Toyota Prius - How To Kill Your Battery(Check Hybrid System - 2 Bar Faulty Gas Gauge)
ฝัง
- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 พ.ค. 2019
- Toyota Prius Battery (Check Hybrid System) Here's a great example of how NOT to kill the battery on your Toyota Prius. Prius problems, how to fix them. Prius won't start? Does your prius have the dreaded triangle of death? You might just be out of gas...
LED lights for your Prius: www.auxito.com/discount/JACOB...
⬇Jake’s Top Recommended List:
How To Fix Your Yellow Prius Headlights (Headlight Restore): amzn.to/3lgNufr
Prius Headgasket quick fix: amzn.to/3LjLzRT
Prius Car Camping Mattress: amzn.to/2XXBC7j
Make a donation for gas money to the channel: / jaketiesler
Connect w/me on Instagram: / jaketiesler
Prius Car Camping Mattress: amzn.to/2XXBC7j
Best Phone Holder Case Ever: amzn.to/2Xwbxea
Subscribe: bit.ly/2LX3YaW
I took a long trip in my 2010 Toyota Prius and was soon stuck with the "check hybrid system" warning light. After trying to replace the 12v battery with no luck I realized that my gas gauge was faulty and that I only needed to refill the gas and reset the computer. The Prius is known for having faulty gas gauges, always fill your Prius up completely. It even says it in the owners manual, never just add a few gallons because the gas gauge can be inaccurate. - ยานยนต์และพาหนะ
211 of us should donate $1 to this man to pay for the gas (battery) This was useful information. ¡Thanks amigo! 🙏🏼👍😊
Glad it has helped
@@JakeTieslerI've heard things about the bladder breaking and not showing the right amount. Some have mentioned the gauge going bad. I got a higher milage 2008 Prius recently and it had seemed it was telling me it held 7 gallons instead of the 10 or so. But recently, after 2 months it went to 7 gallons on 1 bar left.
So, I've also heard it may take a while to reset if not driven a while.
All in all, the MPG seems to always be correct per gas up. So that's good.
Really short review (no need to watch whole video):
1. He had driven so long distance that the car was out of gasoline (but he didn't know that because of faulty indicator)
2. Because of this he drained the battery in EV mode almost to empty.
3. He thought he killed his battery, but it only needed a gasoline to be filled up.
Thank for saving my time.
You’re the real mvp
It is not so much that the gauge is faulty, but the reading has probably become lost by not completely filling the tank. The reading is heavily processed to prevent it from seeming contrary at times - if you drive a hundred miles on a full tank and refill it, the reading will probably not change, and neither will the miles remaining. They gradually correct themselves as the tank nears empty. Repeated partial filling makes the gauge accuracy drift until it is completely filled again. If you fill it when it is no more than 2/3 full and fill it until it clicks off, life is good.
But also not forget to reset your main hybrid battery.
@@flagmichael The faulty readings can be corrected by re-calibration. priuschat.com/threads/kb-how-to-reset-gas-gauge.9636/
Kept hearing “....Long story short” ...repeatedly over and over but yet each time continued with the story the entire time.
Nothing short about it.
But in the end it helped me out. Thank you
Was trying to make it a long story short but I just get excited bro
@@JakeTiesler you were actually trying to say "short story long". You will not kill the battery by running it empty. The battery can be recharged again.
@@_TheMax_ lmao
Super helpful video! The tips on resetting stuff along with the video demonstrations were super helpful. Still trying to figure out what the deal is with my Prius. The hybrid system warning came on along with a few other lights. And the car was suddenly super sluggish today after being fine up until today. Hopefully it's not my battery!
@@Zoya181
It ended up being the battery?
Or what happened?
This is the longest long story short
Lmao fuck I thought the exact same thing in the end
truth...
Long story short... if you say it more then once, it's too late.
@@timothyneiswander3151 So true :D
10 minutes to say check your gas gauge and don't run out of gas.
Thanks for this video. This just happened to me a couple of hours ago and your video was the first video that showed up on google after a search for what can cause the CHECK HYBRID SYSTEM to pop up.
