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IF that means that you still have a 13 year old 12 V battery in it....... VERY likely that is your problem and a new one will fix it.
Battery nearly stone cold dead. OR.....depending on that connection points you are using for the jump, you might be "bypassing" a bad main...
Probably not.......since the WHOLE vehicle is theoretically optimized for fuel economy.
And you can prevent that.........how exactly ?? Hint: With a conventional hybrid, the driver has virtually NO control over how deeply the battery...
The question was LONGEVITY, not efficiency. Moderate cold actually extends the life of batteries in most circumstances.
NOT a wise thing to do.
That's not unique to the Prius.......and isn't something new. Gas gauges have been designed that way for at least 40 years.
Did that information come from Toyota.......or NASA ? I have seen NO evidence that the AC system on any car I have ever driven is anywhere NEAR...
No probably not. But it depends on how far DOWN you run it before filling up. The computer is indeed trying to learn your driving style and...
It might seem like a simple question but it really isn't. Except for "Just drive it normally and don't worry about it." IF.....yours is 16 years...
You often can get MUCH better service on things like this from a good body shop instead of a half-assed dealers shop. By a "good body shop" I...
How OLD is that battery ? Regardless, batteries sometimes fail exactly like that. More likely the older it is. Get a new battery. Make sure it is...
Have you asked the company that MAKES the battery which installers that they deal with ? If not, why not ??
Simply replacing bad cells is not enough. Then they ALL need to be charged and balanced, as much as possible. Is that picture from before the...
AND.....if you want to be SURE that it all fits and works right, visit a locksmith or two who can put a new case on for you and you won't have to...
It is fairly common for that temp. reading to be "inaccurate" but it usually reads higher than ambient rather than lower. Since that has...
How many thousands of pounds of cargo do you have in the trunk ? :) Some tire shops and many body shops likely can give you good analysis of...
NO. Assuming that your lights are normally all OFF......and the parasitic current is close to ZERO....... then you are seeing signs of a 12 V...
Yes.
How many miles per year do you guess you will be driving ? If it is not a LOT, then getting tires with a long tread wear life may not be a good...
