1. Attachments are working again! Check out this thread for more details and to report any other bugs.

What is this?

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Main Forum' started by firewater, Oct 21, 2012.

  1. firewater

    firewater New Member

    Joined:
    Jun 12, 2009
    1
    0
    0
    Location:
    Los Angeles
    Vehicle:
    2010 Prius
    Model:
    V
    I just noticed this on my 2012 Prius Five. It has a blue button on the bottom side of it. I can not find anything in the owners manual.
    Prius.jpg
     
    #1 firewater, Oct 21, 2012
  2. phoenixgreg

    phoenixgreg Senior member

    Joined:
    Apr 7, 2010
    1,157
    289
    66
    Location:
    Phoenix
    Vehicle:
    2010 Prius
    Model:
    II
    Many dealers are adding a KARR security system to Priis because they sit out on their lot. A KARR system has motion and shatter sensors beyond the factory system. Also, it has a fuel rail dis-abler and features rolling codes for the SKS (non scannable). You would have been charged for this unless you talked the dealer into extracting the control module for it thus rendering it inoperable.
     
    #2 phoenixgreg, Oct 21, 2012
    ClintBowyerPrius likes this.
  3. Selzier

    Selzier Whee!

    Joined:
    Sep 26, 2012
    148
    51
    0
    Vehicle:
    2012 Prius
    Model:
    Three
    I think what you're seeing is actually the system disable plug. When I bought my Prius, they put that little device onto an existing plug and it disabled the KARR system.
     
    #3 Selzier, Oct 22, 2012
  4. JimN

    JimN Let the games begin!

    Joined:
    Nov 26, 2006
    7,028
    1,116
    0
    Location:
    South Jersey
    Vehicle:
    2010 Prius
    Model:
    V
    It looks like the OBD port to me. If that isn't the OBD port where is it located in relation to the OBD?
     
    #4 JimN, Oct 22, 2012
    WE0H likes this.
(You must log in or sign up to post here.)