Can you get a electric shock from a car battery is the engine is off?

I want to change headlights in my car, i will have the cars ignition turned off when i do it, i see wires around, i dont want to get shocked in anyway, can people die from recieving a electric shock from a car battery. With the ignition off or on? Or just on? Thanks, just curious really.Can you get a electric shock from a car battery is the engine is off?no a car battery wont kill you the key in this situation doesn't matter the headlight switch will be controlling power to the wires your using. ive leaned my sweaty arm across a positive battery terminal %26amp; the ground its pretty uncomfortable kinda burns but not deadly p.s. my car has 2 1000 amp batteries if that wont kill ya seriously doubt any 1 battery can
Can you get a electric shock from a car battery is the engine is off?
Dont you mean 2 100 amp hour batteries?

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Can you get a electric shock from a car battery is the engine is off?
Dont you mean 2 100 amp hour batteries?

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If you're worried about getting zapped, disconnect the battery. You can still get a jolt even if the ignition is off.
You can get a shock from a car battery if the key is off, but you should not have any problems if you are just changing a headlight. There is no power to the light or the plug if the light switch in the car is in the %26quot;off%26quot; position.
On a regular car (non hybrid) the battery is only 12 volts and at most 30-35 amps. This amount of voltage is pretty much harmless. You might feel a slight tingle from direct contact but you certainly would not get a severe shock unless you were messing with the ignition components which can have 30,000 volts in them when the car is running.

Most wires in a modern car are well insulated and the headlight connections are usually encased in a plastic socket so your exposure will be quite limited.
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