RadioHist wrote:
> I have a 2007 model.... When the 12 Volt battery died last year I
> replaced it myself.
> While I had the battery exposed, I went ahead and mounted a 'cigarette
> lighter' receptacle with 10 Amp fuse in the little plastic panel
> located just below the access hole to change the stoplight bulb. That
> way I can plug in a tire pump, small inverter or phone charger
> directly to the 12 Volt battery without having to have the car ON.
> You could connect your trickle charger via the same receptacle..... Of
> course getting back there is a problem if the battery is too dead to
> activate the electric trunk lock.
> Robert
>> We are about to have some exceptionally frigid weather here near
>> Boston. Unfortunately, I need to go out and will be parking my
>> car outside for 4 hours or so. That has me wondering whether one
>> can use a trickle down charger that plugs into a cigarette lighter
>> in a (2005) Prius.
>>
>> My readings do show that they can be jumped, but I hope there is
>> no need for that. My battery has not had any problems, but then
>> it also has not been subjected to such cold temperatures before.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> --
>> Jean B.
Thanks to you and others here for the responses. I procrastinated
and went out when the temperature was about 10F and had no problem
after 6 hours.
--
Jean B.
The battery that starts your Prius is much more powerful than the battery in
a conventional sedan.
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> replaced it myself.
> While I had the battery exposed, I went ahead and mounted a 'cigarette
> lighter' receptacle with 10 Amp fuse in the little plastic panel
> located just below the access hole to change the stoplight bulb. That
> way I can plug in a tire pump, small inverter or phone charger
> directly to the 12 Volt battery without having to have the car ON.
> You could connect your trickle charger via the same receptacle..... Of
> course getting back there is a problem if the battery is too dead to
> activate the electric trunk lock.
> Robert
>> We are about to have some exceptionally frigid weather here near
>> Boston. Unfortunately, I need to go out and will be parking my
>> car outside for 4 hours or so. That has me wondering whether one
>> can use a trickle down charger that plugs into a cigarette lighter
>> in a (2005) Prius.
>>
>> My readings do show that they can be jumped, but I hope there is
>> no need for that. My battery has not had any problems, but then
>> it also has not been subjected to such cold temperatures before.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> --
>> Jean B.