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during the recent cold spell the indicators on my petrol 1.4 started rapidly flashing. There was no way of stopping this. The battery charge indicator light had previously shown briefly.
As the car stands idle during the week, and the battery was the original from new I wasn't overly surprised about the charge levels (My father's battery in a little vauxhall died at Christmas)
I have now replaced the battery and run the engine for about half an hour, finally driving around for about 20 minutes. The indicators have started flashing again. I have subsequently disconnected the battery.
Questions: Do the indicators warn of low battery level? Is there likely to be an alternator problem? Why doesn't the user manual explain what to do about the central locking which has now also stopped working.
Also, took ages to find the emergency release switch for the tailgate - manual was in the boot!!!
Assistance gratefully received!
during the recent cold spell the indicators on my petrol 1.4 started rapidly flashing. There was no way of stopping this. The battery charge indicator light had previously shown briefly.
As the car stands idle during the week, and the battery was the original from new I wasn't overly surprised about the charge levels (My father's battery in a little vauxhall died at Christmas)
I have now replaced the battery and run the engine for about half an hour, finally driving around for about 20 minutes. The indicators have started flashing again. I have subsequently disconnected the battery.
Questions: Do the indicators warn of low battery level? Is there likely to be an alternator problem? Why doesn't the user manual explain what to do about the central locking which has now also stopped working.
Also, took ages to find the emergency release switch for the tailgate - manual was in the boot!!!
Assistance gratefully received!