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Posted by greenpjs on February 25, 2008, 7:48 am
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>> After a week of sitting in the garage, we got into our 2006 Prius and found
>> there was no power--everything was dark and dead. After finding and
>> uncovering the 12 volt battery, I checked the voltage and found it to be 2.5
>> volts -- definitely discharged.
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>> A jumper from another car got the Prius going; but I'm curious. Has anyone
>> else had this experience? The car was turned off normally. No lights were
>> left on and we we just do the usual city/country driving . The propulsion
>> battery was fine and showed a normal charge as soon as the car started.
>>
>> TKM
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>Keep in mind that some systems such as the Smart Key system require
>power even when the car sits unused. This is why the owners manual
>recommends turning off the battery when you know you won't be using the
>car for a week or more. The switch is under the steering wheel near your
>left knee.
The above is true, but our 2004 has been left for a week without
having a dead battery. However, there were two other times the
battery really had been depleted, it turned out someone had been
sitting in the car listening to the radio and then "thought" they
turned it off. Either it was left in the accessory mode or in the
"on" mode (but not started). We now double check that the car is
really off if we have done something unusual like use the accessory
mode in a parking lot. ...Pat
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