C5 Storage... Need advice.
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C5 Storage... Need advice.
I'm having to store my '98 C5 in one of those self storage buildings for three months down here in Florida. I just bought a new Exide ASM battery last week, and I'm undecided on whether to disconnect the battery or leave it connected. Trickle charging is not an option, as no A/C is available. Will disconnecting for that length of time cause a problem reinitiating the electronics?
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Chuck
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If you can't trickle charge it, then I would go ahead and remove the battery. When you put it back in, you will probably have to unlock the theft lock on the radio if it is enabled and reset some other things, but you shouldn't have any other problems. May want to put Sta-Bil in the gas tank also.
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I had mine stored offsite for the winter. I pulled the battery and put it on my "harbor freight" battery maintainer. Hooked it back up after a few months and all I had to do was reset the radio (time and presets). Everything else was as before. I read somewhere that due to the slow drain by the car's computers a good battery will still start our cars up to 21 days if not driven. 
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I disconnected my battery and left everything alone. I've been in Iraq for the last 5 months. When I got home I connected the battery and it started right up. The time on the clock was the only thing I had to do. No trickle charging or anything. Oh, yeah fuel stabilizer before I left.
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I agree - either disconnect the negative battery cable or remove the batteryu altogether.
