Can you jump the 12v battery in a Prius?
Jumping a Prius: The Steps Step 1: Open your car’s hood and look under the fuse box cover to find the jump start terminal. Step 2: Connect the red positive jumper cable to the positive terminal in your car. Step 3: Connect the second red positive cable to the positive battery terminal on the assisting vehicle.
How do you test a 2010 Prius 12v battery?
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- In ACC mode press and hold the MFD info button while turning the lights on and off three times to go into Maintenance mode.
- Press the on-screen menu field.
- Press signals – the battery voltage is shown and should be about 12.4 volts.
What to do if your Toyota Prius battery is dead?
The traction battery will charge back to normal by driving or leaving the car in READY and in Park. When the engine cycles off, the HV battery should be at a normal charge. Don’t leave the car in Neutral as the HV battery won’t charge and you’ll run down the 12v battery.
What’s the best way to charge a Prius battery?
Leave the negative (black) cable clamped on a piece of metal or on the ground. Step 3: Connect the second pair of jumper cables. Attach the other positive and negative cables to a car with a working battery. Step 4: Charge the battery in the stalled car.
What to do if your Toyota Prius won’t start?
Start the car normally after the system has rebooted by pushing down on the brake and pressing the Start button again. Tip: If you try to restart your Prius and the dashboard lights come on but they are dim and blinking, you may have a problem with your 12V battery.
What happens when you push the power button on a Toyota Prius?
* The green light on the power button will come ON, but nothing else happens at all (the alarm doesn’t start, the clock doesn’t start, the screen doesn’t start, nothing at all). The interior light will turn on (but it’s dimmer than normal). * I did check all the fuses from the fuses block. None of them is blown.