changing battery

GERMAN ROCKS · 10-03-2011 10:42pm #1

Hi, I got a new battery for my car as the old one went dead from halfords tonight. can i simply just swap them and bobs your unlce or do you have to reprogramme the radio or anything like that ie is there any fear it will upset anything as my friend did it once to a 1996 fiesta and the radio didnt work after he did it

david.carroll5 · 10-03-2011 10:45pm

you'll need to get the radio code for the car before radio will work again

Wheelnut · 10-03-2011 11:29pm

Depends on what car it is. Some of the Jap radios are not coded but you may lose the preset radio stations.

ZENER · 10-03-2011 11:32pm

Have the car running while you swap the battery ? Though might not be a good idea with modern cars . . .

Ken

Seth Brundle · 10-03-2011 11:34pm

and do the swap properly.
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/under-the-hood/vehicle-maintenance/change-car-battery3.htm

Wheelnut · 11-03-2011 12:00am

ZENER wrote: »

Have the car running while you swap the battery ?

:eek: Don't do that,it can damage the alternater.

v240gltse · 11-03-2011 8:54am

hi

if your cigar lighter is powered all the time you can use a pp3 battery and this adapter to keep your radio code and settings when you change the battery .

If your handy enough you can make one up yourself like i did ,i've used this device many times and its fine

best of luck

brendan

biko · 11-03-2011 9:26am

Sometimes the code has been written down by a mechanic or previous owner on the radio itself, pull it out and have a look.
Otherwise you can get code from a dealer $$. You can also google the radio model and maybe get code that way.
http://www.google.ie/search?hl=en&q=car+radio+code

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