For those wanting to know what to do, here are the steps:
1. Fill gas tank (I put in 4 gallons)
2. Unplug the 12v battery negative lead (3:05 in the video)
3. Unplug the main battery with the orange handle (3:10)
4. Wait at least 5 minutes.
5. After waiting, plug both batteries back in (12v and main)
6. Start the car and you’re good to go with all the warnings gone.
Like Jake said, apparently some older Priuses can have an inaccurate gas gauge. While the car displays it has 2 bars of fuel left, there’s actually no more gas and the car proceeds to use all the battery juice leading to the CHECK HYBRID SYSTEM warnings. The car thinks something is wrong with the battery or batteries when all the car may just need is gas.
So he is the better gamer than me
But the Bunny is the name of the second one number Block that it
Bro it happened with me and it’s showing the sign and the engine is not working once it started for 2min after it’s been off and I am gasing but no response
You don't have to disconnect the negative terminal on the 12v battery (3:05 in the video). You can go to the fuse box under the hood and disconnect the large white connector there. Sorry, I don't know what else to call it.
Mine just happened 🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️but its like 3 bar left for the gas level😥😥 ill try to go n fill up the gas tank tomorrow... Hopefully its just the faulty gas gauge 🙏🙏 thanks for the info
Great advice for us prius drivers ! The engines is so quiet you could pass it off , I watch the display that shows the sequence of charging this shows when the engine is running and charging the battery so it does help / Been a mechanic for about 70 years and this new technology takes a lot of research to understand the function of all the systems. I inherited this car from a family member so again in my life it's open that book. I have to know how every thing works or it drives me buggy. Was a aircraft mechanic and a automotive and believe me aircraft is mostly remove and replace what the computer tells you to. I'm old school where the books and the training and the ear was the major diagnostic tool ! Oh well still got time to learn about this technology ! The best thing is to whatever type of car , always keep the gas at 1/2 to prevent the fuel pump from sucking air ! had many replaced because the customer ran the tank too low !
Thank you for this video, my Prius was not working and I didn’t think about the gas gauge and was basically out of gas and thought it was battery failure. Filled it up with gas cans and it completely worked. Your video saved me over $1500 and I can’t thank you enough! Thanks
✌️
You just saved me a minimum of $200 . I had the same problem. Put 2 gallons of gas and problem solved. Thanks so much
Sweet!!
@@JakeTiesler 1w
“Short story long...”
Hahaha 😂
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
🤣😂😅
🤣😂🤣😂🤣
🤣 🤣 🤣
I also went on a long road trip up into the mountains, and just before I hit my destination about 50 miles out, my right passenger brakes started grinding. I had no idea that the brakes on that side was even going out, because it never made any kind of squealing or any indicator that the break was an issue. I was 20 miles past the last auto parts store, so I decided to just go for it and see what happens. Well of course I got to my destination and the next day I drove another 20 miles to go get some breakfast, and that's when all of my dashboard lit up. The check hybrid system light came on and all of my indicator lights came on. So I decided to go and find out a parts store to get the new brakes and put them on myself. After doing so, all of my lights were off and everything was back to normal, until a week later when suddenly my check hybrid system light came on as well as the check engine light and a good old exclamation point.
Thankfully, that did not affect the engine power and I've still been able to drive, just without the Hybrid battery assist. I've been able to drive for the past week and everything's been fine, and I definitely still want to get into the shop to see if there's a way they can help me with it, but I figured I would check online first, and found your video. I disconnected the 12-volt as well as the Hybrid battery for 5 minutes, and everything is back to normal!!!
On another note, there's no way any Prius driver should ever not know when their gas tank is low. I reset my trip mileage every time I fill up, and I always know how many miles I have on that particular tank. You should average 400 miles per tank, give or take depending on how you drive, though your MPG meter will reset every time you reset your trip meter, so you'll know exactly how many miles per gallon you're getting, so if you're averaging 37 miles per gallon, then your tank is going to get you about 370 miles.
Whenever your car does something weird, dont speculate and try stuff. Ask someone with a scan tool, or a mechanic to scan your car. Its a very quick and cheap process, dont let them charge you more than 30 bucks. You can also consider getting your own cheap scan tool if you have an older car. The codes tell you exactly whats wrong and you dont run the risk of missing a major fault that later kills your drivetrain.
