If Your Vehicle Will Not Start - Toyota 2003 Prius Owner's Manual

If your vehicle will not start—

(a) Simple checks129.
Before making these checks, make sure
you have followed the correct starting
procedure given in "How to start the
hybrid system" on page 164 in Section 4
and that you have sufficient fuel. Also
check whether the other keys will start the
hybrid system. If they work, your key may
be broken. Have the key checked at your
Toyota dealer. If none of your keys work,
the hybrid vehicle immobiliser system is
possibly broken. Call your Toyota dealer.
(See "Keys" on page 18 in Section 2–1.)
If the instrument cluster dims or the
instrument cluster display turns
with the ignition switch on—
1. Check that the auxiliary battery termi-
nals are tight and clean.
2. If the auxiliary battery terminals are
O.K., the auxiliary battery
charged. You may try jump starting.
See "(b) Jump starting" for further in-
structions.
NOTICE
Hybrid vehicles cannot be
started.
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If the instrument cluster is shown in
appropriate brightness with the ignition
switch turned to on—
The hybrid vehicle system is suspected to
be faulty. Contact your Toyota dealer.
off
is dis-
push–
(b) Jump starting
If the auxiliary battery is discharged,
the hybrid system can be started by
jump starting. Depending on the the ve-
hicle condition, the engine may not
start.
To avoid serious personal injury and
damage to your vehicle which might re-
sult from battery explosion, acid burns,
electrical burns, or damaged electronic
components, these instructions must be
followed precisely.
If you are unsure about how to follow this
procedure, we strongly recommend that
you seek the help of a competent qualified
technician or towing service.