# 95 volvo 850 battery drain

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/95-volvo-850-battery-drain/71263>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [March 3, 2012, 7:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/95-volvo-850-battery-drain/71263 "2012-03-03T19:29:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![aliveson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/53a042/32.png) [@aliveson](https://community.cartalk.com/u/aliveson)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2012, 7:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/95-volvo-850-battery-drain/71263/1 "2012-03-03T19:29:05Z")

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Battery seems to be slowly draining if car sits for a few days. I turned off trunk and glovebox lights, but problem persists. any thoughts? thanks!

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**Author:** ![cigroller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c68b51/32.png) [@cigroller](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cigroller)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2012, 9:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/95-volvo-850-battery-drain/71263/2 "2012-03-03T21:21:15Z")

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You need to start by checking for a parasitic battery drain. The web is full of guides for how to do this in a systematic way. Here’s one: [http://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/how-to/repair/how-to-stop-car-battery-drains](http://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/how-to/repair/how-to-stop-car-battery-drains)

You can also have your battery tested free at many auto parts stores.

While you’re fussing with things make sure to clean up the battery connections.