how tell if Gen2 has Stability Control (VSC) ?

If you know the VIN number you can do a carfax report. That will tell you options. A dealer could check the options with a VIN also.

The airbags are labeled. I believe that the airbag light and the vsc light flash up upon a start.

 

The airbags are in the pillars which are labelled. If the car has foglights then it has VSC. If it doesn't have fog lights then it may have VSC.

 

1. VSC - check the eBrochures and option packages for the 06-08 model years; there may be a physical way to check, but I don't know it.

2. Side-impact airbags - it's standard equipment for 07-08 model years; check the eBrochure and option packages for the 06 model year; see if there's a SRS tag sticking out of the side of the front seats.

3. Roof-curtain airbags - it's standard equipment for 07-08 model years; check the eBrochure and option packages for the 06 model year; see if the front A pillars have engraved in them something about airbags.

Here are the 06-08 eBrochures:

06_prius.pdf
07_prius.pdf
08_prius.pdf

 

Correction: You CAN physically check if the car has VSC. Press the Power button twice without stepping on the brake. This will, among other things, bring up all the lights on the dash ... and if the car has VSC, there will be an amber dash light saying "VSC" ... see photo below:

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Are there any other indicators on the dash to indicate VSC? When pressing the power button twice without your foot on the brake, I have one 04 Prius where an indicated comes up that appears to be a road with a snowflake on it. Another has what appears to be a bumpy road in parenthesis with an exclamation mark.
Thanks for any help

 

The snowflake icon warns you that outside air temp is ~35 degrees F or lower. Therefore, watch out for icy roads. This icon was eliminated for model year 2006.

The curvy road with ! shows you that one or more tires are slipping.

If you don't see VSC as a warning icon, then your car does not have VSC.

 

Are you talking about the TPMS light? See TPMS Warning Light: Know What it Means - Cody's Corner | Tire Rack.

 

Thanks...didn't realize I had it!

 

VSC does not show up with a VIN check. I know because my insurance agent ran one when trying to get me a rate discount for having VSC. My 07 Prius VIN didn't show it has VSC, when in fact it does.