Shouldn't my macbook go into sleep mode if it runs out of battery?

Isn't there a sleep mode feature for when the battery runs out?
I just picked up a new battery, and I'm running it down for calibration purposes... When it ran out the computer just died and required a hard restart/boot.
I thought there was a feature that put the system into sleep/hibernation mode just before the battery died.
no?

Check through all your system preferences.

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Remove "Boom" and test.
Any third-party software that doesn't install by drag-and-drop into the Applications folder, and uninstall by drag-and-drop to the Trash, is a system modification.
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Back up all data before making any changes.
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If you can’t remove software in any other way, you’ll have to erase and install OS X. Never install any third-party software unless you're sure you know how to uninstall it; otherwise you may create problems that are very hard to solve.
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Good evening from Germany,
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greetings
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That's what I was guessing as well. But unfortunately there is no other device connected to the MBP.
Here's a list of what I've tried so far:
- login-items deleted
- PRAM & SMC reset
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- System Preferences Energy "Wake on Ethernet activity" deactivated
- System Preferences Energy "Automatic reboot after power-loss " deactivated
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- "com.apple.AutoWake.plist" in /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/ deleted
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Well thanks for the that but let's keep writing in English I guess that's easier for both of us.

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