Well I have had my 2014 prius for a few months now. Really like it. Anyways, is there anyway to bring up normal engine monitoring gauges ? Such as engine water temp, oil pressure ,charging? Roy
Only with an OBDII adapter and a phone/tablet showing the gauges. A scangauge is also possible but it only shows numbers. And there is no oil pressure indicator available.
Maarten is correct. I use a ScangaugeII, it can show 4 of about a 100 different gauges. (I use RPM, coolant Temp in F, Intake temp in F, and instant MPG) ScanGauge II ODB Scan Tool + Digital Gauges + Trip Computers - PriusChat Shop If you have a spare android device you can get a OBDII to bluetooth adapter and Torque pro software to make your own gauges. Torque — OBD2 Performance and Diagnostics for your Vehicle Neither can display values not available via the OBDII bus. The Prius oil pressure gauge is just on/off, not real values.
What do people think about about using the Ultragauge? UltraGauge OBDII Scan tool & Information Center UltraGauge OBDII Supported Standardized Gauges
I recall driving my daughter-in-law's Sunfire over to Costco for a flat repair, muttering to myself: "even this POS has tach and coolant gauge...". Yeah, I don't get it, especially coolant temp: would really like to see that on the dash. Sure there are aftermarket solutions you can cobble, but c'mon Toyota.
Just for the sake of completeness: Edge Products 84130 Insight Monitor Roadi TG4 Turbo Gauge 4-in-1 Auto Meter 9100 ECO Meter PLX Devices DM-100 Universal
To continue the concept of completeness ( but significantly increased prices), it seems that the people who custom-build race/stock cars frequently have need of a comprehensive dash display. Some of these work off of an OBDII connection. This picture of the inside of a Prius that was modified to be a race car, for example (2016 Prius GT-300), looks like it's using a AIM MXL Dash Display. New Toyota Prius becomes spaceship-like race car - Only Motors
List of suppliers: Race Dash | Racing Display | Race Car Digital Dash Displays Links I found interesting: ST8100 Dash Display http://www.fuelairspark.com/fas/xfitm-touch-screen-dash-with-data-loggerhtml/ AiM MXG Extra Large 7" TFT Display Dash Logger - Pegasus Auto Racing Supplies HT-06-230-VM-EFIHAL - Haltech Dash - IQ3 - THMotorsports - Discount Performance Car & Truck Parts Sale | Lowest Price | Free Shipping Auto Meter 6012: Pro-Comp Pro Race Dash Display Dual Range RPM: 0-3-8K | JEGS
If there was a way to get a video input into the head unit, you could use a Raspberry Pi and an OBD adapter to display information. I am really surprised that this isn't an option Toyota thought of - it seems like a crazy work-around when Toyota could have just fed this info to the display directly. OBD-Pi Actually, this is something I'd love to do - does anyone know if there's a way to tap into the video connection to the back-up camera and keep it on while driving in a 2010 Prius? I'd cheerfully use a separate Garmin GPS if I could get something like this.
