TH51 wrote: ↑Sat Oct 05, 2024 10:38 am... faster travelling route home via the brilliant when empty A303 and the fast moving M3 ...

Er. @KM69MZX may disagree!

Do you mean that the battery charger should not be connected direct to the negative point on the battery ...and if so why not ? If I DO disconnect the battery can I connect the charger direct to both poles of the battery ? (again, I can't think why not) In situ charging should be done by connecting...

Do you mean that the battery charger should not be connected direct to the negative point on the battery ...and if so why not ? If I DO disconnect the battery can I connect the charger direct to both poles of the battery ? (again, I can't think why not) In situ charging should be done by connecting...

Jaguandy wrote: ↑Wed Oct 02, 2024 5:15 pm AI for choosing carpet isn't much good either.

Does it choose an animal to accompany you when you drive?

If the battery went flat that would be the equivalent of disconnecting to reset everything anyway so no real need to do it manually. I would suggest you get a battery maintainer if you haven't already, so you can fully charge the battery and don't suffer this again.

AI only regurgitates what's gone before, so no originality at all. And as the above pics demonstrate, it's not good at blending different shapes together in harmony.

Proof that Ian Callum's job is safe!

Problem is though - the car is completely dead - no life - so the boot won’t open and I am guessing I need a jump start to try and get that open to access the battery? You can open the car using the physical key located in the fob. Once in you can pop the bonnet and connect power (spare battery or ...

KM69MZX wrote: ↑Tue Oct 01, 2024 8:30 pm Is 3 hours battery life with just the radio on a sign it's time for a new battery ? Or reasonable ?

Which sound system do you have? The Meridian 770W needs a fair few amps, the 380W about half of that. Give your battery an overnight charge when you get home and you should be good to go.

If I did get it replaced - would the phantom drain issue they caused with the open session after odb port mot - wouldn’t it happen again? Why not take it to a decent place to get the MOT done, which doesn't require anything plugged into the OBD port? And I doubt the battery needs to be replaced, ju...