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Old 03-07-2007, 11:15 AM
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Real Name: Stanley Lipshitz
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Default Re: Does Battery Ever Fully Charge?

Khabita — Level 2 (i.e., only 2 bars above "zero" on the display) sounds too low to me. As mentioned already, you will rarely see all 8 bars ("full" on the display), but likewise you should only rarely see 1 or 2 bars — I don't think I've ever seen only 1 bar. I believe that the portion of the actual battery capacity that is being displayed, and which represents the only portion that Toyota actually uses (to achieve maximum battery life), is more like 40% - 80% of full charge. I think that you should have your vehicle looked at. I take it that you don't sit with the gear shift in Neutral much? (The high-voltage battery will not charge when the car is in N.)

Stan
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