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• Jag Battery 14 Apr 2006 (Forum)
  HI Son has Jaguar Soveriegn 4litre 1990. Hes a taxi driver, so leaves Jag sometimes days before driving it again. as of late hes found the battery completely dead. He even bought a new battery, but after a few days its dead. he checked all the usual things, as lights ect, and was told by mate
• Battery Chargers 8 Jan 2004 (Forum)
  Having just come out of hospital after 4 weeks I tried to start the car,battery flat.Nice man from RAC started it for me.I gave it a stationary run at variable revs for about 45mins,as I cannot drive the car due to shoulder op for a few weeks I have done this every other day now three times,so
• Battery Low? 10 Dec 2003 (Forum)
  Surprisingly few problems with my motor at the moment ('95 1.9TD LX Xantia). However, did notice that after about 2 or 3 minutes after setting off from a cold start, the heater fan speed picks up noticably. My questions are: Is this normal, or is it a sign that the battery is struggling
• Omega battery/alternator warning light 1 Oct 2003 (Forum)
  My battery/alternator red warning stays on when driving, and also has the effect of randomly causing other engine abs airbag warning lights to flick on and off. I tested voltage at battery and was around 12 volts dropping to approximately 10 under load. Reving engine had no apparent effect. I
• Battery Drain 3 Aug 2003 (Forum)
  Hi. My friend has a Fiat Uno K-Reg. Battery will go flat by the next day even after a full charge. Charged again today. Charger showed fully charged. Disconnected an put a meter across the terminals. The voltage just started dropping off. Within 3 minutes it was down to 7 Volts. Repeated the charge
• Fiat Uno (1992) battery draining 17 Jul 2003 (Forum)
  Hi all. A friends 1992 (1.0L) is continually draining the battery. I haven't had a chance to inspect it closely, but there isn't anything obvious like a light on. She has fitted a few new batteries in a short space of time. I took out the battery a week ago,let it fully charge. Refitted and needed
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  Do repeated short journeys have a detrimental affect on hybrid battery range? 7 Feb 2018 (Ask HJ)
  I'm thinking about getting a used Toyota Auris or Yaris hybrid, but I'm concerned about how long the hybrid batteries last and their replacement cost....
• Ford Fiesta MK2 - Can I charge my car battery with a smaller charger 10 Jan 2011 (Forum)
  gone out) and during the night the battery has drained. I think its salvageable. The passenger seat will slot nicely into the driver's side. Needs a new seatbelt, and the roof is now bare, but the mechanical stuff is fine as far as I can tell. Luckily the fire just burned itself out before
• Audi A3 - Battery trickle charge 7 Nov 2019 (Forum)
  As the car is not being used that often, once or twice a week for short journeys, I trickle charge the battery at 1.5amps.  I do not disconnect the battery but I have noticed that the car's clock is not showing the correct time so it must have stopped during the charge.Do you think I have
• Honda Jazz 2008 EX - Changing battery 25 Apr 2016 (Forum)
  I am confused.  I have rung a couple of places for battery prices and some tell me that I will need to set up a 'trickle charge' to the leads as I change the battery as it will mess with the ECU, radio and clock settings - the clock and the radio I am fine with the ECU
• Subaru Justy - Batteries 25 Jul 2015 (Forum)
  I have a Subaru Justy. I keep it in a garage where I have a holiday apartment. There is no electricity in the garage so I take the battery off and put it on a trickle charger in my apartment. I want to buy a new car but I am worried that if I take the battery off for a few months while I I charge
• Toyota Yaris - Yaris master key battery going 4 Dec 2014 (Forum)
  Hi   The master key battery for my Yaris is going, so I am having problems getting it to respond.   I have a spare key which also opens and locks the vehicle.     Can I use this spare key
• Ford Focus - diesel engine, battery not charging 20 Feb 2011 (Forum)
  The other day the battery light came on when I was driving a Focus diesel.  I drove it to a garage and sorted it out. The question occurred to me later - how far could I have driven it? Once you've started a diesel you don't need a battery to supply a spark, do you?  So
• VW GOLF 2009 - VW GOLF 2009 model battery and central lock prob 17 Dec 2010 (Forum)
   My brother has a VW Golf 2009 model that hasn't been used for 2 weeks ! Now the battery is dead and i can't unlock the car ! The doors have no key holes in order to unlock it and i can't open the hood in order to recharge the battery ! What can i do ?
• Nissan X-Trail (2001 - 2007) - Another battery question 29 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  How long does it take for a good (?) battery to go flat - I didn't use my 06 Nissan X Trail (3+ years old) for just under a month, and while the battery wasn't quite flat it wouldn't turn the engine over - nothing left on - is this normal - or do I have a problem?
• Peugeot 607 (2000 - ) - 04 2.2 Getting the battery out 19 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  Pal of mine is scratching his head over what seems to be a very simple problem. He has disconnected the battery leads and can't see any obvious clamping mechanism but the battery won't lift out of its housing. It seems to be a tight fit in the housing but something also appears to be holding
• Poor tickover-new battery Mazda 626 1 Jun 2006 (Forum)
  The battery failed on my Mazda 626 the other day, I replaced it and now she starts and runs well apart from tickover which seems to be lower, you can come upto a junction and the engine will die, shell starts up straight away , but the tickover is now lumpier since the battery change . I can live
• Daftest way to drain your battery 1 Dec 2005 (Forum)
  was totally flat battery! Wondered- what is the daftest way that BR colleagues have managed to drain their batteries?
• 1999 T reg Golf GTI Turbo/Battery saver? 14 Jan 2005 (Forum)
  Hi all, I have the above car and the battery is almost knackered, due to me using it only occasionally as i use my van for work 6 days a week. My question is will I damage the brain or anything else by removing the battery in order to fit a new one. Any advice greatfully received
• Volvo 805 T5 battery problem ? 30 Aug 2002 (Forum)
  Any of you technical chaps got any thoughts as to why the battery on my brother's 850 T5 keeps running down. It's not old and seems to lose its charge even after a long run on the motorway. The obvious thing to do is to buy another but could it be something else which might damage the new battery