# Schlep Timbre (September Mini-Rants)

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**Created:** [September 1, 2024, 8:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schlep-timbre-september-mini-rants/1006553 "2024-09-01T08:08:11Z")\
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> [@August Disgust (Monthly Mini-Rants)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-disgust-monthly-mini-rants/1005094/223):
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> I found a way to get into the service menu, but it only monitors the electronic systems. That may be enough. The battery is only putting out 11.7 volts instead of \>12. Of to Amazon to get a reader for confirmation

I just got the car back. It turns out it was the inverter and battery - basicallly the whole hybrid system that died. Luckily, I still have about three months on my warranty. So I have a whole new hybrid drive system on Toyota’s dime. The PCV valve that was also bad, on the other hand.

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