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C70 D5 2006 - What should be 'normal' current drain ?

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Old Feb 21st, 2018, 14:29   #1
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Default C70 D5 2006 - What should be 'normal' current drain ?

Got the above car and know how to test for above etc, pull fuses etc. So don't need any advice on fault finding / isolating cause but thanks for thinking of this. Can see that with boot/bonnet closed and car unlocked there is a constant drain of around 450mA regardless of length of time.

With car locked it starts out at about 3500mA then drops to around 180~200mA after about 2~3 minutes. Now this equates to roughly 4.5~5A per day which will flatten the 80AH battery after a few days. Would have thought this should be <100mA but lots of electrics on these models.

My one question is does anybody out there know for certain what the locked car current drain SHOULD be ?. Has anybody ever seen anything official (Volvo published, tech docs etc.) that specifies what this figure should be for this particular model (first of the series 2 facelift - hard roof, not soft). This this may be one for you Volvo trained techies out there.

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No idea to be honest, but you should be able to park it up for weeks and start it with no issues.

Have you left it longer than 2-3 mins, it does shut more down, after a period power to internal lights is removed, handy if your missus has a habit of turning them on and forgetting. There is possibly other stuff that shuts down too.
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It has been known for the roof module on these to stay live after the car is locked, and drain the battery. Forum search and Google are your friends
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