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tampaite liked pasadena_commut's post in the thread Prius 12v Battery - Manufacturer Date.

Caveat - only use this sort of tester right on the battery. Testing at the jump point is more convenient but gives incorrect results....

tampaite liked Mendel Leisk's post in the thread Prius 12v Battery - Manufacturer Date.

Voltage checks are better than nothing. Still, if you want a better assessment there's a fairly recent generation of electronic load...

tampaite liked dolj's post in the thread Prius 12v Battery - Manufacturer Date.

Before checking any voltage you need to do a full charge which will take a minimum of 18 to 20 hours if the battery is near fully...

tampaite liked Mendel Leisk's post in the thread Prius 12v Battery - Manufacturer Date.

What is “basic test”? Some self-test in the car’s dash? Do you have a digital multimeter? Try testing voltage with the car off, first...

tampaite replied to the thread Prius 12v Battery - Manufacturer Date.

Correct - using the car dash ( press the power once - press and hold INFO and turn the headlights 3x to get into the diagnostic menu) I...

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Prius 12v Battery - Manufacturer Date

Got an oil change done and one of the recommendation from the Toyota dealership was to replace the 12v battery as it failed load test....

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