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04-29-2020, 10:17 AM | #1 |
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Battery change memory savers, do I need it?
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I will be changing my battery this week. Before I have never bothered with memory saver in my cars. Just let it idle for few minutes after a change. What do you guys do? Are you using memory saver devices? If I do it quick does radio and ECU both loosing all settings? Also if you use them I will have to isolate positive terminal so it does not touch body when battery removed, since there will be power in a system. I am actually more worried to use them and frying something than resetting radio. |
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The ECU will need to relearn but all other settings will stay the same.
I wouldn't bother.
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BTW, I would be interested in a memory saving device, especially short term memory. |
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Use to use 8 aa batteries that plugged into the lighter plug.
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the biggest reason to use such a device is so you don't loose your radio presets.
otherwise, i don't feel it's a bad idea to allow the car to re-learn how to work. in some ways, i view it as erasing some of the bad habits i tend to teach my cars! in the winter months, my cars take up vaping to stay warm!
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BTW, ol @Tcoat said up above that you wouldn't lose the radio presets - I wish you guys would get your stories straight - Oh, wait up, that may be true for Tcoat's car radio - |
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My 2013 radio was unplugged for 3 years. When I plugged it back in, after my aftermarket unit died, it still remembered all settings. Was not expecting that!
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That's weird. I have a '13 with the low end Pioneer radio and every time I disconnect the battery I have to reset the radio presets and the shift light, shift alarm and gear indicator. And to do that I have to break out the manual to figure out how to reset everything. The cigarette lighter thing is a great idea. Next time I'll just connect a battery charger to the cigarette lighter hole.
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I swapped it yesterday on FRS 2016.
Radio (stock FRS Pioneer unit) preset all preserved, BT, call contacts etc. I let it idle for a few minutes, and I have not notice any issues when driving. On my Legacy after battery was disconnected for few days it took like 10-15 minutes before it stopped stalling on a shift due idle dropping to much. On FRS I only lost clock time, and custom setting for dash info (Rev light limit ...) |
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