Battery voltage draw-down characteristics?
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Some say that the resting voltage of a 12v AGM should be about 12.8v. Look up the specs for your specific battery. Also consider getting a charging system test at a competent shop with the right equipment that's working ok. Your locale's temperature extremes may influence your battery life.
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Until I read this thread, I didn't have the battery reading displayed on my screen. My car has its original AGM battery, approaching three years. Never had a battery problem, drive daily, don't use a battery tender.
So I turned on the battery display out of curiosity. It reads 12.1 V with engine off. The other day, it sat at about 13.5 V while driving, with bumps up to 15.3 V when braking, as discussed above. Today, on a half hour drive in the morning, it sat at 14.7 V for half the drive and then dropped down to 13.5 V. Coming home in the afternoon, it was pegged at 14.7 V the whole way.
Is all of this normal, or should I have the dealer look at it before the warranty runs out?
So I turned on the battery display out of curiosity. It reads 12.1 V with engine off. The other day, it sat at about 13.5 V while driving, with bumps up to 15.3 V when braking, as discussed above. Today, on a half hour drive in the morning, it sat at 14.7 V for half the drive and then dropped down to 13.5 V. Coming home in the afternoon, it was pegged at 14.7 V the whole way.
Is all of this normal, or should I have the dealer look at it before the warranty runs out?
You will get flags, or the car won't start well when the batteries are failing.... this indicates it's not holding a charge. Lastly, you should actually be keeping your car on Porsches charger if you are not driving often enough to keep it in a good state of charge. Oh yeah another last thing... don't let you batteries over-discharge to point of needing jump starts below about 8v the battery can get damaged and below that and the longer you leave it there the more damage to your battery and that is why it won't last long.... coupled with the fact that they are not making Lead/Acid Batteries to last long nowadays, they want recurring revenue.
Last edited by Antigravity; 11-13-2023 at 01:35 PM.