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Why does a Prius start better than a car with an internal combustion engine in cold weather?
Compared to standard internal combustion engines, a hybrid powertrain does not use a starter. To start the internal combustion engine, an electric motor with a power of 18 kW is used, while the starter power of a car with an internal combustion engine is only one kilowatt. Under optimal conditions, the hybrid starts instantly. But at the same time, a specialized starting system is provided in a gentle mode at low ambient temperatures. It consists of preliminary spinning of the internal combustion engine at a speed of 1000 rpm using an electric motor. Subsequently, the gasoline power unit is started. In this case, only two cylinders are involved in the starting process. The system takes no more than forty seconds to start the engine. During the engine start time, the READY indicator will blink, and after the engine starts operating, the light will remain on continuously.
In winter, the Prius starts better than a regular car
In this case, the Prius engine may not start in cold weather, but from the outside it will seem that it is working. This is due to the operation of the driving electric motor.
Recommendations for winter use
To ensure a stable start of the Toyota Prius in winter, you must follow the following recommendations:
Before parking the vehicle overnight, fully charge the main battery. To do this, the climate control is turned on at the maximum heat output rate. This will ensure the transition of the hybrid installation to operating mode from a gasoline power unit. Using an information monitor, the process of electricity distribution is controlled. The engine should be turned off after receiving the explosive charge;
The Prius should be operated only after the internal combustion engine has warmed up. Due to the lack of indication of low coolant temperature, the following method can be used to control the warming up of the internal combustion engine. The climate control switches to automatic mode. Based on the fact that warm air is released into the cabin, we can conclude that the internal combustion engine has sufficiently warmed up;
Do not use electric traction at high loads without preheating the VVB. To achieve the required temperature of the traction battery, you should warm up the Prius interior well, since the battery is mounted behind the rear passenger seat.
When the ambient temperature is less than minus 35 degrees, you should not use intensive acceleration and a forced transition to electric propulsion immediately after starting the hybrid installation.
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Prius won't start
There are several main reasons why the Toyota Prius hybrid installation does not start. They were identified during the operation of the vehicle. Prius may not start due to problems with the small battery and electronic control unit. Next, we will consider each of them in detail.
The “small” battery is dead
Diagram of “lighting up” a Prius
The occurrence of such a reason in the failure to start the Prius hybrid power unit is accompanied by the following symptoms:
- The central locking does not work periodically;
- After pressing the start button, all indicator lights come on, the doors are locked, and the fuel gauge begins to flash.
To solve the problem, you will need to fully charge the battery or replace it. If a malfunction occurs on the way, you must use outside help. To do this, you will need to light a dead battery. It must be borne in mind that it may take time to reach the minimum capacity required to start the motor.
Errors
Another reason for the failure to start the Toyota Prius hybrid installation is the accumulation of errors in the electronic control unit. In this case, the following symptoms may appear:
- Half of the readings on the information monitor disappear when the engine is running, in the part where the data on the operation of the battery, the machine and the settings menu are located. As a rule, after stopping the engine, it is impossible to start it in the future;
- In this case, the control indicator of the start-stop system lights up green, respectively, when the brake pedal is pressed. After several attempts to start the hybrid installation, the light goes out;
- Measures to use lighting the battery or replacing it do not help.
To solve the problem you will need to clear all errors. The fact is that the electronic control unit, due to the presence of many errors, locks the hybrid launch system. To erase errors you will need to perform the following steps:
- disconnect the negative terminal from the small battery;
- remove the pin;
- press and hold the brake pedal for a minute; Install and latch the pin (on the Prius 30 model, turn to the right). Check the fit of small contacts into the contactor;
- connect the negative terminal to the battery;
- press the brake and bring the ignition key to the Power button;
- Press the Power button twice with an interval of three seconds.
If these measures do not lead to the start of the hybrid, then you will need to check the integrity of the fuses. To do this, use a multimeter set to measure resistance. The integrity of the fuse link is measured without removing the fuses from their seats. They have special holes.
Problems when paying with bank cards
Sometimes difficulties may arise when paying with Visa/MasterCard bank cards. The most common of them:
- There is a restriction on the card for paying for online purchases
- A plastic card is not intended for making payments online.
- The plastic card is not activated for making payments online.
- There are not enough funds on the plastic card.
In order to solve these problems, you need to call or write to the technical support of the bank where you are served. Bank specialists will help you resolve them and make payments.
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Replacing the High Voltage Battery
This post is perhaps the most important in the life of the Prius. I will try to write it as useful and informative as possible. Grab some popcorn, there will be a lot of letters)))
It's time to change the battery. And this is the rare case that the original VVB is replaced even before it throws error P0A80 (replace the hybrid battery). Well, first things first.
