# 14 Civic parasitic battery drain

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/14-civic-parasitic-battery-drain/118320>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** civic, honda\
**Created:** [May 29, 2018, 10:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/14-civic-parasitic-battery-drain/118320 "2018-05-29T22:17:32Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Kristy\_Traver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/838e76/32.png) [@Kristy\_Traver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Kristy_Traver)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2018, 10:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/14-civic-parasitic-battery-drain/118320/1 "2018-05-29T22:17:32Z")

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My Civic has a parasitic draw coming from fuse #29 the backup fuse. Dealership doesn’t seem very knowledgeable any advice on how to find out where the drain is coming from?

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**Author:** ![TXdealer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/50afbb/32.png) [@TXdealer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TXdealer)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2018, 12:29am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/14-civic-parasitic-battery-drain/118320/2 "2018-05-30T00:29:37Z")

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That appears to be the fuse for the back up lights. Assuming you don’t have an aftermarket alarm or remote start installed, I would focus on the wiring to the transmission shifter. Without having access to a wiring diagram, I would imagine putting the car into reverse should be the only way that circuit is complete. There might be a specific switch used or it could be the shifter itself.

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**Author:** ![Barkydog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/barkydog/32/2470_2.png) [@Barkydog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Barkydog)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2018, 1:06am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/14-civic-parasitic-battery-drain/118320/3 "2018-05-30T01:06:36Z")

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You have 2 fuse boxes, both with a 19 fuse, the 19 under the hood is for the backup lights, replace the bulbs easy try #1. 29 in the cabin is acc fuse, figure out which one first, my guess the acc fuse, here is a helpful site. [https://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/car-technology/a5859/how-to-stop-car-battery-drains/](https://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/car-technology/a5859/how-to-stop-car-battery-drains/)