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Old 03-09-16, 08:44 PM
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Default Turning off the engine, but keeping the car running

I have a 200t and was wondering if there was any way that you can turn off the car's engine, but keep the electronics running. Right now when I put it on park and i press the engine on/off button itll turn off all my electronics.

any help would be great, thanks!
Old 03-09-16, 08:56 PM
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Put it to neutral. Press the start button. Then itll keep the electronics running then just put it in Park after
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Press the start button twice without pressing the brake pedal
Old 11-06-22, 12:31 PM
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Issue am having with this is that the car automatically shut off like half hour or so of playing music how do I change this.
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You dont wann drain your battery. I love sitting in my car, listen to music,drink my tea and watch traffic. What i did was buy a wonderboom 2 and just bluetooth my music .. that little speaker is amazing and solves this problem
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Old 11-11-22, 07:34 PM
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You should be able to turn the electronics back on afterwards by pressing the Start button without having the brake pushed in. Haven't tested this myself recently but I think that's how it works.
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Originally Posted by wthrman2
You dont wann drain your battery. I love sitting in my car, listen to music,drink my tea and watch traffic. What i did was buy a wonderboom 2 and just bluetooth my music .. that little speaker is amazing and solves this problem
yea learned that lesson the hard way... car didn't auto shut off last time played till battery went low tried to start and only got a bunch of clicks then lights started flickering and making weird noises.. now I got order a headlight module... FFS 🤨

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Originally Posted by Bikeman
yea learned that lesson the hard way... car didn't auto shut off last time played till battery went low tried to start and only got a bunch of clicks then lights started flickering and making weird noises.. now I got order a headlight module... FFS 🤨
To be honest, I am surprised it actually drained the battery enough to cause these issues. Did you have headlights or anything else running? Hopefully not A/C?
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Originally Posted by arentz07
To be honest, I am surprised it actually drained the battery enough to cause these issues. Did you have headlights or anything else running? Hopefully not A/C?
lights did come on as it was in auto and I was charging my phone with a fast charger. A new issue now is the left or driver side turn signal is blinking really fast. This is what o get to try to save on fuel. Should have just left the car on!
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