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Discussion in '458 Italia/488/F8' started by Justinianz, Sep 1, 2025 at 7:41 PM.

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  1. Justinianz

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    #1 Justinianz, Sep 1, 2025 at 7:41 PM
    hey guys, I have a 2018 488 Spider that I unfortunately don't have the option of driving or keeping on a battery tender for about 30 days. I plan to disconnect the battery during this time. Is there any unexpected issues that this may cause? Anyone else have done this?

    Thank you
     
  2. Mrpseudonym

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    #2 Mrpseudonym, Sep 1, 2025 at 8:03 PM
    The biggest issue will be that you will need to leave the car unlocked. If you are able to do this then you can just follow the battery reset procedure in the manual after reconnecting the battery.

    If you can't leave the car unlocked then you would need to have a way of reconnecting the battery from outside the car.
     
  3. Justinianz

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    #3 Justinianz, Sep 1, 2025 at 8:14 PM
    Yea that's no problem. Will be enclosed but just no outlet. Thank you!
     
  4. Mrpseudonym

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    #4 Mrpseudonym, Sep 1, 2025 at 8:17 PM
    And leave both windows slightly open as they won’t automatically drop when you open the door with the battery disconnected
     

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