Dead battery = No Key Turn?
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Dead battery = No Key Turn?
Hey all,
So right now, we have a 5000lb paperweight in the garage now because someone in my family left the headlights on last night.
This morning I was going to take it drop off my brother, but the key wouldn't turn at all. It doesn't make that noise when you first stick in the key so that the computer recognizes it, I'm assuming no battery, the computer isn't working, duh
, right?
Will any of the settings be lost? IE, NAV addresses, radio stations, seating positions, adaptive drive, etc.
Roadside should take care of this prob, right? Thanks guys!
-G-
So right now, we have a 5000lb paperweight in the garage now because someone in my family left the headlights on last night.
This morning I was going to take it drop off my brother, but the key wouldn't turn at all. It doesn't make that noise when you first stick in the key so that the computer recognizes it, I'm assuming no battery, the computer isn't working, duh
, right?Will any of the settings be lost? IE, NAV addresses, radio stations, seating positions, adaptive drive, etc.
Roadside should take care of this prob, right? Thanks guys!
-G-
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Well, last time we had that problem in the S, it was because of the alarm, it wasn't disabled or somesort, so all we had to do is get out of the car, lock it, then unlock it, and then it worked perfectly fine afterwards
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but do you think the battery could cause that too? Because there are no puddle lights, no hazards, no airmatic raising the car when you open the door, etc.
But I'll try the alarm thing.
-G-
But I'll try the alarm thing.
-G-
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yup. anywho, roadside came and jumped the car. told me that i had to leave the car on for 1 hour to 1.5 hours...I just drove it into boston, that was about a 40 minute drive then plus the 15 it spent inside the garage already running, so I think it was fine 
I didn't know you had to let it charge that long...I figured like 1/2 hour would be sufficient enough.
-G-
I didn't know you had to let it charge that long...I figured like 1/2 hour would be sufficient enough.
-G-
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Originally posted by GDawgC220
yup. anywho, roadside came and jumped the car. told me that i had to leave the car on for 1 hour to 1.5 hours...I just drove it into boston, that was about a 40 minute drive then plus the 15 it spent inside the garage already running, so I think it was fine
I didn't know you had to let it charge that long...I figured like 1/2 hour would be sufficient enough.
-G-
yup. anywho, roadside came and jumped the car. told me that i had to leave the car on for 1 hour to 1.5 hours...I just drove it into boston, that was about a 40 minute drive then plus the 15 it spent inside the garage already running, so I think it was fine
I didn't know you had to let it charge that long...I figured like 1/2 hour would be sufficient enough.
-G-
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I had a nearly dead battery in the W140. It would crank for less than a second and then die. The interior lights and the radio still worked. Had to drive it around for 20 min to charge it up again but it had this really slow crank when i started it up the next day.
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Originally posted by AlBoston
well the battery was completely drained so i think his estimate was accurate.
well the battery was completely drained so i think his estimate was accurate.
Parked on the top floor of columbus, surprised you didn't see me Al, haha
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Originally posted by GDawgC220
there was actually a BIG spark when he touched the terminals, which usually doesn't happen when the battery is dead. so kinda strange, but I drove it to NU yesterday, so that was a good 1 hour of charge
Parked on the top floor of columbus, surprised you didn't see me Al, haha
-G-
there was actually a BIG spark when he touched the terminals, which usually doesn't happen when the battery is dead. so kinda strange, but I drove it to NU yesterday, so that was a good 1 hour of charge
Parked on the top floor of columbus, surprised you didn't see me Al, haha
-G-
