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Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Main Forum' started by Munpot42, Oct 19, 2013.

  1. Munpot42

    Munpot42 Senior Member

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    Yesterday I heard a voice warning in my 2011 Prius. It said in effect "your battery is low". Glancing at the display my hybrid battery icon was two dots from the top, so I assume it meant the 12 volt battery. Not having a voltmeter, is there any way to check the health of my 12 volt which only has 33k miles on it.
     
    #1 Munpot42, Oct 19, 2013
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    your battery is under warranty take it to a Toyota dealership let them assess it
     
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    Voice Warning? Really?
     
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    Where was your phone?
     
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    FOB battery? That's the only warning I'm aware of.
     
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    I'm thinking, could it have been my phone, no fully charged, maybe my Garmin? I hear it again, I'll try to figure out where it came from. Could have it been my fob battery?
     
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    I think that's usually a display only item on the MID. I'm guessing it was your phone. My Garmin doesn't announce when the battery is low, or at least not that I've ever heard.
     
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    This getting old is a bear, now I'm hearing voices?
     
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    SkyNet is coming online.
     
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    My recommendation is to purchase a multimeter (voltmeter). You can get them anywhere from free at Harbor Freight, to $5. Almost every electrical device requires one for diagnostics.
     
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    The Prius has become self-aware! :eek:
     
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    Well the thing these days that constantly bugs me is I hear beeps. There are so many things around that beep for whatever it's driving me crazy trying to figure out what beeped each time!

    I would not be surprised if it was the key fob low battery warning. The GIII does things a bit differently from the GII.
     
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    When the key fob battery for my 2010 got low there was no voice warning, but there was a message displayed on the dash when I turned the car off that said "Key battery low" (or words to that effect).
     
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    hearing voices isn't a good thing, even in the prius world.:eek:
     
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    God told me to ignore what you posted. ;)
     
    #15 David Beale, Oct 22, 2013
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    I thought I was losing it when an apparition popped up like a HUD in my windshield and scolded me for going over my oil change interval.:)
     
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  17. Munpot42

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    I finally figured it out, it WAS my cellphone, my apoogies to all.
     
    #17 Munpot42, Oct 22, 2013
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    Nice. And don't apologize. You wanted to know what was going on. That's what this forum is all about, or so I thought.
     
    #18 jdk2, Oct 22, 2013
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    Glad you solved the mystery. That kind of thing happens to the best of us. And, no apologies needed.
     
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    wouldn't be a bad prius feature tho...:cool:
     
    #20 bisco, Oct 22, 2013
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