Disconnecting Battery for Changing Bulbs?

[globe9]

Got my Vleds bulbs in the mail the other day and was reading the Nissan service manual on how to change them(the 2 courtesy/reading lights and the dome) and read that I'm to disconnect the battery before changing. Is this necessary? Just wondering as I can remember my dad changing the bulbs in my Mazda's dome light and I don't remember him disconnecting the battery first. Just didn't think that would be necessary for the dome lights. Of course, I don't want to mess anything up, so if I need to do it, I will.

Thanks!

[hammester]

So switch the dome light to the OFF position and you should be fine. If you want to be super safe you can discount the battery but it is not necessary. I have changed all kinds of lights on cars (headlight, foglight, license plate light, dome light, ect) without disconnecting the battery.

[Nick 568]

Yeah...that's not necessary. Only time I've disconnected the battery when installing lights was on my truck when I had to install a wiring harness since they were additional lights that the vehicle did not come with.
I didn't disconnect the battery for any of the LED's I've installed in my Rogue.