For the information of Prius owners, VVBs in 20ke, 30ke and Alpha are absolutely the same (28 elements connected in pairs), except that the battery case in 20ke is slightly different. Only 20s on one VVB last 2 times longer than 30s and Alphas. There is a living example when a 20ka on its native VVB has already covered 500,000 km, and the battery is normal. In general, in the 20s with a mileage of 200,000 km, the battery condition is very good with the difference between the “cheerful” and the “not so vigorous” pair being only 0.2V, while in the 30s and Alfas with a mileage of 170,000 km this difference can be 0.6V, with a failure of 5-7 pars. If there is a difference of 1V, the battery can be thrown away. It's kind of strange, isn't it))
The first problem is that 30s and Alphas put a greater load on the VVB than 20s. A more powerful electric motor, higher currents, all for the sake of higher vehicle dynamics. Accordingly, a larger number of discharge-charge cycles. Each battery has a certain number of cycles. In 30k of these cycles it occurs more than in 20k when covering the same number of kilometers. And the saddest thing about this is that a bad battery, losing the capacity of its cells, quickly discharges, increasing the number of discharge-charge cycles several times.
The second problem follows from the first. Due to frequent discharge and charge, the elements heat up. And here comes the story of Toyota, which did not make the VVB cooling more efficient. There are 3 temperature sensors on the battery. And they are configured in such a way that the cooling fan turns on at a high blowing speed too late, when the VVB is already very overheated (there are only 6 speeds). The operating temperature range of the VVB is +25…+35 degrees. In Alpha, the air intake pipes are generally located at the feet of the rear passengers. As a result, all the dust from the mats is sucked into the cooler. And if the owner also has a dog, whose hair also easily gets into the air ducts, or even worse, someone puts bags or bags on the rear floor mats, then you can immediately save up for a new VVB. As a result of all this, the elements lose capacity and sag in voltage, and sometimes swell like an expired can of tomato paste.
What ways are there to somehow extend the life of the battery:
1. ELM 327. The diagnostic adapter will make it possible to regulate the fan speed and control the temperature of the VVB through an application on a smartphone.
2. Drive with air conditioning. The incoming air for cooling the VVB comes from the passenger compartment. When the windows are open in hot weather, warm street air helps to heat the battery.
3. Keep the fan clean. There are examples of completely clogged cooler blades and the driver is not aware of this.
Example of a clogged VVB cooling fan
But let's get back to my battery.
A year ago, he founded the Hybrid Club www.instagram.com/hybrid_club_kms in his city, and as the club developed, it became necessary to purchase a scanner (OpenPort 2.0 diagnostic cord) and the Global Tech Stream program, since participants needed impartial diagnostics of hybrids. I also started ordering fresh VVB and elements for club members from EV-Service in Khabarovsk www.instagram.com/ev_service. And for the last half a year I’ve been studying the intricacies of batteries, and of course I’ve been constantly analyzing my own. Today the Prius has 151,000 km on it, of which I have driven 78,000 km in 4 years. As a result, the difference between a good and a bad pair was 0.49V, with 5 pairs defective.
Native VVB with 150,000 km mileage
In fact, this difference is the beginning of the end; further degradation is inevitable. 1.5 months ago, on a happy occasion, I bought his dead VVB from one of the club members, whose battery was changed, for 6,000 rubles. I took 10 elements that were still alive from it and eventually boosted my VVB to a difference of 0.27V (I didn’t take a screenshot). I’ll say right away that such VVB repairs are a temporary solution. It may be enough for a year and a half. Then he will die anyway. A month after this repair, Alpha came to me for diagnostics with error P0A80. And the situation there was generally sad. The difference reached more than 2V on one of the pairs.
VVB Alpha
The owner did not want to shell out 50-60 thousand rubles for a new VVB. And I offered him my repaired one for 30,000 rubles. The deal was completed. I put my VVB in Alpha, and the dead one from Alpha for the time being while I get a new battery.
I immediately felt the symptoms of driving on a dead battery:
1. Failure after pressing the pedal.
2. Loss of traction for 1-2 seconds while driving.
3. Frequent engine starts due to rapid discharge of the VVB.
4. Urban consumption has increased slightly.
A week later, a 2021 recycling VVB with a mileage of 40,000 km arrived at EV-Service www.instagram.com/ev_service.
New VVB and VVB from Alpha
The new battery has been successfully installed. The scanner showed smooth readings without dips with a maximum difference of 0.1V.
New VVB
The cost of VVB is 62,000 rubles, but in fact it cost me 32,000 rubles due to the sale of my battery. Now, with a charged battery in standby mode, the internal combustion engine starts extremely rarely. The dynamics have increased a little. It's too early to judge the consumption. I drove only 100 km in the city and 400 km on the highway.
Consumption city 4.3 l/100km
Highway consumption 4.4 l/100km
But the first data from the tidy is already encouraging, although the correct consumption statistics will be after 600-800 km in the city.
Issue price 32,000 rub.
