# Battery **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [August 29, 2013, 1:03am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/battery/81118 "2013-08-29T01:03:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![spider-man](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/spider-man/32/2451_2.png) [@spider-man](https://community.cartalk.com/u/spider-man)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2013, 1:03am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/battery/81118/1 "2013-08-29T01:03:26Z")
wife left dome light on all night in jeep cherokee.but it still cranked .do i need to charge battery are just drive it. ---
**Author:** ![Docnick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecae2f/32.png) [@Docnick](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Docnick)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2013, 1:05am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/battery/81118/2 "2013-08-29T01:05:31Z")
If it started up just fine, normal driving will keep it full. Unless all your trips are very short. ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2013, 1:11am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/battery/81118/3 "2013-08-29T01:11:12Z")
I would charge it myself to take the load off of the alternator and make sure it still takes a full charge. Batteries don’t like to be discharged so you may have shortened the life of it. ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2013, 1:49am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/battery/81118/4 "2013-08-29T01:49:53Z")
If you don’t have a charger I’d take it out for a drive on the freeway, 30-60 minutes daytime (no headlights).