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Leaving 2008 Lexus 350 for 6 mos

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Old 12-27-17, 06:25 PM
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Default Leaving 2008 Lexus 350 for 6 mos

I have to leave our Lexus es350 for 6 mos at a time. in our garage. Is it better to disconnect the battery or put a trickle charger on it?
Old 12-28-17, 10:45 AM
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Frequent discharging and recharging a battery will cause premature failure. Buy a battery tender and leave it on for 6 months. I do it every year on my classic Corvette.
Cost about $35.00... No reason to disconnect battery and lose all memory functions on the car...
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Another vote for the battery tender, super cheap and prevents a lot of headaches in the future
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we have a trickle charger for car batteries is ok
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I would disconnect the battery and that’s all.
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I vote for disconnecting the battery, unless you have a house sitter to watch over the car. I hate leaving electronic equipment on for a long time unless it's necessary. I would even hate to leave the fridge on for for six months - again, unless there is a house sitter The charger can short and start a fire; why risk it?
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Battery tender on mine while we are gone for 5 months.
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