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Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by cbadland, Dec 13, 2005.

  1. cbadland

    cbadland New Member

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    Well... maybe I am totally mis-remembering…

    Last week the Aux Battery in my 2005 discharged after the dome light stayed on overnight
    as to not to start the car. After two jumping attempts I got the car running again.

    But… I could have sworn before this occurred, the Power Button showed green when the car was in Ready Mode. Now when I press start, the power button turns yellow for a couple seconds, then goes blank. Car runs fine.

    Is it just my imagination that the Power Button LED was green when Ready?
    And/or is there a way to have it be green? (I have a problem leaving the car running… any additional indicator would help. :) )
     
    #1 cbadland, Dec 13, 2005
  2. ScottY

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    The Power button LED should be green in acc. mode and ready mode.
     
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    My power button LED is green in ACC, orange in IG ON, and when I go into READY it flashes orange and then goes off and stays off.
     
    #3 tumbleweed, Dec 13, 2005
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    Is the external "Beep-Beep-Beep" not enough? Is your MFD usually off?

    I can't see the light on the power button when it's on, So I can't count on it as an indicator. (Steering wheel is in the way, usually)
     
    #4 engunneer, Dec 13, 2005
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    OH! It actually stays off in ready mode?! :blink:
    I prob didn't pay enough attention to my power button.
     
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  6. tumbleweed

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    Yes I just went out and checked it to be sure. It's off when it's on. :D
     
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  7. cbadland

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    Sadly, no and no.
    But I really thought the green light was on in Ready. I thought maybe in my attempts to power-up the car when the AuxBat died, I had accidentally changed it to some different mode...
    Ah well... thanks.
     
    #7 cbadland, Dec 13, 2005
  8. DanMan32

    DanMan32 Senior Member

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    Power modes and their indications start on page 130 in the 2004 owner's manual.
     
    #8 DanMan32, Dec 13, 2005
  9. Tideland Prius

    Tideland Prius Moderator of the North
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    Wasn't there an old thread in the pre-pre PriusChat crash (i.e. before January) where someone said earlier cars had the green light on in READY while later cars didn't?
     
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  10. IsrAmeriPrius

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    IIRC, that was the case with the early cars, but the earlier SSC did away with the green light while the car was in the ready mode even in those.

    I think I read it in a post by Evan Fusco.
     
    #10 IsrAmeriPrius, Dec 13, 2005
  11. Tideland Prius

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    Alright, so the conclusion is no light in READY mode then?
     
    #11 Tideland Prius, Dec 13, 2005
  12. DanMan32

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    Yes. Differentiating between Off and READY can be determined by looking at the dash. If it is blank, the car is off. If it is lit with READY near the shift display, it is in READY.
     
    #12 DanMan32, Dec 14, 2005
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