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Car Forum / Citroen Cars / March 2004

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XZANTIA_Battery Drain

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Jeff Purcell - 25 Mar 2004 17:23 GMT
No replies last time so forgive a reprise!

the circuit supplying the courtesy lights and dimming is draining 1A
continuously ; how do I fix it, please!  I have meantime removed fuse 15 to
prevent totally dead battery and no starts.  Many thanks, Jeff
Sigbj?rn Berntzen - 25 Mar 2004 22:03 GMT
>No replies last time so forgive a reprise!
>
>the circuit supplying the courtesy lights and dimming is draining 1A
>continuously ; how do I fix it, please!  I have meantime removed fuse 15 to
>prevent totally dead battery and no starts.  Many thanks, Jeff

had a similar problem with a BX once. It turned out that the switch
for the boot light had shifted a little so it did not detect that the
boot was closed. So the light was on constantly.
An easy way to check for this is to fold down the seat so you can see
the light when the boot is closed.
Jeff Purcell - 26 Mar 2004 10:05 GMT
Many thanks but mine is a 'Break' so I can see the light switching off ok.
Thanks Jeff

> >No replies last time so forgive a reprise!
> >
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> An easy way to check for this is to fold down the seat so you can see
> the light when the boot is closed.
Peter Whitton - 26 Mar 2004 17:32 GMT
Probably no use at all, but used to have a Montego.  Every time it was
parked in the sun on a hot day the battery  went flat.  I finally tracked it
down to the interior light in the boot.  When it was really hot the wires
must have expanded at the point where they bend when the boot is opened and
shorted.  Although the light came on under these conditions, it was too
bright to see (assuming you could see inside the boot in the first place)

Peter
> No replies last time so forgive a reprise!
>
> the circuit supplying the courtesy lights and dimming is draining 1A
> continuously ; how do I fix it, please!  I have meantime removed fuse 15 to
> prevent totally dead battery and no starts.  Many thanks, Jeff
Frank Kemper - 29 Mar 2004 15:58 GMT
"Peter Whitton" <whitton@clara.co.uk> haute in die Tasten:

> Probably no use at all, but used to have a Montego.  Every time it was
> parked in the sun on a hot day the battery  went flat.  I finally
[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
> conditions, it was too bright to see (assuming you could see inside
> the boot in the first place)

Hi Peter,

obviously you are able to meter the drain, and there have been two hints
about possibly a faulty trunk illumination. My advice: Remove the bulb in
the trunk light, re-install the fuse and meter again. Maybe you could
also meter at the battery and remove fuse after fuse until the drain
stops, so you could find out the faulty part.

Good luck

Frank

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