Ford Focus Battery Disconnect ?
In the 2013-14 Focus towing procedure it states to disconnect the negative battery terminal. I assume this is to keep the transmission from somehow shifting out of neutral. Has anyone tried just remov...
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az99 wrote:rjkfsm wrote:Thanx That is what I was looking for.
Not disconnecting the battery on the Focus, even towing at low speed, can result in ABS fault codes and transmission fault codes. Also, the odometer will click the mileage and you could end up with a dead battery.
The negative terminal is tough to get to, but electrically, disconnecting the positive terminal is the same. After re-connecting the battery, you need to set the time, date and one-touch windows if you have them as well as run the engine within 15 minutes of reconnecting.
RK
I saw others who were disconnecting the positive also. The only problem I could see with doing that is if you are using diodes and one fails. It could send power back thru the system as it already has ground. Don't know for sure though.
Just looking at the battery location in the Focus it looks like the battery could be reversed in the battery box putting the negative terminal where it can be reached to disconnect. The negative cable looks long enough to reach ok. Then replace the positive cable with a longer one to reach the new location of the positive terminal in the rear of the box..
