# Confused about ignition switch position when connecting replacement battery **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [January 4, 2025, 9:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/confused-about-ignition-switch-position-when-connecting-replacement-battery/198591 "2025-01-04T21:25:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2025, 9:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/confused-about-ignition-switch-position-when-connecting-replacement-battery/198591/1 "2025-01-04T21:25:52Z")
I’ve always turned it “off” but reading on some VAG cars the recommendation is “on”. Purportedly to minimize surge currents. I have heard here to not attempt to reset the car’s computers by disconnecting the battery . Related? ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2025, 12:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/confused-about-ignition-switch-position-when-connecting-replacement-battery/198591/3 "2025-01-05T12:17:36Z")
How else can he achieve the “top poster” title, along with all of the fame that will result from that achievement? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![davesmopar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/davesmopar/32/41750_2.png) [@davesmopar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davesmopar)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2025, 2:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/confused-about-ignition-switch-position-when-connecting-replacement-battery/198591/4 "2025-01-05T14:22:46Z")
On most of the vehicles that you use a battery/memory saver on, they require the ignition switch to be in acc or on position in order for the saver to work… You just need to disconnect the neg terminal 1st and re-connect the neg terminal last… ---
**Author:** ![oldtimer-11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e79b87/32.png) [@oldtimer-11](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldtimer-11)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2025, 2:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/confused-about-ignition-switch-position-when-connecting-replacement-battery/198591/5 "2025-01-05T14:24:00Z")
I will bite,what is a VAG car? ---
**Author:** ![davesmopar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/davesmopar/32/41750_2.png) [@davesmopar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davesmopar)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2025, 2:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/confused-about-ignition-switch-position-when-connecting-replacement-battery/198591/6 "2025-01-05T14:25:06Z")
> [@oldtimer-11](#): > > I will bite,what is a VAG car? VW Audi Group… ---
**Author:** ![oldtimer-11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e79b87/32.png) [@oldtimer-11](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldtimer-11)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2025, 2:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/confused-about-ignition-switch-position-when-connecting-replacement-battery/198591/7 "2025-01-05T14:29:51Z")
Thank you/ ---
**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2025, 3:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/confused-about-ignition-switch-position-when-connecting-replacement-battery/198591/8 "2025-01-05T15:33:53Z")
Thank you, I thought it meant a female car. ---
**Author:** ![davesmopar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/davesmopar/32/41750_2.png) [@davesmopar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davesmopar)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2025, 4:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/confused-about-ignition-switch-position-when-connecting-replacement-battery/198591/9 "2025-01-05T16:44:09Z")
> [@Purebred](#): > > Thank you, I thought it meant a female car. 🤣 …