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Old Nov 19, 2007 | 05:20 PM
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battery is dead again. what does priority start mean? how do i use it? do i even have it ?
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Old Nov 19, 2007 | 05:33 PM
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Just attach to your battery. It is that simple. Here is a link. http://www.batterymart.com/c-prioritystart.html
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Old Nov 19, 2007 | 06:23 PM
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As you can see from the link, its not a GM item. I have one on mine though I haven't had the dreaded DBS yet. I did trigger my Priority Start once though by having the hood up and doors open for a long time. Guess the lamps pulled the battery down to 12.0 volts. Not hard to do as I have checked it several times and it normally sits at about 12.8 or so after a day of sitting. I just leave a Battery Tender Jr. plugged on it and all is well. That Priority Start thing is great though. If it does run down, just hit the cig lighter and bingo everything works and the car will start. You do have to reset the window auto down feature. Everything else is there. I plan on a new battery next spring anyway (2.5 yrs on factory battery).
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thanks for the help got the charger on it now ....
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Old Nov 19, 2007 | 06:52 PM
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I don't know what year you have, but if it is an early 05 and with the heat in Florida, I would replace the battery.

Heat is what kills batteries.
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