Short term Storage

[Wirkinman]

Hello Everyone,

I'm new to the forum.
I own a Montecito Blue, 2015 Genesis Sedan with a 5.0 and around 2,300 miles on the clock.
I had foot surgery. I will be off my feet for 3 months. I'm concerned about the gas and battery the most.
Is there anything I should have done to store the vehicle for 3 months?? I checked owners manual and saw nothing.
I filler it up with fuel prior to it's last use. Should I hook up a battery tender to it?
Any other recommendations?

Thank you in advance!

Jes

 

[srobak]

Stabil for fuel stabilization and a battery tender will do good. I don't think the tender jr. will give enough power to keep it fresh. Might need the 2A model.

 

[Aquineas]

Get well soon! It's going to suck not being able to drive your brand-new car for a couple of months..

 

[rickfen]

We spend 3 months each year in Europe. Been doing this for past 5 years. Both with our Gen 1 and now our Gen 2, I wash the car, over inflate the tires, (40lbs plus or minus), park in the underground garage at our condo and then just leave it. Never had a problem of any kind. We come home and the car starts right up as if we just left it overnight. I worried about the battery being bled, etc, but it never happened. Seems that 3 months is not too long a time to leave the car on it's own.
Hope that helps.

 

[cletus]

3 months is no problem. Like rickfen, I have to leave my vehicles alone for 1-3 months and I have never had an issue with a battery draining but I do also over inflate the tires to try to avoid flat spotting.

 

[penga25]

i agree that there shouldnt be any issues, but can you just have someone take it around the block for you every couple weeks? kids, spouse, neighbor, friend, friendly local bear?

 

[BJCaspianBlack]

You have a very big battery! Do you have the blue link ap to start the car? Get well soon.

 

[Mark_888]

i agree that there shouldnt be any issues, but can you just have someone take it around the block for you every couple weeks? kids, spouse, neighbor, friend, friendly local bear?

Should be OK with just starting it and running at idle for about 10 min, about once every few weeks. Probably no need to actually drive it, but make sure you do it a well ventilated area and don't kill anyone with CO2 poisoning.

 

[silberma]

I store cars for 6 months with no issues. I make sure the gas tank is full and there is a fuel stabilizer, the battery tender is on and the tires are inflated to the maximum allowable pressure. I would not recommend short drives while in storage because the engine and exhaust system will not get hot enough to drive moisture out of the exhaust system and this will lead to rusting.