Prius from the beginning has had unreliable fuel level indications. In the first gen days we called it a "guess gauge." Our third gen has the same old characteristic: the reading will not increase unless you put about three gallons or more in the tank to prevent it from randomly increasing as you drive. If the engine dies because it runs out of gas, enough gas has to be added to turn off the "low gas" warning in order to get the engine to start. (I think the owner's manual says that as well.)
As you say, "do not let it run out of gas." It is always a good idea to fill up (and _always_ fill the tank if you can, to prevent the gauge accuracy from drifting) before the level gets below 1/4 tank, but it is not a killer. The same can be said for nearly all cars.
Good job replacing the 12V battery. Since it does not crank the engine, most 12V battery failures in Toyota hybrids are a surprise. I bought a $15 load tester from Harbor Freight and check my battery annually.
18 years with nothing but Prius in the family. Most reliable cars we have ever had!
You write well. I know it's a quirk, but I really enjoy reading a clear and concise paragraph. If you write like this in a comment thread, I bet you could write a really good letter. Lucky you. I got a woman to marry me by writing to her. You probably will too. Cheers.
Yea I think if he kept the old 12V he mighta been able to charge it by driving? 🤷🏻♂️
@@floridaflora113lmao, nobody is marrying anybody for writing a good letter these days
Thank you brother, this happened to me exactly as it happened to you on the side of the road, across a gas station. I went to TH-cam and God led me to your video and saved me hustle, money , time, and headache, so thanks to you my car is up and running smooth! It was just no gas😳 so thanks again
Thank you!!!!!!! I drive for Lyft and had a “check hybrid system” issue that wouldn’t allow me to put the car in gear.... only neutral! Not to mention, had a flat and took 45 mins to break the lug nuts and get the damn tire changed. I sat for 2 hours waiting on a tow truck I really couldn’t afford, watched your video.... was back on the road 9 mins and 34 seconds later thanks to you! Unplugged the little orange thingy from your vid, waited a few mins, plugged it back in and Voila! I was back on the road literally in mins and with my $250 still in my account! Thank you thank you thank you!!!!🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🤦🏾♀️💆🏾♀️💆🏾♀️💆🏾♀️
Haha that’s awesome 👏
Did you just stand up the tow truck driver?
Did you get the check hybrid system issue again? This just happened to me and fixed it by removing orange thing
Jake You Are The Man. My battery have died three times since this pandemic. I watched your video yesterday- my battery had only two bars. Today I took my car to the gas station filled the tank with gas and it immediately went go six bars when I turned on the car. I drove it for another 20 mins and the battery was still six bars. LONG STORY SHORT; YOU SAVED ME SOME MONEY. THANK YOU.
I had the same issue, I charged the 12v battery several times, I tried to jump the car with jumper units and I even tried to reset the Hybrid system...but after watching your video I realized I forgot to push the orange hybrid system connector to the right in order to lock it in position and that did for me...the car started right after that..I figured I share this with everyone, since a simple overlook can cause so much frustration , just like your gas tank situation :-) Thank you
Thanks
Great job! Thank you very much! It worked for us just great! I am having the Prius car for just one month and I was really panicked. You saved my day!
Dude, I can't thank you enough for this video and valuable info. This happened to me, did a quick youtube search, watched your video, and you saved me. I ran out of gas and my gas gauge is faulty. Saved me big time, thank you!
Jake, good story and love your diagnostic thinking, start with the basics every time, don’t jump to the hard expensive stuff until you get the simple things confirmed; that happened to me on a Mini Cooper key fob battery that kicked my butt.
I just want to say 🙏 Thank you for uploading this video. It saved me a tow fee and any additional cost the dealership could have made up. I did run low on gas and my car suddenly stopped with all the hazard lights and hybrid issue…what a painful,13 hours. May you continue to bless us with your content and May you be blessed with many views and blessings.🎉😊
Amazing 🙏
Thank you so much Jake! you save me from buying a new battery! I had exactly the same issue. I just bought a high mileages / used 2011 Prius. My gas gauges has been on two bars for a little long time and I thought "great! the Prius really save gas!". The next morning trying to go to work, I couldn't start the car. After 3 attempts to start, the battery gone dead. No knowledge of Hybrid, I thought my starter went bad already, or my battery got too old and need a new replacement. My concern was bringing to the shop, they will run thru all diagnostics and have you replace everything before they will really fix it for you. I don't have that much money to spend on the car and need to save it for my children college funds. I searched further for a few days, trying to diagnose the problem myself and found your video. After watching your video, I heard "..the (faulty) two bars gas gauge!" It is the same darn symptom! I went home in a hurry to gave it a try, and it started!!!! Thank you so much! So, i now i have to keep a little extra gas in my garage in-case it happened again.
