Do I need to disconnect anything before a new battery goes in my Pajero?
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My 2013 Mitsubishi Pajero has about 160,000 kilometers, and the battery finally gave up on Sunday morning when all I got was a dull click and a flickering dashboard. A neighbor pushed it with his jumper cables, but he told me not to trust it for more than a day. I am the type who likes to understand a job before I hand over my keys, so I have been asking around. My uncle says a new battery is a ten minute swap and I should not let anyone charge me for labor. My friend, who worked at a garage years ago, says the installation matters more than people think, because a loose terminal or a wrong cable order can cause problems with the alarm, the radio and even the engine computer. Now I do not know how serious this is. I read a page from a workshop in Sharjah about this brand, and it explained the sizes, the warranty and how a proper job should include a charging test, which made me think the install is not only about lifting one box out and dropping another in. Since I work near the industrial area, I typed Solite car battery installation in Industrial Area 10 into my phone one evening, mostly to see whether a shop does the fitting while you wait and what is included in the price. So here is what I want to ask. Does a good shop clean the terminals and tighten everything properly, or is that only if you ask? Is it normal for the radio, clock and window settings to reset after the swap, and can they be saved? Also, should the alternator be tested at the same time, so the new battery does not get ruined in a few months? One more thing, how long did your installation take, and did they take your old battery back? If you had a battery fitted recently, please tell me what the shop did and what you paid. Thanks everyone.