Category: Toyota Prius & Prius+ Forum

  • Refuelling at the Prius

    I have a problem with refueling my PriusII. If I put the pump gun in normal, it will shut down immediately. I can only fill up if I put the gun in with the hose up and hold the hose. Is there something defective?

  • Diesel cat and hybrid (Prius) in the SPIEGEL

    Mirror 19/2005 : “Toyota offers ……..a nitric oxide ( Diesel) cat , which ages very quickly ” .. put on the in-mode hybrid drive ( e.g. Prius ) ….although the developers know that the saving effect is far overestimated………on long distances the diesel is unbeatable ” By the way : http://www.audifreunde.com/…/index.php?…

  • What’s the point of buying a hybrid vehicle?

    Just under one in three drivers in Germany is planning to purchase a hybrid car when they buy their next car, i.e., with a high probability of buying a hybrid car.This is six percentage points more in 2008 than in autumn 2006, according to a survey carried out by the tire manufacturer Continental, the world reports on Sunday.But what encourages the German consumer to build a hybrid car and what does it say against it?

  • Hybridization progresses + Honda attacks Toyota

    A new theme Toyota drives production of Prius high Personally, I think it’s a good thing that Toyota puts even more pressure on German manufacturers. Furthermore, more competition between Japanese manufacturers in terms of price development can also not hurt A small car with a hybrid from Honda doesn’t sound bad either. And the number of pieces is a good thing.

  • Prius II jerks

    Hello! I got a Prius II in August, running from 2008, 85,000 km. Unfortunately, he has the habit of jerking a little bit with every start of the burner. This feels like he slows down slightly when the engine is turned on and then accelerates again when the engine starts. In other forums, the change of the gear oil is recommended, but this has absolutely no effect. The jerking occurs even with constant speed. It feels a little as if the whole drive has too much play. Even if I drive electrically backwards from my garage, there is a jerk when the brake is released, which is accompanied by a clearly audible “crack”. Maybe someone knows the problem. With previous vehicles in my possession like the Smart Fortwo or the VW Lupo 3L TDI helped with similar sufferings an update of the clutch electronics. But as far as I know, the Prius has no… Greetings!

  • Current Prius plus also as a long-haul vehicle?

    Somehow I want to get away from diesel, for environmental and health reasons. However, I need a lot of space in the back to transport my extensive film technology. Of course I have many shooting dates within Berlin, but I also have to drive a lot of motorways. The only vehicle in question would probably be a Prius plus. In Berlin, they run in large numbers as taxis, and in urban traffic I have no doubt about the performance of the vehicle. But how does it look on the long distance? Can you get off relaxed after 600 km? How about the seating quality ordered? What does the fuel consumption at 135 km/h on the motorway look like? And the noise development there? I am really very happy with my Touareg (apart from the stinking heater in winter), but I see now simply the point where such vehicles can no longer be answered… Matthias

  • Reserve or emergency bike useful?

    Hello I’m thinking about adding a spare or emergency bike. The reason is actually the protection in the event of a crash. I believe that this can prevent even greater damage or further deformation.Because the plastic frame with jack and breakdown spray does not actually offer any resistance.What do you think about it ? LG Reini 111

  • Alternative method Light gauge regulation Relearn the basic setting!

    After fixed rotatable LWR Poti on rear axle, on and off passing dipped light and error message LWR defective. Spare part at Toyota 480€ without installation and new learning. Ordered at Ebay new Poti 150€.Learn more 12Volt AGM battery in the trunk clamp down, boot lid slightly wipe the lock no longer snaps in. Car in the middle of the body and not on the axle with shunting car lifter lift up both wheels. A device for this is already available from the manufacturer. Terminal the battery again, boot system and set on parking, turn on light, and let off the car in the rear. Then adjust completely normal dipped light at the front of both servo motors of the LWR. mfg

  • Buy Prius 1 from year 2000 with broken battery

    Hello Priusfriends I’m playing with the idea of buying a Prius 1 for my mother, because you old little car doesn’t do it for long.. she finds the old Prius 1 year from 2000 to 2004 with 72 hp, atractive. Now I’ve looked around the internet and found some. Unfortunately I know about the Prius.. 0.0. I found some, with broken hybrid battery. And I thought, look for a new spare battery on the Internet, to get such a… approximate idea, what would come at us in the cost, at the vehicle purchase price. Well.. and it’s not so easy to find a hybrid battery for a Prius on the Internet. Maybe someone from you could send us a link to a seller or manufacturer of such batteries? I have already looked around here in the forum, but the links that I found are already a little older or no longer gone. At toyota.de I also didn’t think about it. Then there was something. One of the sellers of a Prius 1 Bj module?

  • Radio speaker retrofitting power amplifier?

    Hello together, I will soon take over a Prius from my boss. Since I have always attached importance to good sound in my previous cars I wanted to ask if someone in the Prius has already upgraded something like that? It’s not about an intrusive loud bass or something, but I want to have a strong and above all very good sound in a slightly higher volume. The series audio system has disappointed me more than anything. I don’t think I can do that! To say directly: “I wouldn’t buy the car if it is NOT possible to do something here!” I want to replace the radio with another. I also want to replace the 4 speakers and operate them all over an external final stage. I would have to pull new cables into all doors for this because the originals of the cross-section would not be sufficient. I also want to clamp down the original tweeters and replace them with new ones. I have always spent the 2500 to 3000 euros in my previous Prius vehicles so much for the enjoyment of the music. This should also be so. Now, which speakers fit max into the doors? Where do I get 12V board voltage adapters?