THIS IS SOMETHING ALL PRIUS SHOULD KNOW!!!! I think Toyota should recall to fix this faulty gas gauge. You should add to the title "faulty 2 bars gas gauge"
Thanks for the feedback!
Have a 2008 so all of the above. Thanks for the info. Definitely helpful!
This happened to me too on 2012 Toyota Prius C , it was showing 2 bars on the gauge. Put in some gas and charged the 12 volt battery. It's running great. Thank you!
You are a lifesaver. I just bought a used Prius and that light came on today. I had just gotten a new radio installed and that light was on as I was leaving. I was terrified. But after I went to the gas station and filled up I reset the battery, and that fixed it the light is off! You are awesome you have my subscription!
Please how do you reset the battery?
How do u reset the battery I’m a Prius owner and my car won’t start I have a 2009 Toyota Prius
Thanks for this info! I always reset my trip odometer when I fill up as a back up to my fuel gauge so I know regardless of what the gas level is showing, at around 400 miles it’s time to fill up.
I recently had my 2012 Prius serviced for a recall at the Toyota dealer, while I was waiting I test drove a 2017 model, it is a huge difference in terms of handling /fun to drive. I also test drove a 2019 Toyota RAV4 hybrid and averaged 42 mpg which has 219 hp. Toyota has definitely come along way with their hybrid tech in just a few years...
I didn't like the handling on my 2011 - it had too much body roll like driving an old 60s vehicle. Rear sway bar and 17 inch low profile tires corrected that.
I think this just happened to me... I just got towed home and am doing my research now... I’m going to see if adding some fuel will bring it back to life... thank you so much for sharing your story and possibly helping me out
Jake, Thanks for the content. I have a Prius and this is awesome info just in case.
Jake, this video saved me $200 dollars. I ran out of gas on the highway and thought it was a battery issue as well. Thanks for making this video!
🙏💪
Thank you! My car broke down while driving and I learned how to fix the problem from this video
Omg thank you soooo much. I just changed my 12V because I kept getting the triangle of death! It came back on a few times but now it rides like a charm. I think the guy sold it because he thought the hybrid battery was bad. I noticed that it does not tell you the exact gas amount too. I will keep it full from now on. I really appreciate you sharing this. Wish me luck because I love my 2006 Prius
Wow… I’m glad I saw your video. I’ll keep my tank fuller than I have been doing.
Thank you. I have the same year car. This will help me not discarding my care prematurely.
This video has rescued me from the road twice now. I owe you all the gratitude in the world
Just fixed my 2012 Prius C warning lights by:
1- unplug white wire under hood driver side fuse box.
2- unplugged orange plug in batteries under back middle seat.
3- waited 5 minutes and plugged them back in.
4- good to go without error codes and running fine.
WELL.... THAT explains EVERYTHING !
Now I understand the one-two punch that knocked my block off!
Thank you for sharing the results of your query. Good thinking!
Excellent demonstration and advice; thank you. I have a 2008 (second generation) Prius but I thought if the gas runs out, it would cease to run - it won't use the hybrid battery. But I might be wrong and I shall heed your advice on the possibility of inaccurate fuel gauge anyway. The problem I have been having is that it kills the 12V apparently prematurely, even though I trickle charge the 12V as I do not do much mileage.
Bro, this video literally just saved me. I just pushed my car into a gas station and that triangle went away after I fueled up. I didn’t know that my fuel gauge was bad. 😥 I was panicking, no lie.
I’m glad it was useful man!!
Long Story Short.Thanks! Same thing happened to me last night.
thanks Jake lucky stumbled on your video.Gas gauge had about 4 bars have never run out before.Died on highway turned towards home made another 50 yards then nothing called bud to come get me because run delivery company with prius.Towed home later in day had tried about 8 times to get going .Today put 4 gallons gas in and disconnect the negative 12 volt cable then reconnect voila!Was already looking on line for another used prius.Mine is a 2006 with 520,000km with original hybrid battery and 12 volt battery.She lives again !cheers mate!
