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Worried about battery for long trip

Discussion in 'Prius c Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by wilson_h, Nov 20, 2014.

  1. wilson_h

    wilson_h Junior Member

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    Hi everyone, has been a long time since my last time.

    i have to go on a long trip, about a month overseas, and i have to leave my C on the parking lot.

    the car is somewhat new, was boutght last december and only has 8.8k on it (small city, close to job, no place for bikes)

    i am worried about the battery, it will discharge over that time if i dont use the car?

    i require to ask someone to give a little walk to keep it recharged?

    what would be the maximun time i could leave the car without using it?

    thank you everyone for your help, i really appreciate it.
     
  2. bisco

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    a month should be fine, if it has never been discharged. if you ever drain it by leaving the interior light on or something, or after its 4-5 years old, then i would be more cautious. all the best!(y)
     
  3. wilson_h

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    i am glad to hear that, i was worried it would discharge. requiring to jump start it, and frankly, i am quite a newb on that regard.

    thanks bisco!
     
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    To complete the answer:
    It should not be a problem IF the battery is fully charged to begin with.
    If you do not already own a small automatic battery charger it would be a good idea to get one and connect it the night before you leave.
     
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    i think he already left on his trip...
     
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    It also seems dependent upon the model. Prius C One models the battery seems to last much longer at standby the the Prius C Three or Four models as the SMART key system (and other electronics) is constantly on. I know when I test drove my car the 12v battery was dead after a few weeks of sitting.
     
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    Hi everyone.

    as bisco said i already left.

    i didnt had a battery charger, so i left it with the battery at 80% (i guess thats the top charge it will hold)

    and, my car is a C3 (not from american market, has no pseudo leather, but has fog lamps, no sunroof either) and didnt deactivated the smart key functionality... i hope this will not drain the battery too much.

    now i am hoping to go back to home and find the car working fine again...

    thanks for the advice guys.
     
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    wilson, you're talking about the hybrid battery, we've been talking about the 12 volt battery.:p
     
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    oh yes sorry, my bad, got those mixed, but my concern was for the 12 volt, sorry for the hybrid battery prt.
     
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    oh, okay. ya, the hybrid battery is good for 6 months or more.
     
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    http://www.toyota.com/t3Portal/document/om/OM47791U/pdf/sec_05-02.pdf

    Worst case scenario, this reference and some good cables.
     
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    No problem.
    How long do you think that it sat, outside, at the dealership, before you drove it home? ;)
     
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    thank you all for the kind responses. the trip went longer thatn expected, and after almost 2 months, the only thing the car needed was some cleaning.
     
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    In such case when you want to preserve the battery for a long time all you have to do is just to disconnect the battery from the car and there shouldn't have any problem :)