Sportex wrote:

Just gone through the same, 3 year old battery, -12C, FBH in am, flat battery, not only flat but naker'd. £140 and new battery everything ok again

Spoke too soon, same has happened again with new battery, left overnight, this morning no go Called RAC out, battery only showing 10v, jump started and charging checked out ok, so dreaded battery drain?  No body told me there would be days like these

L Reg dark purple/burgundy sort of Disco
R Reg very red disco
Bright Silver disco TD5
Sort of bright girly powder blue disco TD5
Gone (a while back) 1999 P38 4ltre Autobiography. 13 miles to the gallon, 10,000 miles to the engine
Gone MY06 RRS HSE Rimini Red
Gone MY10 RRS HSE Purple
Gone 2007 TDV8 Vogue OF Stornoway Grey (In Love again)
2011 4.4 TDV8 Vogue Baltic Blue
MY66 VOGUE TDV6 3.0 Red

I think the FFRR just has too many toys that make a demand on the battery even with the car stopped and the engine off. My 1996 Defender 90 is still on it's original battery it left the factory with - it gets no topping up from a trickle charger over the winter, the car gets cold out in a shed and it starts first turn of the key every time so long as I wait until the glowpug light has gone out. Last winter when I was at home I did notice that it wasn't as good as it originally was but there was still plenty of life left in it to start the engine so long as I made sure I wasn't starting with the headlights or heater on there were no problems. The only electrical gizmo that causes any drain while the 90 isn't in use is the dash board clock - it's also a pre-Thatcham alarm Defender (which is why it is locked away when I go to sea!) 2018 Mini Countryman Cooper S E All4 PHEV in Melting Silver - it’s whisper quiet in EV and polluter modes

Hi All,

sorry to pick up an old thread but it seems most relevant.

I have a 2014 L405 Autobiography lwb

Always had problems with battery, Added Tracker and cameras just to make it worse!.

Good battery only 2 years old recently tested.

It has been identified that my FBH is causing a 1amp drain which is obs enough to drain the Battery and I have to charge all the time as I dont use the car often. It has been disconnected.

Any ideas on how I can still have the FBH and also have it for remote use. Could I re route the FBH to the Aux battery?

Many thanks