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Green rectangle light left side of dash- what does it mean

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Technical Discussion' started by jbct, Apr 11, 2019.

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    Hello. 2008 Prius. Bought it used about one year ago. 155,000 miles. So far, no complaints. Recently, a small green rectangle light comes on at the far left edge of the dashboard. It actually appears to be in front of the dashboard. Sometimes the light stays on, while driving, for 2-3 minutes. It has never turned on and stayed on. I search this Forum as well as the manual but cannot find what this light means. Anyone know?
     
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    Can you get a picture? (without crashing into anybody?)
     
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    Here is a photo. The arrow points to the green light. Prius green rectangle.jpg Now the light is staying on even when I power off.
     
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    I am baffled and I have no answer. It does look sort of LED-shaped and -colored. Something aftermarket?

    I added an LED to my Gen 1 cluster in a similar way, so I could see blink codes from the steering ECU.

    [​IMG]
     
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    yeah, i never saw that on my 04 or 08. look under the dash for foreign objects
     
    #5 bisco, Apr 13, 2019
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