Dingz
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| posted on 26/4/20 at 10:28 AM |
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Auris/Prius hybrid disaster?
Has anyone any experience of these cars? A neibour has an Auris hybrid thats sat on his drive for ages, it was tried to jump start but battery
connected wrong way around! Any idea of where to start looking at what will have failed?
Thanks
Phoned the local ramblers club today, but the bloke who answered just
went on and on.
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Duncan Grier
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| posted on 26/4/20 at 02:30 PM |
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I imagine there would be fused protection so start with checking these, also test the battery 
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britishtrident
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| posted on 26/4/20 at 07:27 PM |
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Wrong connection can cause huge damage but it might be the 12v starting battery failure alone can cause a lot issues on hybrids
[I] “ What use our work, Bennet, if we cannot care for those we love? .”
― From BBC TV/Amazon's Ripper Street.
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markie6575
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| posted on 27/4/20 at 01:08 PM |
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Did he jump it on the battery in the boot or the jumping point under the bonnet?
There is a large fuse in the engine bay that probably needs replaced. It's beside the jump point.
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Dingz
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| posted on 28/4/20 at 10:39 AM |
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Thanks for the replies so far, it was jumped at the bonnet, I'll try to check the fuses shortly, I understand the battery the boot was pretty
knackered.
Phoned the local ramblers club today, but the bloke who answered just
went on and on.
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 28/4/20 at 11:39 AM |
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did you try just putting in a decent new battery and see if anything actually comes on?
oh dear... linky
[Edited on 28/4/20 by Mr Whippy]
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Dingz
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| posted on 8/5/20 at 07:53 PM |
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An update on this, the handbook says there is a main fuse in the underbonnet fuse box, the inside of the fusebox lid says there is, but where the fuse
should be is a hefty cable connector dissapearing into the mass of wiring, all the fuses looked ok. I removed the 12v battery and charged it a while
then put a conditioning type charger on it, it seems to be holding some charge so I put it back in the car when connected the alarm sounded and
various llights were flashing. Turned on the power and stopped the alarm, pressed the pedal and it started fine! got an ABS and another brake warning
light on but the car is driveable. I can only think there is a thermal overload or something in the system which protected it thank goodness.
Phoned the local ramblers club today, but the bloke who answered just
went on and on.
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