I just picked up this Prius the other day and had it taken somewhere to be cleaned inside and out. I noticed that the dashboard display window looked somewhat smudged, so I cleaned it with a little Windex. That part seems clean now, though it sounds that perhaps Windex is not the thing to use because it could fog the plastic. Looking at it now, it appears that there is actually some residue behind the plastic, inside on the display itself. It's hard to tell, but I'm wondering if that can be cleaned up. Do I have to take it to a dealer for that? I'm not even sure how that part would get dirty.
Have you noticed that the dashboard display is really reflected; and that the projection window is visible if you stand outside the car by the driver's door and look down at the dashboard? Perhaps if you clean that window, then the display will look OK again.
You can remove the lens to clean it, but I don't recommend doing so. http://priuschat.com/forums/prius-m...ctor-combination-lens-dash-board-display.html
I just noticed that last night while walking around the front of the vehicle. I've only had it a few days and there is so much to figure out. Thanks for the tip. That should probably take care of it.
CAUTION: The MFD is dim (and a bit cloudy) when COLD (as is the case the last few days here). Don't let that "issue" send you down the wrong path.
I noticed this on the used Prius I just bought about a week ago. Would cleaning these lenses and windows with one of those wipes they have for flat screen TVs be a good solution?
Actually, went ahead and tried LCD display wipes (which I got from some sale bin at my local Fry's Electornics a little while ago), and seemed to work nicely.
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