I can't speak definitively for the Civic Hybrid, but on my Insight, the
144v battery pack/electric motor starts the gasoline engine under
normal conditions. The 12 volt battery is necessary to keep current to
the computer. If the 12 volt battery is fully discharged, the car will
not start. The car can be started in some cases by jumping the 12 volt
battery from an external source. There is also a 12 volt auxillary
starter motor which will crank the engine in cases where there is
insufficient charge in the 144v battery pack. regards.

Steve
justbob30 wrote:
> I am confused, the gas engine in my 2007 does not "crank" it is brought
> to life by the electric motor, exactly the same way it is reactivated
> after a stop, I presumed the small battery was for lights & such, maybe
> if it is too dead, it won't sustain the electrical need not supplied by
> the hybrid batteries.....it would be interesting to find out what
> happens, let me know won't you.
>
> "Mendel Leisk" <mendel_leisknospam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1182117891.663551.235930@z28g2000prd.googlegr oups.com...

 

That makes perfect sense, Mendel indicated that the computer was acting odd
(and it is not even windows) after he recharged the battery....one of those
things you just don't think about.

"Steve" <sconradpt@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>I can't speak definitively for the Civic Hybrid, but on my Insight, the
>144v battery pack/electric motor starts the gasoline engine under normal
>conditions. The 12 volt battery is necessary to keep current to the
>computer. If the 12 volt battery is fully discharged, the car will not
>start. The car can be started in some cases by jumping the 12 volt battery
>from an external source. There is also a 12 volt auxillary starter motor
>which will crank the engine in cases where there is insufficient charge in
>the 144v battery pack. regards.
>
> Steve
> justbob30 wrote:
>> I am confused, the gas engine in my 2007 does not "crank" it is brought
>> to life by the electric motor, exactly the same way it is reactivated
>> after a stop, I presumed the small battery was for lights & such, maybe
>> if it is too dead, it won't sustain the electrical need not supplied by
>> the hybrid batteries.....it would be interesting to find out what
>> happens, let me know won't you.
>>
>> "Mendel Leisk" <mendel_leisknospam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:1182117891.663551.235930@z28g2000prd.googlegr oups.com...

 

That makes perfect sense, Mendel indicated that the computer was acting odd
(and it is not even windows) after he recharged the battery....one of those
things you just don't think about.

"Steve" <sconradpt@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>I can't speak definitively for the Civic Hybrid, but on my Insight, the
>144v battery pack/electric motor starts the gasoline engine under normal
>conditions. The 12 volt battery is necessary to keep current to the
>computer. If the 12 volt battery is fully discharged, the car will not
>start. The car can be started in some cases by jumping the 12 volt battery
>from an external source. There is also a 12 volt auxillary starter motor
>which will crank the engine in cases where there is insufficient charge in
>the 144v battery pack. regards.
>
> Steve
> justbob30 wrote:
>> I am confused, the gas engine in my 2007 does not "crank" it is brought
>> to life by the electric motor, exactly the same way it is reactivated
>> after a stop, I presumed the small battery was for lights & such, maybe
>> if it is too dead, it won't sustain the electrical need not supplied by
>> the hybrid batteries.....it would be interesting to find out what
>> happens, let me know won't you.
>>
>> "Mendel Leisk" <mendel_leisknospam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:1182117891.663551.235930@z28g2000prd.googlegr oups.com...

 

That makes perfect sense, Mendel indicated that the computer was acting odd
(and it is not even windows) after he recharged the battery....one of those
things you just don't think about.

"Steve" <sconradpt@yahoo.com> wrote in message
newsqDdi.5673$tb6.5514@newsread3.news.pas.earthl ink.net...
>I can't speak definitively for the Civic Hybrid, but on my Insight, the
>144v battery pack/electric motor starts the gasoline engine under normal
>conditions. The 12 volt battery is necessary to keep current to the
>computer. If the 12 volt battery is fully discharged, the car will not
>start. The car can be started in some cases by jumping the 12 volt battery
>from an external source. There is also a 12 volt auxillary starter motor
>which will crank the engine in cases where there is insufficient charge in
>the 144v battery pack. regards.
>
> Steve
> justbob30 wrote:
>> I am confused, the gas engine in my 2007 does not "crank" it is brought
>> to life by the electric motor, exactly the same way it is reactivated
>> after a stop, I presumed the small battery was for lights & such, maybe
>> if it is too dead, it won't sustain the electrical need not supplied by
>> the hybrid batteries.....it would be interesting to find out what
>> happens, let me know won't you.
>>
>> "Mendel Leisk" <mendel_leisknospam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:1182117891.663551.235930@z28g2000prd.googlegr oups.com...