Impact of using Metromile?

Good to find you on your next steps of your Romance with the PiP
I have tried Metromile for my Odyssey( It runs around 5K miles per year as its a stand by vehicle for any family requirements) in the past and I have returned it to them due to few reasons. The main reason is that They track a LOT of your Private life on your vehicle with the OBD device(things like what time where you are with your vehicle etc). I felt that my privacy is at a stake. On the other hand, if you just get one of your fleet of vehicles(check my signature, many vehicles for me) by metromile, you may lose your multi vehicle discount for that vehicle. Overall, it didnt make good sense for me for the Metromile deal.

Answer to your question, I did refer this in your last thread that OBD device suck the 12V power. So, count this sucker as one possibility of your battery drain if you keep the obd all the time. If you remove the obd, your claim may not be covered.
Jump start doesnt require the obd to remove as it suck a consistent low power.

 

Someone must know for sure, but I believe that the CAN bus that powers the OBD port does NOT run when the car is in standby/OFF.

 

I sometimes leave my OBDLink LX plugged in and it always has power, although no useful data when the car is off. I haven't had problems with the battery, but went for this device particularly because it is supposed to be good at not consuming too much power when not in use.

 

I have a T-Mobile SyncUp Drive OBD II device. One function is that it's supposed to read the OBD II codes and tell you if there's anything wrong with the car.

I think it doesn't have Prius codes, because it always said the 12v battery read 12.3v, which seems quite low for a 2 year old car.

I've removed the device. The only thing it's good for now is the roadside assistance that's part of the package.

Since I'm just now getting up to 10,000 miles, I'm not worried that my Prius is going to start dying of old age, neglect or abuse.

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When I drone a 2012 Prius Plug-in base model, I determined that the 12 volt battery was charged only when the car was plugged in and charging the traction battery (or when driving). When plugged in but not charging the traction battery (either because it was full or the timer was preventing it), no electricity went to the 12 volt, so any draw would lower its charge. Only when driving or charging plugged in would the 12 volt be recharged.