Ford Mondeo 2-litre petrol, '54 reg - Lead/acid, calcium or silver battery

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Wed 4 Apr 2012 18:38
Ford Mondeo 2-litre petrol, '54 reg - Lead/acid, calcium or silver battery - bathtub tom

I don't know when Ford started fitting their 'smart' charge system. I know that lead/acid isn't advisable with it, but how do I tell if 'smart' charge. The handbook doesn't help.

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Wed 4 Apr 2012 21:40
Ford Mondeo 2-litre petrol, '54 reg - Lead/acid, calcium or silver battery - Peter.N.

Have a look and see what the original battery is.

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Thu 5 Apr 2012 12:03
Ford Mondeo 2-litre petrol, '54 reg - Lead/acid, calcium or silver battery - bathtub tom

Have a look and see what the original battery is.

Unfortunately it's not my car and the owner's had the battery replaced. It just rang alarm bells for me.

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Wed 4 Apr 2012 23:31
Ford Mondeo 2-litre petrol, '54 reg - Lead/acid, calcium or silver battery - mikej

My 1999 Focus used the smart charge system and required a calcium battery so I'd be surprised if your 54 Mondeo wasn't the same but, as Peter says, checking the OEM battery will be a good place to start.

'Silver' batteries are calcium batteries enhanced with silver AFAIK. Bosch have a compatibilty chart on their website for their calcium/silver batteries.

Edited by mikej on 04/04/2012 at 23:31

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