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• Citroen C3 (2002 - 2009) - Changing the battery; what's going on ? 22 Apr 2011 (Forum)
  I fitted the C3 with a new battery this morning. Very pleased with the simple plastic catch that locates the battery. Hoping to save the radio stations and the date and time, I plugged in my home-made power supply which is a Nokia phone charger giving 11.7 volts and a fused cigarette lighter plug
• Ford Mondeo II (1996 - 2000) - 98 2.0 Starting/battery/electrical problems 28 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  The battery on the car seems to go dead very quickly, we have jumped started it, driven it come bak and it starts fine. even starts next morning, however last night i put the alarm on and this morning nothing would turn over or start...jump started it again...now everytime we stop at a junction
• Toyota Landcruiser 80 Amazon (1990 to 1998) - 1993 4.2 Charging batteries 8 May 2008 (Forum)
  I've got one of those jump start packs with a couple of leads and a self-contained 18AH sealed lead acid battery inside. Unfortunately I've lost the little charger for it, so thought I could charge it from a regular charger connected to the jump leads on it. But when I put the charger
• Fried Batteries 18 Sep 2003 (Forum)
  My wife's Peugeot 106 had a new battery fitted in March but found it flat three times recently. In each case, the Europ Assiatnce man attending jump started the car and said the fault was down to hot weather and that there had been a lot of calls for this reason. The local Pug dealer could find
• Flat Battery vw polo 13 May 2003 (Forum)
  Hi all, I picked up a new car a couple of weeks ago and it\'s first job was to take me to the airport for a two week holiday the very next day. When i returned to the long stay car park yesterday the car was dead as a dodo with a totally flat battery! The car is a polo - no alarm - and the VW
• Cheap Battery charger? 12 Feb 2002 (Forum)
  Hi All I have had a Car battery charger since the year dot, and have used it so infrequently I threw it out when the enclosure was damaged after a fall from the bench in my shed recently. However, today I find myself in need of a battery charger DOH! and whilst the geek in me really wants a nice
• Ford focus 2008 titanium - Why is my battery light on? Ford focus 2008 27 Aug 2023 (Forum)
  Just looking for some advice, passenger interior mirror light was left on for approx 3 hours. Car started fine, then drove home on the motorway for 40 mins.  Almost home, the battery light came on. Newish battery (September 22).  What are peoples thoughts on cause? New
• Renault Clio II - Stop & battery light flickering on 24 Feb 2015 (Forum)
  Whilst driving my clio at night the stop light and battery light flickers on and off, its sometimes that quick that if you blink you miss it. its also doing it during the day but not so noticable.  I have taken off all the earth to body & body to engine cables and cleaned them
• Alfa Spider - dead car battery after purchase of second hand car 22 Mar 2013 (Forum)
  Does anyone know if the sale of Goods Act ( i.e. the car being not fit for purpose) covers buying a second hand car from a dealer, when the next day after the sale, the battery had to be replaced because it was at the end of its 'life' and would not start the car following a frosty morning
• 1995 peugeot 106 - car wont start after battery change 26 Mar 2011 (Forum)
  hi all, so i changed the flat battery on my car this morning and put 5 litres of fuel in( as was low). i go to start it up and it just turning over and over   the car had been sat in the garage for three days without being started but started fine previously so
• Mitsubishi Shogun Sport - Can anyone help please 12 Jan 2011 (Forum)
  Dear all, Having just purchsed Mitsubishi Montero Left hand drive second hand, unfortunately it did not come with Owners manual! Question is What is the preferred car battery for this model as it has a smaller car battery in at the moment, which is a little under powered probably
• volkswagon polo 1.2 2002 - Battery problems 2 Nov 2010 (Forum)
  My Mum's Polo has a history of flat batteries, three of them. the AA keep turning up and supplying "new" ones (I'm told). The advice she has recieved it to "leave it running on the drive for 20 minutes" this isn't any good as it upsets neigbours. My understanding is that if a car
• Key fob batteries 28 Mar 2010 (Forum)
  I paid more than a fiver for two 3 volt batteries for the remote entry fob for my car. They had the right code number on them but were a different make from the old ones, and were matt finish rather than shiny. They don't work. Today my SiL gave me a 3v battery of the same size with a different
• Citroen C5 - Battery run down by 12v socket? 18 Mar 2010 (Forum)
  I recently lent a friend my '02 Citroen C5, Petrol, to be driven on a long journey to Scotland. The 12V socket had an ipod plugged into it and after about 45 min of driving it refused to go above 35mph and eventually the battery light came on. Once the ipod was unplugged everything worked ok
• Citroen ZX (1992 - 1998) - Battery Removal 17 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  In the handbook that came with the car, it says to simply remove the car battery, removing the NEGATIVE wire before the POSITIVE wire. The wires are slightly oiley and do not simply "remove" The battery is flat and I want to take it out to charge it. The clamp has been removed, I just don't know
• Peugeot 406 (1999 - 2004) - 03 2.0 Battery charge fault 28 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  My 53 plate peugeot 406 LX Estate recently started suffering battery charge fault warning on the dash, then ABS and Airbag warning respectively then the car gives up and conks oot ! had the alternator reconned and also new battery but its still doing it??? recently fitted new com2000 unit
• Vauxhall Astra G Petrol (1998 - 2004) - 99 1.6 Battery light 29 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  Hi all, This might seem a clear problem, but recently my battery light occasionally lights up on my dashboard for a few seconds at a time and then goes out. It tends to be on motorways I notice it more when cruising. I had my alternator changed in March so I would hope it isnt that. Should I just
• fiesta mk 3 battery warning light on 22 Feb 2007 (Forum)
  hi, ive got a prob with the battery charge warning lamp on my fiesta ,it stays ON when i switch the ignition off and remove the key, the alternator is functioning with the engine running and the battery warning light goes out, ive looked at the wiring diag and as far as i can make out
• Jump Start Puzzle 24 Jan 2007 (Forum)
  Battery on parents car (Proton 1.5 'thing') died overnight, it's all sorted now, bought and fitted a new one for them. But trying to start it from my car using jump leads still resulted in it turning over slowly and not firing. This was with the battery out on charge, with jump leads from my car
• New Motaquip Battery 26 Jul 2004 (Forum)
  My local garage recently fitted my Micra with a new battery after the old gave out after only 10 years! and whilst I could check the water levels in the old one, the new one appears to be sealed. However, in the guarantee it states that the battery must be checked regularly for water levels. How