Citroen C2 - Battery (I don't know the issue)

Arsenal2019

Hi guys.

I seem to be posting a lot about my S**T car, Citroen C2 05 Reg- 1.1L engine.

I don't know what it is what is the problem this time, but in the past few months-

-My hazards have kept flashing, when my hazards haven't been put on

-All lights are flashing or are on constant on my dashboard - when engine is on / off

-Most of my interior lights that light up in the centre of my car (where the radio bit is and heating controls) do not light up. I cannot change radio station or turn off radio. The screen part where it shows what radio station is on and tells me when a door is open appears to freeze.

*All of these problems which I have listed above have all happened just the once and have been fixed by disconnecting the battery for 5 minutes and then connecting again.*

But surely, things aren't right?!
Does anyone know or have an idea of what it could be?

Thanks

Alanp

Possibly a poor earth?, check/clean earthing cable from the battery to the car body..

Arsenal2019

Is the earthing cable the thing which you attach / unclip onto the battery to disconnect / connect?

wgl2014

I would also check the voltage of your battery, if it's on its way out all sorts of things can happen.

Also are there any error codes showing, you can get a cheap code reader and do this yourself for less than a garage are likely to charge.

flashg67

Richardroberts1 wrote: »

Is the earthing cable the thing which you attach / unclip onto the battery to disconnect / connect?

That's the one - it also connects to the car body and needs to have a solid, clean connection.

I've had a C2 and they do seem prone to electrical niggles though.
If ou haven't already, worth signing up to the forums at https://www.C2club.co.uk

Arsenal2019

Okay thank you so much for your help ! I'll give it a good wipe and hopefully it'll sort it out!

Car_54

flashg67 wrote: »

That's the one - it also connects to the car body and needs to have a solid, clean connection.

I've had a C2 and they do seem prone to electrical niggles though.
If ou haven't already, worth signing up to the forums at www.C2club.co.uk

Aren't there two "things" attached to the battery? Or are Citroens different?

shaun_from_Africa

Richardroberts1 wrote: »

Is the earthing cable the thing which you attach / unclip onto the battery to disconnect / connect?

If/when you check the two cables, make sure that you disconnect and reconnect them in the following order.

When disconnecting the battery, remove the negative cable first(this might have a black boot on it) and will go to the battery terminal with a -ve written on it then disconnect the positive cable. (maybe a red boot and it will go the battery terminal marked +ve).
Reconnect in the opposite way. Positive cable first then the negative one.

It's done this way for safety reasons.

Svein_Forkbeard

It's a French car what do you expect......

Start planning for its replacement.