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Prius battery recharge?

Ok, I need to be more specific than in my previous question. Please give me step-by-step instructions for recharging the rear battery (that controls the hybrid system, I think) on a 2007 Toyota Prius.

Is it really the same as jumping a regular car? This is not the battery that runs the car, this is the battery (in the trunk) that give power to the mini computer that starts up the whole system.

Thanks for any help.

It seems like you are talking about the 12 volt battery thats tucked away in the rear hatch, right side. This is a regular 12 volt battery. You can jump start it the same way as any other car. If you are going to recharge it, charge it at a slow rate because this battery is a gell type. There is also a way to jump start the car from the engine compartment area. Looking at the engine, on the right side there is a fuse box, remove the cover, there is a red cover, flip the cover and put your positive cable there and put your ground (black) cable on the hood latch.....

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