Locking XK 8 and electronics
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In other threads that I have read here it appears to say that some of the electronics will remain active if the XK 8 is not locked. I very rarely lock cars because I keep nothing in them to steal and the local thieves will break a window or slash the top if they CAN'T get in but will only open the gloves box and search about inside if they can........My question is this : will it harm the electrics in the car if I don't lock it ? Will it drain the battery (assuming the battery is good) in a day or two ? a week ?
I understand that a dead or almost dead battery can cause all sorts of grief.
I understand that a dead or almost dead battery can cause all sorts of grief.
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When it's good weather out I'll park and leave the top down. I make sure I put anything and everything in the glove box and lock it up. Then I'll actually lock the car too. The built in alarm will honk the horn if anybody messes with it. And nothing gets other people's attention like a car honking. Kind of an instinctual survival thing.
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There is no difference electrically if the doors are not locked. Some cars are setup to passively arm the alarm after the car is turned off. The doors will stay unlocked as there is no option for self-locking with the passive alarm arming. I plan on fixing this eventually.
Depending upon your local area laws an audible alarm might not be acceptable and you can change the setting with computer access.
On another note, one rule that a law enforcement officer told me is that you should leave something for thieves to find. There is almost a code of ethics that if they get something, they do little to no damage. If the glove box must be locked, leave $20.00 under the console cover. Cheap insurance to keep them from breaking the glove box lock which I have seen.
Depending upon your local area laws an audible alarm might not be acceptable and you can change the setting with computer access.
On another note, one rule that a law enforcement officer told me is that you should leave something for thieves to find. There is almost a code of ethics that if they get something, they do little to no damage. If the glove box must be locked, leave $20.00 under the console cover. Cheap insurance to keep them from breaking the glove box lock which I have seen.
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One more wrinkle in this. It has been reported before that when a car is locked and remains inactive for a long time (a week?, 30 days?), it goes into deeper sleep and, for example, the remote unlocking does not work anymore (the car has to be unlocked with the key to be woken up). Apparently this is done to further save the battery from the load of running the electronics in charge of "listening" to the unlock signal.
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One more wrinkle in this. It has been reported before that when a car is locked and remains inactive for a long time (a week?, 30 days?), it goes into deeper sleep and, for example, the remote unlocking does not work anymore (the car has to be unlocked with the key to be woken up). Apparently this is done to further save the battery from the load of running the electronics in charge of "listening" to the unlock signal.
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On another note, one rule that a law enforcement officer told me is that you should leave something for thieves to find. There is almost a code of ethics that if they get something, they do little to no damage. If the glove box must be locked, leave $20.00 under the console cover. Cheap insurance to keep them from breaking the glove box lock which I have seen.
Its hidden behind the used paper towel... shhhh don't tell anyone.
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