Putting car to sleep
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Putting car to sleep
In an article about current gen Porsches, I read that if you don't lock the car they don't go to sleep (electrically), or don't go in a deep a sleep.
Is this true of our MBs?
Is the CAN signal that the car is locked part of what determines how deep the car sleeps (and how little current is used)?
Is this true of our MBs?
Is the CAN signal that the car is locked part of what determines how deep the car sleeps (and how little current is used)?
Thread Starter
Out Of Control!!
Joined: Aug 2010
Posts: 12,516
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From: Charlotte NC area
2019 WS222 S450 4-Matic / 2007 W211 E350 4Matic (Sold) / 2008 X164 GL320 CDI
Yes, but old cars didn't have to, they were just "shut off".
The point on the article was that even in your "Safe" garage, you need to lock your Porsche when leaving for over a week or two.
Seems the Porsche electronics wake up a couple of times a day and stay awake for up to an hour if the car is not locked.
If it is locked, they wait for the unlock signal before waking up, saving a lot of power in the long run.
Wondering if I should be locking my GL when it sits, or our E when we take the GL on a week plus trip?
The point on the article was that even in your "Safe" garage, you need to lock your Porsche when leaving for over a week or two.
Seems the Porsche electronics wake up a couple of times a day and stay awake for up to an hour if the car is not locked.
If it is locked, they wait for the unlock signal before waking up, saving a lot of power in the long run.
Wondering if I should be locking my GL when it sits, or our E when we take the GL on a week plus trip?
