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Feb 16, 2023 | 05:14 PM

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Lee3333

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From: Middle Village, NY

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Originally Posted by Nabco

Hi, we are now keeping our 2008 HHR at our second home in NC, the car will sit without starting for 2 to 4 months at a time, was thinking of adding a Master disconnect switch to the negative terminial to eliminate the battery from draining, I look at it today and it looks like the negative terminal cable is attached to a ground next to the battery, thinking It will be just as easy to disconnect that cable as it would be to put a quick disconnect switch on it. Thoughts?

Also, it looks like there is a 50 amp fuse right there too, what is that for.

Thanks

Here's the problem. If you disconnect the battery there is no way to open the trunk to reconnect it. You need to attach a battery pack to the terminal next to the fuse box under the hood, then use the power door locks to unlock the trunk then go to the back of the car and open it

What I am doing is running a cable from the negative battery to a switch then the other side to the same ground bolt the factory cable is attached to. Then I will mount the switch on the panel next to the passenger side window.