Disconnected Aux battery but radio not reset.

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by *Goldfinger*, Mar 1, 2014.

  1. *Goldfinger*

    *Goldfinger* Junior Member

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    Today I disconnected the 12v battery, for several reasons, one was to force a reset of all CPU's and reset everything. I disconnected, held foot brake down for 20 sec's, briefly switched headlights to on. Then reconnected after about 2 hours. MFD mileage reset, along with MPG info as expected, but radio pre-sets and bluetooth mobile settings all still there. How come? Will it have reset Prius computers etc as I had hoped?
     
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    Maybe the radio presets are using non-volatile memory, this may have been an engineering change by the supplier.

    The ECUs (other than SRS and skid control) should reset given the interruption of 12V power.
     
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    I also find disconnecting the battery does not loose the radio presets or phone settings. The only things that do reset are the auto windows fuel figures, and engine ECU. I believe this could be a difference in the radio fitted to the UK/EU Prius against the US version.
    I have also noticed that even though the radio is rarely used in my car it still updates the satnav with any problems on the roads. For instance in the area I live the satnav showed road closures due to flooding. Obviously using local radio for this.

    John (Britprius)
     
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    Just like the perfectly designed "Interior Back Up Beep" any data that you might want to keep that is important, you can't. The only thing with NVRAM is the radio......smart!:confused:
     
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    Thanks every one for your fantastic replies, this site is invaluable ! :)
     
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