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Anybody have model# for 12 volt optima yellowtop replacement for 2012 pip?

Discussion in 'Gen 1 Prius Plug-in 2012-2015' started by bulldogbob, Aug 26, 2017.

  1. bulldogbob

    bulldogbob Junior Member

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    I've seen people mention that they replaced their factory battery with an optima yellowtop, but they didn't mention the model #.
    I inadvertently put this thread in the incorrect forum previously
     
  2. bisco

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    should be the same as the lift back.
     
  3. Pluggo

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    I asked Optima why the battery finder app on their website can never find a battery for the Plug-In. They replied that it does not come up on their website because it is "not a starting battery," AND that the yellow-top DS46B24R is indeed the correct match. Now, who has a safe procedure to change batteries without losing most of the saved settings and history of the car? Do it with the car running? Use the jump-start connection under the hood with a 2nd car while powered on? Many years ago I heard of connecting a simple 9v battery to the cigaret lighter, supposedly to supply enough voltage to preserve the radio and clock settings on an average car.
     
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    FWIW...used a "maintenance charger" attached to under hood connections..
     
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