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  1. markellisbayarea

    markellisbayarea New Member

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    Hello everybody.
    Just wanted to see if anybody had the same problem.
    My significant other bought her brand new Prius 4 2011. Never really had major problems and always completed recommended oil changes and maitanence including last 50k about a month ago.
    This morning we went to open the car and it was... Unresponsive. Opened door with physical key. Set inside, pushed the pedal and pressed the button. Silence, break is unusually stiff and the only light on a dashboard - check engine. Pressed the button again and one little beep with flashing exclamation sight on the left of dashboard. Pressed it one more time and silence. Inside auto locks and windows do not respond.
    I doubt it's a battery - could it be?
    Also attached are the fuses - do they look normal for Prius iV? I mean is it normal for some of them be missing?
    Any advice is appreciated, before we take it to Toyota.
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  2. xpcman

    xpcman Senior Member

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    Looks like a dead 12v battery to me.
     
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    vskid3 Active Member

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    Sounds like a dead battery. Kind of early for it to just die, a light was probably left on.
    I don't have a Gen3 to compare to, but I would say that the missing fuses are fine. They're probably for an option your car doesn't have or just extra spots Toyota left for future options in later models.
     
  4. markellisbayarea

    markellisbayarea New Member

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    Thanks!! It was my interior light. Aaa is on its way.
     
  5. Munpot42

    Munpot42 Senior Member

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    Hope AAA is careful, if they hook up the jump wrong say good bye to a lot of money. I would have the manual out to the section for jumpstarting the car and show it to the AAA guy…Good Luck
     
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    When my 12v battery kicked the bucket I made sure I was ready for the AAA guy. I had to fight with him because he wanted to jump the car from the battery and it required me showing him the manual to get him to listen.
     
  7. NutzAboutBolts

    NutzAboutBolts Senior Member

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    You can jump it using that Red clip there and a ground. You don't need to open the rear trunk where the battery is at to jump start the Prius.

    If you look at mark's image, you can see there's that red tab, you lift that red tab and its the positive terminal for the battery, you can hook the red on your jumper cable to there and the black to any solid ground on your Prius, usually the engine mount bolt or some hard ground and you can jump the Prius that way.
     
  8. macman408

    macman408 Electron Guidance Counselor

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    Battery or jump terminal, it doesn't really matter. The only thing that matters is that you hook it up with the correct polarity.
     
  9. frodoz737

    frodoz737 Top Wrench

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    At 50,000 miles on a 2011...after a full discharge like that...replace the 12VDC battery now. It's days are limited. ;)
     
  10. Mendel Leisk

    Mendel Leisk Senior Member

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    To the OP, don't just focus on the jump start. Especially with the Prius' diminutive 12 volt battery, a partial drain will set it back. Jump start will get you going, and driving around will help, but you should look into an intelligent battery charger. Minimum overnight hook up is likely warranted. Get one with status lights. Check in the owners manual: there's an amperage limit, around 4? It's a smallish battery.

    A digital multimeter is also handy: a 100% battery should read 12.6 volt or higher. Readings taken just after charging will be inflated. You need to drive it for a few days before checking.

    Or go with frodoz' recommendation..., still, if you have the tools I'd give it a try to resurrect it. But start window shopping for a replacement.

    BTW, don't give up your day job to become a mechanic, LOL. After all the description in your first post you say you doubt it's the battery causing problems? ;)