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<blockquote data-quote="Ruger" data-source="post: 810477" data-attributes="member: 1594"><p>Well, the jury is in. The Battery Tender will only show a green LED (indicating that it has fully charged the battery) with the UltraGauge unplugged. With the UltraGauge plugged in the Battery Tender will only show a steady red light no matter how long you leave it running. My conclusion: The UltraGauge keeps the truck's electronic systems active, so the Battery Tender is actually powering them and cannot charge the battery. The UltraGauge is incompatible with a 2011 Raptor and will draw down the battery if left plugged in.</p><p></p><p>The UltraGauge manual has this to say under the heading of Battery Drain:</p><p>"This discussion generally applies to newer vehicles which use the CAN protocol or vehicles with electrical issues. [The 2011 Raptor uses the CAN 11 bit protocol.] When the ignition is switched from RUN to OFF, the vehicle's electrical system modules stay active drawing battery power for several minutes. Over time various systems enter low power mode. Normally once UG has detected ignition OFF, UG will enter a low power mode and wait for the vehicle's systems to become active at the next ignition ON. However, since the vehicle's electrical systems do not shut down; UG quickly attempts to establish communication again. This communication in turn causes the vehicle's systems to remain on indefinitely and results in battery drain. Mode 2 resolves this. Vehicles known to experience battery drain and require 'Power on Detect' mode 2: Mini Cooper, 2010+ Ford Focus, <strong>2011 Ford Fxxx (few)</strong>, 2007+ BMW Series 5 2.0L."</p><p></p><p>I think the "Ford Fxxx" refers to Ford F150/F250/F350 trucks, and mine is a 2011. Use of Power on Detect Mode 2 is supposed to resolve the battery drain problem in the specifically mentioned vehicles, but battery drain occurs on my 2011 Raptor. Let the Raptor owner beware.</p><p></p><p>If the company will refund my money, the UltraGauge is going back. I've screwed with the damn thing for a week now. All I really wanted was a volt meter.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ruger, post: 810477, member: 1594"] Well, the jury is in. The Battery Tender will only show a green LED (indicating that it has fully charged the battery) with the UltraGauge unplugged. With the UltraGauge plugged in the Battery Tender will only show a steady red light no matter how long you leave it running. My conclusion: The UltraGauge keeps the truck's electronic systems active, so the Battery Tender is actually powering them and cannot charge the battery. The UltraGauge is incompatible with a 2011 Raptor and will draw down the battery if left plugged in. The UltraGauge manual has this to say under the heading of Battery Drain: "This discussion generally applies to newer vehicles which use the CAN protocol or vehicles with electrical issues. [The 2011 Raptor uses the CAN 11 bit protocol.] When the ignition is switched from RUN to OFF, the vehicle's electrical system modules stay active drawing battery power for several minutes. Over time various systems enter low power mode. Normally once UG has detected ignition OFF, UG will enter a low power mode and wait for the vehicle's systems to become active at the next ignition ON. However, since the vehicle's electrical systems do not shut down; UG quickly attempts to establish communication again. This communication in turn causes the vehicle's systems to remain on indefinitely and results in battery drain. Mode 2 resolves this. Vehicles known to experience battery drain and require 'Power on Detect' mode 2: Mini Cooper, 2010+ Ford Focus, [B]2011 Ford Fxxx (few)[/B], 2007+ BMW Series 5 2.0L." I think the "Ford Fxxx" refers to Ford F150/F250/F350 trucks, and mine is a 2011. Use of Power on Detect Mode 2 is supposed to resolve the battery drain problem in the specifically mentioned vehicles, but battery drain occurs on my 2011 Raptor. Let the Raptor owner beware. If the company will refund my money, the UltraGauge is going back. I've screwed with the damn thing for a week now. All I really wanted was a volt meter. [/QUOTE]
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