Trickle Charger

[Adelina5364]

How can I install a trickle charger on a 2013 Auris? My car will be sitting idle for 8 months while I'm away. Also, does anyone have an English Owner's Manual?

[FROSTYBALLS]

Hello Adelina - welcome to Toyota Owners Club.

You can download an electronic version - see http://www.toyotaownersclub.com/forums/topic/161146-electronic-owners-manual/#entry1345903

[beachlife]

I go away each year for 6 months (I don`t do British winters) and have an Auris HSD excel. I use a Ctek to maintain the charge and have found it works great and when I come back I find the car starts first time.

http://smartercharger.com/

Best to search online for cheapest price on Amazon or eBay.

[GerryJ]

Which Ctek charger do you use Andrew? Do you leave the Battery connected to the car when you use the charger?

[korat102]

I used to use one of these for my Prius - http://www.amazon.co.uk/CTEK-Functional-7-stage-battery-charger/dp/B00E5VS58Y/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1410171061&sr=8-2&keywords=ctek+battery+charger

It comes with leads that you can attach permanently to the car with a socket on the end. You just connect the charger when you need it. The thing charges the Battery then switches to a 'maintenance mode' which will keep it charged. You can leave it connected for months without any issues. Lots of people with classic cars which are left cocooned all winter use them...

[beachlife]

Which Ctek charger do you use Andrew? Do you leave the battery connected to the car when you use the charger?

I have the CTEK Multi MXS 5.0 12V Car Battery Smart Charger & Conditioner

good price on the link below

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/New-CTEK-Multi-MXS-5-0-12V-Car-Battery-Smart-Charger-Conditioner-/160927753460?pt=UK_Motorcycle_Parts&hash=item25780aa4f4

[Adelina5364]

Thanks so much for the info!!

[Phil_1985]

Which Ctek charger do you use Andrew? Do you leave the battery connected to the car when you use the charger?

I have the CTEK Multi MXS 5.0 12V Car Battery Smart Charger & Conditioner

good price on the link below

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/New-CTEK-Multi-MXS-5-0-12V-Car-Battery-Smart-Charger-Conditioner-/160927753460?pt=UK_Motorcycle_Parts&hash=item25780aa4f4

I also use the above charger and would highly recommend!

[GerryJ]

Thank you Andrew and Phil for the information.

[mrpj]

Which Ctek charger do you use Andrew? Do you leave the battery connected to the car when you use the charger?

I have the CTEK Multi MXS 5.0 12V Car Battery Smart Charger & Conditioner

good price on the link below

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/New-CTEK-Multi-MXS-5-0-12V-Car-Battery-Smart-Charger-Conditioner-/160927753460?pt=UK_Motorcycle_Parts&hash=item25780aa4f4

My antivirus warns of and blocks malware in that link!

[korat102]

Malware on an eBay page? That's pretty unlikely. Make sure your AV definitions are up to date...

[ToyotaAuris]

Which Ctek charger do you use Andrew? Do you leave the battery connected to the car when you use the charger?

I have the CTEK Multi MXS 5.0 12V Car Battery Smart Charger & Conditioner

good price on the link below

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/New-CTEK-Multi-MXS-5-0-12V-Car-Battery-Smart-Charger-Conditioner-/160927753460?pt=UK_Motorcycle_Parts&hash=item25780aa4f4

My antivirus warns of and blocks malware in that link!

Myne too! I dont recommend going on it, the price is £54.99 I think.

[korat102]

Could always try Amazon then...

[beachlife]

Have deleted the link on my original post, as I checked link and Avast reports a problem. Sorry guys but suggest anyone does a search on Amazon or eBay for the Ctek.

[FROSTYBALLS]

Is this it?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/CTEK-Battery-Automatic-Temperature-Compensation/dp/B00FC42HAA/ref=sr_ob_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1410305905&sr=8-4

[korat102]

Ah. Avast. It's better to be safe than sorry but Avast is pretty well known for taking this to extremes and regularly flags false positives. It's not a bad idea to run the URL through an online AV tool, such as http://sitecheck.sucuri.net/. If the presence of malware is not confirmed there, send the report to Avast as a false positive. They need to get this stuff sorted out but can't do it unless people tell them there are problems.