parasitic draw battery drain resolved?
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2005 CL65 AMG
parasitic draw battery drain resolved?
So I have been chasing a bad battery drain issue. It was draining literally overnight and this was with a brand new battery. Also confirmed correct charging voltage with alternator.
I pulled all the fuses and used a multi-meter to check voltage. Slowly added back fuses. A few things:
1. Lowest I could get was 3.4 amps. I suspect I wasnt waiting long enough for the system to enter "sleep mode"? Trunk light was on. Is this normal for a baseline reading?
2. Found the likely culprit: Fuse 61 under rear seat. Looks like this controls the SOS/CTEL system. Do I need to pull any other fuses? Looks like fuse 18 under the hood (drivers) also might be linked? I got a total reading of 9 amps with this fuse 61 inserted.
3. As a bandaid, fuse 61 remains removed. That being said, looks like I need to fix this by removing the teleaid control unit under the rear seat? Then I need to install a MOST jumper. To remove the dash SRS error, I need to have the computer reprogrammed.
Please confirm this makes sense and that I am not missing anything?
I pulled all the fuses and used a multi-meter to check voltage. Slowly added back fuses. A few things:
1. Lowest I could get was 3.4 amps. I suspect I wasnt waiting long enough for the system to enter "sleep mode"? Trunk light was on. Is this normal for a baseline reading?
2. Found the likely culprit: Fuse 61 under rear seat. Looks like this controls the SOS/CTEL system. Do I need to pull any other fuses? Looks like fuse 18 under the hood (drivers) also might be linked? I got a total reading of 9 amps with this fuse 61 inserted.
3. As a bandaid, fuse 61 remains removed. That being said, looks like I need to fix this by removing the teleaid control unit under the rear seat? Then I need to install a MOST jumper. To remove the dash SRS error, I need to have the computer reprogrammed.
Please confirm this makes sense and that I am not missing anything?