Thank you SOOOOOO much. I honestly don't think I'd have figured this out. It's purring away like a kitten. Just like yours, it said it had 2 bars.
Wow! Your videos are very helpful! Thank You :)
Who knows how many people had your same problem and got rid their Prius thinking the battery was shot? Crazy!
Thanks so much for this warning! I just bought the same thing and Now I’ll keep an eye out for this in the future!
Thanks for the reminder. I watched this video of yours years ago, but forgot about this prius issue.
OK. Just a little detail in this solved my problem. I had to pull my hybrid shutoff which is on the left (blind) side of mine. I pulled it out while it was raining on me at night. When I put it back I didn't realize I hadn't snapped it down into place until I watched you do yours. THANK YOU.
Brother you are so right I'm a mechanic and I just bought a Prius for 100 with the same issue... And you are exactly right on how to fix it .. so now I got the perfect gas sipper also the cheapest running and driving Prius in the USA..
Do u still have your Prius @normal man hmu
Worked perfect for my daughter's 2010 Prius, she had the CHECK HYBRID SYSTEM warning light on the other day. It was still running fine, but I could tell the car was constantly running on the engine and never switched to the hybrid system. I disconnected the black negative terminal on the 12 volt batter for 5 minutes, reconnected it and like magic the car was completely back to normal with no CHECK HYBRID SYSTEM light and it was running off of the hybrid system again perfectly. Great instructions and this really will fix your problem if you're having hybrid system issues that really are not related to a bad hybrid battery. I hear that 2010 Prius and up has much more reliable hybrid systems than previous models.
But did the light popped again after some days? “Check hybrid system”
I’m having the same problem now :( please help
This is a great video and thank you for sharing it on TH-cam. My 2011 Prius Check Hybrid System light came on for the first time. I do have over 215,000 miles on it but it's well maintained. I do a lot of food deliveries and noticed my gas gauge had two cells left but never lowered to the blinking warning feature for the first time. The car was moving but lack power to it. Freaked out, pulled over, and contacted the dealer and tow company. Dealer wanted $140.00 for a diagnostic check. Cut my engine off for 5 min and started the car. The Check Hybrid System light was gone and the check engine indicator light was gone too. Put a full tank of gas in the car and no other warning lights came on. Amazing how durable and reliable the Prius is in the auto industry. I'll do a follow up to make sure the gas solved my Check Hybrid System light. Again, thanks for your presentation about this problem.
I would advise installing an oil catch can. Clean the EGR cooler and intake. Priuschat has information.
@@Denniss7420 Replaced a water pump, intake manifold ERG. The car runs like a new Prius. Yes , it has 225,000 miles but its well maintained. Thanks.
@@ridesharebiz5317 man I have the same problem now “check hybrid system” the car still runs but only in engine mode and I feel it lacks of power. Also I already did the “unplug/plug white cable” thing and it worked, the message was gone but reappears after 1-2 days, what should I do? You think I should also replace the water pump?
@@igorrosales1799 my opinion get the engine water pump checked out. See if a code came up.
@@ridesharebiz5317 thanks I will check if there is a video here so I can do it myself
Thanks for this, really appreciate it.
You literally saved me hundreds of dollars just now thanks
🤙
Thanks, every prius owner should know this...I'm getting ready to get my 3rd and never knew this stuff.
Just buying a used hybrid and it seemed to have this issue. I drive it about 60 miles - mostly hwy and started with 2 bars and it never moved. Got back and the next day it wouldn’t start. Great info 👍
This saved me this morning with my 2010 Toyota Prius. Thank you!!
🤙
Inaccurate gas gauges are common on all vehicles with many thousands of miles. In the tank, there is a resistor that wears over time and essentially leaves a blank spot(s) in the wear area. The wear spot on the tank's resistor depends on your fuel filling patterns...always filling up on half or always running to empty.
Really relevant and important! I had always heard not to let it run lower than 2-3 bars and don’t know why!!!
Thanks for this video it helped me a lot. I just had a problem with my car for the first time and even AAA didn't know what was wrong with my car. But thanks to you I found out before I spent money trying to figure it out.
