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• spot welding 30 Mar 2006 (Forum)
  Prior to spot welding on a car, is it sufficient to remove the battery in order to protect the ECU? and are there any other devices that should be isolated electrically? Thanks in advance.
• immobiliser - rover metro 23 Oct 2005 (Forum)
  The immobiliser is stuck on my rover metro The engine will not start I have changed yhe batteries in the fob can anybody help
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  Question of the Week: Is it safe to buy a secondhand EV that's stood unused? 11 Oct 2024 (News)
  
• Chevrolet Spark 1.2 - Car will be left for a coupe of months 25 Nov 2015 (Forum)
  Car will be left for a couple of months. Not sure whether it is wise or not to disconnect  battery.  
• ford mondeo titanium 2010 - radio code 17 May 2015 (Forum)
  hi, I changed the battery and the radio off , it needs to radio code,please
• Ford Fiesta - radio codes 15 Nov 2014 (Forum)
  iv had to change the battery but i did'nt have the code the serial number is m488571,any help appreciated ,cheers
• ford focus saloon - focus stereo code 9 Apr 2014 (Forum)
  had to replace my battery, and unable to find the code needed for the stereo serial no - M264191
• ford fiesta - radio code 2 Apr 2014 (Forum)
  hi can anybody help, had to change battery now lost radio,  serial no is m256407,  many thanks
• fiesta air conditioning 5 Jun 2003 (Forum)
  is it normal to feel a drop in power when i switch on the a/c in my fiesta? is there any way of stopping this like putting in a bigger battery?
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  Extra 'recommendations' during car service — are they really necessary? 19 Jun 2012 (Ask HJ)
  Yesterday I had my Hyundai's 3rd year service and 1st MOT carried out at Halfords. They came back to me with 'recommendations' including: 1. An engine...
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  Electric shock 24 Jul 2010 (Ask HJ)
  There is a lot of talk and action regarding the future of electric/hybrid cars as if this technology is going to save the world. To my mind, pure electric...
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  Is it safe to buy a secondhand EV that's stood unused? 7 Oct 2024 (Ask HJ)
  I'm considering buying a lightly used Mercedes-Benz EQB 350, which was first registered in June 2022, gas done 3,000 miles and seems to have been sat at...
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  The key card for my Renault Espace will open the doors but not start the car, what can I do? 27 Jul 2023 (Ask HJ)
  I have a Renault espace MK4, the card key opens the doors but won't start the car. I've put a new battery in the key card but it has made no difference.
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  Can you recommend any 'self-charging' hybrids? 3 Dec 2021 (Ask HJ)
  Is a self-charging hybrid as efficient, economical and 'green' as a plug-in hybrid (PHEV)? Can you recommend any 'self-charging' hybrids as I note that...
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  Renault Trafic Rimini - 1996 Renault Trafic Camper Buying Advice 17 Apr 2021 (Forum)
  )     My main concerns are the rust underneath (despite just passing an MOT without any work) and not knowing if all the appliances work inside. I have never owned a motorhome and have no idea how it all works. I completely forgot to ask if it had a leisure battery fitted etc.   So I
• Citroen C5 - 2010 Citroen c5 2.0 163 HDI - aux belt 21 Sep 2018 (Forum)
  Forgive me, it has been quite some time since my last posting... hope everyone is doing well I’ve a Citroen c5 tourer, 2010 with the auto HDi 163 engine. When I pulled up outside my house the other night, noticed that the air con had cut out, and got an error saying battery low or electrical
• Rover 25 1.4 (2003) - Alarm, engine immobiliser or some other problem 6 May 2015 (Forum)
  this when someone else could still use it as a cheap first car or backup family runner. When I first made an attempt to get it started after a few months out of action it had a flat battery after first thinking it was the engine immobiliser (and paying for the eka code and using the key turn
• Toyota Prius Gen2 (2006) - Prius Gen2 - Water in boot floor 6 Apr 2015 (Forum)
  Hi All, I had a problem with my Gen2 2006 Prius, water getting into the spare tyre well, and more alarmingly, into the Aux battery (12v) well - about halfway up in both instances. I wanted to post this in case this could help anyone else in a similar situation - it’s well
• Nissan Almera Tino 05 - Twice in two weeks my car has refused to start.. 24 Aug 2013 (Forum)
  Just over a week ago I went shopping..came out and my car wouldnt start... acted like a flat battery...after about 10 mins it started as if nothing was wrong... a few days later I took it to my local garage and told them what had happened .. they did a battery test..it passed
• Renault Scenic (2003 - 2009) - 06 1.6 radio fault 25 Jan 2011 (Forum)
  was parked on our drive one night, that the clock and temp display were lit even thought he car was locked. When I went out to check nothing was left switched on and locked the car again they were still lit. The next day the car would not start as the battery was dead (it was 3+ years old and the weather