How To Install Battery Tender On Car

Special anti-corrosion grease is available to prevent deposits of fluffy greenish-white corrosion that can actually prevent the battery from charging.

How to install battery tender on car. Once each clamp physically touches the post slip the jumper off the bottom of the post so the battery can be clamped down. Battery Tender Plus ring terminals wont fit. With a adjustable wrench remove the black negative battery terminal from the battery and place it aside.

DO NOT attach the negative black clamp to wires hoses or moving parts of the engine. Every type of vehicle needs power to start the engine and operate any electronics and it derives that power from the battery. Just starting the car on a regular basis can keep the battery charged so it should come as no surprise that a car that the owner rarely drives such as a vehicle in storage may.

Disconnect the positive battery terminal cable from the battery but leave the mounting bracket attached. Bolt the positive tendercharger ring to the positive mounting bracket. Not the post.

Never connect to fuel lines sheet metal or any part of a carburetor. Purchase the Battery Tender Plus AUX Plug Option for about 5 bucks. Using the wrench tighten the connector until it is snug.

How to install a battery tender on a car for winter storage. Support my Channel here. You might have to visit the auto parts store and get some ring terminals that will fit your battery and cut those off and crimp the new ones on.

I keep the Battery Tender Plus on a shelf in the garage and gently lay the cord over the door sill so I never drive off with the Battery Tender still hooked up. I just clip mine up in the motor compartment. For a battery still in the vehicle attach the negative black clip or ring to the engine block or solid portion of the frame.