Posted by richard schumacher on April 28, 2010, 1:20 pm
Jeez, c'mon, guys, play nice. Nobody was born knowing this stuff.
urod, you should always lock the car when you leave it. If you have
left the lights on or a door ajar the car will give a long warning beep.
For infinite details about the Prius see
http://priuschat.com
Posted by urod on December 28, 2009, 3:35 pm
On 28 , 16:21, "Elmo P. Shagnasty" <el...@nastydesigns.co=
m> wrote:
> In article
> > The manual is incomprehensible. For the start, it doesn't explain how
> > to open the hatch. After lots of trying, I found the button under the
> > hatch, found the stick which should keep it opened, and found the hole
> > for this stick (this part was the hardest, it is well hiddened).
> On a Prius? There is no "stick that keeps it opened".
> And if your battery is dead (it's not an aux battery, it's the car's
> battery, just like a conventional car), then the hatch won't open.
> Hence the jumper posts under the hood.
> Are you sure you're talking about a Prius?
Yes, I am sure. I wrote about the big hatch which covers are all the
batteries, the motor, the tanks, etc.
It should be opened before doing anything with the car internals.
There is a stick which keeps it opened.
(There is also a small hatch above the 12V battery, which I opened
also.)
By auxiliary battery, I mean the 12 V battery, as opposed to the
201.5V one. As far as I understand, Prius has two
different batteries.
Posted by Elmo P. Shagnasty on December 28, 2009, 4:25 pm
In article
> By auxiliary battery, I mean the 12 V battery, as opposed to the
> 201.5V one. As far as I understand, Prius has two
> different batteries.
There's only one battery that the user worries about--just like on any
gasoline car (which the Prius is).
Posted by urod on December 28, 2009, 3:59 pm
On 28 , 16:21, "Elmo P. Shagnasty" <el...@nastydesigns.co=
m> wrote:
> And if your battery is dead (it's not an aux battery, it's the car's
> battery, just like a conventional car)
Here is the URL where the term "auxiliary battery" is used:
http://www.cleanmpg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3750
Now I tried to charge the battery with Hella Power Charger (using the
picture), but it failed. Maybe it is still wrong "-" or the charger
is
incompatible with batteries.
Whatever it is, I think that Prius is poorly designed. Obviously all
the lights should be switched off
when the battery is almost discharged, leaving enough "juice" to start
the car. And "+" and "-"
should be clearly marked as such and easy to find.
Posted by Elmo P. Shagnasty on December 28, 2009, 4:24 pm
In article
> Here is the URL where the term "auxiliary battery" is used:
> http://www.cleanmpg.com/forums/showthread.php?t750
Those are people who are obssessed with the idea that the Prius is an
"electric car," which it's not.
For turning on purposes, there's a battery. It's not an auxiliary
battery. The car can't run without it.
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> > The manual is incomprehensible. For the start, it doesn't explain how
> > to open the hatch. After lots of trying, I found the button under the
> > hatch, found the stick which should keep it opened, and found the hole
> > for this stick (this part was the hardest, it is well hiddened).
> On a Prius? There is no "stick that keeps it opened".
> And if your battery is dead (it's not an aux battery, it's the car's
> battery, just like a conventional car), then the hatch won't open.
> Hence the jumper posts under the hood.
> Are you sure you're talking about a Prius?