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D&SYukonDenali Senior Enthusiast

D&SYukonDenali

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The truck (07 Yukon Denali) will be sitting for a couple weeks while I travel for work and go on vacation. How long can it sit in the garage before I have to worry about the battery going dead? Or does GM put some sort of baterry drain protection on their vehicles?

 

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Ranger Senior Enthusiast

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Depending on how many features your truck came with, I've heard anywhere from 1 to 3 weeks...The most I've ever left my truck sit was about 4 days after I had a severe ear infection and couldn't even stand up, let alone drive.

 

You can hook up a "battery minder" which'll supply a very low charge so the battery is not completely depleted.

VMax2007 Senior Enthusiast

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Depending on how many features your truck came with, I've heard anywhere from 1 to 3 weeks...The most I've ever left my truck sit was about 4 days after I had a severe ear infection and couldn't even stand up, let alone drive.

 

You can hook up a "battery minder" which'll supply a very low charge so the battery is not completely depleted.

 

Earache my Eye, how would you like a buttache? :cheers: (Remember that one?).

 

 

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I think that they do have a battery drain protection, but its probably limited it what it can do. I would just put a trickle charger on it.

MS3DALE Senior Enthusiast

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We have some that sit on our lot for weeks and start right up,Then others sit on the lot for days and go dead!

They do move the lot around every 2-3 weeks though so pretty much everything gets started at that time.

Now the Corvette's & Cadillac's I personally start-up once a week and let them run for 15-20 minutes,because they will go dead in a couple weeks because of all the computers in them (They have anywhere from 12 to 15)

VMax2007 Senior Enthusiast

VMax2007

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We have some that sit on our lot for weeks and start right up,Then others sit on the lot for days and go dead!

Now the Corvette's I personally start-up once a week and let them run for 15-20 minutes,because they will go dead in a couple weeks because of all the computers in them (They have anywhere from 12 to 15)

 

How many do our trucks have? I would guess at least that many.

MS3DALE Senior Enthusiast

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We have some that sit on our lot for weeks and start right up,Then others sit on the lot for days and go dead!

Now the Corvette's I personally start-up once a week and let them run for 15-20 minutes,because they will go dead in a couple weeks because of all the computers in them (They have anywhere from 12 to 15)

 

How many do our trucks have? I would guess at least that many.

 

 

You know Jeff I'm not sure,But its gotta' be close to that.

I know when I went for on-site training down Atlanta on the "New-For-'05" Corvette C6 they told us to tell the customer that IT WILL go dead in 2-3 weeks if it wasn't started and or driven,Because they had anywhere from 12-15 computers in them depending on the options it had,They told us to sell,or give,the customer a Battery Tender!

I can tell you that they do go dead in 2-3 weeks if not started,I've seen it at the dealership myself.

Also,if you have an '05 C6 with a 6-spd. manual transmission you must put it in reverse when parked,or the modules will not go to "sleep" and it will go dead in hours (I've seen that happen also thanks to dumb salesman who didn't know any better,but should have!!!)

Ranger Senior Enthusiast

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You know Jeff I'm not sure,But its gotta' be close to that.

I know when I went for on-site training down Atlanta on the "New-For-'05" Corvette C6 they told us to tell the customer that IT WILL go dead in 2-3 weeks if it wasn't started and or driven,Because they had anywhere from 12-15 computers in them depending on the options it had,They told us to sell,or give,the customer a Battery Tender!

I can tell you that they do go dead in 2-3 weeks if not started,I've seen it at the dealership myself.

Also,if you have an '05 C6 with a 6-spd. manual transmission you must put it in reverse when parked,or the modules will not go to "sleep" and it will go dead in hours (I've seen that happen also thanks to dumb salesman who didn't know any better,but should have!!!)

 

So it's JUST 05s? I know my cousin just bought an late 07-early 08 C6 Z06...While I've never owned a manual truck (at least not one that was daily driven) I was told the best gear to leave it in is 1st.

Lincoln30 Enthusiast

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My 99 will be completely kill the (a new) battery in 5 weeks. I've let the 08 sit for 3 weeks and it started right up. I've started putting my extra cars on Battery Tenders if they are going to sit for more then a week since draining the battery really shortens the life. Buy a real Deltran Battery Tender (Plus) b/c they can't overcharge the battery. I have two of them now, one for the 97 SL and one for the 99. I have the lighter plug option for the 99 which makes hookup really quick. On the SL the lighter plug will not charge the vehicle so I hooked that one directly to the battery.

MS3DALE Senior Enthusiast

MS3DALE

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You know Jeff I'm not sure,But its gotta' be close to that.

I know when I went for on-site training down Atlanta on the "New-For-'05" Corvette C6 they told us to tell the customer that IT WILL go dead in 2-3 weeks if it wasn't started and or driven,Because they had anywhere from 12-15 computers in them depending on the options it had,They told us to sell,or give,the customer a Battery Tender!

I can tell you that they do go dead in 2-3 weeks if not started,I've seen it at the dealership myself.

Also,if you have an '05 C6 with a 6-spd. manual transmission you must put it in reverse when parked,or the modules will not go to "sleep" and it will go dead in hours (I've seen that happen also thanks to dumb salesman who didn't know any better,but should have!!!)

 

So it's JUST 05s? I know my cousin just bought an late 07-early 08 C6 Z06...While I've never owned a manual truck (at least not one that was daily driven) I was told the best gear to leave it in is 1st.

 

Yes,Just the '05s,The '06-up C6's are not affected.

We have an '08 Z06 on the showroom floor right now,We leave it in Neutral (With the E-Brake on of course) and its fine,Of course like I said earlier I start the Vette's up every week to week-and-half just to make sure they don't go dead ('Cause then you have to do all that relearn crap!)

Guest Riggs

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well every night i leave me GPS on/plugged in is a "hibernation" mode, my ipod running constantly, and sometimes other peoples ipods/ cells phones.... and i have a little blinking light on my keyless that blinks when its locked with the remote.... and prolly a few other things as well... never had a problem but the longest ive let it sit is about 2 days but started right up...

ws6_guy Senior Enthusiast

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I would imagine 2 weeks is the latest you could go without any problems at all, 1 month at max. I've gone only about 1 week without cranking my old Silverado.

D&SYukonDenali Senior Enthusiast

D&SYukonDenali

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Thanks. I'll have to talk to the women about taking errand running one day. She hates taking because it feel too big for her and I make her park it in spot away from other vehicles to avoid door dings.

 

Speaking of parking lots (a little off topic; but a random thought), as trucks and big SUVs become less popular, parking spots are probably going to get smaller to fit more vehicles in them. The yukon almost already sits yellow line-to-yellow line in most parking lot by me.

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