Changing battery. Memory? Indexing? etc.
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47 yrs of Vettes
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Changing battery. Memory? Indexing? etc.
I'm going to change the battery in my C6.
I know I'll need to re-index the windows, but how about the memory in the dash. You know, where you set all the various locking options and other preferences. Will I lose that and have to reset it all, or is it stored in memory somehow even if you take out the battery?
Also, will I lose the "Driver 1" and "Driver 2" memories for seat and mirror positions, mirrors, radio, etc.
Thanks . . . Stu
I know I'll need to re-index the windows, but how about the memory in the dash. You know, where you set all the various locking options and other preferences. Will I lose that and have to reset it all, or is it stored in memory somehow even if you take out the battery?
Also, will I lose the "Driver 1" and "Driver 2" memories for seat and mirror positions, mirrors, radio, etc.
Thanks . . . Stu
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You "should" be fine. The only thing you "should" have to do is the window indexing. That's not to say strange things haven't happened to a couple members' cars but that's very unusual. 
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I'm going to change the battery in my C6.
I know I'll need to re-index the windows, but how about the memory in the dash. You know, where you set all the various locking options and other preferences. Will I lose that and have to reset it all, or is it stored in memory somehow even if you take out the battery?
Also, will I lose the "Driver 1" and "Driver 2" memories for seat and mirror positions, mirrors, radio, etc.
Thanks . . . Stu
I know I'll need to re-index the windows, but how about the memory in the dash. You know, where you set all the various locking options and other preferences. Will I lose that and have to reset it all, or is it stored in memory somehow even if you take out the battery?
Also, will I lose the "Driver 1" and "Driver 2" memories for seat and mirror positions, mirrors, radio, etc.
Thanks . . . Stu
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47 yrs of Vettes
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From: NJ, just outside NYC NJ
I'm going with an Exide battery, 5 yr warranty . . . Exide primarily because this is what my local mechanic sells. About $97.
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47 yrs of Vettes
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My audio shop (friend) recommended going with the Optima Yellow Top. He said it's the best battery for the Vette in his opinion. I was going to go with an Interstate, but now I'm considering the Yellow Top. 
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I'm going to change the battery in my C6.
I know I'll need to re-index the windows, but how about the memory in the dash. You know, where you set all the various locking options and other preferences. Will I lose that and have to reset it all, or is it stored in memory somehow even if you take out the battery?
Also, will I lose the "Driver 1" and "Driver 2" memories for seat and mirror positions, mirrors, radio, etc.
Thanks . . . Stu
I know I'll need to re-index the windows, but how about the memory in the dash. You know, where you set all the various locking options and other preferences. Will I lose that and have to reset it all, or is it stored in memory somehow even if you take out the battery?
Also, will I lose the "Driver 1" and "Driver 2" memories for seat and mirror positions, mirrors, radio, etc.
Thanks . . . Stu
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Been my experience as well.
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Don't waste money on an Optima. They are all hype and have a very poor track record, and generally don't last as long as a regular battery. There have been several folks on this very board that have had premature failures of them. Do a simple search and you'll likely turn up at least a dozen such reports.
I had an Optima on my last car, and it didn't even last 2 years before it stopped accepting a charge. Won't ever waste money on one again.
I had an Optima on my last car, and it didn't even last 2 years before it stopped accepting a charge. Won't ever waste money on one again.
Last edited by CSixDude; Nov 5, 2010 at 08:19 AM.
