# Lights drain 2007 Toyota RAV4 battery

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/lights-drain-2007-toyota-rav4-battery/119190>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** rav4, toyota\
**Created:** [June 13, 2018, 10:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/lights-drain-2007-toyota-rav4-battery/119190 "2018-06-13T22:44:25Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![HenryStewart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/cc9497/32.png) [@HenryStewart](https://community.cartalk.com/u/HenryStewart)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2018, 10:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/lights-drain-2007-toyota-rav4-battery/119190/1 "2018-06-13T22:44:25Z")

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Car battery drained by leaving lights on.  
Do I recharge or replace? Car is used for daily work commute (25 mi each way). Reliable start is a must.

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**Author:** ![COROLLAGUY1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/corollaguy1/32/7575_2.png) [@COROLLAGUY1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/COROLLAGUY1)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2018, 10:15am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/lights-drain-2007-toyota-rav4-battery/119190/2 "2018-06-14T10:15:56Z")

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Why replace? Use a portable battery charger until battery is fully charge.It takes a couple of hours on a slow charge. How old is the battery?

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**Author:** ![PvtPublic](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/pvtpublic/32/13089_2.png) [@PvtPublic](https://community.cartalk.com/u/PvtPublic)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2018, 1:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/lights-drain-2007-toyota-rav4-battery/119190/3 "2018-06-14T13:28:36Z")

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If the battery is over 4-5 years old, I would just replace it. But that’s me.