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Old 07-30-2009, 09:42 AM   #11 (permalink)
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2. don't press the key fob alarm button

I'm assuming the engine immobilizer will turn ON and the alarm senors will all remain OFF.
Yep. The immobilizer will automatically activate, but the alarm will not. When the alarm activates, it increases the current draw by about 50% - if I remember correctly the alarm/immobilizer draws 10 ma with the alarm off, and 15 with the alarm on.

The car has a "dark current" draw of around 50 ma (if I remember correctly), which includes the ECU, the radio, and the immobilizer/alarm.
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