Is it okay to isolate the battery for long periods??
Is it okay to isolate the battery for long periods??
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bobfather

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11,194 posts

272 months

Tuesday 18th January 2022
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I'm planning a battery to boot project and thought I should add a battery isolator for winter storage. If I do this, the battery would be isolated from the Meta immobiliser permanent supply for many months, is that okay? I'm fearing immobiliser issues, how does the Meta system respond to long periods of isolation?

ITVRI

198 posts

199 months

Tuesday 18th January 2022
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I’ve not had any problems with the battery disconnected for several months.

Sir Paolo

244 posts

85 months

Sunday 23rd January 2022
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The only issue I have found after disconnecting the battery is sometimes the ECU needs to re-learn some of its settings.
Idle can be erratic etc, but a 10 minute blast through the rev range, and all is restored!