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WGG1848 Member Since: 01 Apr 2009 Location: Lancashire Posts: 136 |
Don’t mess about and get caught out!
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9th Jan 2018 8:26 pm |
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p_gill Member Since: 06 Dec 2011 Location: USA Posts: 1233 |
Longshanks,
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9th Jan 2018 8:54 pm |
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archie98 Member Since: 18 Oct 2011 Location: derbyshire Posts: 709 |
Charging it in place won't be a problem c-tek do a perminate connection to make it easy to plug in the charger. I did mine yesterday no problems with it
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9th Jan 2018 9:37 pm |
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anglaslt Member Since: 24 Dec 2008 Location: Vilnius, Lithuania Posts: 185 |
If it's the low battery warning that comes on when you have been sat in the car listening to the radio, for example, then the battery is probably fine. It says something like " low battery warning. Restart the engine or the system will shut down".
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10th Jan 2018 6:38 am |
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JulesK Member Since: 07 Dec 2014 Location: Ceredigion. Posts: 1664 |
Think 'low battery warning' is well discussed on here in the search section ,I get it EVERY time I get in car.
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10th Jan 2018 8:43 am |
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Walenut Member Since: 17 Jun 2012 Location: Midlands Posts: 116 |
I have a CTEK & try to keep it on charge as much as possible through the cold weather. Heated screen, heated seats, glow plugs etc., aren't half heavy on the battery plus the cold weather. |
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10th Jan 2018 10:59 pm |
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dunkley201 Member Since: 09 Jul 2011 Location: Lincolnshire Posts: 2739 |
There is no need to disconnect the battery to charge it. I often connect my CTEK through the 13 pin trailer socket without a problem.
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11th Jan 2018 12:02 am |
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BothyBob Member Since: 31 Jul 2016 Location: Fife Posts: 140 |
I recently bought a CTEK 5 charger as my car is spending most of it's time in the garage at present due to illness, I plug the charger into the permanent socket in the boot |
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11th Jan 2018 4:08 am |
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JulesK Member Since: 07 Dec 2014 Location: Ceredigion. Posts: 1664 |
Too far from a wall socket out here in the sticks that's why I was looking at getting a power pack starter but as usual with me it's techy so a tad lost
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11th Jan 2018 7:34 am |
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Walenut Member Since: 17 Jun 2012 Location: Midlands Posts: 116 |
My car's outside Jules, I just run an extension lead to it & have the CTEK wired socket directly attached to the battery. Current draw is tiny so no problem with a long lead. Leave the unit & extension lead plug under the bonnet. Some good ideas about how to connect.
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11th Jan 2018 9:02 am |
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Walenut Member Since: 17 Jun 2012 Location: Midlands Posts: 116 |
There will be a fault code stored after a non start with a flat battery. Scared me to death before I researched it, it's called a crash code. Thought the car had been in a bump!
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11th Jan 2018 9:10 am |
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Walenut Member Since: 17 Jun 2012 Location: Midlands Posts: 116 |
Make sure you get the right battery if you've got stop start or you'll have more problems. They need to be the same as OEM Absorption Glass Mat type & it will take a while for the car to learn the new battery, especially if you just do short journeys, before the stop start starts working again. |
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11th Jan 2018 9:16 am |
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Worms Member Since: 31 Oct 2017 Location: Highlands Posts: 635 |
...and remember that even with a good battery, stop/start won’t work below something like 5C or if the car is drawing too much power. I’ve had the stop/start work three time in the 6,000 miles I’ve had the car...and each time it’s cut out I have been so surprised by that I’ve immediately depressed the clutch and it has started again! 2005 D3 2.7 Auto
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11th Jan 2018 4:45 pm |
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Walenut Member Since: 17 Jun 2012 Location: Midlands Posts: 116 |
Mine works a fair amount in the summer but I keep the battery topped up. Didn't know about the not working under 5C bit. Explains why it hasn't worked last couple of weeks even with a fully charged battery. |
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12th Jan 2018 8:51 am |
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