limey940

I just discovered that my battery is flat. I stupidly inserted the key which after reading the manual i should not have done since i now cant remove it.
It seems that the only way to get to the battery so i can recharge is to hook up a donor battery to the fuse box to open the luggage compartment so i can get to the battery.
Once i have done that i intend to hook it up to my 12v trickle charger, is it necessary for me to remove the battery to charge or can i leave it in place?

many thanks

cheers

sharmat

You can leave it in place from my experience.
But...if you have a dead battey...as in wont hold a charge. A tricke charger is too liitle too late.
You will need to Jump start or use a device that has a battery boost feature to start the car and get a new battery.
It is discharged form not being used, a trickle charger probably will not be enough power to charge it anyway but may work if let it charge it long enough and the battery accepts a charge. You would need a real charger..not trickle charge. A "trickel" charge is only really good for maintaining a charge...not charging.
Hope this helps.

MJones

KEY Removal

MLindgren

If the battery won't hold a charge it is due to sulfate on the plates. The way to correct this condition is to apply an excessive charge which will buckle the plates causing the sulfate to flake off. There are devices on the market which pulse charge with a high amperage which have proven to be successful at bringing a battery back to life.

jenk12m

what if when your tryin to use the jumper cables to open the trunk through the fuse box and the trunk never opens...??

richc

This is why when parking my car I always look for a little kid who will climb in the trunk and stay there until I want to drive it again. If the battery goes belly up, the kid can pull the glow in the dark handle, open the trunk and give me easy access to my battery.

jenk12m

lol... i wish that lil kid was in there right now

limey940

Thanks everyone for the help. the good news is that when i hooked up a donor battery to the fuse panel i was not only able to open the trunk but was also able to remove my key from the ignition.
The bad news, as soemone predicted, is that while my trickle charger is showing that it is charging, it has been like that for 24 hours with no sign that the car battery is receiveing a charge, so i guess i need a new battery.
Do i need a 'porsche' battery or can i just go anywhere for a car battery?

many thanks again for the help

david

Frino

P-Dealer installed an Interstate (MTP-H7) when my OEM battery crapped out. Three year warranty and fit my 06 C2S perfectly. No worries.

Mussl Kar

You can also charge your battery from the cig lighter socket. The batt in my RS went dead flat over the winter and that is how I got the boot to pop.

limey940

Thanks, and excuse my ignorance but do i just go to an auto store and buy a 12v battery charger with a cigarette lighter adapter?

thanks

OCBen

You can get your replacement battery and battery maintainer from Sears. That's what I did.


On a lighter note, I've heard of a tire going flat, beer going flat, but never a battery going flat.
j/k

Good luck!

limey940

well, i just bought a new battery, now i just need tyres....sorry ben, tires

cheers

Mussl Kar

Yup, just what i did. Also picked up one of their roll around units that can also crank the engine or charge at a high rate.

OCBen

Limey, are you on the other side of the pond?

No wonder you talk funny.