Can leaving your brights on drain your battery?
Leaving the headlights on when the car is not running will drain a significant amount of the battery’s charge. Depending on how long the headlights stay on, you might return to a vehicle with a battery that is too weak to power up the engine.
Why does my Porsche 911 battery keep draining?
One of the most common problems is the continuous drain on the battery. One example would be a situation where you leave the car sitting for a week or two, and the battery becomes completely drained. This means that something is “on” inside the car at all times bleeding the battery of power.
Why is my glove box light draining the battery?
Inspect the glove box light, in most cases this light is controlled by a small pin switch inside the box door frame. If this switch malfunctions or is misaligned it will allow the light to stay on draining the battery.
Why does MY BMW E30 battery keep draining?
They are definitely a good starting point for troubleshooting. One of the most persistent of these nagging problems is a continuous drain on the battery. Say you leave the car sitting for a week or two, and when you come back, you find the battery completely drained. This means that something is on inside the car, bleeding the battery of power.
How can I tell if my car battery is draining?
If this switch malfunctions or is misaligned it will allow the light to stay on draining the battery. This can be sometimes tough to see in the bright light of day and its best to check during the evening time, look for light inside the unit through the small cracks in and around the box door.
Why does my Jeep Cherokee battery drain overnight?
Battery dead. Took it to an Auto repair guy and he had a quick look and said ‘something’ is draining my battery overnight. Did not have time to investigate then. Now, tonight I saw that when I switch it off, wipers,windows,indicators and elec window lights all still work??? WTH???
Inspect the glove box light, in most cases this light is controlled by a small pin switch inside the box door frame. If this switch malfunctions or is misaligned it will allow the light to stay on draining the battery.
If this switch malfunctions or is misaligned it will allow the light to stay on draining the battery. This can be sometimes tough to see in the bright light of day and its best to check during the evening time, look for light inside the unit through the small cracks in and around the box door.
What to do when your Jeep battery goes out?
Woot Woot! OK, the quick and dirty was is as follows; disconnect negative cable, connect a test light (12v bulb type) to the negative battery post and then to the negative cable. If connected right, the test light should light up, then start pulling fuses to see when the light goes out, bamo, short found.