🤙
This just happened to me, thank you so much! I thought I had to replace my battery, just a faulty fuel gauge in the end! Saved me $200+
YES it happened to me as well!! Was on the freeway (still have 2 bars on fuel gauge) and at first got a check engine light, then moments later got the hybrid system warning on dash, then I started to lose power but car still runs slow. Exited, pulled over safely. Feared the worst that I would have to tow to a shop and needing new hybrid batt. Stumbled upon ur video and sure enough…the following day got me a portable gas tank n filled it 2 gl. Drove okay to shell. Full tanked it and able to drive back home 20miles on the freeway. Thanks for your video and hope my story will help others!! God bless!!
Don’t trust the fuel gauge!
Although any OBDII reader is a good thing to have, a comprehensive CAN bus interface like the BlueDriver is amazingly helpful for Toyota's hybrid systems. I got the $100 BlueDriver because it was one of the very few tools that would access the other ECMs in the first gen Prius non-CAN system... my son now has my 2002, with 206K miles on it.
Toyota hybrids have electric cooling pumps that only report through the check engine light, meaning when the Check Engine light comes on it is important to get off the road ASAP and see what is going on. Even the $10 bluetooth OBDII adapters are good enough for that.
Long story short- thank you Jake. You are a good story teller.🤣🤣
Great info, it's good when we experience a problem to share how to get past it, what to do, what not to do. Especially with new technology.
Thanks for the post, assumed the same for my 2010 but this helped greatly to confirm/Pinpoint the exact issues! Thanks again
I discovered that it was only when my gas was low that I get to see "Check Hybrid System" so I figured out. Glad to come across someone else who did!
Excellent video.Also there will be times when you can fill it and it takes quite a few miles for the gauge to show full bars.
This is very helpful, thank you so much. I've had the habit of running it until the last light blinks in the gas meter. I've done that always and my car is 11 years, but today it gave me that "check hybrid system" for the first time ever as well as the yellow "exclamation mark". I filled it up before I came home and will do the resetting of the main battery. Thank you so much for this. I was not bothered by the length of the video; it was well worth it.
Viviana Rose
What happened?
You was able to find the issue?
@@Je1gonzalez Thank you for asking! You know? It went away! I located the areas you point out on the video and thought, "okay, one of these evenings I'll do it", but I have not seen the notice anymore, which pleases me :-) I trust all is well.
@@vivianaarose
I own a 2007 Toyota Camry hybrid which is very similar to the Prius; I bought that car in 2010 with 40k miles and never had any problems with it other than maintenance (oil change, brakes and tires) I have over 300k miles on it now and yesterday the hybrid system light comes on but I haven't checked what is the problem yet.
I hope it just go away like yours!
You're lucky!
Thanks for your time!
Thank you!! My gas was empty and battery drained and did what you said and it works like new again
Thank you for all this information mate is good to know for the future.😀👍👍👍👍
Wow, great info. Thanks! My 2011 gage has always been very accurate when it says that I am bone employ, I still have at least a gallon in the tank. But again, great info!
thanks man this just really helped me out !!
This video was very useful before I bought my Prius. Thank you for sharing.
Yeee
Hey Jake- I'm in San DIego, I just changed out ALL of my 2012 Toy Prius halogen lights in an effort to save energy on my battery. Awhile ago I left a door open, my battery died. I would recommend, if you don't have LEDs, get rid of the hot halogen lights (5 watts vs 1 watt).
Thank you again.
Good note! Thanks!
This is very helpful for hybride owners! Thank you!
Jake, Greetings from NJ. My son lives in Santa Monica. So, that was YOU who blocked traffic. LOL.
Seriously, I have a 2007 Prius which I bought used with 54k miles. It now has 232,230 miles and I just had to replace the hybrid battery due to red triangle of death. Thankfully, it cost less than $500 to replace it with a refurbished one. If you know what you're doing, it takes less than an hour to do it. Soon after I got the car, I too, ran out of gas. My gas gauge was accurate and had the low fuel warning, but thought I could make it. A gallon of gas later, and I was on my way. Incidentally, there's a procedure to reset the gas gas sensor so it reads accurately. I keep a fuel log so I can check the trip/fuel computer. When my low fuel warning comes on I know there is exactly 1.7 gallons left (your car may be different). You may be due for a new battery soon. I suggest you get the Mr Prius App and a wifi OBD2 connector to monitor your battery's health. Good luck and drive safe.
