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Hi All,
Just back from my autumn break in the sun. I'd left the Treg at home for the week in the, not too severe, colder weather.
to my surprise, when I came to start her for the first time this morning, she was showing all the signs of a dead battery. Lots of clicks and lights trying to come on and off on the dash, but not a hint of her turning over. So, no option other than to call VW Assist. A kindly RAC man called Paul turned up with his battery jump-starter and the treg started immediately. While she was idling, he tested the battery and confirmed there was nothing wrong with it (it was not Duff) and the alternator was obviously working ok since the volt meter on the dash showed a strong 14 volts.
He suggested booking it into VW to check if there was anything draining the battery while standing unused, so she's in tomorrow for a check-up.
I continued on my 25 mile commute to work with no problems and parked up outside work. At the end of the day, I made for the journey home and before starting, I made a point of chinking the Volt meter. It was hovering healthily between the 12V and 13V mark. It dipped down to 12V while starting, but imediately shot to the 14V mark after starting, So no problems there. The return journey home was another uneventful 25 mile drive.
So, I was just wondering if anyone else had had this kind of problem and if they could fore-warn me before my trip into the dealers tomorrow.
Look forward to hearing from you guys.
Just back from my autumn break in the sun. I'd left the Treg at home for the week in the, not too severe, colder weather.
to my surprise, when I came to start her for the first time this morning, she was showing all the signs of a dead battery. Lots of clicks and lights trying to come on and off on the dash, but not a hint of her turning over. So, no option other than to call VW Assist. A kindly RAC man called Paul turned up with his battery jump-starter and the treg started immediately. While she was idling, he tested the battery and confirmed there was nothing wrong with it (it was not Duff) and the alternator was obviously working ok since the volt meter on the dash showed a strong 14 volts.
He suggested booking it into VW to check if there was anything draining the battery while standing unused, so she's in tomorrow for a check-up.
I continued on my 25 mile commute to work with no problems and parked up outside work. At the end of the day, I made for the journey home and before starting, I made a point of chinking the Volt meter. It was hovering healthily between the 12V and 13V mark. It dipped down to 12V while starting, but imediately shot to the 14V mark after starting, So no problems there. The return journey home was another uneventful 25 mile drive.
So, I was just wondering if anyone else had had this kind of problem and if they could fore-warn me before my trip into the dealers tomorrow.
Look forward to hearing from you guys.