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  1. Deepax

    Deepax New Member

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    2012 Prius. I start my car and as I'm pulling out, it honks 3 times. As in driving, it honks 3 times again and again. Them it just honks continually. What does it mean? Where in the manual does it explain the honks?
    Thanks.
     
    #1 Deepax, Feb 21, 2013
  2. PriusCamper

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    It means everyone is going to be staring at you wondering why you're honking! :) Any warning lights? Did you spill liquid on your steering wheel? Where are you located? Is it really cold out? Maybe a bad switch in your steering wheel? Find a video / info on how to take apart your steering wheel and clean and inspect everything. In the meantime you might be able to pull a fuse to turn off the horn, but I learned in High School that driving without a horn is really dangerous. Don't do it more than once...
     
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    It means that something related to the horn is broken, and needs repair.
    While you list good possibilities, a 2012 is still under warranty. Let an authorized dealer handle it as a warranty claim.
     
    #3 fuzzy1, Feb 21, 2013
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    I'm sure it has something to do with the alarm system, I just can't figure out what it means.
     
    #4 Deepax, Feb 21, 2013
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    A car horn honking is not a indicator of anything, nor is it a warning. Plane and simple it is a broken car horn that's honking.
     
    #5 PriusCamper, Feb 21, 2013
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    Are you sure it's not coming from the cars behind you?
    A common occurrence for a Prius :LOL:
     
    #6 ny_rob, Feb 22, 2013
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    or it's just happy to see you :)
     
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    There have been plenty of posts regarding alarm system installs gone awry. Take it back to whoever installed the alarm (dealer/aftermarket?) and have them explain/fix it.
     
    #8 RRxing, Feb 26, 2013
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    No horns here, they just cut you off.
     
    #9 El Dobro, Feb 26, 2013
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