werewolf

Hi all,

I need to leave my GS400 at the airport for a 10 day trip. Is there a way I can safely preserve battery power (disconnect one of the terminals?)

I ask b/c I left the car for a 5 day period and the battery drained and needed a jumpstart. Since then, I hooked up the GS to a battery tender and juiced it back up.

Suggestions? Thanks in advance

j stuff

iTrader: (5)

yes dc it to save power

tofu_house

iTrader: (2)

I guess the real question is, why is your GS draining battery power when it's not turned on?

Yes, disconnect it if the car is draining your battery but you should figure out why it's doing that in the first place.

I left my GS untouched for 2 months and it started right back up when needed.

link13

Maybe it's time for a new battery. You should be able to leave it for 5 days and have it start without a problem. If you can't, something is not right.

smuv gs3

iTrader: (1)

Get a new battery and make sure you dont leave your headlights on auto and you should be okay and anyway no battery means no protection aka alarm not a wise choice at the airport for 10 days.

Debonair

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TYPEII

iTrader: (5)

Ya something is wrong, during the Winter I can leave my car for 3 weeks without starting her up... It's hot now so you should be able to go for a least a month or longer... Get a Red Top Optima.

werewolf

Good advice all. Not sure what the battery issue is. I make frequent business trips of 3-5 days and the battery has not been an issue before.

The only thing I can think of is that I recently bought and use a battery tender (plug-in slow charge device) on both the Lexus and the other car. Otherwise the routine is the same.

I need to check the battery out.

4ntvings

iTrader: (6)

get a shuttle to the airport and leave the GS at home

link13

How old is the battery and is it a Lexus battery? If it's one of the Lexus dealer batteries, my opinion is they're junk. My car's service history showed battery replacement through the dealer every two years. I asked the previous owner about it and he said the battery would be absolutely dead in two years. He didn't drive the car a lot, which probably contributed some because it wasn't getting charged via frequent usage. I went with a Die Hard Gold. The 84 month batteries usually last 5 years, but then you get a credit toward a new one when the old one craps out. Not too bad, really.

McDonough

My 92 SC300 will sit for 2 months and start up just fine.

werewolf

It's a Diehard. I bought the car used so I don't know how old the battery is