Toyota Repair: 2002 Camry LE Battery Change = low idle, negative cable, battery change

Question
Ted, I changed the battery on my 2002 Camry LE 2.5, 5-speed last night.  After changing the battery, the car starts great but it is will just barely idle.  What did I do wrong?
What should I do next?
Thanks for your help.
Dave.


Answer
You did nothing wrong, this happens sometimes when the power to the computer is interrupted, it basically goes into a sleep state, by driving the car right after starting it in normal traffic the computer will relearn the driving patterns and the idle should return to normal, if for some reason this deosn't work let me know, you may have to disconnect the negative cable again for a few seconds then go drive it right away in combined city/highway traffic for about 15 miles.