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Cold weather and long parking

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Main Forum' started by moregas, Dec 28, 2007.

  1. moregas

    moregas New Member

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    I am thinking at buying a Prius but one of my concern is that I park at the airport for long periods, 1 to 2 weeks at the time. Should I be concerned for the battery and the car acting weird when I start it and drive in very cold weather...or wram?
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    #1 moregas, Dec 28, 2007
  2. HeyKB

    HeyKB Not so new member

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    We just got back from a 3 week trip and the Prius was very happy to start after sitting in Philadelphia weather for that time.

    I know we've let ours sit for a week or two every now and again with no repercussions at all.
     
    #2 HeyKB, Dec 28, 2007
  3. SyCo

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    Absolutely no problem with cold weather and storage. By cold I mean COLD. I leave in Quebec, Canada and this time of the year temp is between 14F and -22F. I leave my Prius parked for 2 to 3 weeks. I mostly commute with my Geo Tracker during winter. When I or my wife need the Prius, everything is the same. Simply start, wait a minute or so for the ICE to warm up a bit and go. The Prius computer will do the rest.

    On a side note, at least one advantage:
     
    #3 SyCo, Dec 28, 2007
  4. oly_57mpg

    oly_57mpg New Member

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    Bump. Although I don't live in an area as cold, I just returned from 5 weeks of travels and my 3rd Gen started right up with no problems at all. SKS was disabled during that time.
     
    #4 oly_57mpg, Dec 30, 2007
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