20 Most Recent 2005 Toyota Prius - Page 3 Questions & Answers

lost the operators guide on such a complex car. really? id not drive far like that..... no me..... here it is for free http://www.toyota.com/owners/web/pages/resources/owners-manuals?p_p_id=changemodelyear_WAR_toyotaownersonlineportlet&p_p_lifecycle=1&p_p_state=normal&p_p_mode=view&_changemodelyear_WAR_toyotaownersonlineportlet_action=processRequest&_changemodelyear_WAR_toyotaownersonlineportlet_javax.portlet.action=processRequest#Owners-Manuals read it . and the warning lights. exclamation point? there are 3 1st is..bad brakes. red. 2nd is. same but yello. 3: See multi-information display. 3B: add fuel, waring, it will say? youd have to read the whole book to see very multi-info message and i refuse, you do it. or lean to look carefully and post all errors.

run fault codes to find what put the light on .and repair / replace the units

the fsm covers that may be alldata.com and can very by submodel of prius and other options.

Partial cars are still in the infant stage and there will be problems at the point where the CPU has to decide wether to power up and charge the battery or run on a dwindling battery supply. The cars are designed to charge the battery off the brake application so on long down hill runs with the brakes applied the energy is converted to charge the battery and it will be at this point if the battery is nearly flat that the CPU is hesitant to start the engine or rely on the charge from the brakes. I would think that there will be a huge learning curve before you get the hang of it. However having said all that , I would think a trip to a service centre to check it out might be in order.

release? explain what that means. what parts were disconnected? MC, tell what you did. brakes good, bleed, no bad brakes bad, parts pulled, now bad bleed,???? just a clue.here. if you open a fitting north of the ABS main unit, you will be in trouble. did you read the FSM on PRIUS< if not why not>? got ABS,? sure... some cars with ABS, have very specail rules and steps for bleeding ABS. , including factory scan tools that must modulate the ABS solenoids to clear air ! RTM. or alldata.com/ i bounce in and read now for you. it says. Bleeding the brakes requires the use of the Toyota Hand-Held tester, or other appropriate scan tool. Follow the operating procedures of the Toyota Hand-Held tester, or other appropriate scan tool when bleeding the hydraulic brake system. Before fiddling any car with ABS, google your car see what others did wrong.... save lots of grief. and a tow to a shop.

read the FSM. its all there.

ok, so what? ask a real question. why how to...... when where,