[Old and Grumpy]

Hi.

Thing is the car has been sitting for only 6 days since coming home from my last shift... That seems a bit short to me if Im honest...

I do have a factory fitted towbar and the only other thing plugged in would be the dash cam but struggling to see how that would drain the battery so quick... Certainly wasnt an issue with my xtrail before getting the Kodiaq in Feb.

Is the 2019 version also at risk of the battery/module issue?

Cheers in advance for your thoughs.

A dash cam plugged in and running 24/7 for 6 days would certainly drain a battery, keeping in mind that a stop/ start battery is never fully charged by the system to leave capacity for the regenerative charging to use.

I can confirm that my dashcam, (Nextbase Duo running from 12 volt cigar lighter socket), left plugged in for a week with no engine running certainly drained the battery and resulted in a "Low Battery" warning. I charged the battery by driving and remembered to unplug the dashcam whenever parked overnight and no problem experienced since.

 

[Old and Grumpy]

Yes, all 12 volt sockets are permanently on.