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Old 18th December 2013, 05:44 PM
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Default D2 flat battery - jump starting.

Went to start my old D2 this evening and the battery does not have enough power to operate the starter. The interior lights etc. all work.

The car is currently declared SORN and uninsured, so has not been driven on a public road for 2 weeks. Prior to that, its only done short runs for 3 weeks or so.

Once I source some jump leads and a donor battery, how do I jump start the D2. The car is reversed into a parking bay, so it is not possible to get another car alongside to use so I'll have to go direct from a freestanding power source.

Or could I get one of those solar trickle chargers and plug this into the 12V cigarette lighter socket, and leave it there for a few days perhaps.
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