I'm off travelling for 4 months and need to make a decision.....
So..... My S3 battery is on it's last legs, I was away working for 2 years and the battery was left to drain a few times which has caused an untimely demise! If I left the car a week, it would struggle to start, the battery is dead, I know that much but as I am away, i'm not sure whether I should:
A: Get a new battery and have my sister start / run the car once a week to keep it from dying again or...
B: Just put it into storage and let the power drain then just get a new battery when I return?
I guess the real question is.... will my car throw a hissy fit if it has no power for this long, will the ECU still remember how to behave and will my stereo need it's code? A trickle charger isn't an option at this point and I don't have the radio code, can I use VCDS to get my radio code?
Thanks, James
So..... My S3 battery is on it's last legs, I was away working for 2 years and the battery was left to drain a few times which has caused an untimely demise! If I left the car a week, it would struggle to start, the battery is dead, I know that much but as I am away, i'm not sure whether I should:
A: Get a new battery and have my sister start / run the car once a week to keep it from dying again or...
B: Just put it into storage and let the power drain then just get a new battery when I return?
I guess the real question is.... will my car throw a hissy fit if it has no power for this long, will the ECU still remember how to behave and will my stereo need it's code? A trickle charger isn't an option at this point and I don't have the radio code, can I use VCDS to get my radio code?
Thanks, James