[ckl]

Hi.

I was away for 2 weeks and found that my 12V battery had died. I have a spare AGM trickle charger lying around and I wanted to see if I could bring it back to life... at least revive it so I can drive it to the dealer to get it looked at.

I haven't trickle charged this car before... but do I have unhook the battery before I do this or can I just connect the charger to it?

Thanks.

 

[Cord]

if you start the can with a jump from the front terminals ( no need to disconnect things )

The Volt will charge the 12 volt battery battery ( it will supply 13 to 15 Volts with a lot of amps )

Use jumper cables and NOT a whippy jump pack to start

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If you have the time and can open the hatchback just use a regular battery charger then start car when you get the battery to around 13 volts

A low 12 volts start can give a bunch of error codes as the computer systems come alive.

 

[ckl]

Thanks for your advice. I will try that.

 

[ckl]

Just an update... I was able to get the car started and it Came back with "service electrical system" or something like that. I was also unable to get it into drive... I could physically move the shifter to drive, but the dash said "Shift to park" So I basically shifted back to park and waited for 10 minutes thinking that the main battery would charge the 12V. Then I turned the car off and turned it back on... this time, I didn't get any error messages and was able to drive the car.

I went straight to the dealership and replaced the battery.

Thanks for your help.