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Originally Posted by nra4.8is
One if you had a parasitic draw and the control unit wasn't working properly you wouldn't be able to even start the car.
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As I am sure you know, that would depend upon (a) the length of time between starts, (b) how large the parasitic drain is, and (c) the effective capacity of a three and a half year-old battery.
My understanding is that for the E70, the acceptable parasitic drain is
40 milliamps after
60-70 minutes with TCU (
30 minutes without TCU)
Depending upon what is not going to sleep, the excessive parasitic current could easily be such that it starts and is "made-up" if driven every day, but if left 3-4 days, would drain the battery.