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There is a C5 advertised near me very cheap but it apparantly runs the battery flat if its not used for a couple of days, is this a known fault or could it be anything?
It is an LX but is advertised as having cruise control, would that be an option on an LX, not that I particularly want cruise control I would rather have auxilluary heating but I just wondered.
Peter
C5 running battery down
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Re: C5 running battery down
Split charge relay is the most common problem I have come across, but obviously if it hasn't got a towbar it cant be that
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Re: C5 running battery down
Thanks for that, yes it does have a towbar, any idea how it runs the battery down?
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Re: C5 running battery down
The relay tends to stick on, hence using current constantly. I have had 4 or 5 of these go wrong, as they are usually cheap nasty chinese things.
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Also, LX doesn't come with cruise as standard.
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Thanks Lighty and Steve, useful info. I didn't think cruise control was fitted.
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Cruise could have been retro fitted though......
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It's available as a dealer option at around £135.SaabC5 wrote:Cruise could have been retro fitted though......
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Re: C5 running battery down
Maybe it is not switching into eco mode, if this was the case all the CPU's would be permanently up and running plus probably a few other bits and pieces. Now I do not know for sure what the electrical consumption is in "nominal" mode but a figure of 3 or 4 amps wouldn't surprise me in 48 hours that's a flat battery.Peter.N. wrote:Hi Folks
There is a C5 advertised near me very cheap but it apparantly runs the battery flat if its not used for a couple of days, is this a known fault or could it be anything?
It is an LX but is advertised as having cruise control, would that be an option on an LX, not that I particularly want cruise control I would rather have auxilluary heating but I just wondered.
Peter
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