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So another update - I had the 12V Battery recharged since it was a little low.  Was at 11.6V, now its 12.69V. 

Now when I go to start the car I get the "Check Hybrid System" and "Check VSC Check EBC" lights.  Still won't start.  The hybrid Battery pack looks like it has some charge so I think I connected everything correctly.  Otherwise it probably won't show anything.  

I tried really had to slide the orange plug to the left.  It slides over but I feel like it could go 1 more cm.  See pic where I highlighted the section that its not sliding over.  When I take it out I can slide it over all the way.  Just can't do it while its in the hybrid Battery pack.  Trust me I tried really hard to the the point I thought I was going to break it.  It should just slide over easily.  

Not sure what else to try.  

Also, is there way to check the hybrid Battery voltage?  Want to make sure I put it back together properly.  I cleaned all the contacts before re-assembling it.  All the cables are properly connected.  Could I have inverted the 2 orange cables?  I didn't label them and can't remember which one was on top and which was on bottom.  At the moment, the one with a red tape is on top and the one with an orange table is on bottom.  Any harm is changing them around?

Thanks for the reply John. I think I did that. I've tried it a few times now and made sure it slide over properly. 

Now im getting a Check VGRS light and the car still won't start. 

Hi all, been following this thread for a while since I've got a 2007 GS450H with the check hybrid light on.  I'm in the states but this forum has been very helpful.  Recently my car stalled so I knew the hybrid Battery needed attention.  So I decided to change out the bad cell.  I found 1 cell at 6.6 so I knew that was the one having issues.  I replaced it but now but I'm still getting the "Check Hybrid System" error message and now the car will not start at all.  

I didn't have time to load balance the cells yet since I don't have the chargers yet.

I have a feeling the safety plug is not engaging properly but I've tried everything to get it to engage that I can think of.  Hopefully someone can help.  Anything else I can try?  Its a PIA pulling this thing out.