2005 Toyota Corolla changing battery

2005 TOYOTA COROLLA
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HNHGRANDMA
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2005 Toyota Corolla

Can I change the battery, without doing any harm? The owners manual states that a professional should do it. Why?
May 16, 2010 at 12:17 AM
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MHPAUTOS
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Hi there,

you can charge the battery, just un do both terminals and charge, when charged, fit Pos terminal first and do this with key out, remember that you will loose memory, a simple memory saver can be purchased at most auto stores, this just uses a 9V battery and plugs into the cig lighter.

mark (mhpautos)
May 16, 2010 at 4:35 AM
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