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      01-06-2014, 02:26 PM   #5
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Originally Posted by T1T2GRE View Post
I know, I know....it's mind-blowing that they've overengineered it to this extent, but the specific batteries in our vehicles (AGM) are different from your same ol' same ol' and aren't "wet" but a different composition and therefore vent less gas into the vehicle (bearing in mind that they really are IN the vehicle more or less).
I haven't looked that carefully at my battery, but previous models that had batteries "in" the car had a vent tube which allowed the hydrogen gas to be expelled outside the car.

EDIT: I just checked... My battery has the vent tube.
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