Talk about being redundant! I understand the need to start powering down courtesy lights and other accessories. However, not in my case. Car was shut off and not used again for 24 hours. Only drain would have been the parasitic drain of the various computers - measured at somewhere between...
I measured my battery voltage this morning with a good multimeter - 12.2 volts. I put the battery on my NOCO 5 Genius charger. 4 hours on the charger to get to "Green" - fully charged.
This afternoon I had to go on another short trip - about 8 miles round-trip. I watched the battery gauge...
I found this setting for the driver's seat a few days ago, so I turned it on. It seem pretty neat that when you turn off the car, the seat is pulled way back for easy exit. It's almost too far as, upon entry, it's a bit difficult to precc the clutch to start the car and have the seat return...
I replaced mine without the use of a strap wrench. Yes, it was tight but a two hand grip was sufficient to get the job done. No Loctite was used on the original or the replacement.
This is the kind of treatment that gives car dealers a bad name.
I had the same issue regarding the $465.00 price increase, but I asked for an additional $1,000.00 on my trade which was still $3,000.00 below KBB. I got it but wondered how much money I left on the table.