Moving from LS430 to LS460 - Battery Questions
04-26-24, 11:54 AM
#16
The major standby load is the keyless entry system. The keyless entry system is disabled after the car has been locked for 2 weeks. Your owner’s manual explains this.
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04-27-24, 05:17 PM
#17
A bit of an update to my post above. Have had the LS460 on a battery tender all winter. Car hasn't been driven for about 35 days, prior to unplugging the tender. Took it off two weeks ago as I was going away and didn't want to plugged in while I was gone. Got back, measured the battery voltage, still at 12.67 after 14 days just sitting.
So the good news is, for longer term sits the car must go into a deeper sleep than what I was first measuring. Once it has sat un-driven for a month or so, the draw must drop to nearly nothing as 12.67 is virtually a fully charged battery. If the draw had remained at even 40 Milliamps, it would have drawn it down more than that.
So a battery in good condition, and a car stored in heated indoor storage, no alarm armed, appears to be able to sit for very l;ong periods of time without flattening the battery.
So the good news is, for longer term sits the car must go into a deeper sleep than what I was first measuring. Once it has sat un-driven for a month or so, the draw must drop to nearly nothing as 12.67 is virtually a fully charged battery. If the draw had remained at even 40 Milliamps, it would have drawn it down more than that.
So a battery in good condition, and a car stored in heated indoor storage, no alarm armed, appears to be able to sit for very l;ong periods of time without flattening the battery.
04-30-24, 04:38 PM
#18
A bit of an update to my post above. Have had the LS460 on a battery tender all winter. Car hasn't been driven for about 35 days, prior to unplugging the tender. Took it off two weeks ago as I was going away and didn't want to plugged in while I was gone. Got back, measured the battery voltage, still at 12.67 after 14 days just sitting.
So the good news is, for longer term sits the car must go into a deeper sleep than what I was first measuring. Once it has sat un-driven for a month or so, the draw must drop to nearly nothing as 12.67 is virtually a fully charged battery. If the draw had remained at even 40 Milliamps, it would have drawn it down more than that.
So a battery in good condition, and a car stored in heated indoor storage, no alarm armed, appears to be able to sit for very l;ong periods of time without flattening the battery.
So the good news is, for longer term sits the car must go into a deeper sleep than what I was first measuring. Once it has sat un-driven for a month or so, the draw must drop to nearly nothing as 12.67 is virtually a fully charged battery. If the draw had remained at even 40 Milliamps, it would have drawn it down more than that.
So a battery in good condition, and a car stored in heated indoor storage, no alarm armed, appears to be able to sit for very l;ong periods of time without flattening the battery.
04-30-24, 05:07 PM
#19
Well try it out and let us know becuase I can't think of a single good reason to lock three doors and leave one open when parking the car for 2 or more weeks.
04-30-24, 05:40 PM
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04-30-24, 05:51 PM
#21
I read it perfectly right the first time. Does not change my comment one bit. What would be the point of locking just 3 doors. If the car is in secure parking, leave all 4 open for ease of access. If it isn't in secure storage you had better lock all 4.
On top of that, you are giving me attitude after all the work I went to, to post this information in the first place? Ingrate.
On top of that, you are giving me attitude after all the work I went to, to post this information in the first place? Ingrate.
04-30-24, 05:57 PM
#22
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Let's keep things polite folks.
Zetascry, your post was not clear what your 'use case' for leaving one door unlocked is. It's a valid question and if you want help on the answer consider answering it. I suspect no one will have ever tried doing that so you're probably on your own to test it out.
Zetascry, your post was not clear what your 'use case' for leaving one door unlocked is. It's a valid question and if you want help on the answer consider answering it. I suspect no one will have ever tried doing that so you're probably on your own to test it out.
04-30-24, 06:17 PM
#23
Let's keep things polite folks.
Zetascry, your post was not clear what your 'use case' for leaving one door unlocked is. It's a valid question and if you want help on the answer consider answering it. I suspect no one will have ever tried doing that so you're probably on your own to test it out.
Zetascry, your post was not clear what your 'use case' for leaving one door unlocked is. It's a valid question and if you want help on the answer consider answering it. I suspect no one will have ever tried doing that so you're probably on your own to test it out.
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