10-27-2009, 07:11 PM
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Porsche "Purist"
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Wisconsin
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Just park it, this time of year should not be an issue. The worse that could happen is that might have to buy a $60 battery.
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1987 924S. 2002 996TT. PST-2
Owned and repaired Porsches since 1974. Porsche: It's not driving, it's therapy.
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10-28-2009, 03:35 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Virginia
Posts: 916
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If you dont have a battery maintainer, just disconnect one of the terminals. Depending on the condition of your battery, it may drain down otherwise.
Ed
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10-28-2009, 09:18 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Texarkana, Texas
Posts: 959
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Originally Posted by edevlin
If you dont have a battery maintainer, just disconnect one of the terminals. Depending on the condition of your battery, it may drain down otherwise.
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Just don't do what everyone else does and close the front trunk after you disconnect the battery. That's a guaranteed way to get locked out of your trunk! This just happened to one of our local PCA members. 
Personally, I'd leave the battery connected so that I could close and lock the front trunk and also leave the alarm on. I doubt a battery will drain too much in just six weeks....
Kirk
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1986 911 Carrera Targa - 3.2L, Euro pistons, 964 cams, steel slant nose widebody
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10-28-2009, 10:36 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Chicago suburbs
Posts: 1,675
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Use a maintainer; don't disconnect the battery. Your car's ECU will go to default mode and need to re-learn everything it has adapted over time.
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2002 Boxster S
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10-28-2009, 03:56 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: New Paltz, NY 12561
Posts: 935
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+-1 on the maintainer
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Originally Posted by jmatta
Use a maintainer; don't disconnect the battery. Your car's ECU will go to default mode and need to re-learn everything it has adapted over time.
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All who mentioned the maintainer are giving you good advice. I use the maintainer (bought from Porsche but can be had cheaper) and have left the car idle for many weeks during the winter but still like to get it out and drive it even if it is cold as long as it is dry and have not had any problems. I now have the light Braille Battery and I keep it on maintainer when not driving it and so far have had no start up problems.
AKL
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