High drain battery message pop up
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Hi all,
Today I got the "High battery drain" message on my car. About one week ago I have the JL amp and a 2.2 farad installed for the sub that is only the electronics were added on but I did not have any high battery drain msg for the whole last week until today. Let said if the Amp drain so much power and If I disconnect the power to the Amp, will the high drain msg go away or I have to take the car to dealer for reset?
Today I got the "High battery drain" message on my car. About one week ago I have the JL amp and a 2.2 farad installed for the sub that is only the electronics were added on but I did not have any high battery drain msg for the whole last week until today. Let said if the Amp drain so much power and If I disconnect the power to the Amp, will the high drain msg go away or I have to take the car to dealer for reset?
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It could also be the cold weather taking its toll on the battery. I've notice 3 threads this season about battery warnings (including mine :-) ). I drive short distances as well. One way to my work is 4 miles. When I got the warning, coincidentally had to drive on an errand 50 miles away (100 round trip), and then used a battery tender. I haven't seen the error since.
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How old is ur battery ? if its older than 3 yrs it might b getting near to its lifes end and could be loosing its ability to hold a charge.. Even if u put a charger overnite ( which is good idea ) you may still get a battery drain msg,,, Im running two amps,, My garage queen sits in the garage all week,,, and i have no issues with battery drain.. So its pssible u might need a new battery sometime soon ,,
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No need to access the battery itself. There are connection points for jumping the car under the hood. That's where you would clip the battery tender terminals.
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I found the red positive one but dont see any negative terminal at all. Could you show me where to find the negative one?
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Pretty much any metal part you can clip on that touches the car's body or frame. I think the main negative terminal is located around the driver side shock mount.
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It could also be the cold weather taking its toll on the battery. I've notice 3 threads this season about battery warnings (including mine :-) ). I drive short distances as well. One way to my work is 4 miles. When I got the warning, coincidentally had to drive on an errand 50 miles away (100 round trip), and then used a battery tender. I haven't seen the error since.
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I've gotten that message on and off (mostly on very cold, -20C days) for about 4 years now, never replaced the battery, went through hell and high water with my dealership on this issue only to ignore it and, well, it really hasn't been that bad!
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Battery Drain
I had the similar problem with my care and what I did is I took out the alternator and I replace a new voltage regulator and since then my battery was fully charge and the message is gone. Please check how much it will cost you for the labor charge. I myself is a DIY guy so there is no cost for labor and the part cost is just a little over $200 only. Good luck and cheers.