Storing the car for a month - Swift 2008

[tomjman]

One of my friends is trying to store her car for a month , model is Swift 2008

 

Should the batter be disconnected?

The petrol is full tank.

[Tiger1]

If can get a friend to start the car every week, no need other special arrangements liao.

Most importantly, unplug the I car recorder.

[Apple-Tree]

Yup, disconnect the negative terminal lor.

 

 

 

  On 11/12/2018 at 11:07 AM, tomjman said:

One of my friends is trying to store her car for a month , model is Swift 2008

 

Should the batter be disconnected?

The petrol is full tank.

 

[tomjman]

  On 11/12/2018 at 3:07 PM, Apple-Tree said:

Yup, disconnect the negative terminal lor.

Hi thanks.

Will the car show up any issues when we connect it again after a month?

Such a as car thinks car stereo was stolen etc...

[UncleAtas]

hand over the keys to me...

[13177]

Car dont move for a month usually should not have much problem if the car maintains well.

[WangWang888]

  On 11/13/2018 at 12:18 AM, tomjman said:

Hi thanks.

Will the car show up any issues when we connect it again after a month?

Such a as car thinks car stereo was stolen etc...

Only radio settings and clock timing gone

[tomjman]

great , thanks :) 

 

  On 11/13/2018 at 1:29 AM, WangWang888 said:

Only radio settings and clock timing gone

 

[Philipkee]

  On 11/12/2018 at 11:07 AM, tomjman said:

One of my friends is trying to store her car for a month , model is Swift 2008

 

Should the batter be disconnected?

The petrol is full tank.

Hi.

 

My car is a manual hyundai accent.

I went for a round the world trip from June to Aug so my car was nit moved

 

1) I disconnected the negative terminal for car battery. In return, no issues after reconnecting. Just all settings lost for radio and your odometer reports for trip a/b. Overall odometer or car mileage not affected.

 

2) car became dusty. A car wash will do.

 

3) my car tires lost about 10kpA++ of pressure per tire.

 

No other issues. Hope this helps.

[tomjman]

hi thanks a ton :)

 

In fact, I did remove the battery connections, and I could not open the doors anymore :(

then if I close the bonnet, then I can no longer get into the car because no electricity at all supplied to the car and doors would not open..

 

 

  On 11/13/2018 at 2:22 AM, Philipkee said:

Hi.

My car is a manual hyundai accent.
I went for a round the world trip from June to Aug so my car was nit moved

1) I disconnected the negative terminal for car battery. In return, no issues after reconnecting. Just all settings lost for radio and your odometer reports for trip a/b. Overall odometer or car mileage not affected.

2) car became dusty. A car wash will do.

3) my car tires lost about 10kpA++ of pressure per tire.

No other issues. Hope this helps.

 

[BanCoe]

if scared get dirty just cover with a piece of plastic sheet available in hardware shops (depends if you park in condo or public carpark)

 

only thing is if disconnect the battery (assuming that you keep the hood open  and lock the car and then disconnect the terminals) ; will the doors still be locked position and do you have a manual key to open the door manually to get the boot to open to reconnect the battery terminals

 

There was a video I saw once that a full petrol tank has got lower chance of combustion compared to a 1/4 tank due to the vapours being able to ignite faster or something like  that... as for me I would still only keep minimal petrol in the car (enuff just to start and get to the nearest petrol station) as the fear of full tank being a fire hazard is more in my mind  

 

 

 

 

 

     

Edited November 13, 2018 by BanCoe

[Neutrino]

Every year my car in UK is not used for six months.

Every year my car in Singapore is not used for six months.

 

Car in UK is open to all elements during UK winter.

Car in Singapore is in MSCP.

 

I just disconnect the negative battery terminal on both cars.

 

When reconnected the cars will start at first turnover of engine.

 

I once left a car in UK for two years.  It was inside my garage at that time.  It started first turnover of engine.

 

I always check tyre pressures but they seldom need topping up.

[13177]

  On 11/13/2018 at 2:25 AM, tomjman said:

hi thanks a ton :)

 

In fact, I did remove the battery connections, and I could not open the doors anymore :(

then if I close the bonnet, then I can no longer get into the car because no electricity at all supplied to the car and doors would not open..

Use your car key manual lock and unlock the doors?

[Kb27]

  On 11/13/2018 at 2:25 AM, tomjman said:

hi thanks a ton :)

 

In fact, I did remove the battery connections, and I could not open the doors anymore :(

then if I close the bonnet, then I can no longer get into the car because no electricity at all supplied to the car and doors would not open..

 

Your remote lock/unlock needs the car battery.

So plan it carefully before you disconnect the battery.

 

What I'll do is open the bonnet first, then locked all the doors with your remote.

While the bonnet is still open, disconnect the negative terminal.

Then you close the bonnet.

Now all your doors are already locked, including the bonnet.

 

To get back, use door key to open driver's door and then pull the lever to open bonnet.

Put back the negative terminal and you're back in business.

 

However, if your battery location requires battery power to access by a push button switch, it's a whole different ballgame.

Edited November 13, 2018 by Kb27

[tomjman]

Thanks u so much..,. it helped me so much :) well done 

 

  On 11/13/2018 at 5:34 AM, Kb27 said:

Your remote lock/unlock needs the car battery.

So plan it carefully before you disconnect the battery.

 

What I'll do is open the bonnet first, then locked all the doors with your remote.

While the bonnet is still open, disconnect the negative terminal.

Then you close the bonnet.

Now all your doors are already locked, including the bonnet.

 

To get back, use door key to open driver's door and then pull the lever to open bonnet.

Put back the negative terminal and you're back in business.

 

However, if your battery location requires battery power to access by a push button switch, it's a whole different ballgame.

 

Exactly... I did it ..

Thanks u so much :)

 

  On 11/13/2018 at 5:19 AM, 13177 said:

Use your car key manual lock and unlock the doors?

 

[Adrianli]

  On 11/13/2018 at 5:34 AM, Kb27 said:

Your remote lock/unlock needs the car battery.

So plan it carefully before you disconnect the battery.

 

What I'll do is open the bonnet first, then locked all the doors with your remote.

While the bonnet is still open, disconnect the negative terminal.

Then you close the bonnet.

Now all your doors are already locked, including the bonnet.

 

To get back, use door key to open driver's door and then pull the lever to open bonnet.

Put back the negative terminal and you're back in business.

 

However, if your battery location requires battery power to access by a push button switch, it's a whole different ballgame.

So how to do it for powered boot and battery in the boot?

 

Disconnect the battery while car is idling?

[Kb27]

  On 11/20/2018 at 8:37 AM, Adrianli said:

So how to do it for powered boot and battery in the boot?

 

Disconnect the battery while car is idling?

 

I understand you have an Audi.

You would make use of the jump start point in the engine compartment.

 

Example, your battery is flat, you are unable to use the remote to unlock the door, as well as push the button to open the rear where the battery is located.

However, you can still manually use a door key to open the door and pull the lever to access the engine compartment.

 

This is where you connect a spare battery to the jump point.

You can now either accessed the battery compartment to swap it out or jump start the car with a spare battery.

 

If your battery is good, but you want to disconnect it, then use the same jump point with a spare battery to lock the doors, remove it, and then dropped the bonnet to close.

 

German cars with battery in the boot, always have a jumper point in front.

For other makes like Jaguar, it's a little more complicated trying to find the jump point.

 

The spare battery you can use the cheap lithium type from aliexpress.