Dead Battery....

johlle · Post by **johlle** » Thu Feb 19, 2004 3:53 pm

My March '03 CC was not used for the last 5 weeks, and although garaged, when I came to use it - dead battery. The RAC got me started, ran the car for 30 minutes in my drive then 30 minutes on the road, although lots of warnings appeared about airbag/brake/immobiliser malfunction etc. Parked back at home & tried to restart - dead battery. RAC came out again, got me started but declared the alternator was charging but the battery was not holding the charge so had the CC taken to my local Pug dealer who changed the battery under warranty without any fuss although the RAC guy said NOT to tell them the car had not been run regularly. So, people, the moral is to run a car for at least 10 minutes a week if it is not being used frequently to keep the battery alive. I know this is just common sense really, but still beware the consequences, especially as the Forum has comments about only 12 months warranty for the battery.

Post by **Lyndon** » Thu Feb 19, 2004 6:33 pm

thx for the tips

teddy206 GTi · Post by **teddy206 GTi** » Fri Feb 20, 2004 11:44 pm

Probably the alarm that ran the battery down.
And when they stay down for a long period...they never get back up.
New battery is always needed.

Gertjan · Post by **Gertjan** » Fri Apr 30, 2004 2:36 pm

Hi,

Have the same prob now. Didn't run for about 3 weeks. Any idea how long the battery supports the alarm, before running out?

thanks.

GJ

Starving_Hero · Post by **Starving_Hero** » Mon Sep 12, 2005 5:49 pm

Shit, I replaced the battery 2 months ago, and it stays alive for max 5 days... . You cant be bored having CC. The car surprises me everyday...

Robby_bobby_boo · Post by **Robby_bobby_boo** » Tue Sep 13, 2005 11:17 am

Poor old starving hero, battery probs, clock probs, indicator probs........ there is a technical expresiion to cover a car with all those symptoms still maybe this will help.....

There is a little cheap gizmo you can get from good motor stores (and Halfords) called a battery conditioner, they only cost about a tenner and you connect them to you battery and plug them into the mains when you are not going to be using the car.... they sit there whilst you are aware checking that the battery is Ok and if it needs a bit of a tickle its gets one, if it doesnt need one it doesnt.

Perfectly suited to people who are going away for a couple of weeks and need to protect their battery. Obviously you need to be able to connect it to the mains electricity supply, but I expect you all have extended double garages with power dont you.