Storing my 2019 Subaru Outback for Jan thru April in Chicago. Can I just disconnect battery or would it be better to hook_up a trickle charger.?

A trickle charger can burn out a battery, a battery maintainer would be a better idea. I do not know how much your average battery drain is, My car did 2 months just fine. The problem wit disconnecting the battery is some cars do not like it, and then you have to reprogram radio etc. and the car ne…

I would do nothing for now. Put a slow charging battery charger on it if it doesn’t start. Chances are it will start right up.

A trickle charger and a battery maintainer are the same thing. https://www.amazon.com/Battery-Tender-Maintainer-Trickle-Charger/dp/B015KBIHDU Tester

Maybe now. Old style trickle chargers didn’t monitor charge levels, did they?

If this was an early-2000’s or older car, I’d say do nothing at all. But today’s cars have a lot of computers and sensors which draw power even when the car isn’t in use. I’d say that after 4 months of sitting idle, the battery will be too low to start the car. However, there’s an easy solution: …

Contact the dealer, and ask if there are going to be any problems with disconnecting the battery. https://www.aa1car.com/library/battery_disconnect_problems.htm Tester

A basic “dumb” trickle charger and a household timer (like for turning on lights) set to charge an hour or two per day. That’s how I did it way back when.

Providing the dealer says it is ok to disconnect the battery, doesn’t affect the warranty etc, what I’d do is remove the battery from the engine compartment, fully charge it with a battery charger, then just store it somewhere safe it in a warm area. It’s only 3-4 months. Charge it again before …

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I bought a ‘battery tender’, I’m happy with it.

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