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• Battery Drain - bmw 328 21 Jul 2004 (Forum)
  Hi Can anyone help with a battery drain problem? My Mother has a N plate BMW 328 Cabriolet auto, which has (since purchased and not from new), refused to start after say a week of non use as the battery is completely dead? BMW (several dealers) and auto electricians seem unable to resolve. The car
• Wierd battery behaviour 16 Dec 2002 (Forum)
  I recently flattened my battery after a trip to a bodyshop and after MOT'ing it etc... found the garage could not start it up again. They tried jump starting it using alternative batteries and a mains charged pack that showed a full charge. The engine would turn over better than normal
• Hyundai i10 - Need a new battery. 5 Mar 2021 (Forum)
  New battery required.   It's on my little Hyundai i10. The warranty on the previous battery (a Bosch S4 054) was 4 years and it's now 5 years on and starting to lose it's enthusiasm).   I happen to have a Varta Blue Dynamic 027 on the Yeti and looked to see
• ford focus - amber battery warning 23 Oct 2014 (Forum)
  I have a 2011 titanium 1.6tdci. One day in the summer,  I was washing my car had the music on for 15 minutes, nothing else running, and when I went in the car to move it, I had a message come up on the screen, amber light with a picture of a battery. Next to it read "low battery indicator
• FIAT Bravo and Brava (1995 - 2002) - 2000 1.6 removing a battery 16 Mar 2009 (Forum)
  Dear all I apologise for what must seem a ridiculously easy question for you guys so answers very much appreciated. I left my lights on (over a number of days) and consequently now have a flat battery. Would like to remove said battery to charge it but cannot for the life of me get the damn
• Mercedes Benz E-Class W124 Estates (1985 - 1996) - Battery Maintenance 17 Sep 2007 (Forum)
  After 9 1/2 years my old Masterparts battery finally died. Who makes these? Actually, like all new batteries it gave no warning at all and on a pick-up at the airport (it's always at a critical time) it was stone dead on a hot day. Jump start and we were off. £68 later at Euro Car Parts we have
• BMW 5 Series F10 - Monitoring 12 volt battery 19 Jan 2018 (Forum)
  I would like to monitor my battery with some sort of in-car gadget so that I don't end up with a dead battery. It would need to be portable so that I could also use it in my wife's Yaris. Any ideas or experience would be greatly appreciated. 
• Landcruiser LC5 D-4D 2004 deisal auto - Battery charging 10 Jan 2012 (Forum)
  The batteries in this car go flat after some weeks non-use. Next time I leave it, I intend to attach a trickle charger. Do I need to disconnect any leads? Do I connect across both batteries or just one?
• Car battery charger 14 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  I need a battery charger for my Mk3 Golf. I have a £10 Argos voucher so would like to buy it from there. They have 5 types - the cheapest is not suitable as the battery is a 62Ah. Has anyone any experiences of the ones they sell in Argos? See this link http://tinyurl.com/5tanyb {make
• Car Batteries 19 Dec 2005 (Forum)
  Looking for recommendations for a good decent car battery. The battery is to go into a 406 1.9 TD & will be mostly used by my wife to take herself to college & 2 of our kids to school. It will do no more than 8 miles a day MON-FRI with a distance run every other month. I'm thinking heavy duty
• Vauxhall Vectra Battery 1 Sep 2004 (Forum)
  Can anyone tell me the correct battery for my 1997 Vauxhall Vectra 2.0 Auto. The hand book offers 4, 44Ah/55Ah/66Ah/70Ah and no indication which is right for my car! Various local battery suppliers say 40Ah is plenty big enough and others say must be 60Ah. I would appreciate any advice.
• Correct Battery For Peugeot 306 12 Jul 2003 (Forum)
  My wifes learning to drive and has a 306 XT auto which she practises in aswell as normal lessons. The car recently had been left for a month or so in a drive and on trying to use it the battery was flat...just enough power to make the starter motor click, and a very faint noise from the alarm. We
• Ford B-Max ecoboost 125 - Battery condition start/stop 21 Apr 2018 (Forum)
    B-Max    Titanium   Ecoboost   125 BHP    October 2017   Battery fitted as new Varta EFB 60 A/hr CCA 560 Amps.   Various forums have highlighted the B-Max
• SEAT Alhambra - Stop/start battery - giving a jump 6 May 2015 (Forum)
  Is there any problem with giving a jump start FROM a vehicle that has a stop/start battery fitted? 
• Battery - cold start 28 Jan 2008 (Forum)
  Does anyone have any ideas, technical or not, of how many miles running a car has to do to replace the power loss on the battery of a cold start? Thanks
• Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class - Battery drained after holiday 26 May 2015 (Forum)
  My wife's SLK 350 had a flat battery after only 2 weeks in garage, (Holidays) all appeared to be switched off, car locked ( Locks itselfr after a few minutes anyway ) had a new battery 23 months ago from Halfords (£123!). Halfords have tested the battery and it's OK. A recent damage repair
• Audi A4 B6 TDi 2002 - Battery Charging in-situ/Replacement 10 Feb 2014 (Forum)
  After a week of inactivity, my A4 has manged to flatten its battery and is refusing to start. As the drive is on a slope and I'm unable to get a 2nd car alongside, is it OK to charge the battery in situ? Are there any precausions i need to take, ie disconnecting the car leads and what
• Ford Mondeo II (1996 - 2000) - 99 1.8 Motorcraft batteries 4 Nov 2008 (Forum)
  Looking down on to the top of the motorcraft battery in my Mondy, there is a small round window with a coloured indicator. I notice it has recently turned from green to red. There's plenty of fluid in there, and it isn't at all sluggish to turn over. I've also tried trickle charging
• How long does it take for a battery to charge? 27 Oct 2007 (Forum)
  A general question and not make/model specific. {choice now dropped - DD} So, for example, if you take a 32 Amp battery and you have a 65 Amp alternator, would it charge it from flat in half an hour? Unlikely I'm thinking, so how quickly can a battery charge? I realise an alternator has
• battery light flashing golf 1988 19 Feb 2007 (Forum)
  My battery light is flashing on my 1988 1.3 golf, When driving normally my battery light is flashing, if I stop the car and give it gas for high revs the light goes out. I took a voltage reading from the alternator (at idle is around 12volts) then again tested with lights and heaters