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Originally Posted by Paulgw
I haven't received my new THC yet but I'm quite concerned to hear that it possibly needs to be started every couple of weeks to keep it operational. Is this true, or can I still do my winter snowbird thing, i.e. go away for several months without any problems? I would like to come back to a vehicle (as in the past) that does not have to be towed to a Toyota dealer to be rejuvenated! Is there a way to "mothball" the car before I go?
PS I have enough trouble trying to find a caregiver for our plants & cats!
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It should be fine for a month or two. The service manual tells dealers to start their invenventoried cars every several months for 30 minutes to keep the 12volt and traction battery charged. You could get a battery "tender" which is a trickle charger for the 12volt but that would do nothing to keep the traction battery (the big high voltage bettery charged). My gut feeling is the traction battery can go a much longer interval before being depleted based on my Prius experiences.
YMMV.
J