V50 1.6D - Completely dead

mrphilipoldham · Jul 15th, 2018, 13:57

Hi all,
I've just come back from a holiday and the car had been sitting unused for 5 or 6 days. Went to use it today and unlocked it with the fob, got in.. then nothing. Completely dead. Tried to jumpstart it with the girlfriends car, but still nothing. No lights, nothing on the dash. I did however manage to get it to make a noise from the passenger footwell fuse box, a clicking/buzzing sound when I turned the side/headlight dial on. It stopped when I turned it off. Doors won't lock or anything.
Any ideas?
Thanks in advance!

Edit - Replaced the battery maybe two years ago, but have had the low battery warning a couple of times recently whilst charging phones etc. Reckon it might be completely kaput?

cheshired5 · Jul 15th, 2018, 14:03

It's very easy to not get as good a connection with jump leads as might think you have.
Check connections and ideally get hold of a multimeter as that would confirm or rule out problems very easily.

mrphilipoldham · Jul 15th, 2018, 14:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by cheshired5

It's very easy to not get as good a connection with jump leads as might think you have.
Check connections and ideally get hold of a multimeter as that would confirm or rule out problems very easily.

Thanks, just sorted to pick one up in the morning.

Clan · Jul 15th, 2018, 15:08

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Originally Posted by mrphilipoldham

Thanks, just sorted to pick one up in the morning.

leave the jump leads connected for 10 minutes or so , the flat battery can suck up all the current otherwise and leave none for starting !

mrphilipoldham · Jul 15th, 2018, 16:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by Clan

leave the jump leads connected for 10 minutes or so , the flat battery can suck up all the current otherwise and leave none for starting !

I did only leave it a couple of minutes, would the battery suck up enough juice still to not even power the pre-start up electrics (dash lights etc)?

Clan · Jul 15th, 2018, 16:04

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Originally Posted by mrphilipoldham

I did only leave it a couple of minutes, would the battery suck up enough juice still to not even power the pre-start up electrics (dash lights etc)?

No it wouldn't the ignition lights etc should work .

Jul 15th, 2018, 13:57	#1
mrphilipoldham New Member Last Online: Sep 9th, 2023 12:23 Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Manchester	V50 1.6D - Completely dead Hi all, I've just come back from a holiday and the car had been sitting unused for 5 or 6 days. Went to use it today and unlocked it with the fob, got in.. then nothing. Completely dead. Tried to jumpstart it with the girlfriends car, but still nothing. No lights, nothing on the dash. I did however manage to get it to make a noise from the passenger footwell fuse box, a clicking/buzzing sound when I turned the side/headlight dial on. It stopped when I turned it off. Doors won't lock or anything. Any ideas? Thanks in advance! Edit - Replaced the battery maybe two years ago, but have had the low battery warning a couple of times recently whilst charging phones etc. Reckon it might be completely kaput?

Jul 15th, 2018, 14:03	#2
cheshired5 Premier Member Last Online: Dec 26th, 2021 13:42 Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Crewe	It's very easy to not get as good a connection with jump leads as might think you have. Check connections and ideally get hold of a multimeter as that would confirm or rule out problems very easily. __________________ 2002 S60 SE D5 Manual 209000 miles

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