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10-13-2009, 11:32 AM
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Hello all,
Last night I opened the battery compartment in the boot of the car to find a small label with 3 differnt colours
Had something written on it along these lines
Green - Sufficiently charged
Yellow - Needs charging
Black - Battery dead
Also their is a circular window below the label which at first I thought was a button, but then I realised it must be linked to the label. I turned on the engine to see if any colour would light up on the battery 'window' its self but their was nothing, am I missing or doing something wrong?
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Last night I opened the battery compartment in the boot of the car to find a small label with 3 differnt colours
Had something written on it along these lines
Green - Sufficiently charged
Yellow - Needs charging
Black - Battery dead
Also their is a circular window below the label which at first I thought was a button, but then I realised it must be linked to the label. I turned on the engine to see if any colour would light up on the battery 'window' its self but their was nothing, am I missing or doing something wrong?
Kind Regards
-Cream Sauce
10-13-2009, 11:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Cream Sauce' post='1031508' date='Oct 13 2009, 03:32 PM
Hello all,
Last night I opened the battery compartment in the boot of the car to find a small label with 3 differnt colours
Had something written on it along these lines
Green - Sufficiently charged
Yellow - Needs charging
Black - Battery dead
Also their is a circular window below the label which at first I thought was a button, but then I realised it must be linked to the label. I turned on the engine to see if any colour would light up on the battery 'window' its self but their was nothing, am I missing or doing something wrong?
Kind Regards
-Cream Sauce
Last night I opened the battery compartment in the boot of the car to find a small label with 3 differnt colours
Had something written on it along these lines
Green - Sufficiently charged
Yellow - Needs charging
Black - Battery dead
Also their is a circular window below the label which at first I thought was a button, but then I realised it must be linked to the label. I turned on the engine to see if any colour would light up on the battery 'window' its self but their was nothing, am I missing or doing something wrong?
Kind Regards
-Cream Sauce
10-13-2009, 02:03 PM
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I don't believe it's a light - you can't see it in the dark. but if you look in bright light, or with a flashlight you should see the proper color reflection.
10-13-2009, 03:04 PM
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I never knew that. I'll have to take a look.
10-16-2009, 11:55 AM
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Many thanks for the responces.
Looked at it with a flashlight and it seemed green I guess I do not need a new battery, though mechanic insists I get one.
Looked at it with a flashlight and it seemed green I guess I do not need a new battery, though mechanic insists I get one.
10-16-2009, 12:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Cream Sauce' post='1034138' date='Oct 16 2009, 03:55 PM
Many thanks for the responces.
Looked at it with a flashlight and it seemed green I guess I do not need a new battery, though mechanic insists I get one.
Looked at it with a flashlight and it seemed green I guess I do not need a new battery, though mechanic insists I get one.
10-16-2009, 02:46 PM
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Currently Navigation decides to turn on when it wants to and sometimes does not work, iDrive is very slow, thought it may be linked to the battery.
10-16-2009, 02:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Cream Sauce' post='1034262' date='Oct 16 2009, 06:46 PM
Currently Navigation decides to turn on when it wants to and sometimes does not work, iDrive is very slow, thought it may be linked to the battery.
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