[Rosemary]

My 1998 prius refused to start after only 10 days holiday. After the AA jump started her she keeps flashing the warning symbol and crawls along
seriously underpowered. In the past when this has happened she has soon recharged herself but this time its not happening. Am I doing damage by driving her ? How else can I get her to recharge? I'm in NZ and no one here knows anything about hybrid engines. My manual is totally Japanese. I hope someone out there can help.

 

[frenchie]

Hi Rosemary,

I can't help you directly because you're a very rare owner of the so-called "mark 1" Prius which was supposed to be sold exclusively in Japan. This is a car different from the "classic" Prius we all know here. You should probably post your request on the Yahoo group dedicated to this very specific version :

http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/Mk1_Prius/

good luck!