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You said that it works better when your Prius is stopped. Speech algorithms tend to be sensitive to background noise so try using a Bluetooth...
Since the car has been shipped to and registered in another state (Florida), I believe that the HV battery warranty reverts to the 100Mile/8Year...
Or, if you have the skills, you can tap the HV directly and use a high power UPS (~3kw) as was done in 2006: PriUPS-getting electricity FROM your...
The Prius HSD (acts in lieu of a transmission) is very reliable if maintained. Yes, a small number of failures have been reported and it is...
We should also note that if you are unlucky and your battery fails just out of warranty, the cost of a new Toyota supplied battery is still only 2...
When Toyota issues the TSB to the dealers, you can ask your dealers service department to look up whether your Prius V is covered or not. JeffD
Not quite. The Toyota supplied battery is complete except for the battery ECU as they expect that your old ECU is still good. The extra labor is...
As Qbee said, your dealer is quoting a higher cost than required. A reasonable dealer price is $3400 nd you can get a remanufactured battery...
My 2004 at 220,000 miles is still on the original brake fluid. I say pass on that until much later. I waited till 100k miles for the PCV Valve...
NiMh and NiCad batteries have very similar charge/discharge properties and the same charging system can do either. NiCads tend to have a lower...
Just make certain that the positive battery cable in the hatch doesn't touch anything while it is disconnected from the battery. You can blow a...
Just change the battery, you will only have to reset the radio, clock and maybe the auto up-down front windows. JeffD
There are downloadable technical manuals at: http://www.selidori.com/tech/prius/DOC/ The 2004 manual covers 2004-2005 Prii The 2006 manual...
Use either a digital voltmeter or the MFD in "maintenance mode" (see...
When I rebalance Prius HV modules the protocol is to slightly overcharge the modules using a 3 cycle discharge-charge process. This allows the...
ReInvolt (Taylor Auto - Remanufactured Hybrid Vehicle Battery Packs) in NC is developing LiOn replacement batteries for Hybrids. "** We are...
Look into a Prius specific OB2 reader to see HV Battery module pair voltages and other diagnostic info. The ScanGauge2 (with recent firmware)...
No, and no pump either. JeffD
In my 2004, there are two Aux power plugs (AKA cigarette lighter). Make the one that is not normally used "always on". JeffD
You can wait till 100k miles to do it again and it will come out cleaner. JeffD
