car sitting for a month

Asked by GuruLK2B5 Apr 18, 2019 at 09:56 AM about the 2018 Kia Sportage EX AWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

My Kia Sportage will be sitting garaged for a month while I am on vacation.  Is
there anything I should do?

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beatupchevy answered 5 years ago

Any battery will drain sitting that long , either use a batt. monitor or pull the neg. terminal , you may need a memory saver for that , basically a 9Volt batt hooked to the cig. lighter

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F_O_R answered 5 years ago

A 9V battery saver will not save codes for a month. Use a battery tender.

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