Hello friends, I got a 2013 toyota prius 3gen, 5 day ago my mechanicien change my brakes pads all of them, since i feel like my batery need more time to charge... It's charging but it's taking a lot longer than before! Like i ride this car for a long time, and i realy feel that "gap" between before and now, and my ratio switch from 4,8L/100KM to 5,5L/100km. i ride everyday doing 50km-300km. do you have some advice? something to look? Is it normal? i put 2 screen, one with the higher temp is 2 month ago, and the other one is 2 day ago can you read something?
What's the total mileage on that battery the original . ? Maybe is to e for new . Green lines in pictures .
check all the wheels, make sure the brakes aren't dragging. are you comfortable with the mechanics prius knowledge?
To be honest i am a noob, i knew to look for a car with the smallest voltage diff most of the time it's a sign of a good shape, my EGR is clean, i bought this car 3 month ago and i can do literaly 2km on the batery alone, so i think the battery is in good shape but like i said i am a newbie. Can you explain me what do you mean by " make sure the brakes aren't dragging"? i would be thankfull for any advice
the wheels should spin freely when you jack the car up off the ground. if it feels like they are binding, a brake caliper may need work. you can also try putting it in neutral at about 20mph to see if the car glides freely. another way to test is take a drive for a few miles, and feel all the wheels. if a brake is dragging, that wheel will be warmer than the others.
Thanks you for all suggestion, i finally got the answer it was.... my 12v battery, i think my car was loading the (big)battery slowly than before because maybe the battery was always trying to recharge the 12v battery. Like i just change the 12v battery and my main battery is loading faster just like 2 week ago, so my feeling was right that something is not ok, this car won't stop to amaze me. Thanks you for all message guys this group is amazing
