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Probably the OBD2 socket which is usually at the lower edge of the dash close to the driver's knee.

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23 hours ago, Wrighty69 said:

I have been in contact with Toyota and they said "get a solar charger that plugs into the DL3 diagnostic socket and that will charge the battery with the ignition off".

Now I just need to locate the DL3 Diagnostic Socket and a suitable solar charger.

 

I bought a standard solar panel from Amazon and an adaptor from Halfords (also available elsewhere) : https://www.halfords.com/motoring/battery-maintenance/battery-accessories/ring-obd-power-cable-for-solar-battery-maintainers-983932.html

There is an Obd port on the bottom of the RH day on my '21 model, but to date I haven't tried using it as I've been using my car enough to not have any trouble yet 🤞

Colin

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22 hours ago, ColinB said:

I bought a standard solar panel from Amazon and an adaptor from Halfords (also available elsewhere) : https://www.halfords.com/motoring/battery-maintenance/battery-accessories/ring-obd-power-cable-for-solar-battery-maintainers-983932.html

There is an Obd port on the bottom of the RH day on my '21 model, but to date I haven't tried using it as I've been using my car enough to not have any trouble yet 🤞

Colin

Appreciate the info on this thanks, I didn’t know these charging connectors existed. We sometimes take long holidays away, when my car remains unused for 4 to 6 weeks at a time. With other makes of cars I had before getting the RAV4, I’ve lifted the bonnet and connected my solar charger directly across the Battery. I won’t have to now!

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