KKRISKAL
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- Joined
- March 20, 2019
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- City, State
- Colorado Springs, Colorado
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 2020 Ford Explorer ST
So what would you all say is normal for a car to sit before the Deep Sleep state activates? And how many days should a car be able to sit and still be able to start?
My wife had a fully loaded Tahoe earlier (saying loaded here because it had all the gadgets like onStar, wifi, the phone app etc. so assuming it did all the constant checks and stuff like out ST). We all went on an overseas trip and returned after 53 days, the vehicle was untouched until then just sitting in the garage. It has no problems starting when we got back and it also brought up all the lights and chimes when the door was unlocked without having to even start it.
My point here is if someone's vehicle is draining in just 5 days or a week's time, it should NOT be acceptable at all and should be fixed.
Coming back to my ST, I haven't started my ST for 12 days (wifey's vehicle was blocking it and we ended up taking that when we had to go out). Just after reading all this, I was worried and wanted to go try and start the ST. Just did and it started, even the lights, ST projection etc and stuff came up when the door was opened.
So whoever is having battery drain in just a week, has a problem, do Not let the dealer tell you otherwise.