Battery completely drained

[1stToyota]

Originally Posted by YarisOwnersDad

Does anyone know if a car battery normally suffers any long term ill effects from being totally drained? It was foggy this morning on the way to work, so I had my headlights on, and when I pulled into my parking spot at work, I forgot to turn them off. When I went out at lunchtime to start the car, the battery was dead, and I had to get a jump from someone.

I wish our Yari had that automatic headlight feature, but I know we can't have everything at such a low MSRP.

Tom

I'd have the battery charged [10 amps or less] fully before I drove it too much...alternators don't make good chargers; they're designed to maintain a battery, not recharge a dead one.