How long can I leave my S5 before the battery goes flat?

[satans worm]

Going away for 2.5 weeks, then 4 days later 3.5 weeks.
I will drive 30 miles or so during the 4 days to help recharge again, but will it last out the 3.5 weeks?
Is there a long term park mode or something that can be selected?
Unfortunately I do not have access to a plug point in my ( communal) garage so trickle charging is not an option.

[MrBarry123]

Provided the battery is currently in a good condition, I'd reckon you'll be fine.

[hman]

yep agree - my A4 is fine with very long stays in airport car parks.

you can always put a jump pack in the boot as an insurance policy against non-starting

[Adrian E]

My S5 hasn't moved since 9th July - I'll be finding out whether it starts first time next weekend when I drive 150 miles to recover it from the garage it's been sat in locked......

I feel I may need some 'good luck'!

[DuraAce]

As long as your battery is on good health it'll be absolutely fine.

Something like this
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B00M1OUBES/ref=mp... removes any worries. Really handy thing to have on board IMHO.

[gregpot2000]

You'll be fine, your car, like my A5 has intelligent battery management.

Read here:

http://www.audihelp.com/auda-106-power_management....


You may find certain features don't work when you get back to it, but this is normal. For example when I left my car for a while during a harsh winter, the coming home lights didn't work to begin with.

[SuperchargedVR6]

Do S5s have an old fashioned key hole in the driver's door handle?

If leaving my Golf for that amount of time, I just pull the battery leads. The worst that happens is the engine ECU has to re-learn adapted values, but that takes all of 20 mins driving usually.