Hey Guys,

I was sat last night watching Armageddon for the 5th time just to appreciate the 5.1 Dolby in my 220d lol, and a thought occurred to me. How long is the recommended time to watch a DVD with the Engine Off? i have looked through the Manual and cant see any recommendations.

Anyone have any ideas?

Compared to the vast amount of power required to turn over and start the engine, I really can't see you being able to flatten the battery just by running the stereo and a small screen. You could probably run it for days before you noticed the battery going flat.

wow that really impressive, to think I was worried about running it for 30mins while I'm on the eurotunnel

Nope - its a few hours tops. I killed mine when I was in Ireland and took some measurements to find out why.

Takes over 30A [the complete system] even on a low volume. Multiply that that by a few hours and you well exceed any short burst turnover current.

Thirty mins should be fine though.

Bear in mind that it's pretty easy to run your battery down even if you leave the interior light on overnight !

I'd say about 30mins and then start the engine for a while to give the battery a bit of a charge.

Ah ok thanks guys , think ill just bring my lappy with me lol, cant start the car on the eurotunnel lol

I've always asked myself, does the DVD player has any use at all? I only use it to listen to DVD audios (which is very good), but for movies it is a total waste in my opinion, especially since it can't be viewed while the car is in motion...

ive "unlocked" the dvd in motion thing and some times leave dvds on for my daughter to watc whilst im driving. beware though, doing this causes the phone menu to start as if you were stopped, but the straight to speed dial it "normaly" does is far better and the destination input part of the sat nav dosent unlock anyway!! slightly dissapointing after a couple of hours graft and chopping your wiring loom!