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Old Feb 10, 2014 | 07:52 PM
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Ok ,after few weeks of inactivity, sitting in the cold garage the battery goes dead. I am sure that someone in this forum has done the work and can tell us what is draining the battery on a c4 and what fuse to pull so that we don't have to stick a charger on the the thing every few weeks. Thanks
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Ok ,after few weeks of inactivity, sitting in the cold garage the battery goes dead. I am sure that someone in this forum has done the work and can tell us what is draining the battery on a c4 and what fuse to pull so that we don't have to stick a charger on the the thing every few weeks. Thanks
there is a thread in the past 4-6 days, "what is draining 30 amps?" or similar. the man went through the usual suspects. last I saw, he was at the starter.

you may have already checked it thoroughly at night to see if anything was on. the glove box light will not show if closed. had the switch fail shut and light drained battery in less than a week.
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Ok ,after few weeks of inactivity, sitting in the cold garage the battery goes dead. I am sure that someone in this forum has done the work and can tell us what is draining the battery on a c4 and what fuse to pull so that we don't have to stick a charger on the the thing every few weeks. Thanks
You need to first check for a "parasitic draw" and I'll not bother with a "how to". I believe that if "Googled" you do several reads on the subject and pick one that you understand and then begin. There is much to read "first" and then return if you actually have a "parasitic draw". A Battery Tender (brand name) or something similar if you've no unusual draws does well and is a "wise buy" anyway BUT it's maybe not a "fix all"!!!

There's several good threads here on the CF using the same search term I mentioned "Googling" BUT I believe there's likely easier learning from the "Googled" links.
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