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Old 06-07-2012, 08:38 PM   #178 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by MetroMPG View Post
The rear defroster comes on for 25 minutes every time you start the engine. [...] It almost seems like they needed to see a 12v load on cold starts for some other reason
I could see it being needed for some intricate electrical reason (like it make sense in a way), but 25 minutes? That's friggin' insane! You might as well start the car with the AC on full or something. It does sound awfully wasteful.
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