Flat battery Advice from the AA Man

richierich69 · 26th November 2007, 20:48

Had a flat battery after leaving the car at Stansted Airport for 7 days in what i believe very cold weather in the UK (HE-HE) Called the AA who were there within the hour and he said to me whatever you do, dont jump start the battery with the key in the ignition. Ugghhh!?(Scratching of head!!)
Yes according to Ben(very knowlegable AA Man) Recharge the battery with a battery charger pack (not a jump start from another car) without the key in the ignition as doing so would mean an expensive trip to the stealers to re configure both keys as jump starting with the key in the ignition would scramble the key code and render the keys useless. If in doubt call the AA !! Youve paid nothing for it !!

Dimplyred · 26th November 2007, 22:10

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Originally Posted by richierich69

Had a flat battery after leaving the car at Stansted Airport for 7 days in what i believe very cold weather in the UK (HE-HE) Called the AA who were there within the hour and he said to me whatever you do, dont jump start the battery with the key in the ignition. Ugghhh!?(Scratching of head!!)
Yes according to Ben(very knowlegable AA Man) Recharge the battery with a battery charger pack (not a jump start from another car) without the key in the ignition as doing so would mean an expensive trip to the stealers to re configure both keys as jump starting with the key in the ignition would scramble the key code and render the keys useless. If in doubt call the AA !! Youve paid nothing for it !!

Thanks for sharing that. Obviously it's very useful to know these sort of things

nellz_bassettshonda · 26th November 2007, 23:09

Yeah , its completely messes the keys up ! I did it to one of my showroom cars ....... Boss was not a happy man

Brodick · 26th November 2007, 23:26

It has been mentioned on here a few times

But it is a good tip and good tips are always worth repeating

P@tje · 30th December 2007, 19:56

battery charger pack is also called a booster

minisweeper · 30th December 2007, 20:31

I wasn't aware of this. Cheers. Lets hope I dont forget...
Then again why did the battery run down in a week anyway? My dad's jag did the same and he wasnt happy about it (neither were the rest of the people hoping to get home with him!) but my old clio was fine when I got home...strange

civicfan · 30th December 2007, 21:22

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Originally Posted by richierich69

Had a flat battery after leaving the car at Stansted Airport for 7 days in what i believe very cold weather in the UK (HE-HE) Called the AA who were there within the hour and he said to me whatever you do, dont jump start the battery with the key in the ignition. Ugghhh!?(Scratching of head!!)
Yes according to Ben(very knowlegable AA Man) Recharge the battery with a battery charger pack (not a jump start from another car) without the key in the ignition as doing so would mean an expensive trip to the stealers to re configure both keys as jump starting with the key in the ignition would scramble the key code and render the keys useless. If in doubt call the AA !! Youve paid nothing for it !!

Quite useful, I just don't get the idea why jump-starting by another car is not causing the same problem? Are chargers using AC? seems impossible...

Munro · 31st December 2007, 10:04

There was some good advice on flat batterys in this thread (and other good tips)

Technical Hints and Tips

26th November 2007, 20:48	#1 (permalink)
richierich69 Diesel Lover Valve Cap Join Date: 27th September 2007 Location: Stevenage Posts: 10 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	Advice from the AA Man Had a flat battery after leaving the car at Stansted Airport for 7 days in what i believe very cold weather in the UK (HE-HE) Called the AA who were there within the hour and he said to me whatever you do, dont jump start the battery with the key in the ignition. Ugghhh!?(Scratching of head!!) Yes according to Ben(very knowlegable AA Man) Recharge the battery with a battery charger pack (not a jump start from another car) without the key in the ignition as doing so would mean an expensive trip to the stealers to re configure both keys as jump starting with the key in the ignition would scramble the key code and render the keys useless. If in doubt call the AA !! Youve paid nothing for it !!

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minisweeper Triangular Exhaust Join Date: 23rd June 2007 Posts: 207 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	I wasn't aware of this. Cheers. Lets hope I dont forget... Then again why did the battery run down in a week anyway? My dad's jag did the same and he wasnt happy about it (neither were the rest of the people hoping to get home with him!) but my old clio was fine when I got home...strange

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Munro Supporter Rocketship door handle Join Date: 10th August 2007 Location: Scotland Posts: 1,081 Thanks: 24 Thanked 17 Times in 13 Posts iTrader: (0)	There was some good advice on flat batterys in this thread (and other good tips) Technical Hints and Tips