Multi Information Display not Working

Did she accidentally roll down the dimmer knob while fiddling for the mph/kph button? Not un unpopular thing to happen. Also if the headlights are off and the dimmer switch is rolled to minimum, HID will still display, but with headlights on minimum will not display. One could fiddle with it during the day with headlights off, and not notice until night time. Hopefully thats all it is.

 

I had the same problem and it was the panel light dimmer that was set low and I had inadvertently turned on the parking lights.

 

If you have to look like an @$$ better here than at the dealer. BTW, everyone here is going to do it sooner or later.
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There's a reason you always ask, "Is it plugged in? Is it turned on?"

 

What about if only half of the display is working and the other half is not? I had a dead battery and had to jump start this morning. On my way to work, I noticed the part of the display that shows the graph, etc. was not on. The speed section was on. Any thoughts on what the problem could be in this case?
Thanks!

 

Wow I had the exact same problem tonight.
I've only had my prius for a week and thought it malfunction and was asking myself why did I buy this pos. lol
I came to this forum and problem solved.

 

I know this an old post, but... Hey amberlea, I just had the same exact scenario happen to me this morning. I was in a rush, so I went to start my car, ran back inside the house and found that the whole display was visible, but dimly lit. This is when I figured that I had a dead battery. I jumped the car, but then when I was backing out of my driveway I noticed that the speedometer portion of the display was working, but the multi information display was dark. Did you ever figure out what was wrong, or did it just fix itself?

Thanks,

 

I started the car over the noon hour, and now the both sides of the display are working correctly. Perhaps the car needed to "reset" something after the jump. My problem is solved... for now.

 

Is the battery original? If so, replacement is a very real probability.

 

I am the second owner, but the battery appears to be original. I did notice this morning that my drivers door was slightly ajar, most likely enough to keep the interior light on all night. With that said, it is a 2010 with 25k miles, I would hope that a battery would not be needed at this time. Since I did drain the battery down I was considering removing and charging, but I am not sure if that would be worth the effort.

 

You should be able to charge the battery under the hood. Use a charger that uses no more than 4 amps if possible.

 

Would there be any issue with charging directly on the 12v batter posts rather than using the charging location under the hood? The reason I ask is because my engine compartment is current inaccessible due to someone pulling out in front of me. I could possibly open the hood, but there is no guarantee that I would be able to get it latched again.

 

No problem charging from either location. Usually it's just easier to charge from under the hood. I see what you're saying though.

 

Thank you for posting this. You saved my life tonight.

 

I bought a Battery Minder (about $40) and hooked its cable up to the battery terminals and have it sticking out of the passenger side of the cargo deck cover.