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Picked up my 2007 tonight!

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Main Forum' started by peakfinder, Oct 4, 2006.

  1. peakfinder

    peakfinder New Member

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    After just hearing from my dealer via email the other day that my Prius order had flipped ffrom to G status, my dealer called and said the car was here and I could pick it up today! Well, as murphy would have it, I was in a all day seminar, had not arranged my financing yet or arragned to add the insurance. Thanks to some mad scambling by my wife and a good Car financing friend, all arrangments were made and I picked up this new 2007 Touring Edition, package 6, magnetic gray beauty tonight. Needless to say, I was not as prepared as I would like to have been--did not have the Prius pick-up check list and a couple of other documents.

    Everything on the vehicle looks great and I saw no problems with paint, finish, or equipment. The car only had 4 miles on the odometer. I did notice that the SOC (battery) indicator on the MFD only showed to purple bars on the lowwer half of the battery icon. What does this mean? I looked quickly thorugh the manual but could not find any help. Does it mean the battery is extreamly low? I was concerned about this since I thought the it was bad to ever let the SOC get low.

    Well, now the learning can start with hands-on application! Too bad my work schedule is jam-packed until the weekend. :lol:

    Joe
     
    #1 peakfinder, Oct 4, 2006
  2. orionll

    orionll Active Member

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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(PeakFinder @ Oct 3 2006, 10:30 PM) [snapback]327730[/snapback]</div>
    Yeah the purple SOC means the battery is low. Try to coast down a hill and brake at the end of the hill. That should get some energy into the car. Blue is the most normal and green is high battery.
     
    #2 orionll, Oct 4, 2006
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(orionll @ Oct 4 2006, 01:35 AM) [snapback]327740[/snapback]</div>
    Or just drive it and don't pay attention to the bars shown. The computer will protect the battery so you don't really need to worry about it. :)
     
    #3 tacomel, Oct 4, 2006
  4. Rancid13

    Rancid13 Cool Chick with a Black Prius

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    Congratulations and enjoy!

    Ditto what Taco Mel said re: the battery. Just drive the car and the computer will take care of things (such as battery recharge) itself.
     
    #4 Rancid13, Oct 4, 2006
  5. Pinto Girl

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    Cool! Congratulations.

    I agree with the remarks above; just drive the car and be sensitive to what it's trying to tell you. And if you do have questions, there are lots of answers here for you, too.
     
    #5 Pinto Girl, Oct 4, 2006
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