Battery died while garaged

LMBmikeZ

I don't understand why people are so scared

just unplug the negative terminal on your car every year or any time you will not be driving it for 4+ weeks

takes 30 seconds to reset the windows everything else.

O wait! you will need to do the clock on the centre bezels, if you have nav that one on screen normally sets itself

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MacCool

A $40 Battery Tender is simpler. Here in Minnesota, seasonal rolling stock is the norm. I have boats, quads, motorcycles, cars, and mowers on these things all winter. In the spring, I take 'em off and put on the snowmobiles and snowblowers.

A discharged battery (less than 80% charge) will not only short the plates due to sulfation (decreased battery life), it will also freeze. A charged battery won't freeze until about -56 degrees. That's sufficient, even in Minnesota.

LMBmikeZ

mah I've never had a problem and I am in the true great white north CANADA but to each their own

at work a battery not in use is only disconnected and only ever placed on charger if and when it's needed not just because you want to keep it topped up. we can have batteries sit in storage for a couple years pull them out and they are good to go.

I guess I also saved $40 minimum as I didn't have to go buy anything extra

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MacCool

The cost of a Battery Tender is worth it to me to avoid the hassle of disconnecting, removing, and storing a seasonal battery, then installing and reprogramming when going back into service. I used to do it that way years ago, before float chargers were readily available, but then got smarter when t hey did. As you say, each to their own. I'll pay to avoid the inconvenience.