My wife has just tried to start her 04 54 S40SE and it would turn over and 'start' - struggle - and cut out within seconds.
This happened a few times so I told her to leave it 5 minutes and try again [never had any problems starting the car].
After 5 minutes she tried it again and it went 1st turn - but again, didn't really start with any real gusto - and there was a distinct 'whine' coming from the engine bay. I jumped in to take it for a run round the block and immediately noticed the info panel was reading " Power System Service Urgent" and the battery light was on.
I put it straight back onto the dive and thought I'd post on here asap.
Where do I go from here - other than get the AA out
Homer