Day 1 of euro road tour.....battery issue......help!
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Guys,
Hope you are all recovering from Kentucky Sunday at Jez's place.
Some assistance required. I left for euro tour this morning and had the car on trickle charger for a day and half and probably 3.5 days of last 5. Thought that would be ok to top it up. Basically laboured to start this morning but had a channel tunnel time so headed off anyway. Started twice at the tunnel but when I went to start it a third time to get off the tunnel.......yep....nada.......had to push it out with some help and get it jump started. I decided to push on as far as I could and made it to Reims. Put some more fuel in and didn't think it would start....but it did miraculously. So have made it to the hotel but
- warning on dash is showing low Battery ......and there is an obvious reluctance to start on the key
- I have euro breakdown through classicline so will call them tommorrow. Intention is to get them to fit a new battery before I set off go the next leg
Questions:
- what battery spec should I ask them to bring/ buy and fit ?
- If the battery is dead flat in the morning how do I get into th car?
- anything else I need to consider?
Car did sit around a bit (probably 3 mths) before I picked it up and wasn't on trickle charge. I then used it on weekends only for the 2 mths or so I had it for circa 1k miles. I think the battery is just toast.
Any assistance appreciated. I would search and research moe myself but the hotel literally had no Internet access for the first time ever and am having to type this out across the road...........not my day !!!
Hope you are all recovering from Kentucky Sunday at Jez's place.
Some assistance required. I left for euro tour this morning and had the car on trickle charger for a day and half and probably 3.5 days of last 5. Thought that would be ok to top it up. Basically laboured to start this morning but had a channel tunnel time so headed off anyway. Started twice at the tunnel but when I went to start it a third time to get off the tunnel.......yep....nada.......had to push it out with some help and get it jump started. I decided to push on as far as I could and made it to Reims. Put some more fuel in and didn't think it would start....but it did miraculously. So have made it to the hotel but
- warning on dash is showing low Battery ......and there is an obvious reluctance to start on the key
- I have euro breakdown through classicline so will call them tommorrow. Intention is to get them to fit a new battery before I set off go the next leg
Questions:
- what battery spec should I ask them to bring/ buy and fit ?
- If the battery is dead flat in the morning how do I get into th car?
- anything else I need to consider?
Car did sit around a bit (probably 3 mths) before I picked it up and wasn't on trickle charge. I then used it on weekends only for the 2 mths or so I had it for circa 1k miles. I think the battery is just toast.
Any assistance appreciated. I would search and research moe myself but the hotel literally had no Internet access for the first time ever and am having to type this out across the road...........not my day !!!
You need a type 096 battery.
Bosch S5008 is about as powerful as they come and has a 5yr warranty. Exide do one with similar spec.
If the battery is so low that the central locking wont trigger (unlikely) then you could do worse things than inserting your key into the suitably shaped aperture on the drivers door handle and turning it. Old school.
Bosch S5008 is about as powerful as they come and has a 5yr warranty. Exide do one with similar spec.
If the battery is so low that the central locking wont trigger (unlikely) then you could do worse things than inserting your key into the suitably shaped aperture on the drivers door handle and turning it. Old school.
Edited by mik_ok on Sunday 14th September 19:18
Might be worth having a look in Engineering mode to get the car to tell you the percent charge is in the battery:
(stole this pic from someone else with a flat battery)
Just hold down the left thumb wheel as you turn the ignition on to get into engineering mode and read the battery charge. Ignore the battery voltage, it can still read 12v to 14v even though there is little or no charge in the battery.
The battery you need (from the wiki page) is:
S5008 096 BOSCH Car Battery 12V 77Ah
(stole this pic from someone else with a flat battery)
Just hold down the left thumb wheel as you turn the ignition on to get into engineering mode and read the battery charge. Ignore the battery voltage, it can still read 12v to 14v even though there is little or no charge in the battery.
The battery you need (from the wiki page) is:
S5008 096 BOSCH Car Battery 12V 77Ah
As for getting into the car with a dead battery, use the key to open the drivers door. You'll have to turn the key so hard that you'll think you're going to snap the key, but it will turn eventually and open the drivers door only.
Then open the glove box and I think there is a boot release button in there to get at the battery.
Failing that, climb into the back of the car and to the side of one of the rear seat head rests is a button that will allow you to drop the ski hatch opening in the centre of the rear seat to access the boot.
Hope this helps. Not nice when you're on the continent with an issue
Then open the glove box and I think there is a boot release button in there to get at the battery.
Failing that, climb into the back of the car and to the side of one of the rear seat head rests is a button that will allow you to drop the ski hatch opening in the centre of the rear seat to access the boot.
Hope this helps. Not nice when you're on the continent with an issue
pah250 said:
Failing that, climb into the back of the car and to the side of one of the rear seat head rests is a button that will allow you to drop the ski hatch opening in the centre of the rear seat to access the boot.
The button for this is under the centre headrest (in the back)You'll find a pull-cord in there if you don't have enough juice to drive the boot release solenoid.
Once you get the battery fitted, put a volt meter across the battery terminals on the battery of on the jump start connections under the bonnet, should read 12 volt with engine not running and about 13.8 - 14 volt with engine running, checking the latter will rule out alternator problems.
Andrew. Just got back from KFCSunday. Sorry to hear your woes on first leg. The battery suggested ^ is good advice. Can't imagine it's more than that and yes check on dash battery info. If you get a receipt for battery will sort something out with you when back
hope you get sorted asap. JB
hope you get sorted asap. JB
Edited by preciousmetal on Sunday 14th September 21:34
Just put one of these in the GT2.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bosch-S5-Car-Battery-Typ...
Will fit the turbo too but not sure about the classics, just popped outside and measured the old one.
170x270 180 high with the positive terminal top left.
Which car did you take?
Oops guess you took the 8. Still my link is an 096 and the dimensions are the same.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bosch-S5-Car-Battery-Typ...
Will fit the turbo too but not sure about the classics, just popped outside and measured the old one.
170x270 180 high with the positive terminal top left.
Which car did you take?
Oops guess you took the 8. Still my link is an 096 and the dimensions are the same.
Edited by Xpuffin on Sunday 14th September 21:15
No problem James. Porsche are exactly the same. Lots of experience there with drained batteries!! Just made it to my next stop in Germany and was bailed up by a German bloke asking me what it was and can he take a photo of the engine lol. He drives a Boxster....shame...i told him to hand his man card over immediately
bigunit00 said:
No problem James. Porsche are exactly the same. Lots of experience there with drained batteries!! Just made it to my next stop in Germany and was bailed up by a German bloke asking me what it was and can he take a photo of the engine lol. He drives a Boxster....shame...i told him to hand his man card over immediately
enjoy
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