Minimal Driving to Maintain Battery?
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Minimal Driving to Maintain Battery?
So, the 2005 Civic is my second vehicle and I'm not driving it a lot. I'm curious what the minimal amount of driving should be done, on a weekly basis, so as not to drain / damage / kill the battery.
If I have a working alternator, and a new battery, can you give me a distance / speed / time I should be driving, on a regular basis:
ie: "You should drive it for at least 20 minutes every week, preferably on the highway at least 60mph the entire time, if you want to make sure the battery doesn't drain."
Thanks in advance.
If I have a working alternator, and a new battery, can you give me a distance / speed / time I should be driving, on a regular basis:
ie: "You should drive it for at least 20 minutes every week, preferably on the highway at least 60mph the entire time, if you want to make sure the battery doesn't drain."
Thanks in advance.
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Re: Minimal Driving to Maintain Battery?
"You should drive it for at least 20 minutes every week, preferably on the highway at least 60mph the entire time, if you want to make sure the battery doesn't drain."
Or you could just buy a battery maintainer to keep the battery at full charge while it sits. That's what I do with my toy truck, which gets driven maybe one tankfull of gas per year now.
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