Please clarify "IOD". What could be the cause of the IOD ? Why is it
intermittent ?
On possible cause of intermittent current drain would be an overhead lamp
switch that is adjusted at the margin.
>On 5/8/2012 3:54 PM, casagiannoni@optonline.net wrote:
>> I have a 2001 Toyota Prius with an intermittent problem with the 12
>> volt battery. When not used for one day I find the 12 volt battery
>> depleted and requiring a jump to start the car. The car then performs
>> normally for perhaps several days, before the problem repeats. The 12
>> volt battery has been tested and found to be OK etc. Apparently, on an
>> intermittent basis, there is a slow draw on the 12 volt battery. Any
>> informed help with this problem would be greatly appreciated and
>> thanks !
>You have an ignition off current draw (IOD) that exceeds the capacity of
>the battery. Since you have had the battery tested, the IOD is the issue.
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>> I have a 2001 Toyota Prius with an intermittent problem with the 12
>> volt battery. When not used for one day I find the 12 volt battery
>> depleted and requiring a jump to start the car. The car then performs
>> normally for perhaps several days, before the problem repeats. The 12
>> volt battery has been tested and found to be OK etc. Apparently, on an
>> intermittent basis, there is a slow draw on the 12 volt battery. Any
>> informed help with this problem would be greatly appreciated and
>> thanks !
>You have an ignition off current draw (IOD) that exceeds the capacity of
>the battery. Since you have had the battery tested, the IOD is the issue.