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4x4 · Sep 14th, 2019, 22:24

I fitted a 12S socket to the towbar with a fused positive and a negative wire directly to the battery and if I don't use the car for a couple of weeks I connect the CTEK up for a few hours to top up the battery.

I believe it's possible to connect the CTEK directly to pin 9 positive and pin 13 negative of the 13 pin tow socket but that means it will be charging through the car circuitry and I didn't want to go down that route

Sep 14th, 2019, 22:24	#2
4x4 Premier Member Last Online: Yesterday 23:19 Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: North of Hadrian's Wall & South of Antonine's Wall	I fitted a 12S socket to the towbar with a fused positive and a negative wire directly to the battery and if I don't use the car for a couple of weeks I connect the CTEK up for a few hours to top up the battery. I believe it's possible to connect the CTEK directly to pin 9 positive and pin 13 negative of the 13 pin tow socket but that means it will be charging through the car circuitry and I didn't want to go down that route __________________ MY2010 XC90 SE (M66-manual) Magic Blue (467) Sold MY1997 850 GLT (62,000 miles) Silver Sand (419) MY2005 V70 2.5T (66,000 miles) Willow Green (471) Volvo 850 GLT website Last edited by 4x4; Sep 14th, 2019 at 22:26.