I just re-checked, the 2008 Toyota with immobiliser remotes and alarm draws 50mA. My 2016 Isuzu draws 17mA with "everything off". Several months may be okay with one vehicle - but not another.
I just re-checked, the 2008 Toyota with immobiliser remotes and alarm draws 50mA. My 2016 Isuzu draws 17mA with "everything off". Several months may be okay with one vehicle - but not another.
Learned the hard way-
An alarm can flatten a battery in 2 months
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my cars last 2 months untouched without any problems ... ymmv
Last year, my wife went overseas for a month and i was suppose to take care of her car (to start atleast once a week). upon on return, noticed the battery totally flat and had to call the AA.
When we go on overseas jaunts (usually every second year) we get one of the neighbours to close the curtains at night and reopen them in the morning. We're a little fortunate in that we've got got good neighbours, one of whom is a shift worker and the other is retired, so there's more often than not someone around to keep an eye on things. Good neighbours are worth their weight in gold, especially with a very dodgy person living a couple of houses away.
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