Flat battery/ voltage drain

[pologti18t]

Just thought of another one.

Make sure that the turn indicators are off otherwise the parking lights will be on on the side the indicators would be lighting up normally.

That sounds plausible

[K1W1]

Indicators on all night will not flatten the battery.

[brad]

I have a 2011 Caddy Maxi Life and discovered that the 12 V sockets remain live even when the ignition is turned off.

You might want to check that you have no accessories plugged in that are running even with the ignition turned off.

for 30 mins. It's in the manual.

[brad]

Does the Octavia have a "body" computer that shuts off all interior lights, stereo etc after a certain time with the ignition key removed?

yes. varying time periods depending on settings

[wai]

for 30 mins. It's in the manual.

Well i'll be...

My first weekend with the Caddy so it will be some heavy reading

[brad]

You won't believe how many finishing touches there are that will "surprise & delight" you.

[wai]

for 30 mins. It's in the manual.

I have been going through things, but could not find anything on it. I have had something plugged in for over an hour with the ignition off and the alarm/central locking set, and the LED is still showing. There is a note in the manual that you have to have the ignition on to use them, however not here.

Under which section is it?

Thanks.

[dArK5HaD0w]

did u retro fit a columbus (rns510)?

i've heard of the these units draining the battery when retro-fitted to the pre-fl models.
something due to the canbus.

[K1W1]

The same problem was happening with the eBay copies as well.

[brad]

I have been going through things, but could not find anything on it. I have had something plugged in for over an hour with the ignition off and the alarm/central locking set, and the LED is still showing. There is a note in the manual that you have to have the ignition on to use them, however not here.

Under which section is it?

Thanks.

Sorry, had a look but can't find the reference. My 98 Golf had the same feature so I assume it was a universal standard for VW group cars. Mayne I'm wrong.

If you switch of ignition & remove keys then turn on radio/cd, how long does that go for? It should be a similar amount of time.

I use the 30 minute feature to charge my phone/GPS.