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My Renault Clio (2009) will not start. It will jump-start with cables, though, but does not retain its charge. It is absolutely dead, so much so that I am unable to lock the doors electronically with the...
My daughter's Seat Ibiza has continual problems starting after standing unused for only 2-3 days. We've been told repeatedly that the battery's fine and the current drain with ignition off is within acceptable...
How do you replace the battery on a stop-start car? Can I do it myself? And if not, what are the dangers?
I have owned my 2002 Mercedes-Benz C-Class Sport Coupe 220 diesel since new. It has now done 95,000 miles and has been regularly serviced and immaculately maintained. However, for the past few months,...
I own a Ford C-Max 1.6 diesel. For the past two week, the car has started displaying a message on start up. The message says “Limited EPB” but goes away after a few seconds and drives fine. Should I ignore...
My previous car, a 1996 Fiat Punto, had the battery disconnected and left outside many times for periods up to 12 weeks and no problems starting up on my return. I am planning to go to Spain for 12 weeks...
I understand that you should use a float charger to prevent over-charging of the battery. My question is, if I don't use my 1995 Honda Civic for three months and do not disconnect the battery, will the...
I own a 1995 Honda Civic, which doesn’t get used all that much. To keep the battery charged, I it out every other week, but I am now thinking of disconnecting the battery and garaging the car for the winter....
Because I do short journeys and low milage, my battery often needs charging. Would a solar charger help to keep the battery charged sand if so could you reccomend one.
Our 62 plate Golf 1.6TDI BlueMotion has had a totally flat battery twice in short succession, the upshot being it had to be towed by the AA to the Volkswagen garage who sold it (new). We had left nothing...
 

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