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Vehicle Storage
If you're not going to drive your vehicle for 25 days or more, take off the
black, negative (-) cable from the battery. This will help keep your battery
from running down.
FYou can be badly hurt if you aren't careful. See "Juml
*kin the Index for tips on working around a battery wit1
Contact your dealer to learn how to prepare your vehicle for longer
storage periods.
Battery Power Loss
If you lose battery power or the battery
is disconnected, your car's
computer must be programmed. It takes just over 20 minutes to do it. If
you want to do it yourself, here's how:
Apply the parking brake.
Make sure the front wheels are straight.
Turn off the Electronic Climate Control.
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Start the engine in
"P"
(Park) and let it idle for 15 minutes. Then:
Put your
foot on
the brake pedal, shift the transaxle to
a
and let it
idle for 3 minutes or more. Do not accelerate the engine. Then:
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With the car in
a
(Drive), turn the Electronic Climate Control to
"Auto" and let the engine idle for 3 minutes or more.
Turn your engine off.
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Now your computer is programmed.
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