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Old Jul 17, 2011 | 12:33 AM
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Default Does Anyone Know Which Fuse is for the Trunk Lights?

I 'm charging my battery and want to keep the trunk open (as suggested by the charger manufacturer)... but the 2 small lights (which illuminate the inside of the trunk) are on. Does anyone know which fuse to pull out to turn them off? (And which fuse box, please)

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Old Jul 17, 2011 | 12:56 AM
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I am not sure which charger you are using but if it is an automatic charger it will still charge the battery with the boot lights on.
I can set the maximum amps on my charger and it will reduce down to a trickle charge rate that I can also set. My current settings are 2amps down to 150mA.
What are you charger's ratings?
 
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Old Jul 17, 2011 | 02:13 AM
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Default Thanks... I found out...

... that the car will automatically turn off lights (at least the trunk light) after 20 mins or so, so no worries. :-) Good to know.

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Old Jul 17, 2011 | 02:20 AM
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Did you sit in the trunk for 20 minutes to check that out?
 

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Old Jul 17, 2011 | 02:22 AM
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Originally Posted by direng
I am not sure which charger you are using but if it is an automatic charger it will still charge the battery with the boot lights on.
I can set the maximum amps on my charger and it will reduce down to a trickle charge rate that I can also set. My current settings are 2amps down to 150mA.
What are you charger's ratings?
It's got a 2, 4 and 6 amp setting. I'm running it at 6 right now.

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Old Jul 17, 2011 | 02:29 AM
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That will charge your battery with the boot light on or off.
Interesting to know they switch off by themselves.
 
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Old Jul 18, 2011 | 02:34 AM
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Originally Posted by direng
Did you sit in the trunk for 20 minutes to check that out?
Yes. I wanted to be absolutely sure.

I also did this with my refrigerator. You should have seen how difficult it was to get in there with that damned watermelon taking up one entire shelf. Of course, wearing the bulky fur-rimmed-hood parka made it that much more difficult. ;-)

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