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• FORD FOCUS 2008 - FORD FOCUS 2008 RADIO CODE PLEASE HELP 28 Dec 2021 (Forum)
  Hi , im having to change my battery and in looking for which battery i currently have, have disconnected it and now i need the code for the radio. Could you please help me with a radio code - V086739 Many Thanks
• Kia Venga - Radio no power 18 Nov 2021 (Forum)
  Recently bought 2nd hand Kia venga and all was fine. But the battery was changed as part of the deal. Now the radio doesn't work, at all. Everything else is fine but there is no power to the radio and no where to input a code. I was wondering if any wires get connected directly in to the battery
• Save money - False economy - Don't do a cam belt change, 27 May 2021 (Forum)
  Friend with a tatty Renault van had it serviced, put new battery in and Garage suggested changing cam belt. Declined as didn't want to spend money. 5 miles later...Bang. Now has a newer one. He was upsetbecause of the cost of the new battery...
• EVs in a crash 20 Jan 2021 (Forum)
  Thinking about the evolution of crumple zones, side-impact bars etc, I started wondering what effect the large heavy battery of an EV has, compared with a traditional fuelled vehicle where the main mass is nearly always at the front.  Is an EV's battery where a fuel tank would normally
• Vauxhall Omega - Locked Out! 30 Oct 2019 (Forum)
  I remotely deadlocked and set the alarm on my 1998 Omega as per usual last night. This morning I was unable to open it. It appears that the car's battery has failed (alarm light not blinking) and because of this you cannot use the key to get into the car. Surely there must be a way of opening
• golf gti turbo Treg - vw 8 Oct 2015 (Forum)
  the battery went dead after radio was left on .changed thebattery and it starts up then  straiht away it dies out. ive noticed when the key is turned on the temp gage and petrol gage dont move . and now since new battery is on i have  loads of  ligts all on the dash any
• Ford Mondeo 2-litre petrol, '54 reg - Lead/acid, calcium or silver battery 5 Apr 2012 (Forum)
  I don't know when Ford started fitting their 'smart' charge system. I know that lead/acid isn't advisable with it, but how do I tell if 'smart' charge....
• Mazda 6 2008 - Low battery 3 Oct 2010 (Forum)
  I have a 2008 Mazda 6 and tonight I left the (daylight running) lights on to pop into Tesco's. Couldn't have been more than 10 mins, but when I came back,...
• Skoda Fabia (2000 - 2007) - 01 1.9/d poor starting in bad weather 4 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  hi all can you help, my sister -in- law has a fabia 1.9.d it will not start in the bad weather. . have put a new battery on still the same.some times it is as the battery is flat.but put it on charge for the day it will start.
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 03 1.8 Remote central locking 30 Nov 2008 (Forum)
  The remote locking on my Focus is very intermittent, sometimes it can work from 30 metres, other times it wont work until i've pressed the button 5 or so times. Could this be the battery, if so which way is the cheapest to replace the battery? Thanks
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 04 1.8 Remote Central Locking 3 Nov 2008 (Forum)
  The remote locking on my Focus is very intermittent, sometimes it can work from 30 metres, other times it wont work until i've pressed the button 5 or so times. Could this be the battery, if so which way is the cheapest to replace the battery? Thanks
• central locking on vauxhall omega 10 Dec 2006 (Forum)
  hi..i have a vauxhall omega s reg....the central locking stopped working off the remote, so i replaced the batteries in the key, still no joy, once i open the door manually the alarm goes off till i place the key in the ignition, i have tried disconnecting the battery but still no luck, any ideas ????
• I Have A Question - Volume 79 19 Jun 2005 (Forum)
  My wife and I are off to China in October, but her digital camera has its own rechargeable battery. I'm sure one of the extremely nice correspondents on this forum can tell me what kind of electrical sockets are to be found in China so we can buy an appropriate adaptor to charge up the battery.
• National grid to drain your EV battery. 15 Jan 2025 (Forum)
  of electric cars to act as a giant battery so that power supply is stable at times of low wind speeds after the transition to green energy." "Julian Leslie, chief engineer at the network operator National Grid ESO, said they were working to ensure the network was fit for “a heavily renewables
• VW Polo - Key suddenly won't start the engine. 31 Aug 2022 (Forum)
  appear on the dash -  diesel engine pre glow and the other is a car and key symbol.  The remote has never worked (I assume a dead battery) so I have always manually opened the doors with the key in the door.  I cant understand why the key would suddenly stop working to start
• Kia venga 2 1.4 manual 2011 61900 miles - Battery constantly discharging. 30 Jun 2022 (Forum)
  One for Elekie doc. Our old friends Kia is eating batteries... 2 in 2 years.  but they are only doing 2000 miles a year...8000 so far in 5 years. It is a non start stop type, ( checked) so alternative is a drain somewhere. Took battery off tonight and reading 5.5 volts
• Honda Accord Tourer - Driver's seat memory - easy fix. 5 Nov 2020 (Forum)
  - ok. Disconnect battery for 30 minutes - reconnect - no different. A couple of days later I noticed that to use the remote key I had to be very close to the car so replaced the battery in the key, which immediately re-enabled the seat memory switch panel. Why? Presumably the seat
• VW Golf (2004) MK5 - VW Golf - Lots of issues following a flat battery 15 Feb 2017 (Forum)
  Hi All  My VW Golf (2004 MK5) wouldn't start on Monday despite being driven (albeit briefly) the day before.  I assumed it had a flat battery as it had only been driven a few times over the previous 2 weeks on very short journeys so I charged the battery (as a jump start didn't
• SEAT Ibiza SC - Ibiza Hard Steering 4 Feb 2016 (Forum)
  far I did:   - Bleed the system multiple times. - Replaced the G250 sensor. - Changed the fluid multiple times (OEM G004000M2), - Changed positive battery cable. - Changed main electrical connector into the pump. - Changed fusebox above the battery
• Mazda CX-5 - Modern stop start battery. 6 Mar 2015 (Forum)
  I'm having charging problems with my CX_5 diesel, battery volts should be showing i believe around 12.6 volts when stood overnight, but i have never seen that, currently its showing around 12.4 volts.   But on two occasions the volts have been down to 12.1 volts, shortly