In the future, because of my job, I will have to park my RRS for 2-4 weeks at the time.

Will the battery hold for that time, any idea about the max time it will hold?

Should I disconnect the battery? will that give any problem?

Thanks.

Flydive, because of my job my RRS sits for 2-3 months at a time. My father gives it a run about monthly, 32miles round trip to town and that seems to be keeping it's battery in fine health. Disconnecting the battery is not necessary, but do leave it with the suspension in access mode. The only thing to be aware of is that the parking brake may seize on, I have had this a couple of times, so park the car where you are going to be able to give it a good revving in drive to free the brake, not somewhere where you need to to do lots of wheel twirling to get out of! This is a real pain because the brake will then howl for a few days every time you apply it after you get home. There is nothing you can do about it as the EPB automatically engages itself after about 10 inutes of the car being parked up.

If you think that there is any chance that your alarm might go off while it is parked (you live near an airport or a busy road) and the car might get buffeted by passing traffic then lock it by giving 2 presses of the lock button on the fob instead of one - the car will then only set the perimetric sensor and not the volumetric part of the system, the immobiliser will still do it's job. If like me you have to park your car outside then you can buy small solar powered battery chargers that trickle charge the battery via the cigarette lighter socket and sit on top of the dash in the sunshine 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
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Last edited by Tim in Scotland on Mon Jun 18 2007 9:24pm. Edited 1 time in total

In my opinion, you don’t have to disconnect just for 1 month parking period. Should be OK! As you can see, I am living between Mexico and Spain.
When I leave my car for 2 to 4 months, I use to disconnect the ground black cable from the battery, and over inflate the tires, near to the full load capacity. Yuri
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Orkney Grey/Black
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JavaBlack/Black
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02 DEFENDER 90 BLACK LE TD5
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i sometimes leave mine for a month in the summer while using other cars, and it never loses its charge, i never use the EPB, i dont see the point when its in park, that will save it from seizing, as Tim said makes sure its in access mode  some of my Previous cars
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P38 Range Rover Autobiography
RRS 2.7 HSE Silver
RRS TDV8 HSE silver
FFRR Vogue black
Disco3 HSE silver
RRS 2.7 HSE silver
RRS 3.0 HSE BALTI BLUE
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current vehicles
RRS 3.0 L494 Autobiography
Audi R8 V10 Spyder
AC Cobra
Landrover Defender 90
Landrover Defender 110
Suzuki Jimney

Thanks everybody, one thing less to worry.

Envoy, the EPB on my TDv6 comes on automatically after a while, there's nothing I can do to stop it! 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
2018 Melting Silver Mini Countryman PHEV - soon to be replaced
2015MY Corris Grey SDv6 HSE Dynamic, the best car I have ever owned, totally reliable only a cou0le of rattles in 3 years, now no longer in my care
Also in my garage is a 1996 TDi300 Defender 90 County HT made into a fake CSW

Tim why does your EPB come on automatically, my old V6 never used to  some of my Previous cars
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P38 Range Rover Autobiography
RRS 2.7 HSE Silver
RRS TDV8 HSE silver
FFRR Vogue black
Disco3 HSE silver
RRS 2.7 HSE silver
RRS 3.0 HSE BALTI BLUE
______________________________
current vehicles
RRS 3.0 L494 Autobiography
Audi R8 V10 Spyder
AC Cobra
Landrover Defender 90
Landrover Defender 110
Suzuki Jimney

Don't know! Has never rerally bothered me! 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
2018 Melting Silver Mini Countryman PHEV - soon to be replaced
2015MY Corris Grey SDv6 HSE Dynamic, the best car I have ever owned, totally reliable only a cou0le of rattles in 3 years, now no longer in my care
Also in my garage is a 1996 TDi300 Defender 90 County HT made into a fake CSW

I'm sure mine used to come on automatically after a while if I didn't engage it too.... maybe it was an early car trait. How old was your TDV6 Envoy? 

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funny i found some papers appertaining to the vehicle this morning which gave the build date, it was 01 2006

and mine never came on unwanted some of my Previous cars
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P38 Range Rover Autobiography
RRS 2.7 HSE Silver
RRS TDV8 HSE silver
FFRR Vogue black
Disco3 HSE silver
RRS 2.7 HSE silver
RRS 3.0 HSE BALTI BLUE
______________________________
current vehicles
RRS 3.0 L494 Autobiography
Audi R8 V10 Spyder
AC Cobra
Landrover Defender 90
Landrover Defender 110
Suzuki Jimney

Appertaining? That's a long word for you E?  

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I do know the odd long word , dont know how to spell them  some of my Previous cars
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P38 Range Rover Autobiography
RRS 2.7 HSE Silver
RRS TDV8 HSE silver
FFRR Vogue black
Disco3 HSE silver
RRS 2.7 HSE silver
RRS 3.0 HSE BALTI BLUE
______________________________
current vehicles
RRS 3.0 L494 Autobiography
Audi R8 V10 Spyder
AC Cobra
Landrover Defender 90
Landrover Defender 110
Suzuki Jimney

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i hope that you are not implying that i am like Jay , for a start i am good looking  some of my Previous cars
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P38 Range Rover Autobiography
RRS 2.7 HSE Silver
RRS TDV8 HSE silver
FFRR Vogue black
Disco3 HSE silver
RRS 2.7 HSE silver
RRS 3.0 HSE BALTI BLUE
______________________________
current vehicles
RRS 3.0 L494 Autobiography
Audi R8 V10 Spyder
AC Cobra
Landrover Defender 90
Landrover Defender 110
Suzuki Jimney