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• Skoda Laura - Battery Draining In Skoda 5 Jul 2010 (Forum)
  Hi , I am From Mumbai india, I own A Skoda Laura AT. I am having a battery Draining Problem. I am Not able to start the car if i dont use it for 2 days . if it lies idle without use for 2 days my remote wont open the car. I changed the battery, I sent the car to authorised service
• Nissan Micra (2003 - 2010) - 03 1.4 key battery dead-how do i get in car? 20 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  hi my micra has keyless entry and the key battery has gone dead. i dont have a spare key so how do i get in my car? as cant see a key hole. read somewhere there should be one on passenger door side to override keyless entry so you can open door with the actual metal key but cant find it. please
• Renault Kangoo II combi (2004 - 2008) - 04 1.5d How long should the battery last? 22 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  We run a kangoo which we have owned from new. It has travelled 49000 miles on mainly short trips. I remember a previous car had a sudden and total battery failure at a filling station at about the same age and milage. Is there any easy test I can do to check the state of the battery? I know
• Jeep Cherokee (1993 - 2001) - 98 2.5 Untraceable battery drain 20 May 2009 (Forum)
  Owned our Jeep for 5 years and had no problems at all then in the last 5 months we've replaced the radiator, then coupling on fan sheared and went through radiator so all replaced! Crank sensor then failed in Feb and then battery died! Replaced battery and something keeps draining it flat, garage
• Vauxhall Astra G Petrol (1998 - 2004) - 99 1.6 PAS problem & battery light on 8 Mar 2009 (Forum)
  Hi, About six months ago I was driving and suddenly the power steering went but the following day it was okay. Yesterday, my battery light started flashing on the dashboard and today it stayed on permanently and my power steering has stopped working again, making turning very heavy (I have
• Volkswagen Passat (1997 - 2000) - 99 How do I change the battery on one ? 26 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  Can you please advise how I change the battery on my 99' VW Passat, I can disconnect it , undo the main hold down bolt, but that's it ? I can't see how the battery is meant to come out of the compartment that it is in, all I can see are two options, bend / remove the trim from the bottom
• SEAT Ibiza II (1993 - 1999) - How to determine what's draining a battery 2 Jan 2008 (Forum)
  Big daughter is now at Uni, but car remains here so is unused for many weeks at a time. When she first came back for a break the car wouldn't start - flat battery. As it was the original battery I assumed it had had it and fitted a new one, fully charged. However it's happened again. I've
• Renault Clio 1 Petrol (1991 - 1998) - 97(P) 1.4RT Battery Drain 8 Nov 2007 (Forum)
  Hi my mum owns the above-mentioned Clio. The issue is, if the car is left standing for more than 4 days the battery is completely flat! She has had several new batteries and several people look at it saying things like ?it doesn?t make any sense!? There is nothing obvious like an interior light
• Citroen ZX (1992 - 1998) - alarm keeps going off after battery change 22 Sep 2007 (Forum)
  Today I changed the battery of my neighbour's 97 1.4 Citroen ZX for her. Alas she lost the remote fob for it several years ago and when we connected up the battery the alarm armed itself for the fiirt time in years! The car still starts/drives but the alarm goes off when you open the door/bonnet
• Daihastsu Skywing - Range on Battery Only? 13 Jul 2022 (Forum)
  I've taken the screeching alternator off and am wondering what sort of daylight range I might expect of a fully charged 45 amp hour battery. In daylight the only electrical load will be the ignition system, brake lights and indicators, but it'll have to be started a couple of times too
• solar - best solar/battery setup? 7 Aug 2015 (Forum)
  , computers, gizmos) and very little AC, what battery setup would give you plenty of capacity?
• Honda Civic 1.8i-VTEC SE petrol manual 2012 model - Battery Charging 18 Feb 2013 (Forum)
  Is it safe to charge the battery on my Honda Civic without removing it from the vehicle? I have a modern CTEK charger which is supposed to be safe to leave connected for long periods, but I just want to give it an occasional boost. Many thanks.
• Toyota Corolla (1992 - 1997) - 1996 1.6 - Reconnected car battery incorrectly 7 Sep 2008 (Forum)
  i have connected the battery to my corolla 1996 to the wrong terminal by mistake. now check engine light is not indicating and cannot stat the car all the other accessories are ok. what should i check , pls help me. thanks, -chaguana
• Ford Mondeo III (2000 - 2007) - 2002 2.0 TDCi - Battery replacement 7 Apr 2008 (Forum)
  Hi I have a mondeo 2.0L tdci 2002. This may be a silly question, I need to put a new battery in it. Is it just a case of old 1 out and new one in. {year/engine details added in - 2 sticky's and one other prompt missed}
• Renault Megane 15 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  Can someone plz help , ive got rain water coming into the car and soaking the carpet , i recently had to put filler under the battery as part of it rusted away its seems to be around the foot rest next to the clutch , I dont have a manual so im not sure if theres supposed
• 1998 Honda Accord - Doubling Up on the Battery -DP deleted 9 Feb 2021 (Forum)
  DP (It came back)
• Ford Focus 2.0i ESP 2000 petrol - Car battery capacity 21 Nov 2011 (Forum)
  I got stranded at the weekend with a flat battery -- I'd left my sidelights on. The mechanic that attended tested the charging voltage under idle and load & reckoned charging/alternator was fine. He didn't seem to think the battery was faulty, but didn't do a drop test
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  Getting a classic back on the road - what should I do? 12 Mar 2014 (Ask HJ)
  My 1991 Nissan Sunny has been off the road for many months. I've bought a new battery as the old one is completely dead. I haven't fitted the battery yet...
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  Can I trickle charge my car? 2 Apr 2020 (Ask HJ)
  With the enforced lay-up of my 2018 Jaguar XF, can I use a C-TEK MVS 5-C trickle charger on my car? If so, where is the best place to connect it?
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  What is causing my Honda Civic Type S' battery to discharge in under a week? 18 May 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I took delivery of a new petrol engined Honda Civic Type S on 28 April 2011 from Swansway Honda Rochdale with delivery mileage. Since then, when I've taken...