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Touchscreen misalignment

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Care, Maintenance & Troubleshooting' started by jafca09, Jul 20, 2016.

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    My 2010 Prius' touchscreen went from working perfectly fine one day to not working the next. When I try to tap one of the virtual buttons, it will trigger something else, leading me to believe it is misaligned somehow. Has anyone experienced anything similar? Anything I can do without having to take it into the dealer or purchase something new? Thanks!
     
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    check the menu, maybe there's an alignment selection
     
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    The problem is I can't navigate to anything given the misalignment.
     
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    try to reset your car, unplug the 12v battery negative for a minute and see what happens
     
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    Thanks for the suggestion. Any other ways to go about it though, as I don't have the proper tools with me to disconnect the bolts...?
     
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    You might not need any tools, on gen2 cars, there's 2 plugs you and just unplug that are on the battery components. I don't know the proper term for those things. Unplug them and plug them back after a minute or 2. I would think gen3 cars would be similar in design

    If you needed a tool, it would only be a 10mm wrench. That's all that holds the negative terminal or the bolt to the body ground....both are 10mm and you can disconnect either one.
     
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    Now the unit is completely unresponsive to touch – and the Toyota dealership says it would need a whole new unit to work properly.

    I can survive without the touchscreen, using my phone for GPS and audio through Bluetooth. My problem is that I will be getting a new phone and can't seem to add a new phone without touching some settings on the touchscreen. Any advice on a way to get around this? It seems a waste to buy a whole new unit just to add a new phone.
     
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    I think it would be cheaper to just use the phone as is and take the bus
     
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