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Replaced new 12v Battery

Discussion in 'Prius c Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by zakky, Jun 4, 2015.

  1. zakky

    zakky Junior Member

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    hi;
    today i went to garage and replaced 12v battery and they replaced to me but, i saw that this was removed and the car was working fine. i do not know about this cable what kind of cable is this is it ok to be removed?
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    That's the venting tube. I assume you bought the wrong battery.
     
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    can you please explain me what is venting tube? and will it be any problem?
     
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    our prius batteries go inside the car as oppose to a normal car battery, which sits in the engine compartment, outside the car. Because of this design the Prius OEM AGM batteries have a vent built in, where the venting tube attaches.
     
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    thank you buddy i will just replace the battery with another one which has a venting tube hole
     
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    If it's not AGM type, that's "issue" number two: AGM type have a finer packed interior, much lower ability to spill, say in an accident.

    The gas that vents is hydrogen, BTW.