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01-15-2012, 05:00 PM
#31
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About the battery, once you know it's ok, be sure to lock the car even when it's in the garage. If you leave it unlocked, a number of the electrical systems will stay on and it Will drain the battery. Locked -- it shuts down those systems and after a week, shuts down even more automatically (like the keyless door entry).
01-15-2012, 11:30 PM
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About the battery, once you know it's ok, be sure to lock the car even when it's in the garage. If you leave it unlocked, a number of the electrical systems will stay on and it Will drain the battery. Locked -- it shuts down those systems and after a week, shuts down even more automatically (like the keyless door entry).
01-16-2012, 11:36 AM
#33
Three Wheelin'
Sorry - can't tell you all of them. Some include interior lighting (depending on options). You can even hear the fuel pump cycle for a while after you shut down, but haven't locked the car.
Your manual notes this issue. This is not a shortcoming. They keep things like the fuel pump cycling to prevent vapor lock & help the car restart easily. But then, locking indicates you're going to leave it for a while so it goes to a lower energy consumption -- then further lowers after about a week. (You'll know it's done this because your remote won't work and you'll have to reset it with the key.)
Regardless, if you're going to leave it for 2-3 weeks, even if the battery won't run down, a trickle charger is worthwhile to maximize the life of your battery.
Note that on rare occasions, trickle chargers have malfunctioned and cooked batteries. If you will regularly keep you battery on a trickle charger, consider using a simple house timer to only turn on the charger for 1-3 hours per day. That's plenty of time to top off a battery, but not long enough to cook a battery should it fail.
Good luck with the new car.
James
Your manual notes this issue. This is not a shortcoming. They keep things like the fuel pump cycling to prevent vapor lock & help the car restart easily. But then, locking indicates you're going to leave it for a while so it goes to a lower energy consumption -- then further lowers after about a week. (You'll know it's done this because your remote won't work and you'll have to reset it with the key.)
Regardless, if you're going to leave it for 2-3 weeks, even if the battery won't run down, a trickle charger is worthwhile to maximize the life of your battery.
Note that on rare occasions, trickle chargers have malfunctioned and cooked batteries. If you will regularly keep you battery on a trickle charger, consider using a simple house timer to only turn on the charger for 1-3 hours per day. That's plenty of time to top off a battery, but not long enough to cook a battery should it fail.
Good luck with the new car.
James
