I am to unplug the battery negative and later put it back on. (to put in AUX audio input adaptor)
Is there any precautions I should take notes of ? anything I should be aware of ? Or just "take it off/put it on" simple as that ?
thanks
Pull/replace - Simple as that.
One precaution ... don't accidentally touch the positive terminal with the wrench while working on that negative terminal :-)
You may lose the security code of your radio etc so be sure you know how to reset them after you have the power off.
If your car has a code-protected anti-theft radio, you will want to be sure you "read" the code BEFORE disconnecting the cable--record it someplace safe and 'findable'. s
"If your car has a code-protected anti-theft radio, you will want to be
sure you "read" the code BEFORE disconnecting the cable--record it someplace safe and 'findable'. s "
And how would she do that? And how would she know if she had a code-protected anti-theft radio? And what if she didn't get the code? Is the radio trash?
Just curious. I'm still driving a car with mechanical push buttons on the radio.
Andy
wrote
In order: Read the owner's manual. Read the owner's manual. Get out your wallet. Pay the dealer to retrieve the code.
yes thanks I have the code
2004 TSXanother option would be to attach a small 9 volt battery to a cigarette lighter plug and leave it in the cigarette lighter while you disconnect the main battery. just be careful, opening doors or other power options could cause the voltage in the reserve 9 volt battery to drop below the levels required to hold the code in the radio.
sdlomi2 wrote:
Disconnect the negative first, and reconnect it last. If you disconnect it first and accidentally touch the wrench to both the positive side and the vehicle body, you won't arc-weld the wrench to the car.
Why the hell would you be touching metal objects to both the positive side and the vehicle body? Is this something you find yourself doing often?
Perhaps such an idiotic warning isn't enough. Don't forget: don't wear 8' scarves while bending down over the fan belt don't drink the battery acid don't take the car into the bathtub don't look into the exhaust pipe while the engine is running don't get under a car supported only by stacks of phone books
-- saw the warning 'don't eat' on the last air mattress I picked up.
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