Hi folks

I have a problem. I drive half of the week just short trips.. And the car is parked outdoors most of the time.
Its a supercharged 2006

And now I had the problem when its so freezing cold,after 7h the battery was too low and I got all kinds of errors. (HDC/EAS/Transmission) engine started and could drive..

Now,my question is,if its possible to charge the battery without removing everything.

My idea is.. to charge the battery around one time a week just to be safe...

Ownersmanual say I should not charge on my one.. The workshop will do that..

Any Ideas?



Phil

In my opinion a battery operating correctly would not discharge even in the coldest weather. I leave mine outside all winter down to -10 with no problems starting even using the pre heat for 30 minutes!

Even in Morzine where the lowest temp was -20 at night I left the TDV8 7 nights and it started first turn......

The battery in mine is older. Car was built 2005.

The Car started,that wasnt the problem. The problem were all the lights on the Dash. EAS didnt work. HDC Lowrange etc

Do you know if its covred by the premium warranty (the one after the factory warranty)??

HUGI wrote:

Hi folks

Now,my question is,if its possible to charge the battery without removing everything.

My idea is.. to charge the battery around one time a week just to be safe...

Any Ideas?

Phil

Phil,
I'd consider a new battery if you need to boost it that regularly. If it is past its best and got a weak cell, no amount of trickle charging will keep sufficient life in it.

You don't want to get stranded somewhere with a Range Rover that won't start and continual starting with a weak battery is not good for the starter either.

Phil,

Batteries have a useful life of around 5 years, when I had my old RR I had similar problems, it would start (just) but the electrics were throwing messages up.

I would recommend getting a new battery as your first point of call and supplement it with a conditioner if it is convenient to use one where you park your car.

Hope that helps
Simon

Hi,

Following a flat battery on the 2nd day of Range Rover ownership, I jump started the car from my wife’s car and went for a short drive, came home and connected a battery charger without disconnecting anything.

The battery initially took a couple of amps, but quickly dropped to a trickle charge, and by the morning the charger had stopped charging all together so I disconnected it.

The battery charger is nothing special (RAC Battery Charger from Argos) - was I lucky not to do any damage?

I've just come back from a weeks holiday, and was very relieved that the Range Rover started first time having sat at Stansted airport for 8 days, so I think my battery is OK.

Cheers,

Justin

i think you might have been lucky doing that..the RR has many ecu's and they do take loads of power even when starting up every ecu gets checked with a burst of battery power....i messed with my drls and had to switch the ignition on/off quite a few times and the result was a flat battery ,so with winter coming i wisely invested in the new battery [only £117] ... - .- -.




Y. O. L. O.
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I've charged the battery whilst its been in situ loads of times ... there is normally enough space to get the charger into the engine bay, the bonnet closed to the first latch and then the car locked. When the car is awake it draws a lot of power, so best to lock it, let it sleep and let the charger do its business over a decent period of time.

First and foremost though, its worth doing a little checking of voltages to ascertain whether the battery / alternator is all upto scratch. There is no point charging all the time, when you're only prolonging the enevitable of a duff battery or alternator. Easy tests done with a voltmeter. V8 or else ...