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Pros

This is so you don't lose your settings in your car if battery is disconnected. Saved me from paging through the radio manual to reset the radio's clock, fm stations, bluetooth phone book, etc. All the presets are still there and saved myself a ton of...  Read More



Cons

There's no blocking diode built in so the car battery dumps current into the 9v battery killing it. It only puts out 9 volts not 12 required to keep the ecm operating. Don't buy it.

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Quality


Had to replace my auto battery, and this little thing kept my clock, radio presets, phone synch, and all other memory settings ...  Read More


Replaced the battery took about an hour and my radio settings were just fine.


I used this device when i changed the battery in a 06 mustang and i do not think i lost any codes


The reason you can't is that the car battery will "over-charge" the 9 volt battery and possibly risk an exploding battery!

Price


So this was a very good, inexpensive, investment and i strongly recommend it (at least for older cars).


I didn’t want to spend money on a reserve 12 volt battery or an expensive charger.


I also didn’t want to pay for the more expensive code reader plug as you need a battery for that thing.


" i couldn't believe the low price and had initially wrongly assumed that it would be a piece of junk - but i thought i'd give ...  Read More

Overview

  • How are reviewers describing this item?
    radio, accessory, sure and plugged.
  • Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
  • Our engine has discovered that over 80% high quality reviews are present.
  • This product had a total of 554 reviews as of our last analysis date on Sep 19 2024.

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    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I was changing my car battery and didn’t want all my settings to reset


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I also didn’t want to pay for the more expensive code reader plug as you need a battery for that thing


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    My fuel consumption did reset so not sure if that is supposed to reset regardless


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    As another reviewer has indicated you must have a hot lighter socket or turn the ignition keyto accessory


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I disconnected the battery for a few minutes on my 2006 corolla to clean a terminal


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    When i reconnected the battery all my presets were unchanged and the computer did not have to relearn settings


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Then the car abttery was removed and reolaced


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Plug into your contact on power plug

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