battery and acc

brady55 · Post by **brady55** » 15 Nov 2011, 20:10

1996 850 turbo auto trans

ok i am having an issue with the battery dieing if it is not started (and run) every day. also some of the acc stay on with the key off or/and out of the ignition ie. headlights, heated seats.

have done these already.
new battery
new ignition switch
no lights are staying on such as trunk or glove box

i am at a loss right now any help would be awesome

Post by **BEJinFbk** » 15 Nov 2011, 20:32

Sounds like you may have a sticky accessory overload relay.
There are several that provide power to all the fun gadgets
in the car that energize when you turn on the key.

Relays 105 (2/30), 106 (2/31) and 107 (2/60) come to mind:

96 850 Relays.pdf: (416.75 KiB) Downloaded 136 times

brady55 · Post by **brady55** » 17 Nov 2011, 11:31

ok so i swapped the 3 relays around then removed all 3 and the heated seat light stayed on. Any thoughts

Post by **BEJinFbk** » 17 Nov 2011, 12:41

Bad ignition switch.