Re: WRX battery question.

"Noddy" <me@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> "1000mg" <nospam@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> I'm going overseas, with previous cars I'd just disconnect the battery 
>> but I now have a 2007 WRX and I'm not sure what that does to the alarm 
>> and anti-theft system? More so when I power it back up? I'm only gone
12 
>> days so I'm wondering if I should just bother a friend to start it once
a 
>> week instead?
>
> If the battery's in good condition and you're going to be gone less that
2 
> weeks then the battery should hold enough charge to keep the alarm and 
> anti-theft system happy until you come back, and *might* need a jump
just 
> to get it started once you return.

That's exactly what I am trying to avoid.

> If you're parking it somewhere secure and have access to a 240v power 
> point, then a trickle charger attached to the battery will keep it 
> perfectly charged.

No chance, it's many floors underground in a communal garage of 100 or so 
cars. There is no power anywhere, plenty of water, but that's another
story.