Disconnecting battery

Disconnecting battery

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rdjohn

Original Poster:

6,333 posts

201 months

Saturday 13th August 2022
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I have just bought a 2014 Mini Cooper. I will want to leave it unused for up to 6-months at a time.

Is it OK to disconnect the battery for long periods, I am assuming that all the data it holds in memory is non-volatile?

Thanks

un1eash

616 posts

146 months

Saturday 13th August 2022
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It'll be fine, if being stored in a garage I'd put it on a trickle charger.

rdjohn

Original Poster:

6,333 posts

201 months

Saturday 13th August 2022
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Sadly a trickle charger is not a possibility. The car will be in undercroft parking in a block of apartments so no power point to connect to..