Battery ran down so how do I properly get back to normal?

tracysbeans · 06-19-2007, 10:08 AM

Ok I guess the other night when I pulled my Pruis into my warehouse I didn't properly close the hatchback. Being so my battery ran down. I just had someone jump start it.

So now what do I do now to get it back to normal. I have it running right now and I took a short drive. Do I need to do more than that? Please let me know. (It's been running for about 1/2 hour now and I still have it on)

I have set my lights to not come on when the doors are open so I don't have this issue again.

Thanks for the help! Tracy

priussoris · 06-19-2007, 10:15 AM

Take a road trip for an hour have fun driving for a while or connect a trickle smart charger up to the battery

tracysbeans · 06-19-2007, 10:17 AM

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Take a road trip for an hour have fun driving for a while or connect a trickle smart charger up to the battery
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So just leaving it on wouldn't be enough?

If I do drive it by running an errand will I be ok turning it off for the 5 minutes I need to in order to complete my errand?

hschuck · 06-19-2007, 10:19 AM

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you can just let it sit in ready for a half hour, you don't even need to use the engine

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**efusco** · 06-19-2007, 10:23 AM

It's already fixed in the time it took you to post all this.

tracysbeans · 06-19-2007, 10:40 AM

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It's already fixed in the time it took you to post all this.
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Oh ok thanks!! I though it would require more than that!

David Beale · 06-19-2007, 11:54 AM

In a "normal" car it takes several hours of driving to get a dead battery back to a reasonable charge level. The Prius uses the large "traction battery" as a power source to charge the 12V battery, the one you drained. It's an electronic charger, well regulated etc. As the Prius 12V battery is not used to "crank" the engine, it just needs -some- charge in it to power up the car. A short burst. Your short trips today and in the next few days will not be a problem.

After you have had the car in "ready" for a few hours (even over the next few days), the 12V battery will reach full charge.

qbee42 · 06-19-2007, 11:58 AM

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Oh ok thanks!! I though it would require more than that!
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It will take longer than that to completely charge, but it takes very little time to charge to a useful level. You should be all set, unless you have a failing battery.

Tom

findlj · 06-19-2007, 12:04 PM

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It will take longer than that to completely charge, but it takes very little time to charge to a useful level. You should be all set, unless you have a failing battery.

Tom
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**TonyPSchaefer** · 06-19-2007, 12:36 PM

Yeah Tracey,
I drained my battery also and needed a jump. With no intervention on my part, Priapus was back to normal.

06-19-2007, 10:08 AM	#1
tracysbeans Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 905 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Ok I guess the other night when I pulled my Pruis into my warehouse I didn't properly close the hatchback. Being so my battery ran down. I just had someone jump start it. So now what do I do now to get it back to normal. I have it running right now and I took a short drive. Do I need to do more than that? Please let me know. (It's been running for about 1/2 hour now and I still have it on) I have set my lights to not come on when the doors are open so I don't have this issue again. Thanks for the help! Tracy __________________ Member Cool Chicks in Black Prius club

06-19-2007, 11:54 AM	#7
David Beale Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Edmonton Alberta Posts: 1,532 My Car: 2007 Prius Package: B Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	In a "normal" car it takes several hours of driving to get a dead battery back to a reasonable charge level. The Prius uses the large "traction battery" as a power source to charge the 12V battery, the one you drained. It's an electronic charger, well regulated etc. As the Prius 12V battery is not used to "crank" the engine, it just needs -some- charge in it to power up the car. A short burst. Your short trips today and in the next few days will not be a problem. After you have had the car in "ready" for a few hours (even over the next few days), the 12V battery will reach full charge. __________________ Edmonton Alberta "Pearl" is a 2007 Driftwood Pearl Prius.

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06-19-2007, 10:15 AM	#2
priussoris Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,005 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Take a road trip for an hour have fun driving for a while or connect a trickle smart charger up to the battery

06-19-2007, 10:23 AM	#5
efusco Troll Slayer Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Nixa, MO Posts: 14,056 My Car: 2004 Prius Package: #9 Nominated 1 Time in 1 Post TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 24	It's already fixed in the time it took you to post all this.

06-19-2007, 12:36 PM	#10
TonyPSchaefer Ruler of Omicron Persei 8 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Far-North Chicagoland Posts: 8,346 My Car: 2004 Prius Package: #9 Nominated 4 Times in 2 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 15	Yeah Tracey, I drained my battery also and needed a jump. With no intervention on my part, Priapus was back to normal.