Battery replacement

Proper cable connections or adapters might be a better question for the manufacturer. Does it have a hose connection to vent the hydrogen? That would be my concern.

 

The AGM battery on your Prius is designed to vent the gasses from charging outside the passenger compartment. Many batteries assume they will be used outside the passenger compartment. The Gen 4 now has the battery under the hood and is not similarly vented. Hydrogen gas in the passenger compartment can be dangerous!

 

Here in Europe I bought this for 50 bucks. I've had to modify a little the vent pipe to fit but was easy.

 

You can pick up any old battery fyfifty bucks, get correct clamps at an auto parts store and modify the hold down bracket

 

Buy this one. It was made 12/09/2018, so it's only a little over a year old.

04-15 Toyota Prius Hybrid 12 V 12V Auxiliary Trunk Battery 45Ah CCA 325A S46B24R | eBay

 

@Dominic&Leslie maybe disclose your approximate location, give responders a better picture.

My 2 cents: you're chasing crumbs; I would shop around, get the best deal you can on a 100% compatible battery, and move on. If your fixed income situation is so hand-to-mouth that an extra $100 is not possible, maybe time to get out of the car game.

Our situation is not that different, and believe me, I sometimes wonder why we've still got ours.

 

I just ordered today a NAPA Legend Premium (Penn makes it so it’s made is USA) for $156 plus tax & $18 core charge. Reg price is $174. They have a deal now spend $150+ and save 20%. Also I think you get a free NAPA Racing baseball hat at the store. Another thing I liked was can order online and pickup/ pay at store.

 

You can just drive with windows down and with solar roof, turn on the fan feature to air out the battery gas.

 

There is no fan feature related to the 12 volt battery mounted back in the hatch.

 

The reference is to the solar ventilation feature that passes air thru the cabin while the car is off (and sitting in the sun of course).

 

You mean the optional feature that was on very few cars? I immediately thought of the traction battery fan that all Prii have.

 

Good on you. Even though it's a bit of a hardship now, it's a critical piece of the Prius ecosystem and it'll save on hassles down the road.

 

DIY install is easy. Just needs a 10 mm box wrench. Disconnect negative first, reconnect last. Clean the posts and insides of clamps with some fine steel wool or what have you. Seal it up and dispose with garbage; it has lead dust. Wear safety glasses.

Look for the vent port on the old battery before disconnecting, and if the new battery's compatible, it should have the same vent, same location.

You lose radio presets, trip meter, may need to reteach window auto up*. And the car behaves a little odd:

1. the next start up, it may be cranky, requiring you to shut down and start again.
2. after start up, during the warm up, it may do an odd rev-up, recalibrating something.

* If auto-up for the windows isn't working, run them down, then run them back up, holding the lever up constantly till the windows right to the top, then continue to hold for at least 2 seconds longer. That should relearn it.

A memory saver cable on a jump pack, or extra battery attached, can avoid memory loss. But it's no big deal, might even be some benefits.

 

Enjoyed your comments. Especially about benefits of not using battery saver. What benefits?


iPhone ?

 

Saves all the aforementioned items. Oh and the clock.

I've purposely disconnected a couple of times in the last month (doing a wiring mod), it's no big deal. But if you have the means, a memory saver is nice.

I use a jump pack with a cig lighter style socket, and a cable with cig lighter plug one end, and OBD (with just the power pins at other end. It has indicator light to confirm connection.