My 1991 200 avant has been going dead overnight recently. I had to put a new battery in about a month and a half ago. It's been like -7 here the past couple nights and I'm going out to a dead battery. Are there any common items that draw a lot in these cars?
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Also, I just fired up my car and it was fine this morning. I pulled fuse #4 last night (we checked for a draw last night and it dropped when I pulled fuse 4).
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Same thing happening to me here.... haven't tested the draw yet.
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gtn116 wrote:My 1991 200 avant has been going dead overnight recently. I had to put a new battery in about a month and a half ago. It's been like -7 here the past couple nights and I'm going out to a dead battery. Are there any common items that draw a lot in these cars?
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I was having the same problem with my 200 just before I sent it to Marcs...
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'91 Audi 200 20v - Revver/BAT project
'91 Audi 200 20v Avant
'01 Anthracite M5
'90 M3
'85 Euro 635csi
'12 X3
E34 530i (maybe rear-mount soon)
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Fuse 4 is interior lights. I know one of my visors is broken. Maybe it tweaked just right and released the switch for the light? I'll have to look into it when it's warmer.
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hmm. I have my entire headliner out with visors..... and this started happening since then... I didn't think it would still draw power if there is no light to light up haha.
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Fuse #4 is also for the cig lighters and radio 

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Nothing in my lighters and I've been needing an excuse to get a new radio. 
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haha.... so my battery was also dying as stated before. I too took out the 4th Fuse and now battery is not dying at night 

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I was having the exact same problem about a month ago. Pulled #4 fuse and boom. I believe the cause was my stereo as it was doing funky things with the key in the off position
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