Same here. 
05 Dbs
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05 Dbs
It was my own fault. I have owned my 05 Velocity Yellow, MN6, power top convertible for about 6 months. The last time I shut it down I did not shift to reverse, apply the brake or lock the steering column. The result is I came back home after 2 weeks and discovered I had a dead car.
The result is a quick trip to the auto supply store for a battery charger, on the internet ordering a priority start and wasting sunshine and warm weather waiting for my battery to charge.
The result is a quick trip to the auto supply store for a battery charger, on the internet ordering a priority start and wasting sunshine and warm weather waiting for my battery to charge.
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[QUOTE=rm50]It was my own fault. I have owned my 05 Velocity Yellow, MN6, power top convertible for about 6 months. The last time I shut it down I did not shift to reverse, apply the brake or lock the steering column. The result is I came back home after 2 weeks and discovered I had a dead car.
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As you said you forgot to put it in reverse. You did NOT HAVE dbs.
You had a case of operator goof up
Live and learn. We all have bad days
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As you said you forgot to put it in reverse. You did NOT HAVE dbs.
You had a case of operator goof up
Live and learn. We all have bad days
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Originally Posted by rm50
It was my own fault. I have owned my 05 Velocity Yellow, MN6, power top convertible for about 6 months. The last time I shut it down I did not shift to reverse, apply the brake or lock the steering column. The result is I came back home after 2 weeks and discovered I had a dead car.
The result is a quick trip to the auto supply store for a battery charger, on the internet ordering a priority start and wasting sunshine and warm weather waiting for my battery to charge.
The result is a quick trip to the auto supply store for a battery charger, on the internet ordering a priority start and wasting sunshine and warm weather waiting for my battery to charge.
At least you admitted it.
There have undoubtedly been other instances of the same thing, but some of the owners may not have been willing to admit it. Instead conveniently attributing it to some sort of mysterious "syndrome."
Originally Posted by 6speedC6
As you said you forgot to put it in reverse. You did NOT HAVE dbs.
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As he is bound to have this question raised: "How did you manage to get out of the car at all without putting it into reverse? We have been lead to believe that it is next to impossible to exit the car without it being in reverse. How did you manage to do it?
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Melting Slicks
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I'm afraid that your battery may never recover from this two week drain. You will probably want to look into a new battery to go along with the Priority Start. Autozone carries the Optima yellow top deep cycle battery will live through extreame abuse like this.
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Terrible I say. There's nothing worse than a battered battery. Unless it's onion rings. 
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Originally Posted by DSOM Z51
As he is bound to have this question raised: "How did you manage to get out of the car at all without putting it into reverse? We have been lead to believe that it is next to impossible to exit the car without it being in reverse. How did you manage to do it?
A few other times I tried to leave improperly, but the DIC warning and bells kept me in line. It is hard to do, but not impossible.
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