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Nov 23rd, 2021, 19:18 | #1 |
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Battery " LOW VOLTAGE "
I am trying to get to the bottom of an annoying little issue, if I sit in my car for a few minutes with the radio playing but the engine off I get a "LOW VOLTAGE " message appear on the dash and then shortly afterwards everything shuts down, this also happens if I have the interior light on. I have tried the run the engine and unplug the little connector that is attached to a small square block on the negative terminal but this doesn't work either. I have checked battery voltage and its 12.5 to 12.6 volts when left for a couple of hours after the engine has been run and it shows 13.9volts when the car is running, I have had it tested at a local tyre and exhaust and battery depot and they suggested a good run which I did but I'm still getting the message. I am now at a loss, any suggestions.
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Nov 23rd, 2021, 19:52 | #2 |
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I had the same issue, after replacing the battery. Did the "home fix" reset. Hasn't happened since that.
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Nov 23rd, 2021, 20:31 | #3 |
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Nov 24th, 2021, 00:24 | #5 |
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Looks like yet more expense, a new battery is on the cards
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Nov 28th, 2021, 17:06 | #6 |
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Bought a new battery yesterday and fitted it today, Yuasa HSB110 Silver 12V Car Battery 5 Year Guarantee from Halfords with a trade card it came out at £93 its 85Ah 800CCA which is an improvement on the Banner battery previously fitted, I think the price was good also. The BATTERY LOW warning has now gone and hasn't made a reappearance even when leaving the radio on for 20 minutes, previously the message would have appeared and everything would have shut down after a couple of minutes. I also did the reset shown in the YouTube video in apersson850's link.
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Nov 29th, 2021, 12:07 | #7 |
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We do appreciate the courtesy when posters - especially infrequent or new members - update us as to how they got on with their issues - thank you.
FYI my local MOT man would say avoid Banner and Lion batteries, says he gets a lot of customers having to replace them after only a few years.
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Nov 29th, 2021, 23:57 | #8 |
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The Banner battery was already on the car when I bought it , looking back over the reciepts it was fitted in 2017 so 4 years wasn't too bad
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Nov 30th, 2021, 08:39 | #9 |
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I have a 5 year old Banner on my 940 and it's fine
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Nov 30th, 2021, 21:59 | #10 |
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I'd be disappointed if I bought a new battery and it lasted only 4 years, regardless of brand. Volvo OE ones are famed to last 10 years or more, I think a quality brand replacement should get close to that, but of course it's heavily dependent on usage.
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