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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hdmox wrote:This is a duplicate reply to the other forum in case some members here don't read it.
I just completed installing a battery disconnect switch in my new 2014 Ford Focus Hatchback. If it will help anyone, I posted a description as well as some notes on tail lights, along with some battery disconnect pictures here. Makes the disconnect easy without altering any Ford parts.
So are you saying that if I remove the negative instead of the positive I will not have to reprogram the,radio,clock,USB, auto lock and auto unlock door locks etc.? I only ever tried removing the positive but bet the result is the same.
I discussed removing the positive with the service guy at Ford due to the almost impossible task of removing the negative. He saw no problem with that as the battery is still totally disconnected. When the positive is disconnected all the settings must be reprogrammed.
I would really like to find out which fuses need to be removed to disable the trans without all the reprogramming and losing the power door locks.
I like the car but not what is involved with tow prep and restore.
I removed the spacer in the rear of the battery tray and slid the battery back so I could use one of the disconnects on the positive with the screw knob.
