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Originally Posted by C3H8
last thing i want to say, someone else said you can't start a prius without the hybrid battery. my uncle has a first gen prius and he recently replaced the STOCK Toyota 12v battery that is used for starting the car. toyota wanted over $100 for it, he put a $20 lawnmower battery in it and its been working fine for over a year. i believe the first gen prius starts off the 12v battery, but i am not certain. i know for sure that you don't need the expensive toyota battery though.
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This is somewhat correct. The electronics boot up on 12V and do some diagnostics, then the high voltage pack is used to fire up the engine. So, really you can't start with either of the two dead/missing.