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Sometimes my dash cam stays on for days and still my car turns on like nothing
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Fact or BS - Dealer said it's normal for CTR to not start after sitting for 6 days
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Complete BS. I've gone on vacation and come back to it running. No one close to me that has access to the keys knows how to drive a stick, so they have no reason to start it.
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OEM battery should start the car without issues, specially if the car is relatively new, like the CTR.
In my case, after the six day of hibernation of the car, you can feel a slightly delay on my aftermarket battery when turning on.
Note: years ago, I was told the same thing at a VW dealer ('cause my old GTI), they claimed the battery will be in use, if you let the car unlocked & the doors windows down. We tested the battery with my neighbor, and indeed, when the car was locked, the charge of the battery was spot on, not the same when the windows were down. HOWEVER, OEM that battery lasted 7 years without any hiccup.
In my case, after the six day of hibernation of the car, you can feel a slightly delay on my aftermarket battery when turning on.
Note: years ago, I was told the same thing at a VW dealer ('cause my old GTI), they claimed the battery will be in use, if you let the car unlocked & the doors windows down. We tested the battery with my neighbor, and indeed, when the car was locked, the charge of the battery was spot on, not the same when the windows were down. HOWEVER, OEM that battery lasted 7 years without any hiccup.
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that is think straight!! just trace the heat source...smart SOB for sure!! learn something new today!
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If car does not start after 6 days of sitting, there is a FAULT in the car electronics.
When you turn off the ignition, there are items in the car that keep running, but they should "time Out" and then shut down, so finally, after about 10 minutes, every part of the car is is a dormant state, and drawing only a very small "standby" current.
example : radio draws a very small current to keep your preset radio station remembered in memory.
This standby current is so small, it will take many weeks to drain the battery to a point where the car will not start.
However, if any of the systems does not go into its dormant state, then the battery will be discharged, sometimes in only a few days.
IT easy to see if all systems are going dormant.. with a mill-amp meter in the battery lead.
Dealer (or you if you have a meter) should be able to do this and verify that all systems are finally going into standby.
If there is still excessive current, then finding what is drawing that unwanted current can be a challenge.
But it does also seem that the Original Honda battery in your car can be "weak", probably because at some time in it's life (at the Dealership before sale maybe), the battery was allowed to go flat, which will cause damage, and it will never charge up to full capacity after that.
When you turn off the ignition, there are items in the car that keep running, but they should "time Out" and then shut down, so finally, after about 10 minutes, every part of the car is is a dormant state, and drawing only a very small "standby" current.
example : radio draws a very small current to keep your preset radio station remembered in memory.
This standby current is so small, it will take many weeks to drain the battery to a point where the car will not start.
However, if any of the systems does not go into its dormant state, then the battery will be discharged, sometimes in only a few days.
IT easy to see if all systems are going dormant.. with a mill-amp meter in the battery lead.
Dealer (or you if you have a meter) should be able to do this and verify that all systems are finally going into standby.
If there is still excessive current, then finding what is drawing that unwanted current can be a challenge.
But it does also seem that the Original Honda battery in your car can be "weak", probably because at some time in it's life (at the Dealership before sale maybe), the battery was allowed to go flat, which will cause damage, and it will never charge up to full capacity after that.
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yes, I'm building a Ram Promaster camper van at the moment, and while I was researching my solar system, I found out that if I use standard AGM batteries, I would need 2 to 3 hundred amp-hour of capacity, as AGM batteries CANNOT go below half capacity. If it does, one would have a hard time charge back up to 100%...it most likely will not even charge up pass 50%. so I went with a Lithium battery. Lithium Phosphate batteries can be drain down to 0% and should just as easily charge back up to 100%...
so if the OP's CTR did have it's battery completely drained, then it is likely the battery not providing more than 12.6V..you'd be surprise, as your car will behave weirdly if you only had 12.4V. might not even start with just 0.2V short.
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Wow these dealers now days 
, my car sat from new years eve when i bought it and brought it home all the way until mid march, i was outside of country and had no one that could go start it up for me, got back and it fired right up.
, my car sat from new years eve when i bought it and brought it home all the way until mid march, i was outside of country and had no one that could go start it up for me, got back and it fired right up.
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My brother had an issue with his battery dying in his older TSX. It took a bunch of troubleshooting but it turned out to be a faulty Bluetooth module for the hands free phone calling that was heating up and pulling way too much power. He didn't want to pay to replace the part and never used it anyway, so he just unhooked it. He hasn't had an issue with the battery again after that.
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I just got back from vacation for a week and it started right up. It was garaged and the weather was hot. if it wasn't garaged and in the winter I'd say there would be a small issue of starting but it would be fine.
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Just to add to the many other posts confirming this is BS, my CTR sat for multiple 2- or 3-week spells during the winter months when the roads were too bad or heavily salted for me to want to drive it. Started up totally fine every time, even in very cold conditions. Hell, my '06 Corolla sounded more reluctant to start in the cold than the R did, despite it being driven daily during that time.
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Complete BS. Because battery.
I have left my car for two weeks at airport parking. No issues.
I have left my car for two weeks at airport parking. No issues.
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I was laid up for the last 2 weeks: The CTR started right up this morning just fine, although the engine wasn't as smooth on start-up as normal (which is probably normal for sitting that long).
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