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Key off but battery draining down?

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Old Aug 9, 2015 | 01:32 PM
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With the key off I am showing a current draw on the battery, I checked all fuses with the key off and the under hood front left box showed some hot fuses there but they do not seam to be the problem. I attached a test light between the ground cable and ground post and am getting a draw as if a light or something is on, or maybe a relay is stuck closed, need help about now.
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Old Aug 9, 2015 | 02:36 PM
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You will need to disconnect each fuse box to localize the hot circuit then fuse by fuse.

Years ago, before cell phone cameras,I Had a drain in a BMW Bavaria; wound up being the trunk light due to a indentation in the plastic liner so the switch was always on.

Start with the trunk light and glove box . . .
 
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Old Aug 10, 2015 | 07:51 PM
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Bill,

+1 on Jim's advice. Light bulbs you can't normally see are prime suspects.

Note that depending on the model, it takes 30 to 60 minutes for a Jaguar's systems to shut down to the quiescent state, and any time a door or the trunk is open you'll have light bulbs drawing current, so certain steps must be taken to eliminate confusion and wasted time. I am attaching two documents that may be helpful.

Cheers,

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