Re: 2000 Acura SRS light.



In article <r0kav.iad.17.1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, meat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx says...
I own a Chevy Trailblazer 2003. It is chock full of electronics. Fly by
wire throttle, 4speed electronic shift tranny, 4 wheel ABS, Automatic 4WD
(selector switch not a mechanical shifter) theater dimming interior
lights, automatic headlamps, all electronic gauges etc..... Last year I
had battery trouble. Had to jump start it after leaving the radio on for 2
hours at a drive in theater that broadcast their audio on FM. The next day
it started fine and drove it to the dealer. They tested it and said it had
ZERO cranking amps :) Not once did I notice any glitches in the
electronics even though the battery was toast. I would say the SRS in this
Honda is very poorly designed as someone else suggested.

That must be one POWERFUL radio to kill the battery in 2 hours, or the
battery itself was close to death to begin with. I also assume you were
in Accessory mode, and not letting it sit in RUN, with all the other
electronics running?

Also, if it had ZERO cranking amps, how did you start it to get to the
dealer?

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