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Originally Posted by Beelzy
So, as the title states, I have a dead battery.
But I have a question...Does not alarming the car make the battery discharge quicker for some odd reason?
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Yes. Maybe. Sort of.
I had a similar question, and started investigating (search my post "interior light delay times"). In short, what I found is that locking the vehicle shortens the delay times of interior lighting (if you have the LED "orientation lights", did you know they stay on for 2 hours after turning off the car if it remains unlocked?). Would this drain a battery? Doubtful, but it does discharge the battery faster than if it was locked. I don't honestly know what circuits remain active with the top in "service position", and if these are also switched off when doors are locked...but if something does remain active, it could also contribute to a battery drain. Would it completely discharge the battery? Dunno.
So to answer your question...hypothetically, yes. Maybe.
