Uh-Oh !! Urgent help required

[dancook]

Hey I've been fitting a head unit to my car, and testing it out with various devices to get it to read mp3s.

Now I come to start the engine and I hear lots of clicking! I've unplugged the head unit, I'm concerned that I may have drained the battery??

Funny thing is I've only spent an hour in the car fiddling around with this, I'm suprised the battery has already died?

Any thoughts?

 

[dannyjenks]

Have a look at your immobiliser fuse on the passenger side of the dash. You may have caused it to blow when fitting the headunit. Ive done it before

 

[dancook]

Have a look at your immobiliser fuse on the passenger side of the dash. You may have caused it to blow when fitting the headunit. Ive done it before

Thanks, I'll go check

 

[domjolly]

Have u checked your fuses.. not sure might of blown one could always try starting car with some jump leads or charge the battery after checking the voltage

 

[dancook]

I don't know anyone with jump leads, nor do I have a voltmeter.

The fuses all look fine, I did pop the wipers on and they were slow, getting slower - indicative of a dying battery?

Time to call AA?

 

[iimushroomzii]

Yep batteries dead mate. Get some jump leads on it.

 

[Alastair.]

get some mates to give you a push and get it bump started, 2nd gear, clutch in once ur rolling lift the clucth up whilst turning the key.

 

[dancook]

get some mates to give you a push and get it bump started, 2nd gear, clutch in once ur rolling lift the clucth up whilst turning the key.

I've got no one around here my mates live far away.

I'll see what AA say, what kind of charge etc..

 

[iimushroomzii]

You wont need to turn the key... Just clutch up when rolling..

 

[dancook]

Cheers guys, I've called out the AA it cost me some.. had to change to home start and change the car that was on the membership having just recently bought clio oh well..

 

[iimushroomzii]

Why didnt you just go buy a set of jump leads for less than £20 lol!

 

[dancook]

Why didnt you just go buy a set of jump leads for less than £20 lol!

That sounds nice in theory, I guess fuel stations sell them? as Halfords would be closed, then I have no one to do it with

Nevermind my worry and impatience got the better of me

 

[dancook]

I hooked up an external usb hard drive to my alpine x305, might this cause too much of a drain on the battery?

 

[Steady Eddie]

the hard drive wont be draining it. Sounds like you probably need a new battery if its drains too quickly when the engine isn't running. I've had it before where if only had the hazards on for 5 mins and my battery went dead.

 

[dmn1989]

weathers prob just had a adverse effect on the battery and has just drained

 

[dancook]

the hard drive wont be draining it. Sounds like you probably need a new battery if its drains too quickly when the engine isn't running. I've had it before where if only had the hazards on for 5 mins and my battery went dead.

Ah ok, then it's fine.

I believe the battery only died because I spent an hour trying to get the ipod hooked up, and then tried the psp and usb hard drive. Trying to get the stalk controls working, all the while the sat nav unit and climate control are on.

As the AA guy says it's only a small battery..