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Subject:Re: Carry spare ECU? What else?
From:David Beierl
Date:Fri, 16 Apr 2010 14:51:02 -0400

At 02:33 PM 4/16/2010, mark drillock wrote:
>For wbx no need to unhook the battery to swap ECU, just make certain the
>key is OFF when plugging or unplugging. There is no power going to any
>pin of the ECU when the key is off. Other VWs can have memory in the ECU
>that gets power all the time.

Also, Glory Be, no airbag circuit that can still blow your head for a
full sixty seconds after the power is unhooked.  I understand the
reason for it, and I think airbags are a fine idea, but actually
dealing with them scares the pee out of me.

Yours,
d