Will disconnecting a battery affect the central locking?

2000 FORD FOCUS
117,000 MILES
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NIGS
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I have a ford focus (yr=2000).
I have been told that if I disconnect the battery to replace a reverse switch, the central locking may not work when I reconnect the battery.
Is this true?
I also need to identify the correct revers switch as there appears to be 3 different ones.
Jul 30, 2012 at 9:49 PM
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ASEMASTER6371
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first, you do not need to remove the battery cable for this repair.

give the vin number to the parts store and they can identify the correct switch

Roy
Jul 31, 2012 at 12:06 AM
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