lespes
Member Since: 17 Sep 2009
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Firstly had a new battery monitor gizzmo fitted under warranty for showing low battery when using timed climate.
New unit seems even more sensitive and has shown warning a couple of times when doing various stuff.
Putting the c-tek charger on it soon registers 50 percent and chargers to full much quicker than before when warning came on.
My main question is how if like yesterday when having a picnic can you use the rear door and leave it open without flattening the battery.
The interior lights were stopping on all the time, though the dash had gone out, then daughter opened rear door and dash then remained on, until i closed all the doors and locked it.
Was pretty certain opening rear upper door when rest of car locked saw interior lights but not dash light up and then lights would go out after short time.
Hopefully I have got something wrong or does it really mean that having a picnic out of the back of car is no longer an option with a Disco 4   D4 Landmark MY16 Santorini Black THE LAST
D4 HSE MY12 Marmais Teal: Gone. Missed a lot!
Freelander 2 SD HSE MY11 Silver:Thankfully gone.
D4 HSE MY11 Silver: Gone missed !
Range Rover Sport MY06 HSE Buck Blue: Gone missed!
Discovery D2 TD5 Facelift MY Red Gone Missed!
Discovery D2 TD5 Cobalt Blue: Gone Missed!
Discovery D1 Auto Oxford Blue Not missed at all!
Discovery D1 Avalon Blue First LR! missed!
Now demoted to a VW
Last edited by lespes on 20th Aug 2012 9:41 pm. Edited 1 time in total
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devonchilliman
Member Since: 03 Nov 2008
Location: Devon
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I just turn them off by pressing the middle button on the front light cluster 
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| 20th Aug 2012 9:41 pm |
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lespes
Member Since: 17 Sep 2009
Location: Sitting Down
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Does that stop the battery going flat or is the system still live? D4 Landmark MY16 Santorini Black THE LAST
D4 HSE MY12 Marmais Teal: Gone. Missed a lot!
Freelander 2 SD HSE MY11 Silver:Thankfully gone.
D4 HSE MY11 Silver: Gone missed !
Range Rover Sport MY06 HSE Buck Blue: Gone missed!
Discovery D2 TD5 Facelift MY Red Gone Missed!
Discovery D2 TD5 Cobalt Blue: Gone Missed!
Discovery D1 Auto Oxford Blue Not missed at all!
Discovery D1 Avalon Blue First LR! missed!
Now demoted to a VW
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| 20th Aug 2012 9:42 pm |
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Hairy Dan
Member Since: 19 Jan 2011
Location: Co. Durham
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I have had my tailgate open for long periods without the battery going flat, I turn off the interior lights via the front switch (Keep it pushed in until it bongs) and after a short period of time the car goes to sleep in the usual manor, although if you open the drivers door (it may be the others as well) the car will wake up again. Cheers Ian
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| 20th Aug 2012 10:14 pm |
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lespes
Member Since: 17 Sep 2009
Location: Sitting Down
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Will give it a go D4 Landmark MY16 Santorini Black THE LAST
D4 HSE MY12 Marmais Teal: Gone. Missed a lot!
Freelander 2 SD HSE MY11 Silver:Thankfully gone.
D4 HSE MY11 Silver: Gone missed !
Range Rover Sport MY06 HSE Buck Blue: Gone missed!
Discovery D2 TD5 Facelift MY Red Gone Missed!
Discovery D2 TD5 Cobalt Blue: Gone Missed!
Discovery D1 Auto Oxford Blue Not missed at all!
Discovery D1 Avalon Blue First LR! missed!
Now demoted to a VW
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