Hybrid battery runs flat every morning

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by tlam47, Mar 11, 2015.

  1. tlam47

    tlam47 Junior Member

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    It's been like that for a a while now. Every morning the hybrid battery would run down to last bar. When I start the car it would be 3/4 full and it would keep draining even though I'm on flat road.

    The overall milage has not changed much but its annoying with the battery goes to last bar and there's no electric power to help accelerate.
     
    #1 tlam47, Mar 11, 2015
  2. littlehandegan

    littlehandegan Junior Member

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    How long are you driving under battery only?
     
    #2 littlehandegan, Mar 11, 2015
  3. JC91006

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    Try warming it for the first 45 seconds.....the engine should stop after that (if you're not using heat). Then drive from that point on.
     
    #3 JC91006, Mar 11, 2015
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