Today i locked my keys in the car and i have no spare,Couldn't get a locksmith out for over 5 hours.The Engine wasn't running but it was in ignition mode for 5 hours
Once i got the keys back the car wouldn't start because of a weak battery,Just wondering if i leave it for a few hours should it work in the morning? as I've never had problems before.
I have no jump start packs
Sometimes a battery will recover after a few minutes, but if the car does not start after a 5 minute wait, the battery will not recover without a boost.
If I where you I would knock on your neighbours door and ask for a jump start now rather than tomorrow morning. Once you have the car started, you should go for a 10 minute drive to recharge the battery.
I've tried the battery several times and it just won't turn the engine on,Lights lala all fine.Just wondering if time could be a healer? I badly need the car for tomorrow morning would someone giving a push help it? I could then have it fully recharged while at work
You could jump start it, in which case you need to get someone to push it while its in gear as you turn the engine over, not forced to work though, you might also find it a bit of a struggle to push with one person. Just ring the AA, that or get it jump started.
just remember to push the clutch in until your going fast enough to start it !
If it's a petrol car a bump start or jump start should work fine. If it's a diesel you're probably out of luck.
I left the sidelights on in my mum's diesel Clio last summer and it wouldn't start even with some serious bumping down a big steep hill. The RAC got it going in 5 minutes with a booster pack. In November though it properly died; we were about to buy it a new battery when I noticed that the electrolyte levels in the battery were very low. 69p for a bottle of distilled water from Tescos and an overnight charge sorted it right out and it's been fine ever since. It's well worth checking.
If it has a cat converter, starting it like that is probably a bad idea, though Ive never tryed, and my book tells me in big bold letters not to.
My car manual also tells me in big letters not to jump start it (tis a turbo diesel).
The RAC laughed, towed it up the slightests of inclines and rolled it slowly backwards - it started without even a noticable halting of momentum.
ok help me out here peeps please,I've got a battery charger and sofar i've taken off the big black lead from the battery for safety,The lights still come on though are they meant too?
Anyway i wanna charge the car but donno how to connect the battery? Do i first but the neagtive black on the black then pos on pos??
disconnect the battery from the car electrics, remove if neccessary. Hook up the leads on the charger. CHarge away. Itll probably take overnight to give it a good going over.
Nope. You must have a contact somewhere.Originally Posted by BlueRiband
I always take the battery out of the car myself, but up to you if you just want to disconnect it. The leads from the charger go positive to positive, negative to negative as you say.Anyway i wanna charge the car but donno how to connect the battery? Do i first but the neagtive black on the black then pos on pos??
Battery Died on me Today again,I didn't charge the battery fully. gave it a good 7 hours to charge then took it off,Car started and i went out for a long run as i was told it would charge itself.
Does this mean my battery's now dead?
That or you shorted it somewhere when reconnecting. Likely a duff battery though, do you know anyone with a clamp multimeter? if so turn the ignition of and check the cables out the battery to see if something is drawing power.
Either your battery is dead, or your alternator isn't charging it. Check the fluid levels in the battery for a start, you can top them up with a bottle of distilled water if they're low (70p in Tescos).
IT's alive its aliveStarting first time too
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