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Low battery

prospector
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in Ford Mondeo / Vignale Club

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Hi

I have a Mondeo 1.6tdci 2013 and the words low battery is coming up on the information panel and stop star is not working, I took the car to halfords and they tested it and said battery is good, and is showing that because i only do short journey and i need to charge the battery and did so. To no avail. My battery is near the end of its warranty with them but i don't mind buying a new one i just need to know if it is necessary

Many thanks

Dave

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    and "How did you charge it ?"

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    I used a charger they recommended in halfords for a deep charge

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    That was not what I meant.

    • Did you connect the negative of the battery charger to the chassis earth point ?
    • Did you charge the battery for minimum of 12 hours while it was still connected to the car ?
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    11 hours ago, prospector said:

    I used a charger they recommended in halfords for a deep charge

    Shocked that on taking it to Halfords, they recommended a charger they just happened to have in stock 🤣 Is a 'deep' charge like having a 'deep' massage?

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    1 hour ago, StephenFord said:

    Shocked that on taking it to Halfords, they recommended a charger they just happened to have in stock

    Likewise, but I can understand that due it's size they don't normally keep the Maypole in stock 🤣

    Maypole Charger.JPG

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    Thanks Guys

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    2 hours ago, prospector said:

    Thanks Guys

    No problem, don't be a stranger, call again...

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    Stop Start batteries have to be tip top. To be honest I would go to Halfords, stop, then leave your headlights on for twenty minutes then ask them to check !

    Your battery may be able to recover and if their equipment say it ok then you can be more confident.

     

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    5 minutes ago, Theshed said:

    Stop Start batteries have to be tip top.

    Many folk replace the battery because their stop/start system fails, that is often a mistake. For start/stop to work, literally 100s of conditions have to be met otherwise the car just ignores stop/start. The following post is from @unofix who is an expert in such matters and I hope won't mind me posting a previous post of his...

     

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