🙌🙌🙌
Thank you man you save me a lot of time in headache didn’t even think about that. I’m talking to a whole bunch of experts. I’m probably overlooking the basics like you. Thank you so much for the info.
💪💪💪
Yeaaaah I’m going to try this, Jake. Battery is new so I don’t know how that could be the issue. Thanks.
Thanks, good advice, I,m buying my first 2006 Toyota hybrid next week.
Don’t buy a Toyota. Especially the Prius. Toyota used to be the best, but have gone down hill in the past 15 years!
I did 0n my 2010 Prius whatever Jake says and t works perfectly
Thanks for the video. I'll change the way I drive.
You literally saved me from buying a new hybrid battery 🙏🏻 My gas gauge was showing I had a quarter tank but in reality I was on empty which caused my car to use electric mode and kill my battery
Awesome
My car has the same problem I have a 2009 Toyota Prius and my car won’t start do my car need more gas please help me
Thanks, buddy. I just bought a 2013 Prius with only 14K miles on it. I know the battery still only has an approximate 10 year life, but the engine is perfect. Your mishap is good to know, and the warning is appreciated.
Dude thank you sm🙏 I was about to go to the mechanic and waste a bunch of money for nothing! Filled her up turned it on and off twice and boom all the lights are gone:))
Thank you! Happened to me yesterday but I got off easy. Got a jump and did the grick, but I was low on gas and think that was what caused it.
Thanks for the video. My prius shows full gas for a long time, and then when it's half, it's really about 1/4. In a related note, The 12 Volt battery (in that rear corner) is there to start the computer, which decides whether to engage the hybrid battery to start the car. If you ever have trouble charging the 12V battery from a jump (using the terminals near the engine), that is a sign the 12V battery is going bad and eventually will need to be replaced because it can no longer hold charge. The dying computer message will show something like 'put the car in park', but you won't be able to it because there isn't enough juice.
I read that if the computer is telling you to put the car in park that means it's trying to reboot and you have to do some funky thing to basically get the computer to wake back up
first off, thank you Mr. Tiesler! I had an identical situation occur to me 2 days ago. searched high and low for answers and this video is dead on exact. i have a 2014 prius c. the gas gage showed 2 bars, then went down to 1 bar, then for whatever reason went back up to 2 as i was driving home. started heading to a gas station and the dreaded "check hybrid system" warning turned on. pulled over, had my gf bring me a gas can full of fuel once i first watched this video, got gas in the car and then i followed this video to a "t" and 100% its how to fix it. it seems that the computer has an emergency shut off in my version of the car and once it feels the hybrid battery is in danger it diverts all efforts to gas. so even after i filled the tank it was just a gas powered vehicle fully, no longer diverting into EV mode at all, granted it appeared to charge the hybrid battery. not until i reset the computer via the 12v battery trick did it head back into full hybrid mode; as if nothing had ever happened. mine ended up being an $18 tank of gas (new tool set to loosen the negative battery bolt) ;) thanks for the great information and hopefully your video and my own experience with an identical set of circumstances can continue to save people from trouble!
Great feedback man! Glad it was helpful!!
Hi Johnny, since I am not so good about English then I could not much understand about the video until I have read your cmt. Also i am here bcos of my Prius 010 went done gas to 1 bar (Nothing show on the car dashboard) then I am immediatly go to gas station and fulfill. Then 3 days later my gas went to 4 bar immediatly dashboard show Check Hybrid System. May I know does my case could relate to yours. Thank you
Worked perfect for my daughter's 2010 Prius, she had the CHECK HYBRID SYSTEM warning light on the other day. It was still running fine, but I could tell the car was constantly running on the engine and never switched to the hybrid system. I disconnected the black negative terminal on the 12 volt batter for 5 minutes, reconnected it and like magic the car was completely back to normal with no CHECK HYBRID SYSTEM light and it was running off of the hybrid system again perfectly. Great instructions and this really will fix your problem if you're having hybrid system issues that really are not related to a bad hybrid battery. I hear that 2010 Prius and up has much more reliable hybrid systems than previous models.
Wow! That advice was an eye opener! I‘ve had my 2012 for three years and never ran out of gas yet, but now I know what to do if I do run out of gas. I will need to reset the 12v accesory battery, and thenI will have to pull the orange plug, and reset that one as well. Correct? Good advice! Thanks!
