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Optima DS46B24R Optima battery direct fit replacement for Prius 2004 + , Prius V & Plug-in Prius with Instructions $170, comes with pages of instructions

Minimum tools needed:

• 10 mm wrench or 10mm deep socket
• 10mm socket
• socket extender 5 inches or longer (you can put two together)
• tape
• straight edge screw driver
• a small battery or jump start battery to maintain the 12 volts in the Prius so you do not loose any presets. (Optional but recommended!)

Tells how to replace the battery, but can also be used to go to sleep.

 

It is quite possible you have left the dome light or trunk light on in the car, and this is what has discharged your battery. If that is the situation charging the battery may well be a short term fix if you have or can borrow a charger. At five years old the battery will be near the end of it's life, but this would buy you some time.

John (Britprius)

 

The JIS posts are thinner than the usual SAE posts, but both the Exide and the Optima have the correct posts. If you already have a battery, there are conversion kits, but I still needs to be AGM and externally vented. And the Prius battery is 'polarity reversed' from US standard. (the negative post is where the postive post usually is. So do not try to make some other battery work, just don't.

The battery you want (from any vendor) shold be size S46B24R.

 

Din terminals are too large so you would have the added complication of buying and altering the terminals. The battery used must have JIS posts to make for an easy strait forward fit.

John (Britprius)

 

If you have a camera take pictures at the start and as you go along. If you have a problem remembering how thing went you have pictures to look at.
Changing the battery is really not difficult and once you have accomplished this task it will give you confidence to do other jobs in the future. (Changing cabin air filter and engine filter to start. No tools needed) Let us know how you get on.

John (Britprius)

 

You can charge it from under the hood. Remove the fuse box cover and you will see a red plastic cover, lift this and attach the red positive battery charger clamp on the nut and bolt under the cover, fasten the negative lead to any clean engine bolt. This will charge the battery, and allow you to open the hatch and start the car.

John (Britprius)

 

Hi I had this problem, and I just used my winter battery maintainer to charge up my 12v .

That fixed it!


Also, for the guys with this problem originally, do you only drive your Prius short distances? I do I only log 5km a day.

Does not give the 12v a chance to recharge at all!

Thanks;;