Cayenne battery draining
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Many thanks for your comments and I think you may be right as when I reconnect the battery after charging the fault message 'Air Suspension Fault Workshop' appears and then disappears. Perhaps when connected the pump tops up the suspension pressure and its OK again.
Should the air suspension pump still operate even when the ignition is off?
I have recently acquired the vehicle and am sending it back to the dealer to sort out. In such an old car an air suspension problem may be too expensive to repair. Its a pity as the car has genuinely only covered 21K miles with one owner from new.
Should the air suspension pump still operate even when the ignition is off?
I have recently acquired the vehicle and am sending it back to the dealer to sort out. In such an old car an air suspension problem may be too expensive to repair. Its a pity as the car has genuinely only covered 21K miles with one owner from new.
A replacement alarm horn has been fitted but the original battery drain continues and the new horn does not trigger.
The engine bay bulk head pulse beating continues and is loudest when battery is fully charged and deminishes with time.
After 4 days the battery hasn't the power to start the engine.
Next idea is to replace the alarm module,
If that doesn't can the Thatcham alarm be deactivated by disconnecting the module or a fuse?
Will the vehicle function without it?
The engine bay bulk head pulse beating continues and is loudest when battery is fully charged and deminishes with time.
After 4 days the battery hasn't the power to start the engine.
Next idea is to replace the alarm module,
If that doesn't can the Thatcham alarm be deactivated by disconnecting the module or a fuse?
Will the vehicle function without it?
Turns out that the alarm was not the problem or the keyless entry system but tracking device!
An after market fitted tracker device was located buried in the bulkhead. This is the device that was making the heartbeat sound every 45 seconds.
Tracking devices are non transferable so when the original owner traded the car in he forgot about the tracker and probably cancelled the contract.
The vehicle doesn't know that and as the device was over 10 years old the integral battery pack was dead and it was sucking power from the main battery.
I assume the car was desperately pinging out trying to locate a satellite and get a friendly response but received no answer.
This constant searching for home was draining the battery in 5 days if left stationary.
Is this a common occurrence with tracking devices or is it only the older ones that do this?
Anyway many thanks to Shaun at Jordells garage in Wheatley near Oxford for persevering and resolving the problem.
I cant recommend them enough..
An after market fitted tracker device was located buried in the bulkhead. This is the device that was making the heartbeat sound every 45 seconds.
Tracking devices are non transferable so when the original owner traded the car in he forgot about the tracker and probably cancelled the contract.
The vehicle doesn't know that and as the device was over 10 years old the integral battery pack was dead and it was sucking power from the main battery.
I assume the car was desperately pinging out trying to locate a satellite and get a friendly response but received no answer.
This constant searching for home was draining the battery in 5 days if left stationary.
Is this a common occurrence with tracking devices or is it only the older ones that do this?
Anyway many thanks to Shaun at Jordells garage in Wheatley near Oxford for persevering and resolving the problem.
I cant recommend them enough..
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