Martbar
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Obviously the Owners Handbook should be your first point of reference.
As previously mentioned the sealed for life auto's and the low cca of the manufacturers specified battery's would seem to be two glaring inconsistencies.
With ideal driving situations eg
regular use and longer trips the manufacturers specified battery would probably be okay.
But in the real world the consensus of option seems to be that they need a bigger battery.
Stooge and chrisp are two members whose opinions l respect and value.
Its been about 20 years since I've had to jump start a car, and although it might be a million to one shot,(the potential spiking causing damage to electrical components) if l remember Haha.
I'm going to turn the ignition off before disconnecting the cables.
Before starting the car,l turn the key to reds and then wait until the safety check has been completed.
They certainly don't do this at the dealership and they would probably tell you that its a waste of time. I read a post on the j.c. forum where a member said that they believed waiting for the vehicle to complete the safety check could be beneficial.
I couldn't find any reference for this one way or the other in the Handbook.
Cheers.
As previously mentioned the sealed for life auto's and the low cca of the manufacturers specified battery's would seem to be two glaring inconsistencies.
With ideal driving situations eg
regular use and longer trips the manufacturers specified battery would probably be okay.
But in the real world the consensus of option seems to be that they need a bigger battery.
Stooge and chrisp are two members whose opinions l respect and value.
Its been about 20 years since I've had to jump start a car, and although it might be a million to one shot,(the potential spiking causing damage to electrical components) if l remember Haha.
I'm going to turn the ignition off before disconnecting the cables.
Before starting the car,l turn the key to reds and then wait until the safety check has been completed.
They certainly don't do this at the dealership and they would probably tell you that its a waste of time. I read a post on the j.c. forum where a member said that they believed waiting for the vehicle to complete the safety check could be beneficial.
I couldn't find any reference for this one way or the other in the Handbook.
Cheers.