Re: [DML] Re: Dead battery fix was:Lauren's Car

["Farrar Hudkins" <fhudkins@xxxxxxxxx>]

How long does it take the battery to drain, anyhow? I went away for
two weeks and didn't touch my Chrysler (which is a 1998 car), and it
fired up instantly on day 15. The alarm system was armed the entire
time.

Farrar Hudkins
#2613 (auto -- sitting awaiting a/c work and springs)

On 4/9/08, mike.griese@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mike.griese@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> For what it's worth, Porsche has a function like this on their newer
> cars - at least since 2004. If you don't use the car in a week, it
> shuts down most of the electronic gadgets to preserve the battery.
> If the car is locked, this means you have to use the key to open
> the door instead of the fob. Once that is done, the car rearms for
> another week.
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> Mike
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