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Posted by TKM on March 1, 2008, 4:30 pm
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> On Sat, 1 Mar 2008 07:08:41 -0800 (PST), "Michelle Vadeboncoeur
>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>> 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.
>>
>>Most common cause for finding a dead NHW20 Prius 12v accessory battery
>>is from the dome light in the cargo area being left on, usually from
>>the rear hatch not being closed properly.
>>
>>Always lock your Prius either by the Smart system or the remote - the
>>Prius will not lock the car if a door is left open, and the open door
>>(usually the rear hatch) will cause the 12v battery to deplete faster
>>than just the Smart system or the alarm system's parasitic drain...
>
> Another comment for the OP... If this ever happens again, you don't
> need to "find and uncover" the battery. Toyota provides a jump start
> terminal near the fuse enclosure. ...Pat
Thanks. I remembered the front terminal after I did the jumper on the
battery thing. It's worth a dry run though as I found that removing the
cover on the front terminal took some fiddling.
TKM
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