Afternoon again,


Bonnet latching: 8mm hook bolt shortened for extraction from the set latch. I place something over the latches to remind me to unlatch the bonnet before closing it.


Can anyone tell me if there's a simple way to shut the car electrics down without locking all the doors and closing the hood/ bonnet please.
It would be good not to worry about running the battery down when working on it.

To this end I have latched door catches with a screw driver, (must remember to unlock before closing the door) and used this sawn off hook bolt to fool the car that everything is shut before locking.

I'd love to know an easier way.
Steve 2010xk

 

Short answer, No. Incidentally, the car does not have to be locked to power down. But it may take up to 20 minutes for the complete shutdown to complete.

And as you probably know, there are these comments made in the workshop manual:

1. Always disconnect the battery before commencing repair operations which require: The vehicle to be jacked up  Work on the engine
 Work underneath the vehicle  Arc welding

2.  The battery is disconnected if working on the engine, underneath the vehicle, or if the vehicle is jacked up

3. The battery can be rapidly recharged by using either of the following methods:

1.  
   1. Perform a two hour charge using a constant current of 20 amps (manual setting on the charger).
      
   2. Perform a two hour charge using a constant voltage (automatic setting)
      

 

I've never had to do anything special when working on the car. If the car is turned off, everything will go to sleep after a while and if I'm not disconnecting the battery because I need the car electrics every so often I just leave my smart charger connected.

Richard

 

Thankyou Richard and Guy,

My battery discharge Paranoia...