Car advice - flat battery?

thenap80

Hi
I tried to start up my Honda Civic today, having left it on my drive for what must be about ten weeks now. Unfortunately it did not start. Just a click sound when turning the key. However the lights on the dash come on and the radio is functioning.

Any ideas of what my next step should be. Unfortunately I am not with the AA! Please advise!

Many Thanks to all who read!

Lorian

Charge the battery or get a jump start with jump leads and give it a good run.

Then check you left no lights or the radio on.

Nile

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thenap80

How do I charge the battery? Sounds silly perhaps but I haven't a clue. Is it a trip to Halfords!!?

goldspanners

get someone with a set of jump leads to slave start your car,then take your car for a good drive for an hour or so,let the battery charge up and it may be ok. if you switch it of and it wont start agin then there is a good chance your battery will need replacing.

cookie_monster

Best join the AA, if you factor in the cost of getting all the equipment from Halfrauds then it might not even fix the problem, or get a friend/relative around theat knows about cars.

goldspanners

cookie_monster wrote: »

Best join the AA, if you factor in the cost of getting all the equipment from Halfrauds then it might not even fix the problem, or get a friend/relative around theat knows about cars.

the AA probably wont fix the problem either.
it sounds like a flat battery,theres a good chance if its been stood for 10 weeks.
all it might need is a jump start.

Pssst

If its totally stone dead,it will need to go on a charger.

thenap80

Yeah its stone dead I think. Just a click when I turn the key. No chugging noises or anything to suggest it might start. Although the radio is working and lights on dash are illuminating still.

Are chargers expensive? It might be easier if I get a pair of jump leads from someone.

MX5huggy

Pssst wrote: »

If its totally stone dead,it will need to go on a charger.

Or put the jump leads on it and leave the donor car running for 5 mins then try starting the Civic.

Not parked at the top of a slope is it? You could bumb start it.

If you are going to leaving the car for this length of time oftern you need to get a charger or jump start pack thingy.

MX5huggy

thenap80 wrote: »

Yeah its stone dead I think. Just a click when I turn the key. No chugging noises or anything to suggest it might start. Although the radio is working and lights on dash are illuminating still.

Are chargers expensive? It might be easier if I get a pair of jump leads from someone.

This might do the trickhttp://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/offers/2827_8410.htm?WT.mc_id=2008-12-22-11-17