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• Vauxhall Cavalier (1988 - 1995) - 1995 2.0 Battery testing with Hydrometer 8 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  How reliable are the Battery Hydrometer testers in testing car battery cells ?? I've just tested my recharged overnight battery & the results don't always seem consistent. The tester has 3 ranges: Good/Fair/Recharge At first tester showed 2 Good cells, 3 Fair, 1 Recharge Later on it showed 1 Fair, 5 Recharge I tried number of times, made sure the rubber was sealed around glass.
• Battery charge 7 Dec 2015 (Forum)
  Is my battery failing? I have a Varta 3 years old (OE) I cannot get it to more than 12.5v on a charger, or after a 50 mile daylight run.   (I understand that fully charged it should read 12.66v) I have checked the alternator and that is charging correctly.
• Citroen Xantia forte 2 hdi x reg 2000 - car will not start after leaving battery of 12 Apr 2012 (Forum)
  hi all, i left the battery of the car for a couple of months when i tried to start it it just turns over but will not start,the fuel is getting there but still not starting,anyhelp out there
• Vauxhall Vectra C (2002 - 2008) - 2006 1.8 Battery Location 10 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  I know that is a stupid question but where is the battery located, reason I have a flat bettery and need to charge it but nothing in owners manual about location. and when you lisfty the bonnet everything has a cover on it and do not want to remove wrong cover.
• Vauxhall Vectra B facelift (1999 - 2002) - Battery runs flat whilst car running? 4 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  Apparently, whilst my car was being defrosted this morning - engine running, heater blowing on full, the battery ran flat and the car stopped. Jump started, and now running. Anybody ever heard of this happening before?
• Battery Classification (any car) 2 Jan 2005 (Forum)
  I currently have two identical elderly cars in my driveway. One has a 092 battery, the other an 097. I have googled and done a search here in an attempt to find out more about what the numbers mean without much luck. So, is there a table somewhere that gives the attributes of the various numbers, or are they not set in stone?
• battery warning light 27 Dec 2001 (Forum)
  Help.... Pulled up in the drive today with the wifes maestro Turbo Diesel. Taking the key out the red battery charging light remained on. RE-starting the engine and it goes out as it shoud. Turning the ignition key to position 2 when it should remain on with all other lamps it goes out.!!!! Any ideas ?????
• BMW Various - BMW Hybrids at risk of battery fire. 24 Oct 2020 (Forum)
    https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/bmw-recalls-all-plug-hybrid-models-due-battery-fire-risk#:~:text=BMW%20has%20issued%20a%20global,January%20and%2018%20September%202020.   I know of someone who has a £70k BMW X5 plug in hybrid that he can only charge to 30% else risk a battery fire.
• Renault Clio II - Stop & battery light flickering 21 Mar 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. can anyone throw any light on this or has someone experienced the same thing.
• Vauxhall Vectra C - vectra c wont start 11 Mar 2013 (Forum)
  hi, i have an 06 vauxhall vectra c est that has an odd problem, car runs fine no battery probs etc, then every few days it will just not turn over, like a flat battery , just a clicking sound, but there is power everywhere, it used to start after a few turns of the key, but now when it happens it just wont start or turn overt at all, had it jumped from leads and started fine and today i had it pushed and jumped it ok , confusing me as ive checked the battery connections and battery earth etc, any ideas???
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  Freelander 2 starting problems 12 Jan 2013 (Ask HJ)
  When I press the starter button the engine sometimes fails to turn over as if the battery is low. It may take 2 or 3 attempts till the engine turns over...
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  Ford Focus 29 Dec 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 2009 Ford Focus and the audio unit won't turn on. It recently had a flat battery and since then it won't turn on. I have put a new battery on...
• Peugeot 106 (1991 - 2002) - 02 1.1 Battery losing current 31 Mar 2011 (Forum)
  Dear Members, I have just bought a 106 from my aged aunt who had not run it for about 8 weeks. It started first time when I tried it. 3 days later without use the battery was flat. I have repaced the battery but there seems to be an excessive drain from somewhere as it goes completely flat in a couple of days. It is as though a switch or something has stuck open when I started it after the long rest.
• 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 for more than a month and they could do nothing !
• Nissan Micra (2003 - 2010) - 03 1.4 key battery dead-how do i get in car? 20 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  please help as cant get in my car to go and get new key battery!!
• Renault Kangoo II combi (2004 - 2008) - 04 1.5d How long should the battery last? 22 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  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 that modern types often give no notice of failure. Should I change it at a particular age or milage or will it last for many more years?
• 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 has run tests and in fairness aren't charging us due to recent outlay - all to them. Yesterday mentioned a possibility of the alternator but we're at the end of our financial limit and thinking of ebaying it for parts!!
• Vauxhall Astra G Petrol (1998 - 2004) - 99 1.6 PAS problem & battery light on 8 Mar 2009 (Forum)
  Any ideas please why the battery light on the dash is on and why that would stop the power steering working? Help appreciated as always! Cheers
• 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 of the window ( not sure how) , or force off the rubber trim that runs along the fire wall, not sure this is suppose to happen either ?
• 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 recharged it, but not yet got round to working out how long it takes to drain.