Powering down accessories?
Cross-Country
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I do this too for the same reasons. Not worried about "startup strain", just don't want load music and blasting HVAC on the next start. I used to make sure AC was completely off, but not for some 20 years now.
Laughing Gas
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I have a different routine based on my situation. Half the year where I live it’s below freezing so I have the hvac cranked full blast on heat, heated seats and steering wheel on.
Edit: this is so when I remote start it the heat is already on.
However I do have the radio off because I don’t want to blow the speakers when they are frozen on start up and also turn off anything else not needed.
Edit: this is so when I remote start it the heat is already on.
However I do have the radio off because I don’t want to blow the speakers when they are frozen on start up and also turn off anything else not needed.
Fleet Mechanic
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From: Southern Crescent
Back in the 1970s my friend Bill, who had just got his Private Pilots license, would shut everything off and in a certain sequence, sometimes reciting a little check list as he went along.
As for me I just turned down the radio and bolted for the door. Once Bill was running his checklist and I asked him:
Me: So what's that all about?
Bill: I'm a pilot, it's what we do.
Me. This is a Pontiac, not a Piper.
Bill: Still, I'm a pilot, and it's what we do.
Me: You are also OCD and egotistic.
Bill:
Bill:
Bill:
Bill: You're right. But it saves the battery.
To this day all I do is shut off the radio. The computers will save the batteries. But if you paid $65,000 for a bunch of buttons you might as well enjoy pushing them.
And the last time I rode with Bill, a few weeks ago, he still shuts everything off, one step at a time.
Either way, enjoy your ride.
As for me I just turned down the radio and bolted for the door. Once Bill was running his checklist and I asked him:
Me: So what's that all about?
Bill: I'm a pilot, it's what we do.
Me. This is a Pontiac, not a Piper.
Bill: Still, I'm a pilot, and it's what we do.
Me: You are also OCD and egotistic.
Bill:
Bill:
Bill:
Bill: You're right. But it saves the battery.
To this day all I do is shut off the radio. The computers will save the batteries. But if you paid $65,000 for a bunch of buttons you might as well enjoy pushing them.
And the last time I rode with Bill, a few weeks ago, he still shuts everything off, one step at a time.
Either way, enjoy your ride.
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