My battery died! Did that injure it ?

yes. you likely will be fine for now, but every drain shortens the life span.

 

Well it's three, the 12v died, you can charge it once a week or replace it with one that will last four years that you don't have to charge once a week.

 

what is an mg? what are you talking about? all you can damage is the 12v by leaving a light on.

 

Or your relationship with Tom Bodett as that is usually his job.

 

My wife forget to turn off lights inside the car for few days. We have to jump start the car, as it was dead. After this, I just keep regular driving as before/short drives once per 3-4 days - I did not change battery, I did not charge battery/. It was in early December, we had no problem after jump start at all... even today morning was -32 degrees celsius and car start on first attempt/it was like, every second car here was not able to start today at all/. Very reliable car! STrong winter is no problem for prius.

 

u probably did not even hurt your 12V battery ... and can continue drive to their full life cycle /5yrs app/

 

Three years old, run down to the point a jump start is needed, with no further intervention I'd say you're not ok. It's likely running on empty. Run down, and left thus, batteries go south fast.

Immediate intervention with a smart charger session, and subsequently watching it's at-rest voltage closely, periodically recharging, it may last you a while longer, say another year. Otherwise I would start researching new batteries.

 

+1

 

Let me check than, price+labour at my local toyota dealer, I will pass info here. So I will be ready, when battery time will come /I do not have recharger/

 

Would this be all right, please? Nabíjačka autobatérií - Štvrtok, 12.01. - Lidl Slovenská republika Can I also jump start with it? price is quite low. Or do prius needs different, some special battery charger?

 

It's difficult to say with the language barrier, but some words I recognize that sounds good, loosely translating: microprocessor, 4 program, desulphating, max 3.8 amps.

For reference, I'm using a couple of (North American available) CTEK chargers, the Multi US 3300 and 4.3. Here is link to the international site, where you can pick your country (Slovakia), see what's available:

www.ctek.com

I think the MXS 5.0, shown here:

www.ctek.com

5 amp is a little high, but I think ok. The chargers are smart, ie: not necessarily using the full amperage.

 

Thanks, I will buy it and check. I am suspicious, as my car is already 5+ years old /2011/ that previous owner already changed battery once, otherwise I should have probably more problems with it already?

 

If the battery is over 5 years old I would just replace it. Consider it like an oil change: it has done it's job. It may serve you fine for another year, but it really becomes a gamble. At the least make your decision as to what the replacement would be, and ensure it's readily available.

Our situation is somewhat atypical: sometime the car will sit for 2~3 days without use. And then the use could be a short trip for groceries, perhaps not that helpful in charging.

Periodically the car does get an extended run, but they could be infrequent. What I'll do, if the car was driven the previous day, but won't be driven today, is hook up my charger, let it run through it's program, then just leave it connected. It uses very little current, and won't overcharge, just maintains.

But yeah, I replaced the battery about 16 months back, on the second battery now. The first battery I retained, and periodically recharge, as much as an experiment as anything. I've tested it with an electronic load tester: it's not in the best of health, a bit below the rated Cold Cranking Amps, but holds charge ok.

 

Yeah. Have a plan, ie: windowshop your battery, know the price, where you can get it. Or even simpler, jump the gun a bit.

 

yes, guys, thanks. I already asked my friend at local toyota dealer/he is cheff of service team/ to give me price + labour or I will ask another one, who can do this not in toyota but in his garage, but have access to purchasing prices of toyota.