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Oh.and I've never had a battery failure "on the road." For 46 years, I've followed this advice, and I firmly believe I'm keeping my cars in tip-top shape. The inconvenience of battery failure is unacceptable. I use the battery tender to assure zero chance of a 12v battery failure when I'm away from home. Modern cars are electricity hogs., and sadly, 12v battery technology isn't keeping up (FYI, VW/Audi batteries are averaging 2-3 years, according to hundreds of posts on TDIClub). The extended drive will also assure your 12V battery is adequately charged. Also, to completely heat up and dry out your exhaust. to burn off moisture/acid that builds up with short trips.
#WILL BATTERY BUDDY EXTEND LIFE OF BATTERY 2015 FULL#
I would also advise you, though, regardless of car brand, to periodically take your car on an extended drive.20+minutes, highway speeds, to get crankcase oil up to full operating temp. With a healthy battery, you should NOT have to do what I do (I'm OCD about battery life!) Batteries are cheap: have it load tested to prove its ability to hold a charge. Pasaint: ".My car is kept in a heated garage, driven daily 15 to 20 miles on short errands." If you're driving the car every day, the 12V battery should maintain adequate charge. This way the reader will know the climate you're living in, which, in this case, would affect the life of your battery. PS: You might want to add your location to your signature. You can purchase a BatteryTender Plus, if you're interested, for around $50, IIRC. Since all 3 cars are driven regularly, the charge rarely takes more than 2-4 hours, but it's nice to top it off with a "full" charge every month to 6 weeks. I've installed quick connects on all 3 cars' 12v batteries, and every month, each one gets fully charged. I now have 2 hybrids and a full-electric Leaf.
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The first time I attempted to charge it, the Battery Tender Plus couldn't bring it to a full charge after 30+ hours! I took the car back to the selling dealer, they replaced the 12V battery free of charge. I bought our 2013 Ford Cmax with 41k miles on the clock. I connected the charger again, this time only charged for 2 hours. After driving the car every other day for a couple of weeks, varying length trips, the car was charging the battery to the proper level. It charged for 15+ hours before shutting off (obviously had been sitting at the dealer for some time!). I then used my Battery Tender Plus to bring the 12V battery to a full charge.
#WILL BATTERY BUDDY EXTEND LIFE OF BATTERY 2015 INSTALL#
When I bought my 2014 TAH, with 12k miles, first thing I did was install a Battery Tender "Fused ring terminal quick connect" to the battery. Your 2015 should still be under warranty, so you could take it to any Toyota dealer and inquire. If the car has been sitting for an extended period of time (9k miles in 2 years? not a lot of driving), it's possible the battery hasn't been fully charged in quite a while (the 12V battery is charging only while the car is driven).

You might not even notice your battery is going dead until it’s too late.
