Murcielago has flat battery

[BPD]

The Murcielago has been parked up for a while with the switch off but today the battery is flat. Obviously it is a pain to get to the actual battery. Are there any terminals anywhere, even if just a positive, to be able to jump it? Would look through the manual but can't find it.

Thanks
Liam

ETA just been using Google and it seems everyone says do not jump start it as it leads to Dashboard Malfunction, is that right?

Edited by BPD on Monday 24th October 17:08

[Davey S2]

Easier to get a charger / conditioner that you can plug into the lighter socket?

[andy355]

anything like a conditioner wont fix a dead battery. A full on charger would get it back to life (halfords sell them- Ring smartcharge for example) providing you can get to it to plug in the terminals. Once flat they are never the same again though.

[BPD]

Well looks like I will have to get the wheel off then. While it is apart I may run some cables somehow into engine bay to be able to charge the battery from there.

[SirMark]

You can jump start the car from the points in the engine bay

You need to be carefull as the car fibre engine bay does conduct electricity, but if you put tevnueral on the block and the positive on the jump point which is located (looking in the engine bay from the rear of the car) if you look to your left you will see a black cues cove, lift the cover and you be able to jump/ charge the car from there hope this helps

[toohuge]

SirMark said:

You can jump start the car from the points in the engine bay

You need to be carefull as the car fibre engine bay does conduct electricity, but if you put tevnueral on the block and the positive on the jump point which is located (looking in the engine bay from the rear of the car) if you look to your left you will see a black cues cove, lift the cover and you be able to jump/ charge the car from there hope this helps

This ^

[simonspider]

Yes I use the metal ring to the left of the engine for the earth (negative) and as Sir Mark says there is a plastic cover which lifts off to reveal two positive screws. They are quite fiddly to attach the crocodile clips to but works fine

[BPD]

Thanks for the pointer. Will have a look later.

[voicey]

Excuse my ignorance but what's a tevnueral?

[BPD]

voicey said:

Excuse my ignorance but what's a tevnueral?

It is just a typo. The negative.

[P300V8]

You may wish to replace the battery as they do not last for ever. If your car is not used regularly, and assuming you have a garage with electricity, you should implement regular battery conditioning to cure the issue once and for all.

Carcoon sell a good charger (I use this) for around £40 that maintains the battery. It comes with leads that are fitted permanently to the battery terminals so the charger can simply be plugged in, avoiding the need for crocodile clips.

Here is a copy/paste from their website...

Carcoon Power and Charge System
The Carcoon Power and Charge unit can guarantee 100% battery reliability when you need it most, without having to disconnect or remove the battery from the vehicle. The Carcoon Power and Charge Unit features an advanced 'intelligent' battery management facility which constantly maintains the battery in optimum condition even over a very long period. It protects and maintains vehicle computer memories, sophisticated electronic control units, audio systems and even alarms.

The 'intelligent' system assesses the size and condition of the battery, and then sets a unique programme to steadily restore the battery to peak condition while also supporting all the vehicle's electronic devices. The system can be left connected indefinitely and cause no harm to the battery, quite the opposite it will improve the batteries life. The Carcoon Power and Charge System is supplied with every Carcoon and Bike Bubble.

[toohuge]

Another thing to remember, the terminals on the battery used in the Murci are different to your conventional set up so it can be difficult to find a battery in stock.

Chris

[bungie]

I didn't have any trouble, my local garage got one easily next day.

[Newc]

I've fitted one of these

http://www.batterybrain.co.uk/proddetail.php?prod=...

to all my weekend cars. Can't praise them enough. They've saved me numerous times.

[BPD]

Just thought that I would post an update.

It turns out it wasn't a flat battery. After the car was recovered and lots of investigation work carried out, it turns out it needs a new Ignition Switch Assembly.

Thanks again for all of the replies.