Remove cargo shade

Are you speaking of the tonneau cover over the cargo area? In the Gen. III Prius you just lift each end out of the u shaped channel it is installed in. I don't know how the Prius v is it more than likely is the same or the end may be spring loaded and you need to push the end in and then lift it out of it's mounting. Good luck.

 

Try the other way I mentioned it is another quite common way of affixing tonneau covers.

 

The end caps are spring loaded. Just grab the left plastic end, retract and pull off.

 

I have a one week old Prius v, and I was having the problem
of the tonneau cover end tabs not sliding easily into the
U-shaped groove to lock. I got the problem solved today at
my dealer. I should mention that my particular problem was
precipatated by the cargo net, which was a dealer-added
option in my case (which means this might not be a problem
if the cargo net is factory installed).

First, the end caps on my tonneau cover are not spring
loaded, so I don't see how the advice offered above would
work.

Second, my problem was that the heads of the bolts were
extending too far out, which meant that the tabs on the
tonneau cover were being blocked by the bolts. I could
wiggle the ends enough to eventually secure the tonneau
cover in its extended position, but it would take 2-3 minutes
to do that. The bolts secure a part that looks like a
combination of a washer and hook to the inside of the
U-shaped groove.

Here are the two things the technician discovered that
were the root cause:

1. The bolts had not been tightened down sufficiently,
thus causing the inpingement. There gave about a
1/4" play for the underlying washer/hook.
2. The reason for the insufficient torquing of the bolt is
that the washer/hook part is just slightly too big to
fit all the way into the conically-shaped screw hole.

The technician at first tried to torque down the bolts,
but they would not torque down even though we could
see that they were not tight.

The solution was that the technician went into their
shop, machined the washer to a smaller diameter, painted
the machined surface to avoid future rust, and then
re-installed the bolt and washer/hook. The tonneau
cover tabs now easily clear the bolt heads.

He said he will submit a problem report to Toyota on
this problem.

I'm glad, because now my wife will stop complaining
about that problem!

 

To remove the cover completely the ends are spring loaded, plus you have to rotate up towards the small side window. Then you can store the cover below the fold up floor in a special slot.

 

Try looking on page 328.

You are correct.

See post #2.

Exactly!

?, What did the dealer say or do?

Once again, Brilliant.


I did not want to sound like an idiot third gen. owner poking his nose in the v forum, so last night while at the dealership went to the v in the showroom and experimented with the luggage cover. It was stowed under the floor I removed it from storage and installed it then removed it and stowed it again.
The spring loaded ends fit in the square shaped recesses on the sides of the car. Both ends are spring loaded pick one or both push inwards and then figure which way you then need to angle the cover to remove/install.

From Prius v Owner’s Manual Page 328. (Luggage Cover)
Installing the luggage cover
Set the holder of one side into the installation position, and then install both holders from below with the cover in its contracted state.
Reverse the procedure to remove.

They may not write the best operators manuals but the associated picture should be good enough to figure out the process. Maybe the instructions get messed up in translation?

 

I got my V a few days ago and today went for a big shopping day, then the mentioned cover can't be removed!! I managed to carry all the stuffs back home. Turned on my computer, then search for the Cargo tonneau Cover and saw a clip on how to install. Next I added the word how to remove and Google got me here and the problem solved..
Great forum and great members..

Thanks a bunch guys