Changing Fluid Aerobics

After going through the yoga training better known as the Prius Gen III oil filter change, I looked ahead to see what other surprises the Gen III had for me. Here are some notes:


The hood support rod was moved from the car's left side to the right side. This was to allow critical access to the Master Brake Fluid Tank, which is now a two handed operation. First UNHOOK the foam weatherstrip end connected to the plastic panel. The following picture shows the rip you will make if you do not know this.
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Now use the two hands to unlatch each side of the removable panel to add fluid.
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Then, I discovered that when you go to add coolant to the coolant tank, the support rod does a pretty good job of blocking the fill cap.....but at least the engineers provided an alternate spot to move the rod to the left enough to get a hose or nozzle lined up. It may not look like much, but it is a huge difference since most folks come around from the side of the car and going under the rod is not really possible.
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