2005 Prius Driver Display Panel

Posted by rrock42 on October 27, 2008, 11:37 pm

Hello All,

Our Prius driver display panel has been  turning-off on long (~4 hr)
trips with head lights on.   If the head ligts are turned off then the
display panel turns on again.  Anyone experience this behavior or any
advice would be appreciated.

Thanks

Posted by Michelle Steiner on October 27, 2008, 11:48 pm

In article
rrock42@gmail.com wrote:

Do you mean the MFD (the LCD screen) or the display containing the
speedometer? If the latter, check to see whether your knee is brushing
against the dimmer wheel.

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Posted by Was Istoben on October 28, 2008, 10:37 pm

Right, or there may be a "bat" (bad spot) on the dimmer potentiometer.
Those can usually be worked-around by moving to a different spot or
scrubbing the bat by rocking back and forth over it.

Posted by wildthing on October 30, 2008, 10:14 am

YOur display may be going bad. We had ours replaced.
Take it to a dealer asap as a new one would set you back $000 plus labor.
If that isn't it, you may need the firmaware updated in your computer as a
error may be occruing. I perceive your display is starting to go bad
though.
Bill