Member Since: 24 Nov 2009
Location: Reading
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Could be as I did have the electrics on for 3 hours whilst doing the rear brakes.
Looks like I'm off to Halfords to buy a charger then!
Thanks
30th Jul 2012 7:10 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
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Yep, battery flatter than a flat thing in the flat lands.
30th Jul 2012 7:11 pm
drtaylor1977
Member Since: 24 Nov 2009
Location: Reading
Posts: 76
Tried jump leads and no joy.
Really struggling now?
30th Jul 2012 7:31 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 72918
Sounds like a job for the man with the yellow or orange van.
30th Jul 2012 7:32 pm
fatherted123456
Member Since: 22 Jan 2012
Location: Derbyshire
Posts: 103
Any idea of battery voltage?SSDD.
30th Jul 2012 8:18 pm
bambi
Member Since: 10 Apr 2009
Location: south yorkshire
Posts: 2059
If its really flat you will need to leave on charge preferably a few hrs at least better overnight..
30th Jul 2012 9:21 pm
B16 KJR
Member Since: 10 Jul 2006
Location: Rosyth, Fife
Posts: 3005
Have you tried a jump start from another running vehicle, using a GOOD set of jump leads ?
31st Jul 2012 11:47 am
J@mes
Member Since: 10 Nov 2008
Location: Bomber County
Posts: 4547
I often find that when a battery is totally, totally flat it will not jump start anyway. Get the battery on charge for a bit.
Or, get it connected and ready for a jump start, then leave the two batteries connected together for a short while before attempting to jump it 2014 D4 XS
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31st Jul 2012 12:18 pm
drtaylor1977
Member Since: 24 Nov 2009
Location: Reading
Posts: 76
Thanks for all the comments and I guess when that any people tell you it's a flat battery they can't all be wrong!
Sure enough, got the battery on charge for a day and it hen started first time!
Think the battery I was trying to jump from was just not strong enough!
Think I'll turn the stereo off next time I work for a few hours!!!
Think I've had my full year's entitlement of senior moments in this one week!
Think the battery I was trying to jump from was just not strong enough!
drtaylor1977
Unless you get the real heavy duty jump start battery your average battery pack's are not big enough to jump start a D3, If you plan on maintaining your car then it might be wise to invest in a decent charger like the Ctek range.
Flack
1st Aug 2012 8:03 am
Russell
Member Since: 24 Aug 2007
Location: Kent
Posts: 10564
drtaylor1977 wrote:
Thanks for all the comments and I guess when that any people tell you it's a flat battery they can't all be wrong!
Think I've had my full year's entitlement of senior moments in this one week!
Thanks again everyone!
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it by putting the fuse back in the wrong place?
