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So, my car had about half a full charge when I parked up on Saturday. I went to use it this morning, unlocked it with the remote and got in. Turned the starter, lights came on but the ready light never came on. Tried again and the battery indicator counted up bars slowly, but still no ready. I tried again and this time it flashed that the battery needed a charge. Confused I tried one more time and it did the indicator counting up again but no ready light. I had to run to take my daughter to school, so I tried to lock the car with the remote, but that wouldn't work either. I left it due to being in a hurry.
I came back to the car after the school run to try again, only now the starter wont turn at all. The key remote should be fine as I had replaced the battery recently and when I try to use it, the little red light flashes on pressing but it is unresponsive to the car.
I spoke to a dealer service but they are based quite far away and I also don't want to pay loads for diagnostics and repair if the problem has a simple solution (like my last issue). I'm wondering if it is possible that somehow the battery has completely died, but without getting to my nearest charging point I can't tell. Also the car is nowhere near an outlet so I can't even fall on the kindness of strangers to check.
Anyone heard of the above happening before?
Thanks in advance.
I came back to the car after the school run to try again, only now the starter wont turn at all. The key remote should be fine as I had replaced the battery recently and when I try to use it, the little red light flashes on pressing but it is unresponsive to the car.
I spoke to a dealer service but they are based quite far away and I also don't want to pay loads for diagnostics and repair if the problem has a simple solution (like my last issue). I'm wondering if it is possible that somehow the battery has completely died, but without getting to my nearest charging point I can't tell. Also the car is nowhere near an outlet so I can't even fall on the kindness of strangers to check.
Anyone heard of the above happening before?
Thanks in advance.