Battery
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St. Jude Donor '08-'09
Battery
well it happened the battery is dead, haven't started the vert in over 3 weeks, the temps are fridgid ,so i went to start it and its dead, should i just let it be until summer, or should i try to jump it
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You might be able to save the battery, I would get a Slow charger and let it go over night, It might just bring it back to life, If not new battery time and you should have a tender anyway seeing your car sits, I like the CTEK US3300.
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I bought the battery from Auto Zone,and i get a % of money for certain amount of years owned, yea it was all my fault, but working so much i forgot to start her up, and the temps here have been colder than usual
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Remove the battery and put it on a slow charger. Don't put it back in until spring when you get the car out. You are doing more harm than good just starting it every few weeks. Don't start it unless you plan on driving it. My vette sits in the garage all winter and I remove the battery and store it in the basement.
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St. Jude Donor '08-'09
Remove the battery and put it on a slow charger. Don't put it back in until spring when you get the car out. You are doing more harm than good just starting it every few weeks. Don't start it unless you plan on driving it. My vette sits in the garage all winter and I remove the battery and store it in the basement.
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Pick up a low amp charger and restore the battery to a full charge.Also DO NOT store the battery on concrete put on a block of wood or anything to keep it off concrete.Autozone will charge the battery for free, but will not replace it because at is discharged.Only if it will not hold a charge.
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Good Luck,
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Pick up a low amp charger and restore the battery to a full charge.Also DO NOT store the battery on concrete put on a block of wood or anything to keep it off concrete.Autozone will charge the battery for free, but will not replace it because at is discharged.Only if it will not hold a charge.
Good Luck,
Ed
Pick up a low amp charger and restore the battery to a full charge.Also DO NOT store the battery on concrete put on a block of wood or anything to keep it off concrete.Autozone will charge the battery for free, but will not replace it because at is discharged.Only if it will not hold a charge.
Good Luck,
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I was in the same situation. forgot to start up the car been busy. i ended jumping my car. evrything went fine look like their no problem yet but i still would recommended myself to get a battery charger
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Turn on ignition, but don't start engine. Press options button repeatedly until you come to a blank screen, then press and hold 'Reset' until you see 'FOB TRAINING' press 'Reset' again and it will ask you to hold lock and unlock at the same time and it will beep when complete. Then on to second fob.
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Turn on ignition, but don't start engine. Press options button repeatedly until you come to a blank screen, then press and hold 'Reset' until you see 'FOB TRAINING' press 'Reset' again and it will ask you to hold lock and unlock at the same time and it will beep when complete. Then on to second fob.
