On a ford escape which battery cable do you take off first to clear the check engine light?

The negative cable is always the first off and the last one on.





If you choose to clear the check engine light by removing the battery cable, keep in mind that you'll have to run the vehicle through a complete drive cycle (anywhere from 30-50 miles) for the computer to reset and be able to be tested again.





So, in other words, if you're doing this to pass inspection, it won't work.


If you're doing it to clear codes after you've fixed a problem, you won't know for 30-50 miles whether you've been successful or not.


Better to get a scanner and clear them that way. On a ford escape which battery cable do you take off first to clear the check engine light?
Disconnecting your battery will not turn off the engine light, it will only return when you run the engine after twelve hours. You must manually clear the code that is present to turn off the engine light., with a code reader.On a ford escape which battery cable do you take off first to clear the check engine light?
Billy is correct always remove the neg 1st and when reinstalling cables install the possative 1st as well. its eliminates arc problems mostly. by the way I think you need to get them cleared with the scanner rather than the cables.
Always disconnect the Negative cable first.
Either one,but preferably negative,so if touching something will not have a short.