And the curse of the shitty Battery has finally visited me,
went out this morning at half Three to drive to work and upon 'starting' the car....'read that as attempting to'.... i was greeted by the classic 'starter motor click', and a multitude of flashing dashboard lights, as well as, service Stabiltrak, service anti theft system, battery saver system activated,
so after a few expletive words... I've deduced that i've got a shagged battery, not bad i suppose, i'm still running on the original battery.... but why can't car give you a bloody warning when the battery is shagged?
so it looks like a day of tracking down and changing a battery for me...on the plus side...i've got a day of work now...YAY !!!
just checked the battery with a multimeter and i'm getting a 'resting figure' of 9.82v...so yep she's shagged..
found this... i presume it will be good enough..
is there anything i need to do once i've fitted a new battery, apart from the standard..open/close windows ?
is it worth checking the alternator ? and more importantly is it as simple as getting the car started and testing the battery (whilst its running to check what power it's showing?)..ie i presume it would be around 12 to 14 v when the car is running...and 12 when its turned off ....
went out this morning at half Three to drive to work and upon 'starting' the car....'read that as attempting to'.... i was greeted by the classic 'starter motor click', and a multitude of flashing dashboard lights, as well as, service Stabiltrak, service anti theft system, battery saver system activated,
so after a few expletive words... I've deduced that i've got a shagged battery, not bad i suppose, i'm still running on the original battery.... but why can't car give you a bloody warning when the battery is shagged?
so it looks like a day of tracking down and changing a battery for me...on the plus side...i've got a day of work now...YAY !!!
just checked the battery with a multimeter and i'm getting a 'resting figure' of 9.82v...so yep she's shagged..
found this... i presume it will be good enough..
is there anything i need to do once i've fitted a new battery, apart from the standard..open/close windows ?
is it worth checking the alternator ? and more importantly is it as simple as getting the car started and testing the battery (whilst its running to check what power it's showing?)..ie i presume it would be around 12 to 14 v when the car is running...and 12 when its turned off ....
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