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Discussion in 'Generation 1 Prius Discussion' started by Dragonfighter, Aug 6, 2009.

  1. Dragonfighter

    Dragonfighter New Member

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    I disconnected the negative cable on my 2002 Prius to try and clear the Japanese menu on the Nav system and when I reconnected, the car starts, followed by the red triangle illuminating on the cluster, a Warning screen comes up on the display with the silhouette of the car flashing red with and exclamation point and then it shuts down.

    I tried to disconnect again and even jumped the auxillary battery with no joy. This is an emergency. Please help.
     
    #1 Dragonfighter, Aug 6, 2009
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    Dragonfighter New Member

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    Okay, panic is over, I disconnected the cable again and put the auxillary on the charger for about half an hour, at that point it only showed a 50% charge.

    I went ahead and hooked it all up and said a little prayer. It all came on with no warnings and I drove it until a recharge of the main battery was complete. Still can't get rid of that Japanese menu though.
     
    #2 Dragonfighter, Aug 6, 2009
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    firepa63 Former Prius Owner

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    I think you are stuck with the menu. Was the car originally registered/used in Japan?
     
    #3 firepa63, Aug 6, 2009
  4. Dragonfighter

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    Negative, according to Carfax it has spent its entire life in Texas. I guess I will have to fix/replace the navigation unit if I want it to go away.
     
    #4 Dragonfighter, Aug 6, 2009
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    V8Cobrakid Green Handyman

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    there should be a way to select language. wait around for a gen 1 owner to respond...
     
    #5 V8Cobrakid, Aug 7, 2009
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    Actually someone who reads Japanese might be better...

    Steve
     
    #6 reverai, Aug 7, 2009
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    bwilson4web BMW i3 and Model 3

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    We can't rule out a 12VDC problem. If you have a VOM, we need to see 13.9 VDC on the 12 V battery while the car is parked and in "Ready" mode.

    The 12 V system provides power for the six, control computers that run the car. If there are problems here, the car rapidly becomes inert.

    Can you post a photo?

    Bob Wilson
     
    #7 bwilson4web, Aug 7, 2009
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