How long have you not used your van?

[Jimmmmy]

Just wondering how long the battery will last without use. My van has sat on the drive for just over three weeks over Christmas and the app was showing 12.57 volts on the battery so thought I would take her for a run, did 25 miles and back up to 12.9v, I have one of those solar battery conditioners but haven`t used it as yet but might put it on just to be safe. How long have you left yours?

 

[Dellmassive]

A normal T6 should last 3-4 weeks before failing to start.

I'm not sure on the T6.1 stats yet. . . .

But if you're in the Habit of leaving the van long term, you might want to look at getting your own jump pack.


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Which Jump Starter?

Advice required. Hi guys - I thought it would be prudent to carry one of those small JumpStarter powerpacks about with me as I have an electric lift seat installed for my better half and am a little concerned that with the extra demands on the van battery I might get caught out one wintery...

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[Niall.b]

left mine for nearly 5 weeks while the seats were being retrimmed and started no problem

 

[Dellmassive]

left mine for nearly 5 weeks while the seats were being retrimmed and started no problem

What spec van? T6.1?

 

[Niall.b]

T6 140 bhp

 

[Graham Jones]

I have left my 2018 T6, 5 weeks to visit you lot in UK. Van still on 12.3v when I returned, no problem starting.
Cheers.

 

[MK2Golf24v]

Not driven my camper since Oct
Throw it on a charger every now and again via the tow wiring though.

 

[T6Paul]

Throw it on a charger every now and again via the tow wiring though.

Please tell me more. How does this setup work?
My van now sits unused for a week or two at a time (Sometimes up to a month). I keep my car and motorbike on Ctek chargers but they’re in the garage. A lead I could run out to the tow electrics would be great to keep it topped up.

 

[dubber36]

If you have fully wired up 13 pin electrics, pin 9 is a continuous battery +ve and pin 13 is its corresponding -ve.

Check that you have all the connections at the socket. Some are only wired for lighting.

 

[T6Paul]

Mine is a fully wired 13 pin PF Jones specific wiring kit.

 

[dandan88]

Did you sort anything to keep the battery topped up via the tow electrics by any chance?

 

[roadtripper]

See here for tinkering with the OEM towing electrics to work out behaviour

T6.1 OEM Towing Socket behaviour

So today I have been tinkering with my towing socket and thought this might be useful info in a post for others. My van is a MY21 T6.1 Caravelle with full towing electrics from factory. (Edited to add mine is a single battery system) This is my experimental 13 pin plug. There are 4 grain of...

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[roadtripper]

And here for my Trailer Socket 12v EHU build

https://www.t6forum.com/threads/trailer-socket-12v-ehu-how-I've-done-it.45009/