Red battery warning appeared today. Help!
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Red battery warning appeared today. Help!
Was driving to the gym, normal pace...when all of a sudden the red battery warning light showed up on my dash. the car had been fine when I was using it earlier in the afternoon, no starting issues. No running issues.
Im assuming it's an alternator problem? Suggestions? I'm gunna call my mechanic tomorrow and see what he can do and how quickly.
In the mean time I'll go get a trickle charger to keep the battery full enough to get me to him.
Additional question: how can I put the car in neutral if the battery completely dies on me?
Im assuming it's an alternator problem? Suggestions? I'm gunna call my mechanic tomorrow and see what he can do and how quickly.
In the mean time I'll go get a trickle charger to keep the battery full enough to get me to him.
Additional question: how can I put the car in neutral if the battery completely dies on me?
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Was driving to the gym, normal pace...when all of a sudden the red battery warning light showed up on my dash. the car had been fine when I was using it earlier in the afternoon, no starting issues. No running issues.
Im assuming it's an alternator problem? Suggestions? I'm gunna call my mechanic tomorrow and see what he can do and how quickly.
In the mean time I'll go get a trickle charger to keep the battery full enough to get me to him.
Additional question: how can I put the car in neutral if the battery completely dies on me?
Im assuming it's an alternator problem? Suggestions? I'm gunna call my mechanic tomorrow and see what he can do and how quickly.
In the mean time I'll go get a trickle charger to keep the battery full enough to get me to him.
Additional question: how can I put the car in neutral if the battery completely dies on me?
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Got to the mechanic. He said battery was low but the alternator was working fine. So we chalked it up to being an old battery (might even be original). Installed the new one but the light didn't go away.
Suggestions? Is there something that needs to be reset?
I left the car there overnight, didn't feel comfortable using it with the warning light
Suggestions? Is there something that needs to be reset?
I left the car there overnight, didn't feel comfortable using it with the warning light
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