Autel Autolink Al319 Obd Ii/eobd Code Reader Cannot Read Codes for Toyota Prius

My Prius has been working pretty decently give or have a few weird hiccups lately. I'll detail the electric current issue and other things that could assistance beneath. Give thanks you for taking the time to read this, this is currently my families only working vehicle, so it's important that nosotros get it running, but nosotros don't have the money currently to become more tow trucks and expensive fixes at the dealer (if at all possible).
Yesterday, my male parent was driving my car on the freeway, and according to him, the car made weird sounds, and just turned off. He managed to safely pull over to the side of the road.

He said there was beeping, the brake lights were flashing, and at that place was a smell that he described as called-for rubber. The tow truck driver tried to bound start my auto, but apparently he plugged in his trucks bombardment to my Prius'south hybrid battery somehow. It obviously did nothing, I hope it didn't crusade any damages to it.

After the tow truck brought it dorsum, I had a friend of ours that knows a flake about cars (nothing about hybrids). He tested the battery in the back and he said information technology'south still good. He did notation that the battery was surrounded by liquid oddly plenty, which seemed like water. But it hasn't rained in AZ for quite a while. All the fluids are fine, besides the motor oil needing a change soon. The car was topped off with gas the 24-hour interval prior to this result, and the hybrid battery tested fine non too long ago.

My motorcar has almost 200k miles, merely the hybrid bombardment and actuator should only accept 70k as they were replaced (from a 20k prius that got hit on the side) at 150k miles.

My friend took me to walmart to buy this scanner:

Autel AutoLink AL319 OBDII & Tin Code Reader - Walmart.com

However, the scanner keeps proverb "Link error". I judge that's since the car won't plow on.

When I try to turn on the car, The dash lights wink, and then plough off immediately, followed past a few squares on the screen.

Link to video I took today showing this:

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When I tried reseting the estimator by holding down the ODO + MPH button, and so pressing the kickoff button. This did nothing, although the touch screen worked for the while. Now resetting gets no reaction from the car.

The but other notable repair I did was modify the combination meter with a refurb one when it stopped displaying anything virtually 6 months ago. This one works just fine, simply information technology occasionally turns off every few months. Although, it doesn't non effect the motor.

Thank you lot for taking the time to read, hopefully someone has some clue as to what could be causing this event.
I wonder if the burning smell in the cabin was from an overheated hybrid bombardment. It may be a low mileage replacement, merely if information technology'southward from a Gen 2 Prius information technology still has some age on information technology.
I would cheque all fuses and fusible links, both under the hood and under the dash, with a continuity tester. A blown fuse might be preventing the lawmaking reader from connecting. And yous may demand a Prius-specific scanner to become very far. Virtually hybrid codes may non show on the ane you bought.

It is non possible to connect a jumper cable to the hybrid battery. Let's hope the sparks weren't from a reverse polarity jump attempt. All the more reason to check the fuses and fusible links.

The liquid in the trunk is most probably h2o. I remember rain in Phoenix less than ii weeks ago, and it may exist dull to evaporate unless you've parked in the hot sun the last couple of days with a window open. A leaking back door seal is pretty mutual.
Thank you for the response.
The condom scent happened earlier, not after the tow truck appeared, so I don't retrieve it would be the battery. The hybrid battery also is from a newer Gen ii, like 2008 I retrieve.

I don't know what a continuity tester is, but I'll check if my local walmart has one tomorrow forenoon as I have no way of getting there this evening. But then I'll become ahead and bank check the fuses, since I oasis't done that however.

I don't recollect him mentioning any sparks, nor did I see any today. I don't know where the tow truck driver connected his battery to my hybrid, simply there's no light indicating any problems. The scanner does check CAN codes.

Oh ok, that might definitely be the water so.

I'll get on those fuses though.
You can use any cheap multimeter to check continuity. Use the "Ohms" function, and you should read zero ohms beyond a good fuse, no reading on a blown fuse. Harbor Freight Tools ofttimes has them for gratis, or about $five normally.
When you said the tow truck driver thought he'd hooked upwardly to the hybrid battery, I simply causeless there were sparks involved! I wonder why he would call up that otherwise.

2008 batteries still have 9 years of age on them. X years is a good rated life for many chemic batteries, especially those stored in a car in the AZ heat. I'm not saying the bombardment is bad, simply something to go along in heed. Information technology's possible the burning aroma while driving could have been a faulty battery module.
Open the hood...take off the blackness plastic fuse cover on the right...open up picayune red plastic cap over positive spring signal...flips up from left to correct revealing metal vertical tab thats where you attach the positive spring lead if jumping your motorcar...become a DC volt meter and mensurate from that point to ground. Yous are measuring how the 12 volt bombardment level is coming into the primary fuse box.
If yous accept anything higher up 12 volts then turn on the headlights and come across if they are on. If headlights dead the bad jumpstart destroyed many fuses primarily the 1 in that aforementioned black fuse box under the clear plastic cover trimmed in white. That's the 100 amp hardwired in fuse.

Hard to replace. If that fuse is bad yous probably damaged the Inverter too.
Oh ok, yeah I have a inexpensive one from HF. I'll go ahead and utilise that. Walmart doesn't conduct those meters in store in seems.
Yeah, I don't know what he did honestly. My father said he hooked his battery upward to a positive pin on the hybrid, and hooked the negative lead to my cars frame. Hopefully information technology didn't mess up the hybrid bombardment.

Yeah, information technology's possible. I get information technology checked every few months, and they keep saying it's in perfect condition. So i'd exist surprised if it of a sudden went bad out of nowhere. But hopefully it'south non information technology.
My buddy tested the battery from the front end, and from the bodily battery in the dorsum (the first battery, not the hybrid). He got 12.3 volts or then, which is what it's always been.
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Did this e'er get resolved? If so what was the solution. I am having the same exact issue yous described. Please advise. Give thanks yous.
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Although not mentioned in the thread, this was obviously a failed inverter cooling water pump that blew the AM2 fuse in the underhood fuse box. Very singled-out symptoms and relatively common in the 2004-2009. Been involved in a few of them. Not sure if the Gen ii correlates to a Gen 3 though.
On a Gen ii, the pump is directly behind the driver side headlight. It sometimes shorts electrically and melts some rubber on the lesser of the pump housing, which produces the bad odour. Information technology can be asunder at the actual pump, or by disconnecting the single wire plug located directly above and to the left of the fusebox embrace. Then y'all can replace the fuse and bulldoze the automobile. Just proceed it relatively tedious so the inverter doesn't become too hot. Go pump replaced asap.