Dr Prius instructions

Can you borrow TIS from somebody local to you I bought a TIS computer from a dealership that went out of business and I've been using it for a couple of years I wouldn't say it's the fastest thing on the planet to connect to the car but I don't know I don't think TIS software has been rewritten enough to get into the high speed realm yet I don't think anybody really cares in that regard at least the manufacturer of the software and the Toyota dealer doesn't seem like they're looking for super speed instantaneous stuff on the screen practically when you let go of the plug plugging it in doesn't seem like that's what they've been working towards Not sure why but oh well generally when I hook TIS up. By the time I get done with the clicking and the fooling around it's been about I don't know 40 seconds and I'm running a health check. I have noticed my wife has some of these Bluetooth things that go to her OBD port and they seem to be a lot slower than that 40 seconds in TIS. I've never been able to get hold of a generation one long enough to get TIS plugged up and look at anything but I'm assuming generation one and two should be pretty similar as far as this type of software goes. But yes interpreting all this stuff is kind of fun at best.

 

Just to keep things clear, TIS (technical information service) is the name of a web site you can sign into for repair manuals and service bulletins and stuff.

Techstream is the name of the software that can talk to the car.

 

I guess Toyota must own TIS on my text stream software it's an upside down! T i s/tech stream so I was just thinking TIS would be a short abbreviation for Toyota information systems or something along those lines Not sure about the website business

 

When you get a copy of tec stream. And you see it open on your screen you will see the words t i s tech stream right up in the left hand corner next to connect to a vehicle

 

Hope to have a dealer login by the end of the week

 

You should contact Dr Prius about gen1 compatibility.

The decoding of the data is simplified if you buy and believe their premium service where they pass judgement.


The above demo mode summarizes the results and bad results are in red.

They also have a capacity test you hear about when somebody is fighting a code but Dr Prius says there is capacity left.



The free version gives you a screen of data generally with yellow and red pointing out concerns.

 

I recently got the Dr. Prius app and paid for the upgrade since it works on my '06 Highlander Hybrid.

The battery test and life expectancy are not implemented for Gen1, so not worth the paid app version. Otherwise it does provide useful info.