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Replaced bad cell now car wont start

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by doug1810, Jul 9, 2015.

  1. doug1810

    doug1810 New Member

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    Hello

    First post here first off i love these cars. My car started giving me trouble i ran the scan tool and it told me that cell 6 was bad on my battery. I replaced the cell and put the battery back in now the check engine light is on and the problem triangle is on and the car wont start and only shifts into neutral but when i check for codes i get nothing . Any ideas would be great.
     
    #1 doug1810, Jul 9, 2015
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    The orange plug on the hv battery.....you have to tilt up, THEN PRESS DOWNWARD to lock it in place. Then try again to start
     
    #2 JC91006, Jul 9, 2015
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    Have you made sure that the orange interlock on the end of the HV battery has been engaged properly?

    Many have made the mistake of not engaging the interlock the correct way which is:

    plug it in,
    rotate it 90 degrees upward,
    and then press it straight downward

    which is the opposite of what is shown below (which disengages it).

    upload_2015-7-9_17-3-6.png
     
    #3 jadziasman, Jul 9, 2015
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    I think it is in corret i have 220 volts across the battery . I will check
     
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    That was it you guys rock
     
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    You might want to invest in a MiniVCI cable with techstream software. That will allow you to diagnose your car better. The error you had should have thrown a code if you have the right equipment to retrieve it.
     
    #6 JC91006, Jul 9, 2015
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    I will look into one of those. Thanks
     
    #7 doug1810, Jul 9, 2015
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