Draining battery

[snapdragon]

Originally Posted by tonupkid

Do the door handles have proximity sensors?
When mine was draining its battery it was always on a rainy day. Which indicates to me that the issue is caused by water ingress perhaps causing the car to wake up. A short rather than proximity

Yes, when the car was newer (I have had it 9 years) they sensed the hand under the handle with G415 touch sensor and unlock the door before you have chance to pull the handle up.

I know my handles are faulty as only the passenger front works like this nowadays, with the others the handle has to be lifted. Also, they will sometimes unlock when washing the car if the key is in my pocket because the water registers as a hand. As the doors are not opened, it locks again a while later.
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I remember a thread on a US forum when a guy disabled it by popping out the pin for that wire on each of the handle or door control unit connector. The handle electronics under the lock button are fully waterproofed in expoxy resin. Even if water gets under the grey rubber button it is unlikely to affect it.