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Battery Drain ?

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Old May 5th, 2014, 15:41   #1
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Cool Battery Drain ?

Went to start my V70 (2002) on Saturday & it seemed to struggle to fire up at the first turn of the key. It did start & then I noticed that the dashboard clock had lost it's time, I reset the clock & it has kept the correct time since.....however the car does not appear now to start with the usual vibrancy it always has in the past & for a very brief moment today a message flashed up....something to do with "battery voltage" ?.....I can't seem to get the message to replicate itself to read it in detail unfortunately tho'

Thoughts anyone ?......I do know the car had a new battery back in 2011 when I bought it.
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Old May 5th, 2014, 15:58   #2
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You've basically got two options to explore:

- Insufficient charge: dodgy battery, failing alternator, lots of short journeys, etc
- Battery drain: faulty alarm, lights left on, use of accessories without the engine running, etc

You could of course have combination of the two.

Good place to begin your diagnosis: check battery voltage with a multimeter with the engine off and running. If the battery is a bit low to start with, put it on charge so you have a good point to start with.
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