Do I really need to use a memory saver to change a battery in 13 Rav4?
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I have not idea, but one needs to assume the car was built to recover from a total battery failure without needing to bring it to a dealer to have it reprogrammed. It will learn as you drive.
I am buying a new battery today for the Subaru. Life was 4 years since I picked the car up at dealer (new) give or take a few days. A CarQuest has a Deka AGM for $115. Seems too low. I do not have the battery in hand yet. But thats what they said on the phone.
I am buying a new battery today for the Subaru. Life was 4 years since I picked the car up at dealer (new) give or take a few days. A CarQuest has a Deka AGM for $115. Seems too low. I do not have the battery in hand yet. But thats what they said on the phone.
I used jumper cables and an old (but would still hold a charge) car battery when I replaced the battery in my 2013 Outback last summer. It worked out OK and it saved me from having to re-program the radio and the phone/bluetooth settings.
Originally Posted by CarlGR
Do I really need to use a memory saver to change a battery in 13 Rav4?
I just changed the battery in the 12 Camry LE and it was fine without a memory saver. In fact it seem to drive much better after the change. Like it had more power or something. So might be god to give it a fresh start by wiping the memory clean.
Do I really need to use a memory saver to change a battery in 13 Rav4?
I just changed the battery in the 12 Camry LE and it was fine without a memory saver. In fact it seem to drive much better after the change. Like it had more power or something. So might be god to give it a fresh start by wiping the memory clean.
If you use the memory saver is the + battery clamp hot with power? You need to make sure it or a wrench attached to it does not touch ground?
Having two batteries like in my Ford PSD negates the need for a memory saver.
Having two batteries like in my Ford PSD negates the need for a memory saver.
I do for all vehicle's batteries I replace. I use a DLC connector cable with a cigarette lighter plug on the other end and stick that into a jumpack then disconnect the battery terminals and replace the battery. In some cases when the battery disconnected for extended periods while working on the vehicle I don't. On a customer's car I replaced the battery without a memory saver and though the radio lost it's memory the car ran rough then settled down after 30 minutes so I started using a memory saver.
Originally Posted by Donald
I have not idea, but one needs to assume the car was built to recover from a total battery failure without needing to bring it to a dealer to have it reprogrammed. It will learn as you drive.
I am buying a new battery today for the Subaru. Life was 4 years since I picked the car up at dealer (new) give or take a few days. A CarQuest has a Deka AGM for $115. Seems too low. I do not have the battery in hand yet. But thats what they said on the phone.
Finding the proper Deka AGM battery is proving harder than I thought. CarQuest said I should use a group 34 rather than the original group 35. But sold the last group 34 before I got there and said it would be awhile before they got another.
Maybe just order the Deka group 35 from RA.
I have not idea, but one needs to assume the car was built to recover from a total battery failure without needing to bring it to a dealer to have it reprogrammed. It will learn as you drive.
I am buying a new battery today for the Subaru. Life was 4 years since I picked the car up at dealer (new) give or take a few days. A CarQuest has a Deka AGM for $115. Seems too low. I do not have the battery in hand yet. But thats what they said on the phone.
Finding the proper Deka AGM battery is proving harder than I thought. CarQuest said I should use a group 34 rather than the original group 35. But sold the last group 34 before I got there and said it would be awhile before they got another.
Maybe just order the Deka group 35 from RA.
Got a NAPA AGM group 35 battery that was made by Deka. A little more $$ than the group 34 that CarQuest lists but was not in stock
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