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2015 focus stop/start battery charging

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I am thinking about charging my stop/start battery over night with a smart charger from Aldi I normally do it every year on all my old cars can you charge these batteries thank you 

Focus 1.5tdci 2015 plate stop/start 

By the way I always turn the stop start off I believe it’s doing more damage having it on 

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    How many miles do you do a year? Do you leave the car sat for weeks before using it?

    In most cases a battery charger just isn't necessary, if you're driving the car enough then the alternator will keep it topped up perfectly fine. If everything works correctly then the car will go to sleep mode after a few hours and only draw very little current for things like the alarm. It would take weeks/months to drain it to the point of not being able to start the car

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    4 hours ago, gibbo1471 said:

    I am thinking about charging my stop/start battery over night with a smart charger from Aldi I normally do it every year on all my old cars can you charge these batteries

    Yes

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