daz_racing
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Hi,
Wasn't using my car much during lockdown and after a recent trip out the other day, when I came to start the car, it immediately beeped and came up with Stop/Start Unavailable - Check Engine message. Car is running ok despite the error message. Stop/Start has always worked intermittently in the past, but that seems to be the norm 'cos there are so many variables involved.
Tested the battery and it's a bit low, and after much reading on this forum, I think this seems to suggest that the battery being a bit low is probably causing the error message?
The battery might be on it's last legs being over 4 years old, but having a Stop/Start system, I thought getting a Ring RSC808 Smart Charger for the job would be a good investment.
Then I got out the handbook and it has a ridiculously small postage stamp sized photo with numbered pointers and the text says; "To recharge, proceed as follows: Disconnect the connector 1 (pressing button 2) from the sensor (3) monitoring the battery conditions, on the negative pole (-) 4 of the battery..."
So, in my photo, which is the sensor monitoring the battery - is it the one labelled A or B? It would seem that B is the only one of the two that has a button as described in the manual but it can't really be made out in the joke of a photo from the manual?
Any pointers greatly appreciated...
Wasn't using my car much during lockdown and after a recent trip out the other day, when I came to start the car, it immediately beeped and came up with Stop/Start Unavailable - Check Engine message. Car is running ok despite the error message. Stop/Start has always worked intermittently in the past, but that seems to be the norm 'cos there are so many variables involved.
Tested the battery and it's a bit low, and after much reading on this forum, I think this seems to suggest that the battery being a bit low is probably causing the error message?
The battery might be on it's last legs being over 4 years old, but having a Stop/Start system, I thought getting a Ring RSC808 Smart Charger for the job would be a good investment.
Then I got out the handbook and it has a ridiculously small postage stamp sized photo with numbered pointers and the text says; "To recharge, proceed as follows: Disconnect the connector 1 (pressing button 2) from the sensor (3) monitoring the battery conditions, on the negative pole (-) 4 of the battery..."
So, in my photo, which is the sensor monitoring the battery - is it the one labelled A or B? It would seem that B is the only one of the two that has a button as described in the manual but it can't really be made out in the joke of a photo from the manual?
Any pointers greatly appreciated...