Not driving the Boxster for 6 weeks

[10/10ths]

....When you lock the 986 it goes into “Deep Sleep” after 72 hours. This will significantly lower the battery draw.

You can test this yourself.

Lock your Boxster, then leave her for a week. When you return to drive her, try to unlock her with the remote control on the key fob.

You will discover that the car does not respond. You will have to physically insert your key in the door to unlock her.

Of course, you could also invest five minutes and read your owner’s manual. Just a thought. You spent a bunch of money on a semi-exotic German sports car, the least you could do is spend a lunch break with a cup of coffee and read your owner’s manual.

Good luck.

[Frodo]

Originally Posted by 10/10ths

....When you lock the 986 it goes into “Deep Sleep” after 72 hours. This will significantly lower the battery draw.

You can test this yourself.

Lock your Boxster, then leave her for a week. When you return to drive her, try to unlock her with the remote control on the key fob.

You will discover that the car does not respond. You will have to physically insert your key in the door to unlock her.

Of course, you could also invest five minutes and read your owner’s manual. Just a thought. You spent a bunch of money on a semi-exotic German sports car, the least you could do is spend a lunch break with a cup of coffee and read your owner’s manual.

Good luck.

Good points, though I would also point out that I, for one, have read much or all of my owner's manual, for the most part 14 years ago when I purchased the car. But I have not committed it to memory. At 224 pages, it's not exactly a "five minute" read. I tend more to refer to it when I have an issue, or want to better understand some specific topic. Had I had issues with inexplicable battery drainage (which I haven't), that's the first place I'd check. I suspect that's the approach utilized by most car owners.

[blue62]

Originally Posted by 10/10ths

....When you lock the 986 it goes into “Deep Sleep” after 72 hours. This will significantly lower the battery draw.

You can test this yourself.

Lock your Boxster, then leave her for a week. When you return to drive her, try to unlock her with the remote control on the key fob.

You will discover that the car does not respond. You will have to physically insert your key in the door to unlock her.

Of course, you could also invest five minutes and read your owner’s manual. Just a thought. You spent a bunch of money on a semi-exotic German sports car, the least you could do is spend a lunch break with a cup of coffee and read your owner’s manual.

Good luck.

Interesting.
I would have never thought that a twenty year old car had a "deep sleep" feature.
Always something new to learn about these cars.

[10/10ths]

...did you know there are cutouts in the door seals on the bottom of both doors to allow battery maintenance charger cable to fit through the closed door to the cigarette lighter?


And as far as the 200 plus pages of the owner’s manual, there is a handy thing called an “index” in the back that shows you what page number the info you are searching for is located on. Actually less than five minutes to look up the deep sleep mode.

Reading. Pass it on.

[Frodo]

Originally Posted by 10/10ths

...did you know there are cutouts in the door seals on the bottom of both doors to allow battery maintenance charger cable to fit through the closed door to the cigarette lighter?


And as far as the 200 plus pages of the owner’s manual, there is a handy thing called an “index” in the back that shows you what page number the info you are searching for is located on. Actually less than five minutes to look up the deep sleep mode.

Reading. Pass it on.

Hmmm…taking a look at that handy index I’m not seeing anything about any ‘deep sleep mode.’ (Nothing under ‘sleep mode’ either.)



While the manuals themselves can be helpful, many/most people would acknowledge that car manual indexes are often not all that complete. Besides, if you’re not familiar with the term ‘deep sleep mode’ how you gonna know to look it up…assuming it was there to be looked up in the first place…which it plainly ain’t.

Give it up big guy. I wasn't being a jerk. Instead of researching 224 pages of a poorly-indexed owner’s manual I simply asked a question about why locking your car saves the battery. That's what forums like this are for.

[10/10ths]

...Our Boxsters go into “Deep Sleep” mode, which the owner’s manual refers to as “Load Switch-Off”, after FIVE days, when locked, not 72 hours as I previously posted.

Cheers!