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Y’ see, I have a nearly two-year-old little girl that likes to play in the Prius. Possibly she suches as the shade or perhaps it’s since it’s simply her dimension. No matter, I presume she could’ve been the wrongdoer of having actually left a cabin light on or something. After hooking the 12-volt to a flow battery charger for a couple of days, my Prius and I got on the course to recuperation. However we weren’t rather there yet.
While the fresh billed battery removed the beautiful red triangular of fatality from the vehicle’s dashboard, all the various other lights were still on. The check engine and tire stress surveillance system lights got on previously, yet you obtain me. The gas engine still would not begin, and I was gazing down the VSC, ABS, MAINT REQD, and BRAKE cautions. At this moment, I had not been in fact certain I would certainly repaired it.
After that I googled it. I located a Reddit thread connecting to a YouTube video clip that demonstrated how to go into the vehicle’s analysis setting. It included leaping 2 terminals on the OBD port with a paperclip. “No other way,” I believed.
Yes method, I quickly discovered.
The technique included placing one end of the paperclip right into the 4th pin port from left on the leading and the 5th pin port from left on base. I did this with the vehicle off, and after rigging it up, I pressed the power switch. After that, in adhering to the video clip step-by-step, I pressed the brake pedal 8 times. This released the Prius’ analysis setting and enabled me to remove the codes on the facility pile’s touch display.
My vehicle after that returned to regular, changing right into drive and turn around with the gas engine switching on not long after. Terrific success!
Evidently, a lot of Prius owners utilize this technique to clear codes and control panel lights. It is necessary to understand that will not take care of the underlying concerns that created the lights to begin with. For instance, had I not billed my 12-volt battery prior to making use of the paperclip technique, absolutely nothing would certainly have occurred. My check engine and TPMS lights are both back like they were ahead of time, revealing I require to attend to those independently. This isn’t a justification and even a band-aid for your abdominal muscle issue! If the light gets on, you require to obtain it appropriately examined and fixed.
However there you have it. My satisfied crossbreed is back when driving, drinking gas and obtaining me from Factor A to Factor B uncreative. What a terrific little vehicle.
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