Q: I cant see the energy consumption screen on my 2005 Prius
The center display works when any of the 4 buttons are pressed and when i use the touch screen. But it will automatically go black after a while and when i press the button of the screen I'm on the screen goes back. This means that I cant see the energy consumption screen.
My car has 92000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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