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  • Changing the keyfob battery on a Zafira? 5 Sep 2005 (Forum)
    Anyone know how to change the keyfob battery on an X reg Zafira? Can't see how you get the keyfob open. Presumably the same fob is used on the Astra? Thanks.
  • astra battery light 15 Jan 2004 (Forum)
    astra td 1997,my battery warning light is on all the time it is very dim but brightens up when the car is reved up you only really notice it in the dark any ideas
  • VW Caddy 2.0 SDI 2010 - Battery replacement 24 Jan 2023 (Forum)
    My Caddy has been reluctant to start for a while now and I am looking to replace the battery with something more heavy duty. So far I have looked at Halfords (as there is a branch in town) and Ebay, but am struggling to find a battery with higher figures than the one in the van (these are 78Ah
  • FIAT Panda - Starting-Clock zeroes-Rattle behind Dash-Battery? 4 Jan 2019 (Forum)
    2011 Fiat Panda. Current battery is an Exide 12v40AH. (original battery?) When starting car from cold the car starts OK with not much cranking but often the dash clock time resets to 0 and there is a rattle behind the dash/console on the Right Hand Side - perhaps a relay clicking
  • Peugeot 406 (1996 - 1998) - 1996 to 1998 - Battery charge light 29 Nov 2007 (Forum)
    Hi all, Please help and confirm my problem. My Pug 406, is a strange beast at the best of times, but yesterday the battery charge light came on whilst driving, albeit a bit dim and almost flickering, as I drove home i noticed my lights seemed to be getting dimmer and dimmer, the cd stopped
  • Ford Focus 59 plate MKII - Battery selection 21 Jun 2019 (Forum)
    What battery is best suited for this make and model. Ford Focus 59 plate MKII 1.8 L Petrol Regards Peter
  • Volkswagen Passat (2001 - 2005) - 01 1.9 Battery change in key fob. 17 May 2008 (Forum)
    Hi anyone know how to change the battery in the key fob for central locking. Thanks
  • Nissan Primera '99 - battery problems 18 Oct 2006 (Forum)
    I own a Nissan Primera '99 just bought this car and ive had to jump start it twice every time i use radio the battery seems flat
  • 306 battery terminal 6 Feb 2006 (Forum)
    i just changed my battery over and realised that the terminal is cracked and therefore loose.i wondered if anyone had renewed a terminal before and if so how do you connect it to the original wiring thanks
  • Honda Jazz Hybrid - Honda - HV Battery Charge Too Low to start 15 Sep 2023 (Forum)
    Hi there,   I have a Honda Jazz 2021  - Hybrid.   I have been away for about 6 weeks and left my car, and now I am getting the message: High Voltage Battery Charge Too Low - Vehicle Cannot Start with all warning lights when I attempt to start
  • Ford Fiesta - Ford Fiesta Intermittent Battery light 4 Mar 2022 (Forum)
    Hi, I’m having a problem with an intermittent battery light on a 2011 Ford Fiesta. 66,000 miles on the clock. First happened shortly after I bought it last summer. Came on when motorway driving but went off after restarting the engine. Then in the winter it came back on and shortly after broke
  • Toyota Aygo - Battery Problems 13 Nov 2017 (Forum)
    Hi all, I had a new battery fitted about a year ago now (so its relatively new). Recently every day on ignition it seems to struggle to start (which it does, but sounds a bit pathetic). On colder days it struggles even more, abt a week ago it didnt start the engine at all (the glowplugs
  • Any - Unsafe Battery Change Procedure on Wiki How (IMO) 9 Nov 2017 (Forum)
    Or Wiki "No Way, No How" Perhaps its just me. Does anyone else see big bang potential in this picture? [img]https://www.wikihow.com/images/thumb/9/9d/Change-a-Car-Battery-Step-8.jpg/aid159539-v4-728px-Change-a-Car-Battery-Step-8.jpg[/img] The out-of-shot terminal MIGHT
  • Any - Car Battery/Starter 27 Sep 2017 (Forum)
    Recently, my daughters car (Peugeot 307 auto) had a flat battery, turned out she'd left the interia light on. For last Christmas my son had bought me an RAC Jump Starter Heavy Duty 400 amp. However, it would not start the car & we ended up taking the battery off & charging it overnight
  • vauxhall zafira A - Flat battery mystery 30 Oct 2015 (Forum)
    I have a strange problem, recently my Zafira battery has died a couple times but only after really short journeys. The first time I moved the car from the street to my drive then it refused to start again without a jump. The second time I drove a few hundred metres up the road to petrol station
  • citroen xantia - Citroen xantia sudden battery drain 3 Jul 2015 (Forum)
    Hi  I started my citroen xantia P reg estate out side my house about 3 weeks ago and it started no problem. Stopped outside the surgery started no problem. Parked in supermarket car park in the shop about an hour came out and there was no power in the battery at all
  • Skoda Octavia - Battery Leakage 13 Jan 2013 (Forum)
    Battery Leakage seems to be an ongoing problem with this model - ours is a 55 plate Tdi. Having scanned through a number of internet discussions, I've come to the conclusion that  for someone with very little in the way of a technical brain, the safest option is to invest
  • Nissan Micra (2003 - 2010) - 2003 1.2 How to open the doors? 24 Jan 2009 (Forum)
    So... The battery had died 8v remaining because my mother had been in hospital and she could not drive for a while... I opened the bonnet, locked the doors with fob, disconnected the battery, closed the bonnet, charged the battery overnight (hence why i locked the doors)... The question is how do
  • BMW 3-Series E36 (1991 - 1998) - 98 1.8 Locked out due to flat battery!! 1 Dec 2008 (Forum)
    I have not driven the car for a few weeks now and when I tried to start it the battery was flat. I locked the car and the locks sounded 'slow' when locking. Once I'd got hold of some jump leads I tried to go and jump start it, but the car won't open with the fob or the key, I'm assuming
  • Peugeot 106 Y Reg Battery warning light 24 Apr 2007 (Forum)
    I have a 2001 Peugeot 106 and for some time the battery warning light has been flickering or constantly on whilst driving. I have checked the battery connections which are fine and the battery is not flat. I have checked the alternator belt and this is fine and am aware that it could
 

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