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Aug 26th, 2020, 15:53 | #1 |
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Low Battery Message
Over the past few weeks I’ve had the message low battery and also the stop start not working. I disconnected the positive side of the battery and left it overnight this worked for a couple of days and the stop start worked again now it’s reverted back to not working. Do I need a new battery? Have seen Halfords adverts for new battery fitting for £180 I think this is a bit steep
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Aug 26th, 2020, 16:02 | #2 |
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Investing in a decent smart charger can often be more cost effective than battery replacement.
It depends on your circumstances. Where your car is parked, access to a power point etc.
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Aug 26th, 2020, 16:55 | #3 |
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It's an issue that has affected many of us, especially during the lockdown. As suggested above, I've been using a charger every now and again plus I did also reset the battery monitoring system a while ago which seemed to make a big difference. I decided that the system expects to see the performance of a new battery and - after 3 or 4 years - the performance of an older battery will cause the odd 'low charge' message and periods of stop/start unavailability, nevertheless the car always cranks OK and starts fine even in the depths of winter. No doubt a new battery would completely 'fix' the issue, but it's a bit of an unwanted overhead to have to buy a new one every 3 years!
There's lots of forum threads on this 'problem' with a fair bit of useful advice in this other currently active thread... https://www.volvoforums.org.uk/showthread.php?t=308958
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Aug 27th, 2020, 00:34 | #5 |
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I spoke to a technical rep of a battery manufacturer a little while back about regularly topping up an AGM stop/start battery. Was told that constant charging or regular maintenance charging will reduce battery life. Never heard of this before and he may have been trying to promote the sale of a new battery so can anyone debunk or confirm this?
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Volvo recommend charging it every 2 weeks in current conditions where cars are not being used as much as usual . ALWAYS get a quote from volvo if you need a battery they are competitively priced .
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Aug 27th, 2020, 17:23 | #8 |
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The battery should have a manufacturing date so I would check that.
Modern batteries should last between 5 and 10 years so if the battery is around this age then I would change it. Online batteries are definitely cheapest, but a good independent battery supplier should be competitively priced and should be able to test your existing battery, although testing can be misleading and not always show up a problem so as mentioned if the battery is over 5 years I would just buy a new one...you should be looking at around £100 for a good make. A local supplier should be able to fit free of charge or for minimal cost. |
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Totally agree with Clan. Volvo main dealer best price and fitted for nominal cost
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Aug 27th, 2020, 21:37 | #10 |
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not sure if volvos are particularly sensitive to battery condition , but on my v70 I used to get the message if I left the stereo on after I turned the engine off after just a couple of mins.
Same on my xc60 I have just bought |
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