cars parked for 6 weeks - does that require any prep?

[Kirk]

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.

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

[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.

[Allen K. Littlefield]

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.

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