Do I need to remove the battery if the car is going to be parked for six weeks?
Posted by hmd1366@reddit | askcarguys | View on Reddit | 7 comments
Going on a travel for 6 weeks. Do I need to take battery off my Corolla 2016, or is it ok to leave it just parked for six weeks?
Appropriate-Bell-807@reddit
You can put it on a trickle charger if you are worried about it. Make sure your e-brake is off so you don't get the pads stuck to the rotors at all and you can't really do anything about it other than jacking the car but flat spots on your tires can cause them to become imbalanced the first couple of times you drive but I think it goes away eventually with more driving and heat cycles of the tire. Plus I think modern tires are much more resistant to that.
If you live in a mild climate and haven't had any battery issues or slow/long turnovers on cold starts before I would say you're fine to just leave it.
TL;DR: Battery tender if you're worried and check the e-brake is disengaged.
willynear@reddit
You should buy a battery tender for that long of down time. Along with that, you risk corrosion on the connections so I would personally pay to have it professionally stored. Protect your investment.
Extreme_Design6936@reddit
The fuck does this mean? Like they have professional car parks now?
tigers692@reddit
If my vehicle, boat, bike, trailer, or truck is going to be parked for more then a month I throw a trickle charge on it for good measure. The boat, trailer, and bike usually stay all winter and I usually end up changing the battery every ten years or so.
JackGeiselPhD@reddit
Who told you that lmao you dont need to do anything to the car
7eregrine@reddit
This. 6 weeks is nothing.
Zealousideal-Bag-345@reddit
Probably not. You could always take off the ground. Funny thing, I went for vacation. I had two BMWs at the time. What I didn't know was one of them had a battery drain. Luckily I took the one that didn't. I came back after a week and the car started. But I came home to use the other car, no start