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Old 09-20-2020, 04:14 AM   #9
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Originally Posted by 986 Boxster View Post
If you don`t lock a car now a days, the car wont go into sleep mode. You should lock it and activate the alarm whenever you don`t plan on driving it for a few hours. Car electronics will still think that you are driving it and wont shut off completely (going to sleep), therefore draining your battery slowly.
I never lock any of my cars. Never had or heard of such a problem.

But I guess this theory can be proven or disproven by looking for parasitic draw when the car is locked vs unlocked...
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