In which video did CCN say this?

 

It's more of a German car thing, as the charging profile is different from different types of batteries and new battery vs old battery

 

Replaced my battery for my 2020 Camry
No registration required
See the DIY link posted on this website.

 

You are supposed to do it on newer Fords with BMS but the system will figure out the new battery characteristics after some period of time. I have no idea on a Toyota.

 

Changed my 2018 XSE V6 battery last year in my garage... no registration. no issues

 

Is there an issue with having the battery disconnected while switching, or do you connect a temporary 12v source?

 

I've swapped batteries without having a 12v source connected when the old battery is disconnected.

There is no Toyota battery registration I'm aware of.

 

How do you know that’s a choice on a Toyota code reader?

 

I'm sure Techstream can do almost anything on an 8th gen Camry. Most of the more expensive scan tools also do BMS resets/registrations.

See the DIY link posted on this website.

No link?

In which video did CCN say this?

At about 12 minutes on this video Car Care Nut says to do registration on a battery replacement on Toyotas.

 

https://www.toyotanation.com/threads/does-camry-have-auto-start-stop-technology.1613066/ seems to imply that only 8th generation Camry hybrids have SST.

I've not seen any mention of battery registration in my 2022 Avalon Hybrid factory service manual or owners manual.

Hybrids don't get started by the 12V battery, so I don't even consider them to be the type of SST that would require battery registration.

 

He specifically says registration required for Toyota cars with start / stop technology.

the type of SST that would require battery registration.

my '18 V6 is not a hybrid and doesn't have start/stop (thank goodness)

So what would happen to a Toyota with auto S/S if you replace the EFB battery with an AGM and do NOT do a battery registration?

 

Highlanders with Stop / Start, techstream says battery type can be change in engine ECM ? | Toyota Nation Forum

 

Thanks for that great link. Here is the official Toyota Technical Information System (TIS) battery replacement instructions for the 5th generation 2020 RAV4 (basically the same as 4 cylinder 8th gen Camry with regards to the charging system). Though it mentions "registration" there is actually NO BATTERY REGISTRATION REQUIRED in those instructions for battery replacement. It says the auto stop/start system needs to be "INITIALIZED" by just driving the car for several minutes until it starts to work. Also there is NO mention of any of that "non-dedicated battery" setting using Techstream like in the Highlander link. It just says you can use any battery of the correct dimensions and specified amp hours (Ah). There is no prohibition or discussion about whether you can interchange an EFB or AGM.

 

I've had similar levels of confusion with the need for registration, and actually identifying the correct replacement battery on a 2018 Lexus LS H, with the 3.5 petrol hybrid engine. Virtually every battery chooser site says AGM, probably because the car has stop start, but this is a hybrid motor controlled stop start, the 12v battery is not involved in cranking.
The original battery from 2017 manufacture proved very difficult to identify, it was a Yuasa wet battery with some Toyota lsbels, not an AGM I was certain. It had a dead cell, and I've replaced it temporarily with a January 2015 AGM that came from an A6 Quattro. This elderly battery is working away without throwing fault codes, which the dead cell battery exhibited occasionally.
The 12v battery is only used to initialise the Hybrid system, which generates a 14.1v supply to the ecu and maintenance voltage to the 12v battery. This voltage will happily maintain an AGM, it might be a tad high for a standard wet battery.
I suspected the original might be an EFB or Calcium, and a few days ago Yuasa UK confirmed it as a Calcium plate lead acid. I'm happy that this battery type will not require any special charge management, the maintenance voltage measured is in the range for calcium types, similar to AGM. There is nothing to register once you replace with the same original physical type and size.
With AGM SST cars it is important, as the charging characteristics are adjusted with battery age, and the BMS needs to know when the battery is new,even if size and type are identical, to avoid overcharge and shortened new battery lifespan.