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      05-14-2018, 07:25 PM   #1
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Dead battery question

So some how my 1M door was left open on the car and the battery is stone cold dead! Haven't driven it in months. I have a quality charger and want to try charging and reconditioning the battery but can't get into the trunk. I'd look at manual but.... you guessed, it's in the trunk!

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      05-14-2018, 07:34 PM   #2
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Try jumping it from the engine bay hook ups, red capped post back left & bare stud on left interior wing ?
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Try jumping it from the engine bay hook ups, red capped post back left & bare stud on left interior wing ?
I have charged successfully this way. It is good advice.
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Try jumping it from the engine bay hook ups, red capped post back left & bare stud on left interior wing ?
This fo sure ^^^
Mine was dead after not starting for a week, jumped it and put the charger in the engine bay just like StuP said and it works great...no need for trunk!
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I'm with StuP and JP-1M. That's how mine sits year round. Never an issue
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Got it! Thanks. Allergy season has my brain a bit scrambled.
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      05-15-2018, 12:48 PM   #7
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Got it! Thanks. Allergy season has my brain a bit scrambled.
Did the same as everyone else except I picked up one of those Noco booster/chargers and used that as my car was parked head first underground and couldn't get another car close to the engine bay.
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