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• 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
• Jump-start using a Volvo V70? 13 Dec 2005 (Forum)
  Hi Wanted to jump-start a car using the Volvo V70 as the good-battery car. The manual tells you where to connect cables when you want to jump-start the V70 itself (using terminals under bonnet rather than direct to battery in boot) but not what to do where the V70 is the good-battery car. So - do
• Battery Recommendations? 10 Jun 2002 (Forum)
  The signs are that I'm close to needing a new battery on my 1992 BMW 525i automatic. I thought I'd get a quote from the local BMW dealer but also from a couple of other sources. I'm after a good quality battery at a reasonable price; the trouble is I am out of touch with the technology and don't
• Dead Battery Question 29 Aug 2001 (Forum)
  I left my lights on (for a few days - oops! - I'm student scum) which resulted in a call out to RAC. They reckoned my 7 mile drive would be enough to charge battery up again, but it wasn't, and I needed a jump start at the other end. On my way back I stopped halfway, cut the engine (on a downhill
• VW Polo - Car Battery 21 Jan 2023 (Forum)
  with the Napa battery details and 5 year guarantee and it's a different battery fitted.  Thanks.