Date:         Wed, 30 May 2012 23:36:09 -0400
Reply-To:     David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
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From:         David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      Re: New radio= dead battery?
Comments: To: David Vickery <david_vickery@YAHOO.COM>
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At 09:01 PM 5/30/2012, David Vickery wrote:
>I believe the wiring to the stereo goes to the fuse box for the fuse
>that feeds the key on power.  I may be misunderstanding what you are
>saying, but coming off the fuse box provide plenty of juice.

VW's theory on the radio is that if you're too dumb to remember to
turn it off, you should get paid by running your battery
down.  Notice the absence of the ACC position on the ignition
switch.  I've had to train myself to always turn the radio off, never down.*

Some people want to use the key-in switch to power the radio, but the
switch isn't hefty enough to do that reliably.  However the switch
can power a relay that would power the radio.

*Just like their theory that *you* put the turn signal on, you should
bloody well know which way it's pointing.  And their theory that if
you don't know where the headlight switch is in the dark, how did you
turn the lights on?  It is der user's responsibility...  On the other
hand, no VW driver can be trusted not to jam the starter by trying to
start a running engine, leading to "New-VW-Owner's-Sprained-Thumb"
injuries the first time the motor doesn't start on the first try.

Yours,
David