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• Mercedes e 320 07 Reg Estate - Changing the battery without losing codes etc 2 Dec 2016 (Forum)
  Can you help guide me to the battery location on my car. And will I need to bridge the battery when changing over? Many thanks
• Battery testing? 10 Feb 2015 (Forum)
  My battery is over 4 years old and I know that it could fail at any time. I don't want this to happen at an inconvenient time. Is it possible to test a battery to predict when it will fail? I know you can test it once it has failed, but can testers predict it before it happens?
• Ford Focus - Battery/advice - which make, where to fit? 10 Dec 2010 (Forum)
  Hi, Think I may be in need of a new battery in my 4-year old Focus 1.8TDCi - what is a good make of battery, and where should I get it fitted - dealer, KwikFit, Halfords, etc?!
• Ford Mondeo III - Silver Calcium Battery Charging 25 Mar 2010 (Forum)
  I need to charge the 12 Volt Silver Calcium Battery on my 2003 Ford Mondeo. Will any car battery charger do (mine is 20 years old) or is there a more appropriate type of charger I should use?
• Battery Change 18 Apr 2007 (Forum)
  Is it possible to change a car battery without the need to re-program radio/alarm etc. If you used say an Airflow Battery Conditioner on the disconnected live and earth cables before disconnection and during, would that be enough to hold the codes for the radio etc, reconnect the leads
• FIAT Punto II (1999 - 2006) - Buying a new battery off a big national company 22 Nov 2008 (Forum)
  My experience of trying to replace the battery on my wife's car prompted me to send them this e-mail today. Just felt like I needed to get it off my chest. Dear Sir Last night my wife's Punto was diagnosed by the RAC as requiring a replacement battery. Late last night I accessed your website
• Citroen C5 exlusive estate Auto 2.2 deisel - Flat battery 1 Feb 2016 (Forum)
  When I leave the car for more than about 4 days the battery goes flat(new battery). I have put the car into a local garage and the only fault they came up with was dodgy earth connections which they cleaned.  After locking car and leaving again for 4 days- battery flat again. Leave
• Peugeot 206 2.0 HDI - Can a battery inspection window be replaced? 13 Dec 2014 (Forum)
  Hello Everyone. Due to only removing the sticker pointing to it and stupidly not removing the vent plug from a new battery, the inspection window has shot off and battery acid has splashed the engine bay. The battery still seems to work fine, although I have removed it now. I
• VW Sharan 1.9TDi 1999/2000 - battery drain 19 Mar 2012 (Forum)
  My battery goes flat over night.  Even with everything switched off there seems to be a small current drain. I know this because when I disconnect and reconnect the positive battery lead to the battery terminal there is a small spark.  Everything is switched off, including courtesy
• Ford Mondeo IV (2007 - ) - 07 1.8D Battery/Electrical Issues 8 Jan 2012 (Forum)
  Has anyone else experienced electrical problems with their new Mondeo? I've had the battery replaced, a number of intermittent front headlight faults that cannot be traced, the immobiliser has taken a few attempts to dis-arm. On attempting to start the car after it not running for only 7 days
• Nissan Micra 2006 - 2006 Nissan Micra, Brand New Battery Flat 4 Jan 2011 (Forum)
  2006 Nissan Micra (new Shape) Battery went flat over christmas whilst parked up for 1 week,  called AA Homestart,  engineer installed brand new battery (charged up) left car for a further week (not driven at all) and battery totally dead, anyone else had this before I call AA
• Any - EV Battery recycling 23 Aug 2023 (Forum)
  For those under the misguided impression that EV batteries will end up in landfill - https://youtu.be/s2xrarUWVRQ
• FIAT Punto (1994 - 1999) - 1998 - battery boost - help needed 17 Dec 2007 (Forum)
  Hi all, becasue of the cold weather i thought id give the battery of our fiat punto 60 (1998) a bit of a charge up today, as the car lives outside and only does short runs. It has been labouring to start recently and we probably need to invest in a new battery. Anyway i thought a nice task would
• Audi A8 - Yuasa battery - Presumed battery failure - best make? 22 Apr 2021 (Forum)
  Just over a year ago I bought what they said was the best battery in Halford's - a 100Ah Yuasa HSB019.  After inadvertently flattening it a few weeks ago it has now twice failed to retain enough charge to start the engine.  The 8 and 9 year old batteries in our other two cars have
• Vauxhall Zafira Tourer 1.6cdti - Stop-Start batteries 1 Mar 2021 (Forum)
  Hi, A friend has just has a new battery fitted to her Kia Piccanto.  The AA man suggested she save money and not to fit a Stop Start Battery.  I own a Zafira Tourer 1.6 cdti with Stop-Start.  The difference in price between a Stop-Start battery and normal is about £300
• lexus rx400h - auxillery battery failure 17 Dec 2018 (Forum)
  i am about to leave my lexus rx400h at an airport for 2 weeks and i am told that it is commonplace to return and find the battery flat.i gather that the auxillery battery is only small but with the amount of "kit" on these cars the battery flattens quickly.i am also told that there is no bigger
• Mazda MX-5 - Battery booster - Start Genie 5 Nov 2012 (Forum)
  Now the cold mornings are here, flat batteries show themselves. I saw an ad in the Telegraph quite a few months ago for a Start Genie, that you plug into the 12v supply and it will supply enough power to start the engine in the event of a flat battery. I cannot see this on the Telegraph shop
• Mondeo Mk3 V6 - Battery charging problem - alternator fault? 26 Mar 2012 (Forum)
  Hi, my mondeo is just over 6 years old so when the AA man pronounced the battery dead after a call out for a non start I was not surprised. However, about a month later the new battery is flat and the car won't start. If I charge the battery up it seems ok, but does not really seem to charge
• Mazda MX5 Mk2 1999 - Draining Battery 1 Jul 2011 (Forum)
  Our MX5 fails to start after a couple of days if it hasn't been driven. It appears as if something is draining the battery. We did have a faulty radio that would sometimes not switch off and I disconnected the radio hoping this was the problem but the problem still exists. I have tried
• Honda FR-V - Battery charging/losing charge 2 Mar 2011 (Forum)
  Hi all. I am having a problem with my Honda FRV 1.7SE. If I park up and turn off the engine I cannot use radio/lights/fan or anything 'battery powered' as the battery seems to lose charge very quickly (I'm talking a matter of seconds) and the car won't start. If I use jump leads the engine fires