Dead lithium battery in '16 GTS, cheapest place to get in S FL?

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Old May 19, 2021 | 02:47 PM
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Dead lithium battery in '16 GTS, cheapest place to get in S FL?

IIRC these things are a small fortune at the dealer? Can't get batteries mail ordered from discount parts shop. Best place to get new battery & install in Palm Beach or Broward county? Thanks

edit: hold that thought, battery may have been "asleep"? Car is dead, had to use key to open door. CTEK charger keep going into error mode, but after 4 resets it looks like it's charging. Jury still out...



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Old May 19, 2021 | 05:58 PM
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Looks like the battery is dead. Now to figure out how to get it out of my garage. Can you jump start these cars? These lithium batteries really suck!
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Also, the lithium battery is not adequate if you have an aftermarket audio system installed from my experience. You can jump start these cars, instructions / guidelines are in the user manual

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Looks like the battery is dead. Now to figure out how to get it out of my garage. Can you jump start these cars? These lithium batteries really suck!
When I first owned it, I accidentally left the ignition on and the battery drained. MB service came by and jumped it. I ran it for a while and the battery has been fine for the past 3 years. If you need a good after market shop in southern PB County, I can recommend. They can replace it if you need to. I do all of my service work with them.
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When I first owned it, I accidentally left the ignition on and the battery drained. MB service came by and jumped it. I ran it for a while and the battery has been fine for the past 3 years. If you need a good after market shop in southern PB County, I can recommend. They can replace it if you need to. I do all of my service work with them.
Thanks just PM'd you for the shop.
I think the battery is toast but not 100%. My charger made it to the testing point then went to error which says it's a bad battery. I have to get some new jumper cables tomorrow and see what happens.
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