Hello Scotty. Your channel has educated me so much on vehicle issues and operation and thank you for the "Ask Scotty" site.
I have a 2015 Porsche Macan S with the original battery which is almost 7 years old. My mechanic said it passed the load test however, I was thinking to change it anyway just because of its age. Do you think that that is a good idea and also if the mechanic does not use a memory saver when changing the battery will I lose all contents of the "jukebox", phone, radio and destinations set in the GPS?
Thank you!
Francesco
I would use the memory saver on that car. Besides the presets on the radio, you may have issues with other car functions.
Do you think that that is a good idea
If it passed a load test, then I would keep using it. Also, after a quick google search -
https://www.large.net/news/8vu43pp.html
it passed the load test
then keep using it
How long can the gel type battery realistically last?
too many variables to say.
But I've had normal flooded batteries last 7 years, and gel batteries are supposed to last longer.