andy350

i am going away for 2 months...

if i leave my car parked in my garage for 2 months during this winter, will my battery be dead when i get back?

will it help if i disconnect the battery?

Zmon

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Possibly. Just buy a cheap trickle charger.

Sffd103

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I probably will die. I say disconnect it.

mandyfig

Take the battery out. Get a trickle charge and hook it up on the battery. Good luck.

Gville350

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If its a newer battery, just disconnect from the car. If older, disconnect and trickle charge.

Tro209

You are? How come??

Sffd103

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Oh geez....typo. I meat it. Good catch!

mojo77777

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Yes it will die. I left mine without turning it on for 2 weeks straight and it died on me

Bichon

That doesn't sound right. I can see concern about leaving the car for months, but it should certainly be able to make it two weeks. I've left my car untouched while away for 2-3 weeks at least half a dozen times and it always fires right up when I get back from my trip.

PandaBear

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How old is the current battery? If it is almost the end of life it may die. If it is brand new it won't.

UniSlayEX

If you're still on the old battery it will probably die. Personally, I'd disconnect it.

navking95

I feel like removing it will be the best option.... no need to charge, if it dies anyway simply reinstall when you get back and jump the car, leave it running and it should go back to working perfectly fine.

andy350

the battery is about one year old...
i will disconnect it...

they need to make a better battery or a built in trickle charger.

thanks for all the comments!!!

Gville350

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^Just disconnect and don't worry about it.

hirsch2is

I've left a few of mine for 6 months or more without problem and that was both in cold weather(minnesota winter) and warm weather(arizona summer) with no problem. its always good to put a trickle on it though. I've known a few people who were nuts that trickled their battery every night and they had batteries last over ten years. insane