Do you switch your system off before shutting the engine down?

kb100 · 12th June 2006, 22:00

Folks...

How many of you power down your ICE before switching the engine off?

jkdas · 12th June 2006, 22:10

yo, patience dude patience. another double thread by you

PM a mod

Me sometimes, but I always switch off my player before I start my car.

Tool · 12th June 2006, 23:04

this is what i do.. as a Rule ....only switch the player on after the car has run for the first 3 odd minutes.. and always shut the system off 30 seconds before the shut the car down ...

just that i like being Xtra safe and safe is always better .. especially with the costs associated with High End ICE systems !!

booom

low_bass_makker · 12th June 2006, 23:20

Never I had swichted off my system before any thing..........

Also when starting the engine all the stuff of the car acc gets switch off.

One more thing I never ever play my system without starting the engine......

jango · 13th June 2006, 00:00

i switch off my ICE always before turning off my car

premdiv · 13th June 2006, 07:33

i does this mostly but even if i didnt do so my ICE automatically shuts down and then start automatically during starting. Is this ok and is this functionality available with all the cars??

satish_appasani · 13th June 2006, 10:54

I switch off most of the times.

navin · 13th June 2006, 11:17

Usually I do. But at times if I have to entertain my son I let it run for a few minutes. Given that I dont have a huge multiamp system I dont think the battery will strain that much besides On the next drive the battery will recharge.

iraghava · 13th June 2006, 11:29

I switch the system off religiously when I switch the car off and only play the system with the car switched off for a few minutes. Just being cautious I guess

autozealot · 13th June 2006, 11:37

Yes ofcourse, its always safer to do that. For that matter I make it a point to switch off all the electricals, before turning off the engine.

Cheers

az

Mugen_Power · 13th June 2006, 11:44

I Always switch off the system before shutting the engine down

Cheers,
Mugen_Power.

speedsatya · 13th June 2006, 12:08

i had read somewhere that its always better to switch off all your electricals when u start the engine ...this is because the starter requires a lot of current when starting ...so if anything else like the lights or the ICE is on ,teh starter will not get the right amount of current ....and if this is done regularly the starter can have problems ...thats teh reason the ICE display will dim or blank out when u start the car ...
also starting the car with any electricals on ...will put unnecessary load on teh battery ...

i have seen many people using Pw's when the engine is not running ...this is not advisable
so its always better to switch off everything like your ICE,PW's lights ,blower before shutting down the engine

speedzak · 13th June 2006, 13:52

As a rule of the THUMB, I always (try) to switch off my system before I switch off the engine. And I succeed most of the times. It'll otherwise take a huge toll on my cute ALTO's Battery. All the monsters in my Setup will burp after eating it.

By the way I've changed my Head unit from the pioneer7750 to Alpine9835 and Alpine DVA5210. Both are installed as Dual DIN in dash. Still trying to get used to the alpine interface.

gunbir · 13th June 2006, 14:22

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Originally Posted by speedzak

By the way I've changed my Head unit from the pioneer7750 to Alpine9835 and Alpine DVA5210. Both are installed as Dual DIN in dash. Still trying to get used to the alpine interface.

Hey those are both great units. How much did you get em for. I assume you control the DVA from the 9835.

jesal · 13th June 2006, 14:54

i put it off when turning on the car. but sometimes when engine is off i do listen to music. only with a car with no woofer. keep my accent off and stereo running and the battry drains like noones business

