Used a bluetooth OBD reader to get track stats for my 2016 F-Type R, and it killed my battery. Even after diconnecting the OBD tool, it continues to drain the battery.

I have read in a thread from last year that someone disconnected the battery to 'reboot' the car to stop it from draining the battery - but this needed to be done every single time you used the OBD tool. This means resaving memorized features (like radio stations, etc) every single time.

Has anyone found a fix? A workaround, or anything?

 

Rebooting the battery does not affect the saved infotainment (radio, etc.) settings. The only things that need to be reprogrammed are the window auto-up feature and the display settings for the center of the instrument panel. Takes about a minute in total to do this. The reboot now is used widely by folks on the forum after they flash their tune or do any kind of data logging off the ODB port. This is the fix.

 

In know it is not a fix per se, but would a battery (12V 500A) switch be useful in the hot circuit, or possibly a solid state device, so that you can cycle the power without pulling the floorboards and disconnecting?

 

Dang...so Ihave a Bluetooth OBD reader from my previous Jag XE R Sport...no problem using it with that car. So if I were to use it with my F type, it creates a constant battery drain even after I disconnect it?
CRS

 

We're not certain yet whether this is a universal issue with all F-Types, but it is certainly an issue for a lot of them.