battery issue? micra 2003

zak2012

Hello , i left my car with guy to fix body and paint etc.. after 3 days today i went to pick car and battery didnt work so after starting the car he told me it happend because he left doors open for few days while working on painting fixing etc.. he told me to drive for half hour and should be fine and battery wont die again and it will get charged? im worried about tomorrow morning if it happen again , do you guys think it will happen again? thanks

enfield_freddy

that information is semi correct , driving your car for 1/2 hr WITHOUT the lights , heated screen and heater will put some charge back into it.


I would suggest that if you have a garage with power , to connect a battery charger to the battery , if you remove the battery you may loose a radio code ,


bit late now for this info , but better late than sorry.


If the car starts ok tomorrow , try driving without the lights/heater on , and try charging it up fully over the weekend

forgotmyname

Charge the battery with an external charger to give it a boost.

You should do this every new and then anyway to get the best from your battery.

zak2012

enfield_freddy wrote: »

that information is semi correct , driving your car for 1/2 hr WITHOUT the lights , heated screen and heater will put some charge back into it.


I would suggest that if you have a garage with power , to connect a battery charger to the battery , if you remove the battery you may loose a radio code ,


bit late now for this info , but better late than sorry.


If the car starts ok tomorrow , try driving without the lights/heater on , and try charging it up fully over the weekend

thanks so if i drive longer it will charge fully? i dont have charger so if it charges by driving i will do that? i hope it start tomorrow thanks

enfield_freddy

yes , it will charge up , try not to use things that use the battery , ie heater , heated windows or headlights


try not to do stop start if you can (stopping at shops etc)




if it starts in the morning , you should be ok ,

zak2012

enfield_freddy wrote: »

yes , it will charge up , try not to use things that use the battery , ie heater , heated windows or headlights


try not to do stop start if you can (stopping at shops etc)




if it starts in the morning , you should be ok ,

thanks , how long do i have to drive to get fully charged? if it starts tomorrow is that mean it fully charged already? today when he told me to drive for half hour i did and i didnt stop apart from traffic lights etc..and when i came home i parked car then after 1 hour i went back to see if it starts ,it did start do u think its good sign?or it did start becuase wasnt left for too long?i.e untill morning

forgotmyname

No it wont charge fully that quickly. A good run of well over an hour will be needed to get it anywhere near close to fully charged.

Get a cheap battery charger and top it up. It will cost less than the fuel used to try and charge it.

enfield_freddy

yes , that is good , it should charge up nicely if you drive in daylight , or just use sidelights , over the next few days


don,t worry too much


the main starting problem is cold weather and oil like stirring treacle , however the weather is picking up now , you should be ok

Strider590

If it's been left flat for any length of time and it's more than a few years old, then it's most likely going to need replacing.

zak2012

enfield_freddy wrote: »

yes , that is good , it should charge up nicely if you drive in daylight , or just use sidelights , over the next few days


don,t worry too much


the main starting problem is cold weather and oil like stirring treacle , however the weather is picking up now , you should be ok

I was worry when i went to car this morning but luckly it did start so no problem with battery,do you think its ok if i dont drive for 2 days?because i dont need car 2 days a week what will happen to battery?thanks

Westmead_Fan

2 days is not a long time if you are worried go buy a cheap trickle charger to have as back up and charge the battery to 100%. if the battery keeps going flat then a new one would be needed.