New starting battery. Memory saver or jumper cables?

Discussion in 'Fred's House of Pancakes' started by Stevewoods, Apr 15, 2026 at 11:49 PM.

  1. Stevewoods

    Stevewoods Senior Member

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    Last time I replaced a 12 volt battery on my Subaru, lost several settings, and it was a PITA.

    Various online sources tout memory savers, while other tout jumper cables. Looks like apples/oranges to me, but I already have jumpers...

    Suggestions?
     
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    If we're talking about the Prius; use another car and the jump point under the hood - unless you have another good freestanding battery to hook up to while messing round in the trunk.
     
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    @Stevewoods hasn't been a Prius driver in years, he's just here for the community. He also needlessly/senselessly kills yellow jackets and other bees every Summer despite them wanting to avoid him and do no harm.