F***ing flat battery

[Skelly Ops]

Dead. Defunct. No volts.

Not used the car for 7 days and its dead as a dodo. 7 days wtf? Hadn't left any switches or interior lights on either

 

[Evl]

bad battery, dodgy alternator perhaps.

 

[Neily03]

Pretty common for the current civic.... Did you leave the wipers/lights switched to 'Auto'?...

 

[Skelly Ops]

Pretty common for the current civic.... Did you leave the wipers/lights switched to 'Auto'?...

As a matter of fact I did leave the wipers on auto yeah! Known problem?

 

[JMR]

I had a Clio172 before the CTR that I didnt used to use much, every other weekend and the battery kept going flat .

I bought an Optimate III SP battery charger/optimiser with a trickle charge function which meant you could safely leave it on the car all the time without worrying about the electrics. Also meant the alarm was still armed which was good.

Comes with a cable with +/- that you clip on to battery and leave it connected, at the other end is a weatherproof plug which you connect your Optimate to when you park up.

About £39 now, which is a cheaper than a battery. Good buy in my case.

Hope its just the Auto wipers Simon and not alternator.

 

[Neily03]

As a matter of fact I did leave the wipers on auto yeah! Known problem?

It says in the owners manual to switch them off if you're not going to be using the car for a while or it'll flatten the battery.

 

[Skelly Ops]

It says in the owners manual to switch them off if you're not going to be using the car for a while or it'll flatten the battery.

:lol:

 

[Neily03]

:lol:

:lol:

As long as the don't tell them you may be able to get a new battery under warranty off your Honda dealer as if it's down to 0V it's fooked.

 

[Crumb]

I had to get the Insurance home rescue lot out on Saturday as I managed to flatten my battery when I changed my rear lights over.

I'd left my aircon on whilst I was testing all the bulbs. Douche. :lol: