Does 12V auxiliary battery in Auris Hybrid need to be AGM?
Hi all,
Last week the 12V auxiliary battery of my Toyota Auris Hybrid (2011) was flat. I recharged it and the car starts again, but the Battery might need a replacement soon, as it is 5 years old.
The Battery type number is "S46B24R" which is an AGM Battery. A replacement is very expensive, € 250.
So I looked for cheaper, non-AGM replacements with the same size, footprint (B00), charge capacity (45Ah), pole location (+ to the left) and pole type (JIS) and found this one: http://www.
It has to be an AGM Battery the charging system is designed for this type of Battery, as for charging the Battery off the car it needs to be charged low and slow as it's a deep cycle battery it can take 30-50 hours unless you use an AGM/EFB intelligent charger/battery tender
as the battery is in the passenger compartment is also has to the AGM type for safety reasons
https://www.yuasa.co.uk/info/technical/agm-efb-explained/#agm