Cancelled xm but got it back

That sounds like a problem with the radio, not XM. I never renewed my XM (bought the last day of July) and I was scanning through Modes the other day, and still had XM reception on the channels I had originally programmed. I never listen to XM, so I don't know if you have to be tuned in to XM for them to turn off the service or not, just thought it was odd it was still there. You're Dealership would have started the service, they may be able to help with the steering wheel controls, but I still think that is a function of the radio and would have nothing to do with XM.

 

XM is offering 60 channels free from Nov 18th to Dec 1st. That is why you, me and others are getting the radio broadcast for free.

 

Are the steering controls working for the regular radio, CD, Aux, etc? If so, then you have me stumped as to why they're not working with just XM, if it's not working with any, then I'd say it's either a wiring problem with the steering controls or a problem with the radio, and you should bring it to your dealership and have it fixed under warranty.

 

That is an interesting problem, please keep us posted as to the outcome. I just received an offer of 12 months for $77 in the mail today. I may go for it just because we have some trips coming up... I will definitely watch to see what happens with my steering wheel controls...

 

Periodically I get junk mail offers for 5 months for $20(?). I don't pay attention to these as they go straight into the garbage.

 

I have not gone there yet, but it is detailed in the owner's manual. I know it's under the rear floor and you may have to remove a panel to get access. I remember reading about it in the manual, but can't recall the exact process. Didn't seem to difficult though...

 

In the right rear corner of the cargo area, there is a small section of the floor that lifts up. The 12V battery is right under this section. The negative (-) wire goes from the battery to the chassis right at the battery. Disconnect this negative lead at the chassis for about 10 to 15 minutes to let everything discharge and then reconnect.

Plan to lose your radio presets, among a few other things. Search this forum for a complete list of items that you will lose when you disconnect the 12V battery, though before disconnecting.

 

As pointed out above you will lose a few settings but nothing serious, here is what I discovered: http://priuschat.com/forums/gen-iii...v-battery-no-change-customizable-options.html

Check your Owner's Manual page 436 for battery location.

Unhooking the battery to reset everything won't hurt and may fix the problem. Interestingly I have 3 sets of 6 settings for XM vice the two you mentioned, must be a difference in the audio systems.

 

What sequence do you get when you push the Mode button on the wheel? Mine switches with each push of mode--FM1, FM2, AM, SAT1,SAT2,SAT3.

 

I suspect the 5 minutes you had it unhooked was good enough to do a reset. You could also try an XM Rapid Refresh from their web sight. https://home.xmradio.com/retailrefresh_view.action

 

Is your XM working at all anymore? Their free-broadcast trial time is now over.

I'm wondering whether you had an issue at all with your radio. All your other "bands" were working. Satellite radio is somewhat finicky, in my experience. Maybe you weren't getting a great signal, or maybe your radio didn't properly "initialize" to the free-service's authorization.