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Rubbish or a good idea
Just got a D4 HSE and was talking to the Senior Salesman about battery drain problems and he said "Always lock it (well covered already) and always leave it at access height as then the vehicle won't keep try to check suspension levels" Thoughts please.
22nd Jan 2013 6:02 pm
wiggs
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I always lock mine ..and always leave in access height ....battery is still sh*t and not man enough for all the electrics G4 Gone ...but not forgotten
22nd Jan 2013 6:06 pm
GlosBoy
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I type too slow..
We always lock ours, who wouldnt, and drop it down on entry into the drive so that dogs can get out and then back in easily.
I still have to be VERY careful about using my nice new Remote Heat - warnings on battery life every time.D4 HSE - Aintree Green
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Lock and drop ...my little legs can't reach the floor otherwise 21 year LR veteran > D2 GS 2003 > D3 S 2006 > D3 HSE 2009 > D4 HSE 2013 > D4 HSE 2015 > D5 HSE 2018 > DS HSE R-Dynamic P300e 2021
22nd Jan 2013 6:23 pm
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And a step??
22nd Jan 2013 6:36 pm
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DG wrote:
Lock and drop ...my little legs can't reach the floor otherwise
Tell me about it
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23rd Jan 2013 11:45 am
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I never drop or lock the car in the garage over nights - some times it sits here for 2 days without driving it. Battery still fine.
I check it all the time though: Top = Main and Bottom = Aux (Optima Yellow-top)
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24th Jan 2013 11:32 am
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On my MY2011 I occasionally had the battery warning message when using the timed FBH but on my MY2012 I have never had the problem even this week with my daughter being off school because of the weather, the timed climate fired on 2 days without the engine running and no battery warning messages Cheers Ian
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24th Jan 2013 12:48 pm
astonbuilder
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Slightly off topic but I've lost count of the amount of times I've stopped, switched engine off and THEN remembered need to lower it for passengers Often someone will have opened a door by then as well so if you want to lower it you need to get all doors shut, start up, wait a couple of seconds, lower, switch off and exit the vehicle
Would be useful to have a setting you can select to do this everytime you stop IMO
25th Jan 2013 3:20 pm
steveraspberry
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@Astonbuilder - I have to use access height everytime so I have got into the habit of dropping the car down before just before I stop. Pulling onto the drive for example so by the time I've stopped its' all ready to go My17 Volvo XC90 Inscription
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...my little legs can't reach the floor otherwise 
Often someone will have opened a door by then as well so if you want to lower it you need to get all doors shut, start up, wait a couple of seconds, lower, switch off and exit the vehicle
