vehicle battery

Hi all I have had an ongoing issue with my van struggling to turn over, this all started towards the end of last year when I went on holiday for 2 weeks. When I returned I started the van and although it started it struggled turning over, I didn't think a lot of it as the van had been stood...

As my van is sat on the drive not being used I'm thinking of buying a small solar charger for the main AGM battery. Ideally it'll fit on the dash and be easy to connect. Any recommendations...

So with the current situation my camper isn’t coming out of the garage much which has made me think about maintaining the starter battery. I already have a Victron 30a charger to charge my twin leisure battery setup but have been thinking about changing it for a triple output Victron instead...

Here's a question. I have a CTEK250SE installed and also use a Victron 75/15 MPPT controller with a 160w solar panel. During the current travel restrictions, I see my starter battery dropping sometimes down to 11.5v so leave it running for 15mins to get it back up into 12v territory every 3-4...

No abuse please. Want to lock van, then disconnect battery as away for month. Is the immobiliser still operating when battery disconnected? I assume it will remain locked at least. I don't want to leave it on trickle charge. Appreciate your replies in advance. Thanks.Bluey.

Hi, is there something available which will allow me to connect a 240 volt hook up directly to the main battery so I can using the lights etc in the back of my van when I'm on a camp site with draining my battery? Thanks Alex

My T6 is garaged and I will only be using it once a month for trips so I am looking at a simple way of keeping the main battery topped up. There is just the standard current draw when parked up from the vans systems in standby.. From searching this topic on here the best way seems to be a...

Hi All, Question - Could I take a male to male cigar lead and plug from the 12v leisure system to the dash and keep the vehicle battery topped up or would this not work? Cheers Cz.

Hello, some of you may have seen my post a while back about how my battery kept dying, but if not ill give you the basics. -Battery died after around 3 weeks no use -VW said everything was ok I just needed my battery charging corrected -VW charged battery correctly -Battery still died -VW blame...

Just ordered a ctek time to go charger as main battery voltage is low. Do i need to disconnect the battery leads before connecting the charger? Vw T6 2016. Thanks...

Hi all Maybe a silly question but is the battery covered under the 3 year warranty ? Van is two years old and battery seems to be knackered Ta Marc.

So, after many years of VW transporter reliability without any issues whatsoever be it T4 or T6, it had to come to an end. Van started this fine this morning, but then after about 30 miles the radio started to play up and the park pilot screen came up and wouldn't turn off, so I just switched...

Hi All, I have been perusing this thread, Flat battery and noticed that things had to be reset if you change your main starter battery. Does this apply to all T5/T6 models and if so can it be done with Carista rather than VCDS? A little more knowledge is always appreciated. Next is, what do the...

As with my media system fault with low battery readout could this be related to my recent stop n start event we had a couple of weeks ago as below ? Here is something that happened a couple of weeks ago which makes me think something is wrong as well, We drove from Newcastle upon Tyne down to...

Earlier this year i left my T6 parked for three weeks whilst on holiday. The battery was as charged as it could be (I know they only charge to 80%) and there's no excessive drain. I returned to find the battery completly flat, no central locking and not even a flicker of light from the dash. I...

Does anybody use one of these or have a view? I'm just thinking ahead to possibility of cold winter weather and the impact on a starter battery of a T6 camper parked up in the open that's not going to get used that much. I will be trying to make a point of taking it for the odd blast up and...

Hi All Could someone check the positive terminal on their battery in the engine bay and maybe send me a picture? I think im missing the plastic cover that covers the terminal after having my suspension fitted last week, i found the negative cover in the back of the van but not sure if there...

My van (April 2017 T28) is fitted with a Moll battery. I am experiencing some issues with it not starting after a few days sitting on the drive. Now this could be due to the tracker I have fitted draining it but I doubt it, I'll do some drain current tests before taking the plunge. If I were to...

I'm was in the office today, popped out for lunch and a lady flagged me down saying she couldn't start her car. I offer to "help" (she had jump leads) but haven't done this for 25 years so I tried Google. I saw some info on disconnecting my negative but I didn't have any tools. I tried the bog...

I have a CBE PC180 fitted to me van and until now it has been working well. During the last two trips I've noticed that as the day goes on the panel starts to show a flashing light beside the van battery readout. If we press the button to show the battery level it seems to have fallen into the...