BatteryMinder hook-up for 2010 storage

edmcm2000 · 10-27-2009, 06:20 PM

Hi, We'll be leaving our 2010 in our garage for about 5 weeks. I have a new BatteryMinder to keep the 12V battery charged. I'm figuring on just connecting it under the hood to the + and the ground that is in place for jumping a dead battery. Does anyone see any problem with that, as opposed to connecting directly to the battery posts? Thanks in advance, Ed

Vaughn · 10-27-2009, 06:55 PM

Don't really know if that would be a problem or not. I'll tell you what I did. I hooked a lead directly to the battery and I leave it connected and stored under the floor. This way you can hook up anytime you feel it is needed with no chance of something coming unhooked. I have a garage so I just run the drop cord into an open window, if I had to use it outside I would just run it out the back and close the hatch on the cord. Has worked for me on my 2006 and now on the 2010.

firepa63 · 10-27-2009, 08:46 PM

I left my 04 for longer than 5 weeks without any outside charging. It started right up when I got back. You just have to make sure all of the lights are off, interior and exterior.

David Beale · 10-28-2009, 11:23 AM

Connecting the "pigtail" to the fuse box under the hood is probably the best way. You can use the clips if you like, or install the pig-tail that comes with the BatteryMinder.

10-27-2009, 06:20 PM	#1
edmcm2000 Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Arizona Posts: 19 My Car: 2010 Prius Model: III Package: Navigation Thanks: 1 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Friends: 0	BatteryMinder hook-up for 2010 storage Hi, We'll be leaving our 2010 in our garage for about 5 weeks. I have a new BatteryMinder to keep the 12V battery charged. I'm figuring on just connecting it under the hood to the + and the ground that is in place for jumping a dead battery. Does anyone see any problem with that, as opposed to connecting directly to the battery posts? Thanks in advance, Ed

10-27-2009, 06:55 PM	#2
Vaughn Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Lubbock TX Posts: 36 My Car: 2010 Prius Model: V Package: Adv. Technology Thanks: 0 Thanked 7 Times in 3 Posts Friends: 0	Re: BatteryMinder hook-up for 2010 storage Don't really know if that would be a problem or not. I'll tell you what I did. I hooked a lead directly to the battery and I leave it connected and stored under the floor. This way you can hook up anytime you feel it is needed with no chance of something coming unhooked. I have a garage so I just run the drop cord into an open window, if I had to use it outside I would just run it out the back and close the hatch on the cord. Has worked for me on my 2006 and now on the 2010.

10-27-2009, 08:46 PM	#3
firepa63 Senior Citizen Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: SE Pennsylvania Posts: 929 My Car: 2009 Prius Model: Package: #5 Thanks: 0 Thanked 43 Times in 39 Posts Friends: 0	Re: BatteryMinder hook-up for 2010 storage I left my 04 for longer than 5 weeks without any outside charging. It started right up when I got back. You just have to make sure all of the lights are off, interior and exterior.

10-28-2009, 11:23 AM	#4
David Beale Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Edmonton Alberta Posts: 2,116 My Car: 2007 Prius Model: Package: B Thanks: 3 Thanked 77 Times in 58 Posts Friends: 0	Re: BatteryMinder hook-up for 2010 storage Connecting the "pigtail" to the fuse box under the hood is probably the best way. You can use the clips if you like, or install the pig-tail that comes with the BatteryMinder.

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