One mans STEP1 is another mans STEP3.
STEP1 put your existing battery on a smart charger and...er...charge it.
IF it doesn't recover, at least temporarily, then go to STEP3
STEP2 check that your car's charging system is producing a voltage between 13.8 and 14.5 volts. No point in putting a new battery in if the charging systems not working.
IF/when your battery conks out again, (assuming it didn't stand for ages with a parasitic load, which most new cars have), go to STEP3.
Not knocking STEP3. All steps lead to STEP3, and its described with a lot of helpful detail, but personally, I don't take STEP3 until I'm sure I have to.
Edited by edlithgow on 21/01/2019 at 11:16
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