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Unsafe at any speed
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: East of Seattle
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electrical question
My power windows and stereo still work even with the key out of the ignition. Is this normal?
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09-13-2001, 06:35 PM
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Not unless my 911, which is the same age as yours, is not working properly. My windows and stereo do not work with the key out of the ignition -- only with it turned to the "ON" position.
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09-13-2001, 06:48 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Left Coast, Canada
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Not on my SC either.
Do you think this may be the work of a previous owner who fancied himself as an electrician? ------------------ '81 SC Coupe (aka: "Blue Bomber") Canada West Region PCA The Blue Bomber's Website "If it ain't broke...we'll help you fix it 'til it is!" |
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09-13-2001, 09:33 PM
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Do they work immediately after you remove the key, but before you open the door?
Does opening the door cause the "keyless" operation to stop? ------------------ Dan Tolley 1987 911 Coupe http://www.cheaterswayside.com/911/gallery.asp?sort=0&userid=294 |
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09-14-2001, 06:19 AM
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09-14-2001, 06:50 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: McLean, VA
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That's the way the Carrera [84-89] is connected. Power to window motors is held on after the key is removed, until the driver's door is opened. Radio should lose power on key removal, but the PO or installer may have used a +12 line that it not controlled by the ignition switch. If so, better make sure it is fused in-line.
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09-14-2001, 02:25 PM
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Unsafe at any speed
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: East of Seattle
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Yeah, the power does stay on until I open the door. I've had the car for a year, and I'm just figuring out these things. A couple days ago, I learned on this board about the centigrade temperatures surreptitiously printed on a virtually invisible margin of the temp. gauge. Are there any other clandestine features I should know about (before I inadvertently eject myself through the sunroof)?
------------------ Nader 87 Carrera |
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09-14-2001, 10:43 PM
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That's what I figured. My 911 and Audi bot supply power until the door is opened. Don't worry, it's perfectly normal.
I also remember reading something about using the directional and then taking the key out. Apparently the light keeps blinking. Porsche... gotta love it :-) ------------------ Dan Tolley 1987 911 Coupe http://www.cheaterswayside.com/911/gallery.asp?sort=0&userid=294 |
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09-15-2001, 12:35 AM
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Only Porsche
Only bike
1987 Porsche 911 3.2 
The Blue Pheonix
