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  Can I get my Smart Car's radio cassette player unlocked cheaply? 6 Jun 2010 (Ask HJ)
  My Smart car had a new battery. The Grundig radio cassette locked out. I thought it would be no problem to get the code from an internet site (have done...
• Nissan Micra (1992 - 2003) - 01 1.0 NATS alarm system: switching it off 13 Sep 2008 (Forum)
  Is this normal for the model, or a symptom of something I need to fix. 4) When switching on first thing in the morning, the oil warning & battery warning lights come on. They immediately go out after statring up the engine. Anything to worry about. Thanks Mike
• Rover 75 (1999 - 2005) - (99-05) 2.0 Diesel engine cut-out 23 Dec 2007 (Forum)
  The engine of my 2.0 CDT cut out last January on a French motorway. The emergency engineer managed to restart it only after disconnecting and reconnecting the battery. He had poured extra diesel into the tank without success in restarting. The car then drove without any problems for about 8000 miles. Recently the engine refused to start and the AA engineer again only succeeded in restarting the engine after disconnecting and reconnecting the battery.
• Mondeo diesel start problem 26 Nov 2005 (Forum)
  I've just change the glow plugs as i've said. The car will turn over fine but wont catch. This morning I tried so much I drained the battery. I put jump leads on it from the mrs car and after two attemps...yippee, its alive!! I'd like to know what you guy and gals think before I start spending money for no reason. Might I need a new battery, could it have something wrong with the starter motor, could the feed to the glow plugs be bad?
• SatNav Gets cheaper 25 Oct 2005 (Forum)
  Features * Samsung Processor at 266MHz * 64MB SDRAM * 32 NAND Flash Memory * SD (SDIO)/MMC Slot * 3.5" transflective TFT * 256MB SD Card (UK and Ireland maps) * Destinator 3 Software * Integrated GPS receiver * Dimensions: 120 (L) x 72 (W) x max. 20 (H) mm * Weight: 165 g * Built-in microphone and speaker3.5 mm stereo earphone jack * Rechargeable 1000 mAh Li-ion battery 8-hour battery life Any opinions on this? Hope this is not old news. I have just seen a review dated May!
• Peugeot alarm - 406 HDi 31 Aug 2004 (Forum)
  The car is now performing great but this time it is an alarm problem. On Saturday the alarm would not respond to the remote key fob. I thought it might be a battery fault so changed it in the key but that didn\'t help. It is not responding to the transmitter and,whilst the locks respond manually I am not sure that the alarm is being activated. My questions are as follows, Is the alarm linked to the engine management system?
• Pug 306 CL and Fusebox 30 Mar 2004 (Forum)
  The infra red has never worked so everything I\'m talking about is using the key in the lock only. I changed the radiator last weekend. It involved disconnecting the battery. When I reconnected the battery -everything fine BUT when I tried to lock the door -all 3 locks LOCK then UNLOCK straight away. I know that the wiring looms from strut to door are common culprits but I\'ve examined these and they look A1 I\'m sure I remember having a similar problem a couple of years back and I solved it by fiddling with fuses etc.
• astra brake light problem 23 Oct 2003 (Forum)
  Can anyone suggest a solution to my problem with the brake lights on my son's 1.6 P reg Astra premier, Im minding the car for him whilst he's working away, It,s not getting a lot of running coupled with me being away on holiday, when I came back and tried to start It the battery was'nt up to the job, now normally I would just put the jump leads on it but I'd had this gadget in the boot for ages unused that works by transfering power via the cigar lighter sockets, the Idea is to just plug in and wait for enough power to flow into the duff battery, anyway It did'nt work and so resorted to the trusty jump leads, the problem now is that the brake lights won't go out as soon as the ignition is turned on, my own theory is that it may have blown a diode allowing power to flow from another source and feed the brake lights, but where are they located and what do they look like?
• jump start damage 5 Dec 2002 (Forum)
  About this time last year, the wife of a friend of mine found their 1991 VW Passat (55k miles, fvwsh and in excellent condition) had a flat battery. RAC were called and jump started the car. Battery was found to be faulty, so was replaced. Fair enough. Unfortunately, immediately after this had all happened, my friend found that some of the dash electronics had failed.
• Ford fiesta 1.4 pertol mk6 1.4L - Not cranking 1 Dec 2024 (Forum)
  Display shows red dashes only. Problem is slowly getting worse. Any advice as to the culprit? Battery is fully charged. Thanks  Mike 
• Ford Fiesta ST - Ford Fiesta ST 2005 Radio Code 9 May 2021 (Forum)
  Hi All, Just got the car out of the garage and since it required a new battery, I now need the radio code. Would anyone be able to provide the radio code? Managed to get the serial number: M056717    
• Renault Zoe - Zoe range 6 Dec 2019 (Forum)
  I've just bought a 2014 35000 mile Zoe with a 22kWh battery.  The range shows as 55miles at 100% charge. My dealer says this is reasonable, but looking at photos of similar cars for sale, it looks like 70-80 miles is more typical.  Appreciated if you could post your figures for comparison.
• Bike storage - 3 months off road 22 Oct 2019 (Forum)
  My son's 2010 Triumph will be sitting around this summer while he's away [working - natch]. Ought we to disconnect and store the battery and maybe raise it off the tyres, or must I simply use it up and down the road every week to keep it alive?
• Renault Scenic - Renault Scenic 07 not starting 24 Sep 2018 (Forum)
  My scenic seems to have developed a fault in that it only starts when jumped.  Gut reaction is the battery needs replacing but at 100 quid a pop didn't want to waste my money. Anyone with any ideas? Thanks 
• N/A - Electic only cars 9 Jul 2018 (Forum)
    What happens if you are stuck in a blizzard for hours in your limited range EV. Presumably you will very quickly run out of battery for drive and heat.  At least with conventional fuel that would not be the case unless you were stupid enough not to set out with a reasonable tank.
• Peurgot 307 - Car cutting out 19 Oct 2017 (Forum)
  Hi, I recently had a new clutch fitted and since then I had the engine management light on showing oil and battery. It goes off after a while and I have drove the car a few times . It's now cutting out on me whilst driving. Any ideas ?
• Ford Focus - radio code 26 Jan 2016 (Forum)
  i have recently changed my car battery and it has reset my radio. i have a long journey tomorrow and really need my radio :/   i have got my serial number M174816  can anyone help? please i need the code preferablly before the morning.
• Peugeot 406 Rapier saloon - Central locking not working 15 Dec 2015 (Forum)
  When locking or un-locking the car with the remote or by the key in the lock the central locking system does not work with the rear doors locked at all time and cannot be opened. What controls the central locking system as it seems to have failed ? Battery not changed or disconnected.
• Ford Fiesta - Radio code for a Ford fiesta 2004? 15 Aug 2015 (Forum)
  Hello, had to replace my battery and unfortunately lost my radio in the process, after reading on the Internet I pressed 2+6 and got this, M177916 anyone kind enough to help me out with the code? Will save a trip down to the garage :)   Many thanks    
• Radio controlled watch stopped 6 Nov 2014 (Forum)
  I have a precisionclock wriswatch.  Since changing the battery ( market stall ) the hands have moved to 12.00 and stopped.  Told to wait until signal found.  Still waiting.  I appreciate watches will be different but any ideas please ?  Not able to return to markey unfortunately and don't expect would do anything anyway.