Forgive me for my ignorance but you just detach the negative terminal and then pull the orange thing and that should be enough to reset it? I just want to be totally sure! I'm also getting the check hybrid engine light after running out of gas.
Thanks for the tip!!! Quite informative! I somehow knew that fuel gauge isn't excactly accurate. Thanks again.
Ok. So, I have unplugged negative lead on a 12v battery, and also a main battery then plugged it back. Full fuel tank and my gauge was showing that my range is around 354 miles. After the operation of unplugging and plugging in batteries my gauge showed 524 miles of range. This is really confusing. Probably I will have to repeat that operation after a few tank refuellings.
Thank you for that VERY useful information. Hopefully I'll never need to use this info but I'm very glad I have it now.
Thanks! I bought a late 2009 Prius, same as yours basically. It has 240k KM, or 150k miles, the last owner replaced the whole pack just a year ago. I love this thing, saves me a ton of gas on commuting
how much did you buy it and are you still using it?
Thanks for this video, My daughters Lexus CT 200h died going up a hill with the same warning lights. Towed it home researched google and found your video. Needless to say car is running smoothly once again, Thank You!!
Legit!
With the in tank fuel filters, it is a good idea to ALWAYS fill up before a 1/4 tank. Since it is a real pain to change these filters, the dirt is trapped in the tank. This goes for all gas vehicles hybrid or not. Also, having more fuel increases head pressure making it easier on the electric fuel pump.
In tank fuel pumps are cooled by the fuel being around them.
Many of a fuel pump has locked up when ran the tank is ran low (fuel pump has gotten warm) and cool fuel is added.
One of the reason the pump always goes out with a full tank of fuel
Are you sthe aying that the fuel pump will suck up dirt from the bottom of the tank when you run low on gas? The pump is open, on the bottom of the tank. It sucks off the bottom of tank wether the tank is full or empty.
Thanks for this video. I hyper-mile it and run on E and just depend on ev mode so often. Now my Prius keeps dying and won’t hold a charge.
Nice to know. Just picked up the Prius from the estate of which I became appointed executor. Had to jump the 12v to get it started, and gauge was down to 3 bars after starting at 5 by the time I got home.
THANK YOU MY LIFE IS SAVED FROM THIS
You are welcome!!
Thanks For This Video Today It Happened To Me Just An Hour Before
It's 2021 and this man just saved me✔️✔️👌👌👌👌
Very informative. Careful around those high voltage areas!
Good job and even though most of us are aware of these details, Thanks for the reminder as to how to use the prius properly.
If you see this what's the main things I need to look at. Looking at this exact car tomorrow or the next day. Keep it coming on the Prius videos brother. Love n Respect.
Dude.... DOOOOOOOOOD. THIS WAS THE MOST PERFECT AMAZING HELPFUL INFORMATIVE AND MEANINGFUL VIDEO IVE FOUND IN A LONG TIME. WHY...?
Had 80 year old mom and eldest brother in the car. First off the battery died and I had to jump it because the lights were left on by my brother. We jump the car and we are on for 1 mile and the car then starts to putt putt and dies in the middle of Long Beach. I start to see all the dummy lights amd the hybrid system Check with the CEL light all on. Mind you we are strapped at the moment and down to this 1 car. We sat in the car for an hour for a tow truck so they send a small truck first. In the meantime I've been on forums amd youtube left and right and it's all low grade responses. After 45 min, I find you my G. And everything you said from beginning to end sounded so similar. The AAA guy came, told him that its been om 2 bar, fuel may have run out. We add fuel nothing. Next disconnect batter for 5 min. Reconnect. Nothing. I wait 1 more minute and put it in reverse and WE ARE BACK ONLINE. THIS VIDEO RIGHT HERE HELPED US GET HOME SAFE AMD SAVE US 1500 AND 211 😂. thank you thank you thank you.
Thanks bro I always use the EV mode . Your video really appreciate and helpful
This was greatly helpful. Thank you.
Thanks for the tutorial on how to replace and or charge the axillary battery. I keep forgetting to turn off my map light and it drains the axillary battery. You video gave me to confidence to charge or replace my battery my own. 😄