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Old Feb 19, 2006 | 09:44 AM
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K, I've had my S sitting in my garage for about 2 months (bad weather / vacation / etc..) So I try and start it this morning and it cranked but no go. Tried it 2 more times and on the third try I got some rapid clicking sounds coming from what seemed like the start button?? It's really cold here, below freezing. Should I just leave her sit until it warms up a bit b4 trying again or what? I use Mobil 1 and there is a full tank of gas. Never had a problem starting b4

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Old Feb 19, 2006 | 09:51 AM
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2 months is a period of time that your car should have had a "smart charger" installed to keep the battery topped up. If you want to drive it, then just boost it with another car to get it started. If you're not going to drive it, then just leave it alone. It's dead already, so no more harm will come of it. You might consider taking the battery out of the car and putting a regular charger on it to bring it back up and then just clamp a trickle charger or smart charger till you're ready to start driving the car again.
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Old Feb 19, 2006 | 09:53 AM
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Your battery is dead !!!
Just give it a boost.!!!
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Old Feb 19, 2006 | 10:25 AM
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Old Feb 19, 2006 | 11:41 AM
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Originally Posted by xviper,Feb 19 2006, 01:51 PM
2 months is a period of time that your car should have had a "smart charger" installed to keep the battery topped up. If you want to drive it, then just boost it with another car to get it started. If you're not going to drive it, then just leave it alone. It's dead already, so no more harm will come of it. You might consider taking the battery out of the car and putting a regular charger on it to bring it back up and then just clamp a trickle charger or smart charger till you're ready to start driving the car again.


If you wanted to keep car in storage without driving it for two months, it might have been a good idea to disconnect your battery and perhaps charge your battery before you hook it back up for couple of days.
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Old Feb 19, 2006 | 12:51 PM
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charge your battery...probably time to get a new one.
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Old Feb 19, 2006 | 01:09 PM
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OK, thanks for the help

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