You can, but in my opinion you don't need to disconnect the battery to do this.

For a 2003 you likely have the analog DSP system that no longer uses the coax connection between the CD changer and the DSP amp. If you connect up the 3 pin and 6 pin connectors and have sound then you are good to go.

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