Can smart charge be disabled?
06-22-2017, 10:14 AM
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I only connect mine when the truck is going to be sitting for a week or two, I usually have no issues if it sits for a couple of days. I think my biggest drains are the kicker sub and speaker amp standby.
The dealership was nice enough to move my trickle charger connection to a ground point when they replaced the battery a couple of weeks ago, due to a bad cell.
The dealership was nice enough to move my trickle charger connection to a ground point when they replaced the battery a couple of weeks ago, due to a bad cell.
06-22-2017, 10:16 AM
#62
Interesting thread... I must be lucky, 2013 Lariat 63,000 miles original battery. I had surgery early this year and my truck sat for 3 weeks, started up no issues when I needed it.
The "battery saver" notification used to bother me while I listened to the sound system while truck was off, but not anymore.
The "battery saver" notification used to bother me while I listened to the sound system while truck was off, but not anymore.
06-27-2017, 05:42 PM
#63
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I disconnected the sensor from my negative battery cable and drove the truck today. Now that I'm home I've had the engine off the doors open and the radio on for a half hour and my battery is still showing 12.2 volts. Now this is the way that it's supposed to operate. I'm happy again. No messages on the dash and no radio shutting off on me.
06-27-2017, 08:10 PM
#64
I disconnected the sensor from my negative battery cable and drove the truck today. Now that I'm home I've had the engine off the doors open and the radio on for a half hour and my battery is still showing 12.2 volts. Now this is the way that it's supposed to operate. I'm happy again. No messages on the dash and no radio shutting off on me.
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06-28-2017, 01:52 PM
#65
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Everything was normal. Functioning great now. This is awesome because I was about to drop $150 on a new battery thinking that was the problem. I can understand now why lots of people are purposefully looking for old vehicles these days. All this new stuff is a PITA.
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06-28-2017, 03:10 PM
#66
I hated this feature until I understood how it worked. My battery light came on and never had an issue. I replaced the battery though because one of the terminals was corroded. Thought all was fine, but battery light came back on. I researched and found that I needed to have the battery monitor system reset. The dealer did that free, and I noticed a 3mpg jump in gas mileage.
06-28-2017, 03:34 PM
#67
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06-28-2017, 03:46 PM
#68
After a couple of month, he succeeded in turning them all off and wrote a long and detailed thread about it.
A month or two passed before he posted a "So this happened this morning" thread, detailing how he lost control leaving a cars and coffee and crashed his car. The thread was mostly about how bad the car handled and how it's a POS and he will never buy another one again. His reaction was priceless when someone mentioned his previous threads as a possible contributing factor!
06-28-2017, 04:02 PM
#69
Reminds me of the member on another forum that kept complaining of the "nannies", how they interfered with his driving ability and he kept trying to find a way to turn them all off.
After a couple of month, he succeeded in turning them all off and wrote a long and detailed thread about it.
A month or two passed before he posted a "So this happened this morning" thread, detailing how he lost control leaving a cars and coffee and crashed his car. The thread was mostly about how bad the car handled and how it's a POS and he will never buy another one again. His reaction was priceless when someone mentioned his previous threads as a possible contributing factor!
After a couple of month, he succeeded in turning them all off and wrote a long and detailed thread about it.
A month or two passed before he posted a "So this happened this morning" thread, detailing how he lost control leaving a cars and coffee and crashed his car. The thread was mostly about how bad the car handled and how it's a POS and he will never buy another one again. His reaction was priceless when someone mentioned his previous threads as a possible contributing factor!
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Ricktwuhk (06-28-2017)
06-28-2017, 07:36 PM
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Reminds me of the member on another forum that kept complaining of the "nannies", how they interfered with his driving ability and he kept trying to find a way to turn them all off.
After a couple of month, he succeeded in turning them all off and wrote a long and detailed thread about it.
A month or two passed before he posted a "So this happened this morning" thread, detailing how he lost control leaving a cars and coffee and crashed his car. The thread was mostly about how bad the car handled and how it's a POS and he will never buy another one again. His reaction was priceless when someone mentioned his previous threads as a possible contributing factor!
After a couple of month, he succeeded in turning them all off and wrote a long and detailed thread about it.
A month or two passed before he posted a "So this happened this morning" thread, detailing how he lost control leaving a cars and coffee and crashed his car. The thread was mostly about how bad the car handled and how it's a POS and he will never buy another one again. His reaction was priceless when someone mentioned his previous threads as a possible contributing factor!