View Poll Results: How many of you power down your ICE before switching the engine off?
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SOMETIMES	24	35.82%
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12th June 2006, 22:00	#1
kb100 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Bangy Boy! Posts: 1,555 Thanked: 21 Times	Do you switch your system off before shutting the engine down? Folks... How many of you power down your ICE before switching the engine off?
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12th June 2006, 22:10	#2
jkdas Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Thiruvananthapu Posts: 9,687 Thanked: 1,492 Times View My Garage	yo, patience dude patience. another double thread by you PM a mod Me sometimes, but I always switch off my player before I start my car.
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12th June 2006, 23:04	#3
Tool BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 351 Thanked: 4 Times View My Garage	this is what i do.. as a Rule ....only switch the player on after the car has run for the first 3 odd minutes.. and always shut the system off 30 seconds before the shut the car down ... just that i like being Xtra safe and safe is always better .. especially with the costs associated with High End ICE systems !! booom Last edited by Tool : 12th June 2006 at 23:05.
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12th June 2006, 23:20	#4
low_bass_makker Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Faridabad Posts: 6,815 Thanked: 305 Times View My Garage	Never I had swichted off my system before any thing.......... Also when starting the engine all the stuff of the car acc gets switch off. One more thing I never ever play my system without starting the engine...... Last edited by low_bass_makker : 12th June 2006 at 23:21.
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13th June 2006, 00:00	#5
jango BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: New York & kotayam Posts: 800 Thanked: 23 Times View My Garage	i switch off my ICE always before turning off my car
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13th June 2006, 07:33	#6
premdiv BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Trivandrum Posts: 164 Thanked: Once	i does this mostly but even if i didnt do so my ICE automatically shuts down and then start automatically during starting. Is this ok and is this functionality available with all the cars??
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13th June 2006, 10:54	#7
satish_appasani Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 1,112 Thanked: 104 Times View My Garage	I switch off most of the times.
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13th June 2006, 11:17	#8
navin Team-BHP Support Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 25,198 Thanked: 9,302 Times	Usually I do. But at times if I have to entertain my son I let it run for a few minutes. Given that I dont have a huge multiamp system I dont think the battery will strain that much besides On the next drive the battery will recharge.
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13th June 2006, 11:29	#9
iraghava Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bhaiyyaland Posts: 8,033 Thanked: 265 Times View My Garage	I switch the system off religiously when I switch the car off and only play the system with the car switched off for a few minutes. Just being cautious I guess
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13th June 2006, 11:37	#10
autozealot BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 204 Thanked: 12 Times	Yes ofcourse, its always safer to do that. For that matter I make it a point to switch off all the electricals, before turning off the engine. Cheers az
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13th June 2006, 11:44	#11
Mugen_Power Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Gujarat 03 Posts: 1,302 Thanked: 18 Times	I Always switch off the system before shutting the engine down Cheers, Mugen_Power.
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13th June 2006, 12:08	#12
speedsatya Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: bangalore/manga Posts: 3,169 Thanked: 738 Times View My Garage	i had read somewhere that its always better to switch off all your electricals when u start the engine ...this is because the starter requires a lot of current when starting ...so if anything else like the lights or the ICE is on ,teh starter will not get the right amount of current ....and if this is done regularly the starter can have problems ...thats teh reason the ICE display will dim or blank out when u start the car ... also starting the car with any electricals on ...will put unnecessary load on teh battery ... i have seen many people using Pw's when the engine is not running ...this is not advisable so its always better to switch off everything like your ICE,PW's lights ,blower before shutting down the engine
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13th June 2006, 13:52	#13
speedzak BANNED Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: India Posts: 4,347 Thanked: 27 Times	As a rule of the THUMB, I always (try) to switch off my system before I switch off the engine. And I succeed most of the times. It'll otherwise take a huge toll on my cute ALTO's Battery. All the monsters in my Setup will burp after eating it. By the way I've changed my Head unit from the pioneer7750 to Alpine9835 and Alpine DVA5210. Both are installed as Dual DIN in dash. Still trying to get used to the alpine interface.
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13th June 2006, 14:54	#15
jesal BANNED Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 2,323 Thanked: 13 Times View My Garage	i put it off when turning on the car. but sometimes when engine is off i do listen to music. only with a car with no woofer. keep my accent off and stereo running and the battry drains like noones business
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