Will the battery be flat when I get back?

Anyone else left their FFRR for a fortnight and it started up fine?

I have only used valet parking so guess they jump it as clock is never right but then they may disconnect battery not much help afraid - I carry a lithium jump starter when I go to france just in case might be worth looking at

https://www.amazon.co.uk/DBPOWER-18000mAh-...start+pack
This sort of thing

Can it ? Yes - examples here

Will yours ? Who knows

Do you have any difficulty starting on cold mornings ? I have jump leads and a Floureon booster pack in my boot just in case (Similar to the one Sandy suggested)

Battery newish (6 Months). Normally starts first time - so maybe I'll be OK. Think I will buy one of those battery jump-starter thingies just in case. It's a handy thing to have anyway.

Thanks both.

yours is a petrol so it should be ok..its the diesels that generally have problems.. ... - .- -.




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Left my 5 year old diesel for 4 weeks... no problems. Filters are in fact so good that in certain circumstances, when the ambient air is already polluted, a diesel car will tend to extract more particles from the air than it emits. Emissions Analytics worked with........etc etc

He who dies with the most toys wins...

I can't see it being a problem, providing you have no power drain.
I rarely use mine & it starts first time without hesitation, even in the cold. Battery is 2 years old & petrol.

Not had any problem both times I've left my petrol one.
Worry about it if it happens when you get back.

My TD6 with a new battery would go four days at most when it had a 240mA parasitic drain. Now I have the drain down to 100mA and it's been fine up to 7 days (haven't tried it any longer) but I suspect 14 days would be pushing it. If you have the standard 50mA drain that these cars are supposed to have when asleep, and you have a decent battery, I think you will be fine. RR History
1988 2.4td Classic 1999 to 2020
1992 3.9efi Westminster Classic 2004-2005
2005MY L322 3.0TD6 Vogue 2016 to current

I've left my Td6 for 12 days recently albeit at home and it started straight away. If you are worried you can always fit a temporary battery in the boot for the duration and fit a battery isolator switch or indeed simply undo a battery terminal to the front battery. This arrangement will ensure that your car operates whilst parked from the temporary battery and will start from the fully charged front battery as normal when you need it. The other thing to ensure is that your key manually opens the drivers door correctly. If it doesn't and you return to a flat battery you have a further problem.

Mine's normally on the drive for over 3 weeks at a time and starts OK, even in the depths of winter. Battery is an 020 and is 3 years old.
I'm at work now, so I've probably given it the kiss of death for when I get home next week  Previous cars:
S-Max 2007-2013 (only diesel I've had, good car but expensive when diesely bits go wrong, so what's the point?)
Galaxy 2001-2007
Mondeo Estate 1997-2001
Sierra Estate 1993-1997
Uno Turbo 1987 -1993
Fiesta 1984 - 1987
Fiat 127 1982 - 1984

If you're leaving the car where there is daylight or fluorescent light, you could plug a solar charger into the boot accessory socket and it'll keep the battery topped up.

@mpirie. With my luck such a device will probably burst into flames, set fire to the car and then the whole multi-storey car park along with all then cars therein. Wait a minute....

Probably worth investing in one of the small lithium jump packs though I'd imagine the AA have a guy on standby as it must happen a lot

Solar charger if it's outside or you can get it at the edge of a multi storey

If you use valet parking just make sure they don't park it near the entrance





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