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Old Apr 10, 2020 | 06:03 PM
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Has anyone noticed any significant (the engines dead) battery drain with the new Range AFM disablers?
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Old Apr 10, 2020 | 06:49 PM
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None to mention. I stay on a Battery tender however.

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If you didn't have a tender on it and were leaving it for weeks at a time we would recommend to remove it from the vehicle. Thanks.



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Old Apr 10, 2020 | 08:55 PM
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The early models had an issue with battery drain, the current model does not. I leave mine in all the time and do not use a battery tender. I go more than a week from time to time without issues so far. If I was going to leave for an extended period of time, say more than 2 weeks, I'd probably pull it just to be sure since people have complained about battery issues even without the Range device when not using the vehicle for an extended period.
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Old Aug 26, 2020 | 04:34 PM
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Why do you need the range limiter? I thought AFM only activates on eco mode. Or am I misunderstanding what the range limiter is for?

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I drive mine daily so batt drain doesn't occur.
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Old Aug 28, 2020 | 08:33 AM
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Just got back from a road trip. I hadn't driven my car in over 3 weeks and it fired right up. I love my Range AFM disabler.
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New extender from factory (not Amazon or other) over a year ago. Battery now 6 yrs old. Car (13,000 miles) sometimes sits over 2 weeks with no issues. I hook up a battery tender if approaching 3 weeks just in case.
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Originally Posted by s0apb0x
Why do you need the range limiter? I thought AFM only activates on eco mode. Or am I misunderstanding what the range limiter is for?
Much to my recent surprise, AFM will engage in all modes if you have an A8, unless you keep the car in manual.

I just installed my Range, it's working perfectly.....
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Originally Posted by rebeltruce
Much to my recent surprise, AFM will engage in all modes if you have an A8, unless you keep the car in manual.

I just installed my Range, it's working perfectly.....
Thanks for the info.
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