# 2017 Toyota RAV4 - storage precautions

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-toyota-rav4-storage-precautions/135663>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** rav4, toyota\
**Created:** [March 3, 2019, 2:22am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-toyota-rav4-storage-precautions/135663 "2019-03-03T02:22:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![CarlTanaka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/57b2e6/32.png) [@CarlTanaka](https://community.cartalk.com/u/CarlTanaka)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2019, 2:22am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-toyota-rav4-storage-precautions/135663/1 "2019-03-03T02:22:33Z")

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Now that we are retired and can take longer vacations, what precautions should be taken if the car sits idle for two weeks or longer in the garage?

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**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2019, 2:31am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-toyota-rav4-storage-precautions/135663/2 "2019-03-03T02:31:22Z")

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Nothing , I had an extra vehicle that would set outside for weeks and start just fine. Now you could put your mind at ease by purchasing a rechargeable battery pack just in case the battery gets low.

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**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2019, 11:51am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-toyota-rav4-storage-precautions/135663/3 "2019-03-03T11:51:50Z")

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If the “or more” stretches to months, I would add a gas stabilizer and hooking up a battery maintainer.

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**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/48514_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2019, 2:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-toyota-rav4-storage-precautions/135663/4 "2019-03-03T14:04:17Z")

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> [@Purebred](#):
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> If the “or more” stretches to months, I would add a gas stabilizer and hooking up a battery maintainer.

+1  
Additionally, the OP might want to consider placing a lot of baited mouse traps in the garage, so that he doesn’t come back to find that rodents have chewed the insulation from the car’s wiring.

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**Author:** ![clack\_jr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e47774/32.png) [@clack\_jr](https://community.cartalk.com/u/clack_jr)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2019, 6:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-toyota-rav4-storage-precautions/135663/5 "2019-03-03T18:54:17Z")

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funny , when younger i always dreamed of having 2 cars (winter/summer) and than i did! well for me it was a mini nighmare as i didnt drive one of the cars and was told after i started having problems exhust rusting fuel lines breaking and so on. the shop told me i must dirve the car or else it will contiinue to have issues! to make a long story a bit shorter… i filled the car up , put it on blocks and unhooked the battery ( i also used sea foam) but in your case of just a few weeks, it should be no issue…