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rosedalechip 
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I have heard that on some cars removing either the negative or positive post on a car battery first would keep the vehicles computer settings from getting screwed up. Is there a right way or a  wrong way to remove a battery? Is this true on certain cars? Can anyone verify this?  Excuse me if  the questions seem silly !   I just don't like not knowing.

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My understanding is that neither will or should matter. Once you disconnect the power from EITHER terminal, the car is electrically dead.
I can't see how disconnecting one or the other first could make any kind of a difference.
It all reminds me of something that Molière once said to Guy de Maupassant at a café in Vienna: "That's nice. You should write it down."
rosedalechip 
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Thanks I appreciate it.

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Disconnect: negative then positive

Reconnect: positive then negative

If you were to disconnect the positive first, your vehicle is still grounded, that's a no-no. Also, if you're wanting to hook up an amplifier and whatnot, just disconnect the negative and that's it.

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i have a 02 cavalier and I am able to disconnect both battery terminals without losing my computer info. I just need to reconnect in a certain amount of time
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donpisto wrote:
Disconnect: negative then positive
Reconnect: positive then negative
There is a perfectly valid reason for that. If you disconnect the positive first, the car is still grounded to the battery, and the possibility of landing a tool across the positive terminal and the chassis is very real. In a positive ground car, such as older VW bugs, you disconnect the positive terminal first, for the same reason.
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If you were to disconnect the positive first, your vehicle is still grounded, that's a no-no.
There is no other reason than what I have stated above to remove the negative battery cable first. It's for safety only.
It all reminds me of something that Molière once said to Guy de Maupassant at a café in Vienna: "That's nice. You should write it down."
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Also would like to add, make sure you have the code for the radio if it has the theftlock crap on it, before you disconnect the car from the battery.

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