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• Citroen C3 (2002 - 2009) - Changing the battery; what's going on ? 22 Apr 2011 (Forum)
  I fitted the C3 with a new battery this morning. Very pleased with the simple plastic catch that locates the battery. Hoping to save the radio stations and the date and time, I plugged in my home-made power supply which is a Nokia phone charger giving 11.7 volts and a fused cigarette lighter plug.
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  Have I blown a fuse in my 2006 Ford Fiesta by connecting the battery in reverse? 28 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 2006 Ford Fiesta. I tried to jumpstart it by connecting the battery the wrong way round. Now the car is completely dead. Do I need a new battery...
• Ford Mondeo II (1996 - 2000) - 98 2.0 Starting/battery/electrical problems 28 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  I will clean battery terminals tomorrow as they are corroded...but how will i know if this is an electrical problem, alternator or battery problem...advice please.. TY IG
• Toyota Landcruiser 80 Amazon (1990 to 1998) - 1993 4.2 Charging batteries 8 May 2008 (Forum)
  I tried the charger on a reasonable well charged car battery (or two, in the case of the Landcruiser), and the meter moves up to 2 or 3 amps, and the voltage is nearly 14 volts, which seems normal. Any idea why it doesn't seem to be charging the battery in the jump pack?
• Fried Batteries 18 Sep 2003 (Forum)
  Flat again this afternoon. This time, the EA man added a new dimension. He said hot weather can "fry the battery" by leading to the production of excess voltage and cause it to "consume itself". Has anyone else out there experienced this? I am intrigued as I drove a variety of cars for 16 years in a country where every day was a hot as it ever gets in the UK and never had a fried battery.
• Flat Battery vw polo 13 May 2003 (Forum)
  When i returned to the long stay car park yesterday the car was dead as a dodo with a totally flat battery! The car is a polo - no alarm - and the VW assistance bloke who came out when i got the car home said that it was normal for a battery to run down over 2 weeks, although the manual with the car says it should be ok for 4 weeks.
• Cheap Battery charger? 12 Feb 2002 (Forum)
  Hi All I have had a Car battery charger since the year dot, and have used it so infrequently I threw it out when the enclosure was damaged after a fall from the bench in my shed recently. However, today I find myself in need of a battery charger DOH!
• Ford focus 2008 titanium - Why is my battery light on? Ford focus 2008 27 Aug 2023 (Forum)
  Just looking for some advice, passenger interior mirror light was left on for approx 3 hours. Car started fine, then drove home on the motorway for 40 mins.  Almost home, the battery light came on. Newish battery (September 22).  What are peoples thoughts on cause? New alternator maybe? Have MOT in a week, Is it OK to drive until then or am I going to be stranded somewhere?
• Renault Clio II - Stop & battery light flickering on 24 Feb 2015 (Forum)
  Whilst driving my clio at night the stop light and battery light flickers on and off, its sometimes that quick that if you blink you miss it. its also doing it during the day but not so noticable.  I have taken off all the earth to body & body to engine cables and cleaned them thoroughly. also ther area that they bolt to as well as the battery terminals. therefore I am now confused as to what is causing the lights to flicker.
• Alfa Spider - dead car battery after purchase of second hand car 22 Mar 2013 (Forum)
  Does anyone know if the sale of Goods Act ( i.e. the car being not fit for purpose) covers buying a second hand car from a dealer, when the next day after the sale, the battery had to be replaced because it was at the end of its 'life' and would not start the car following a frosty morning?   In other words, is there any possibility of recovering payment for the new battery so soon after the purchase?
• 1995 peugeot 106 - car wont start after battery change 26 Mar 2011 (Forum)
  hi all, so i changed the flat battery on my car this morning and put 5 litres of fuel in( as was low). i go to start it up and it just turning over and over   the car had been sat in the garage for three days without being started but started fine previously so nothing other than changing the battery has changed.
• Mitsubishi Shogun Sport - Can anyone help please 12 Jan 2011 (Forum)
  Dear all, Having just purchsed Mitsubishi Montero Left hand drive second hand, unfortunately it did not come with Owners manual! Question is What is the preferred car battery for this model as it has a smaller car battery in at the moment, which is a little under powered probably for the process of starting the car. I envisage having to change it after the winter and I would like to purchase the correct battery, and use this battery in my other smaller Citreon ZX
• volkswagon polo 1.2 2002 - Battery problems 2 Nov 2010 (Forum)
  My Mum's Polo has a history of flat batteries, three of them. the AA keep turning up and supplying "new" ones (I'm told). The advice she has recieved it to "leave it running on the drive for 20 minutes" this isn't any good as it upsets neigbours.
• Key fob batteries 28 Mar 2010 (Forum)
  I paid more than a fiver for two 3 volt batteries for the remote entry fob for my car. They had the right code number on them but were a different make from the old ones, and were matt finish rather than shiny. They don't work. Today my SiL gave me a 3v battery of the same size with a different code number on it, and of yet another make, but shiny.
• Citroen C5 - Battery run down by 12v socket? 18 Mar 2010 (Forum)
  The 12V socket had an ipod plugged into it and after about 45 min of driving it refused to go above 35mph and eventually the battery light came on. Once the ipod was unplugged everything worked ok again? Am I right in thinking the alternator should be charging the battery while the car is moving? Is this normal that this should affect the car?
• Citroen ZX (1992 - 1998) - Battery Removal 17 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  In the handbook that came with the car, it says to simply remove the car battery, removing the NEGATIVE wire before the POSITIVE wire. The wires are slightly oiley and do not simply "remove" The battery is flat and I want to take it out to charge it. The clamp has been removed, I just don't know how to take the wires off.
• Peugeot 406 (1999 - 2004) - 03 2.0 Battery charge fault 28 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  My 53 plate peugeot 406 LX Estate recently started suffering battery charge fault warning on the dash, then ABS and Airbag warning respectively then the car gives up and conks oot ! had the alternator reconned and also new battery but its still doing it??? recently fitted new com2000 unit (indicator/wiper unit), which is the wrong one but works all the same, cud this be the problem?
• Vauxhall Astra G Petrol (1998 - 2004) - 99 1.6 Battery light 29 Jun 2009 (Forum)
  Should I just get my battery checked out? Thanks again
• fiesta mk 3 battery warning light on 22 Feb 2007 (Forum)
  hi, ive got a prob with the battery charge warning lamp on my fiesta ,it stays ON when i switch the ignition off and remove the key, the alternator is functioning with the engine running and the battery warning light goes out, ive looked at the wiring diag and as far as i can make out there is an in line diode in the warning bulb connection that comes off the alternator multi plug could it be that that has failed causing a reverse voltage?
• Jump Start Puzzle 24 Jan 2007 (Forum)
  This was with the battery out on charge, with jump leads from my car directly onto the Proton's battery leads. When a new battery was fitted it fired up first time. Why would it not start when connected to my car? (Tried off and engine running)