Q: Battery gets drained, recharging the battery
I haven't been driving my car much and it has only 32,000 miles on it. I've been having problems with the battery getting drained, probably because the car sits too long. I've read in the manual that it's not recommended to get it recharged while it's in the car, but there are remote terminals for jumpstart, located in the trunk. Are they safe to use for battery recharge? The battery is very hard to get out, so can I use the terminals that are in the trunk and not get the battery out?
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