Going on Holidays

[Raphii]

Hey there,
Im going on holidays very soon, for a period of 2 months.
What things should I do to prepare my Polo 81TSI for storage?
I hear a battery trickle charger attached over that period is a good idea, but Im not quite sure if it is necessary for such a new vehicle; Any suggestions will be great.

Thanks in advance

[Mi16 Man]

I'd just lock the car and have a great holiday!

Planning wise, run the fuel tank down before the trip then fill up only when you get back. Fuel goes "stale" pretty quick.

Leave the keys With family/friends in case of emergencies.


MY13 Kluger KX-S AWD / MY16 Polo GTI

[JonW]

I always trickle my cars when away. just my 2c but it wont harm it.

[brad]

Pump the tyres up to 44psi

minimal fuel

lock the car.

If possible, leave the windows open a small amount.

I wouldn't bother with a charger or anything like that

[JonW]

yeah old fuel... modern fuel turns to poo in weeks so have as little as possible and fill the tank when you get home.

Most modern cars consume some battery even when parked, I think you should trickle it if away longer than a few weeks, but thats just me.

[Guest001]

Mine lasted the 45 day holiday and started Ok but after the 66 day one it just rattled and was too flat to turn it over.

[Raphii]

Thanks for the input guys [emoji1]sorry I've been busy while uni exams..

What method also specific type of charges use to charge ur polos?


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[brad]

c-tek

10char

[Guest001]

A Ctek 7000 would do the job Can be bought at Supercheap or Repco for about $129

[JonW]

Plenty of good chargers out there. CTEK are great and I use them on some of my fleet, but also have used a $20ish Aldi charger and that did the job very well too. The Polo battery isnt anything very special, just dont use anything old that you found at your grandads place, it needs to be a decent quality unit from 2000 onwards as a rule of thumb. If youre minted, get a CTEK, they are great and often on special at Repco et al.

[Raphii]

Great! Thanks.. I'll be shopping around see if i can snag a deal

Oh how do you correctly charge the battery? Im not sure about leaving the charger on with the battery attached to the car or are you mean to remove the battery? If so doesnt this mess with the car's memory?


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