Battery drainage while parked for a while… any solution?

[tnkatoy]

That's ok if you park it at home, but like DaveB, if you leave it at the airport carpark for more than a few weeks, it's a bit of a lottery if the car will have enough charge to start when you get back.

My car has been completely dead in the past (after sitting for about 3 weeks), so now, if it's sitting for more than a week, I disconnect the second battery, fully charge it and take jumper leads.

It's dissapointing that the second battery is now a backup crank battery, We have to take a THIRD battery when we go camping, We are often remote where there isn't phone or radio contact, so I just can't risk being stranded in the middle of nowhere with a dead car.

 

[grnamin]

...We are often remote where there isn't phone or radio contact, so I just can't risk being stranded in the middle of nowhere with a dead car.

Starlink is your friend. We were at a remote canyon campsite. No cell signal. Used starlink and viber to call rental office because someone else was occupying our site when we got there.

 

[tnkatoy]

A lot of grey nomads touring around with their caravans use Starlink to keep in touch, it is an option, and an additional cost.

I must admit that I do kind of like the thought of having to call Ineos to get a technician out because their car has drained the battery , but then they may well say it was my fault !!!

We are also usually remote, at least a days drive from the nearest town, that may not even have service facilities (when I say towns they may be more like outposts with as many as 20 or 30 residents, and a pub! ), so just getting a jump start would take at least a day and likely to be pretty expensive - in rounds at the pub, the third battery is a much cheaper & safer option.

Oh, and yes, we do also have a jump/booster pack as well.

These are issues we shouldn't need to worry about with a new car, especially an expedition vehicle. The car just should not allow the battery to be discharged so much it can't start !!

The fact that Ineos doesn't seem to be able to fix the problem, or even come up with a solution or work around, is disappointing.

Has anybody installed a low voltage cut-off on the main battery to stop it draining ??

 

[tnkatoy]

Here's a question - is the dual battery system in the Ineos actually a dual battery system ?? (sorry if this has been discussed before)

From my understanding, this is a single battery system, with a second battery attached to the crank battery, all it does is increase capacity. If you take out the second battery, everything still works exactly the same, or you take out both batteries and install a single one with the same capacity as both, you have pretty much the same system.

When I've installed dual battery systems, the two batteries power different circuits, they are connected but can be isolated, so each battery has a different purpose, ie house and crank batteries. If a third battery is connected to the house battery, that wouldn't make it a three battery system, it's still a dual battery system, with three batteries. Even if I put a Ctek between the two house batteries, it's still a dual battery system.

Am I missing something here?

Edit :: I've just read that Ineos isn't doing the two batteries anymore, does anyone know if that's correct ?

 

[Rok_Dr]

Here's a question - is the dual battery system in the Ineos actually a dual battery system ?? (sorry if this has been discussed before)

From my understanding, this is a single battery system, with a second battery attached to the crank battery, all it does is increase capacity. If you take out the second battery, everything still works exactly the same, or you take out both batteries and install a single one with the same capacity as both, you have pretty much the same system.

When I've installed dual battery systems, the two batteries power different circuits, they are connected but can be isolated, so each battery has a different purpose, ie house and crank batteries. If a third battery is connected to the house battery, that wouldn't make it a three battery system, it's still a dual battery system, with three batteries. Even if I put a Ctek between the two house batteries, it's still a dual battery system.

Am I missing something here?

Edit :: I've just read that Ineos isn't doing the two batteries anymore, does anyone know if that's correct ?

Yes its a dual battery system. A quick search of the forum will find a lot of other threads that discuss the operation of the system and it's also described in my guide.

Yes no more dual battery option. Go to the Ineos web site and try and configure one

Cheers
Steve

 

[*Stefan*]

I parked at Brisbane airport on Sunday 16th March and the battery was at 97% charge after a 3 hour drive as shown on the left.
I turned the PWR switch and all others off.
Nothing plugged in or charging except what came from the factory.
Friday 21st I returned from Perth and the battery was at 62% as shown on the right.
3 Hour drive home and it was up to 87%, forgot to take the picture sorry.

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I experienced a similar Situation. Parking for two days and the battery turned from 97% to 49%. Recharging with 132A peak.. While looking for the potential reason, I saw that the display is not shutting off completely and there are some lights (e.g. door locking and some lights on the ceiling) that still pull power. That was never the case before. I tried to re-boot the system with the „Mute“-button; no effect. Any further ideas what I could do?

 

[DaveB]

I experienced a similar Situation. Parking for two days and the battery turned from 97% to 49%. Recharging with 132A peak.. While looking for the potential reason, I saw that the display is not shutting off completely and there are some lights (e.g. door locking and some lights on the ceiling) that still pull power. That was never the case before. I tried to re-boot the system with the „Mute“-button; no effect. Any further ideas what I could do?

Make sure the PWR switch is turned off.
The alarm also uses a lot of power so if you are parked securely lock it with the physical key rather than key button