minutes.

    Prius started. I let the Prius sit in Park for a few (3-5) minutes, then drove around for another 2-3 minutes. Parked and turned it off. Twenty minutes later would not start, again.

    I have read that Prius does not have an alternator to charge the 12v battery. How long should I let the Prius run to give it a full charge? (Does the 12v charge off the traction battery or gas engine?) At what point would I assume it is a bad aux battery and have it replaced.

    Thanks.

    Charles
     
    #5 cbadland, Dec 6, 2005
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    I would suggest going for another drive, longer and further this time, with as few accessories on as possible. If that doesn't work, take it in for testing.
     
    #6 hyo silver, Dec 6, 2005
  7. efusco

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    I'd have probably given it a bit more time than you did to fully charge. But I'm suprised it didn't start even with the brief time you gave.

    I think it is clearly time to take it to the dealer. You may have some parasitic battery drain, or just a bad battery, or maybe some problem with the charging system. But clearly something is wrong.
     
    #7 efusco, Dec 6, 2005
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    There are numerous posts which describe Aux Bat operation and troubleshooting, thet are also tied in with the recent recall, read them and use search. Off hand, it sounds like a bad AB, go to diagnostics and monitor charging and disch
     
    #8 andyprius, Dec 6, 2005
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