This feature is not available with manual transmissions. Matter of fact,
this particular vehicle is not available in anything but an automatic
transmission.

Doug

"Meindert Sprang" wrote in message
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"Meindert Sprang" wrote in message
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"Doug Dotson" dougdotson@NOSPAMcablespeedNOSPAMcom wrote in message
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My car has a feature that will automatically start it and charge the
batteries if the voltage drops below 11 volts. I haven't tested it
but apparently the designers felt this was a good figure.

Hopefully only when in Neutral or Park....... :-))

Mmm... I realize this might seem a silly remark, but here in Europe, most
cars have a manual gearbox and it is very common to leave the car in 1st
gear when parked, instead of using the parking break.

Meindert

Park only of course. Can't get the key out of the ignition unless it is
in Park.



"Meindert Sprang" wrote in message
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"Doug Dotson" dougdotson@NOSPAMcablespeedNOSPAMcom wrote in message
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My car has a feature that will automatically start it and charge the
batteries if the voltage drops below 11 volts. I haven't tested it
but apparently the designers felt this was a good figure.

Hopefully only when in Neutral or Park....... :-))

Meindert

Also Sprach Doug Dotson dougdotson@nospamcablespeednospamcom:

My car has a feature that will automatically start it and charge the
batteries if the voltage drops below 11 volts. I haven't tested it
but apparently the designers felt this was a good figure.

I hope that this is a feature which you must manually activate, and will
deactivate itself automatically after you put the car in drive or
something... I imagine a scenario where you forget the feature is on, park
the car in an attached garage, accidentally leave the door ajar, and then
the car automatically starts at 3AM when everyone's asleep and fills the
house with CO.

Dan


--
I have made good judgements in the past. I have made good judgements in
the future.

-- Dan Quayle

"Marshall Banana" wrote in message
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Also Sprach Doug Dotson dougdotson@nospamcablespeednospamcom:

My car has a feature that will automatically start it and charge the
batteries if the voltage drops below 11 volts. I haven't tested it
but apparently the designers felt this was a good figure.

I hope that this is a feature which you must manually activate,

Of course,

and will
deactivate itself automatically after you put the car in drive or
something...

Certainly. Once the car is running it is doubtful the voltage will be low
enough
to activate the feature anyway. The start lockout would prevent a problem
even if an attempt was made to start with the engine running. You can turn
the
key to "start" all you want, but if the engine is running if will not engage
the
starter motor. Matter of fact, all you do to start is to turn the key to
"start" and
release it. It will automatically crank the engine until it starts.


I imagine a scenario where you forget the feature is on, park
the car in an attached garage, accidentally leave the door ajar, and then
the car automatically starts at 3AM when everyone's asleep and fills the
house with CO.

It only allows the engine to run for 10 minutes then shuts it down. Enabling
the feature in a garage would be pretty stupid I would think.

Dan


--
I have made good judgements in the past. I have made good judgements in
the future.

-- Dan Quayle

Presumably you can disable this feature, otherwise what happens if you park
it in an integral garage and it starts up in the middle of the night?
Unless the garage is completely sealed from the living area it could be
lethal.

"Doug Dotson" dougdotson@NOSPAMcablespeedNOSPAMcom wrote in message
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My car has a feature that will automatically start it and charge the
batteries if the voltage drops below 11 volts. I haven't tested it
but apparently the designers felt this was a good figure.

Doug

"Mvd" wrote in message
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Hi,

I am planning to make a device that gives a signal (beep) when my
voltage drops at a level that i cant start my boat engine. I have to
know aproximaly what voltage is the minium to start.

I have an 4.3l V6 mercruiser inboard. What will be a save voltage to
program in the device?

On 24 Mar 2005 06:46:37 -0800, (Mvd) wrote:
Hi,

I am planning to make a device that gives a signal (beep) when my
voltage drops at a level that i cant start my boat engine. I have to
know aproximaly what voltage is the minium to start.

I have an 4.3l V6 mercruiser inboard. What will be a save voltage to
program in the device?

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Like everyone else has said, it depends. I'll throw some numbers in
the air however just to give you a starting point and provide target
practice for everyone else:

Battery under load is about 50% discharged at 11.5 volts, and the no
load 50% point is around 12 volts. Your engine should still start at
50% charged if you don't have to crank it for too long and
temperatures are not too low.

It's not good practice to let your battery go below 50% in any case.

(Mvd) wrote in
om:

I have an 4.3l V6 mercruiser inboard. What will be a save voltage to
program in the device?


12.4V

Larry W4CSC wrote in message ...
(Mvd) wrote in
om:

I have an 4.3l V6 mercruiser inboard. What will be a save voltage to
program in the device?


12.4V

Larry,

Did you test this 12.4 voltage? I know it depends on the state of your
battery but is the 12.4V a regular voltage where you still be able to
start the engine?