kbeast35 Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 Hi, I’ve decided to park the z up for the winter for the first time as it’s in need of some tidying up, the usual suspects banana arms, wheel refurb, interior door handles etc. The car has been in the garage for a month now and I had been starting up regularly to get the temps up before switching off and noticed the battery was cranking a little slower than normal but I have just returned from a 2 week holiday and the battery is dead, I still get dash lights but not enough juice to crank the engine so should I buy a new battery and risk it also dying through being sat or try to charge the battery that’s fitted ? bearing in mind the car will be off the road until at least March, as always any advice would be greatly appreciated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHEZZA Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 Get yourself a ctek maintenance charger and leave it on the battery until March here’s the one I use over the winter. https://www.ctek.com/products/vehicle/mxs-5-0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G1en Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 As above, great little piece of kit, it can recondition the battery as well as recharge and then keeps it on a trickle if needed so you will come back to a full battery. (As long as its not totally dead) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbeast35 Posted December 5, 2018 Author Share Posted December 5, 2018 Ok great, thanks for the advice will get one ordered now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeA Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 My zed was off the road for 4 months and the battery went flat but charged it up and works perfectly, is a risk of it completely dying though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davey_83 Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 Even if i dont use mine for a week, il stick it on charge ready for the next morning. It'll start either way but the tracker and a freezing cold start does the battery no good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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