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• 306 - peugeot 306. battery. 29 Sep 2010 (Forum)
  Hi,  My daughters car is having problems with her battery, when i took it out of the car for charging up i saw it had a sticker on it which said Recharge on 12th month 2010. I am wondering what this means. Is it the end of the warrenty.Thanks.
• Volkswagen Passat (2001 - 2005) - 02 1.9 disconnecting battery to clean MAF sensor? 16 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  Can anyone tell me why it is recommended that you disconnect the negative battery terminal before taking the MAF sensor out for cleaning ?
• in-car battery charger 6 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  no, not for the car battery, but to plug in to the cigar lighter and charge 2 or 4 AA cells. Does anyone know of such a thing. I'd try googling, but thanks to a burning lorry on the M62 I've spent 4 hours to travel 70 miles and my brain is a bit fried at the moment ;-)
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  Why couldn't Halfords help with the battery on my 1959 Austin Healey? 25 Aug 2012 (Ask HJ)
  As the cranking speed of my 1959 Austin Healey's starter was getting very low, I drove round to Halfords and asked them to test the battery. Their meter...
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  What charger do you recommend for keeping a car's battery healthy? 7 Oct 2020 (Ask HJ)
  Can you suggest how to care for a long-standing car because of Covid-19. I know about moving the vehicle to stop the tyres getting flat spots, but what...
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  What is the AGM setting on my battery charger? 6 May 2020 (Ask HJ)
  My 2011 Volkswagen Golf has been garaged since the middle of March. I bought a CTEK battery charger and connected it. There is a setting called AGM. What...
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  Are there dash cams available that don't need wires to connect them to the car? 27 Mar 2019 (Ask HJ)
  Are there dash cams available that don't need wires to connect them to the car?
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  How should I store my Rover 45SE to avoid the battery going flat? 23 Nov 2013 (Ask HJ)
  We have a Rover 45SE 1.6 petrol from new with 85,500 on the clock. We will be leaving the car at home for up to 17 days not garaged. The battery is two...
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  How should we store our Chrysler Sebring for two months without a garage? 26 Oct 2013 (Ask HJ)
  We have a 4-year-old Chrysler Sebring Coupe Cabrio. It is a little underpowered, but we like it. We are away for the whole of October and November and...
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  Fiesta won't crank 31 Mar 2013 (Ask HJ)
  Just had a 2008 Ford Fiesta brought in with no engine start. Battery was 9 volts, replaced battery, checked Diagnostics for any codes - only low battery...
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  Re-setting a digital display screen following battery change 20 Jan 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I have just changed the battery on my Skoda Octavia and although the radio works and the digital display comes on evry time I switch the engine off and...
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  Assault on battery 19 Sep 2009 (Ask HJ)
  Having read your response to the letter about battery problems with a Honda Civic you may be interested in the following. We have a Honda Civic EX I-VTEC...
• Vauxhall Cavalier (1988 - 1995) - 90 2.0GLi 8 valve automatic starting problem 5 May 2002 (Forum)
  Hi all, This morning, I was faced with the sound of the starter motor slowing down to a halt. The battery had finally died. Not a problem I thought, especially as it had happened on the drive. The battery was on its last legs anyway. I managed to purchase the new battery the same morning. I
• any - remember to check your plipper batteries 8 Feb 2020 (Forum)
  on, then it will start up, ISTR Rovers and Land Rovers having a similar time out system. She mentioned this and i wondered what would happen if the battery in the plipper went flat, so tried it without plipping, car opened on the manual keylocks fine but alarm went off soon as tried to start the car, nothing
• Volkswagen Beetle 2.0L V reg 2000 - Battery Light has come on 12 Aug 2018 (Forum)
  and the battery light has now come on does anyone know if this means that maybe there is likely to be an alternator problem?? Or would a VW Beetle"s battery light just come on for a simple battery change? As I have had this car for 10 years and cant remember this happening before I have changed the battery 3-4
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  Is it wise to invest in a hybrid car when the battery technology is advancing so quickly? 3 Oct 2017 (Ask HJ)
  I'm looking at buying a Kia Niro or Hyundai Ionic. However, I wonder if it's wise to buy a hybrid at present because any major development in battery technology...
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  Is it normal for a hybrid battery to do less miles as they get older? 27 Mar 2017 (Ask HJ)
  I bought a new Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV Sep 2015 and it has done 9600 miles so far. Charging of the battery was okay, with around 29/30mpg showing after...
• daf leyland 45 - my Daf leyland 45 won't star s reg 1998 3 May 2014 (Forum)
  i have a daf leyland 45 and it wont start as of recent. it has been parked up since september 2013 with the occassional start now and then to keep engine running. its a cummins turbo engine. batteries went flat and i put them on charge and easily started it and let engine run for a while
• Citroen C3 - Battery Light Issue 31 Jan 2012 (Forum)
  My car is a 55 plate C3 and on cold, wet mornings the battery light comes, the instrument lights go dim, the headlights go dim and the wipers go slow. Sometimes the airbag and ABS lights also come on. After about 10 mins driving all the warning lights disappear (except the airbag) and everything
• Ford Focus ST-2, 2007 model - Battery drain question? 22 Mar 2011 (Forum)
  Hello, My Focus ST-2 has been in the garage having its steering rack replaced and a battery drain issue investigated. Twice in the last four or so months the battery has been dead first thing in the morning. Each time the AA have attended, jump started it and advised