Left my radio on overnight and couldnt start my battery this morning.
Do I need a new battery or can i just jumpstart my car?? sorry for being silly but i'm a girl who doesnt know much about cars!
2007-03-28 02:42:44 · 23 answers · asked by Arisa 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
just give it a jump. drive it around for a while and it will charge up again. i've done the same
2007-03-28 02:46:02 · answer #1 · answered by val f1 nutter 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All the other answers are right, so jumping it with cables should work fine...but be careful to put the right cable on the right terminal. Have someone help you obviously, since you need another car to do it.
An alternative would be to buy a small battery charger at a parts store, and charge it that way. You put the two clips on the right terminal (red to red terminal, black to black terminal), plug it into a regular 120 outlet with an extension cord, turn it on. After 30 minutes to an hour, it will have enough charge to start.
One thing that hasn't been mentioned is that radios are not wired directly to the battery (or should NOT be), so you had the ignition key either in the "on" or "acc" position to play the radio. Get in the habit of making sure the key is "off/lock" in the future, when you get out of the car. Must have left your keys in the ignition too, huh?
2007-03-28 03:01:19 · answer #2 · answered by Michael B 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
after you've jumpstarted it and driven it for 5-10 minutes, have your mechanic check your battery if its 3-5 years old.
remember, a battery is guaranteed to fail, the more it gets fully drained, the less charge it can hold over time. A cars battery is only meant to start the car. Once the engine fires up, your alternator is the one providing all the electrical power for your car. The battery becomes just another burden for the alternator to charge.
2007-03-28 04:00:30 · answer #3 · answered by sparm 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your battery needs a recharge. And yes, it will probably start with jumper cables, BUT!! Have somebody do that trick, who knows something about using jumper cables for that.!. The local auto garage or gasoline station usually has "Road service", where they will send a mechanic out to jump start it!
If you have an inexperienced person do the job, they could ruin a lot of EXPENSIVE equipment! Depending on make, year, and model, cars have changed a lot in the engine compartment. 25 years ago was a lot different than now, in that respect! The battery will need a slow, low power pre-charge, followed by a long deep charge, done by a battery shop, or gas station, somebody with a large commercial type battery charger, although, a trickle charger, left on for 3 days, might bring up the charge! But, not reccommended, by me!
2007-03-28 02:57:22 · answer #4 · answered by James H 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The typical car radio only uses a few hundred milliamps which shouldn't drain a good battery overnight. Maybe you left some courtesy lights on also? If not, and your battery is 5 years old, buy a new battery. Otherwise, take the car in and have the battery and charging system checked once you get it running, because you can end up with a dead battery again and be stranded somewhere. If you need a new battery, they will check the alternator charging when they install it.
2007-03-28 02:52:24 · answer #5 · answered by bobweb 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Yep just give it a jumpstart. Providing that all the rest of your car's charging system is good it will recharge the battery after you jump start it.
Just let it run for a bit, it will be fine.
2007-03-28 02:46:42 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have it jumped off and run the car for at least 15-20 minutes - the alternator will charge the battery back to its full charge.
2007-03-28 03:15:01 · answer #7 · answered by Doug R 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
oftentimes what the mechanic is telling you is actual. It relatively relies upon on how low you enable your water run. The water interior the battery is appearing as a "solvent" for acid. in case you enable it run thoroughly dry, the acid would be long gone and you battery will now no longer artwork. maximum inexpensive ingredient is to purpose including water and charging the battery with a battery charger. They sell "acid" pills which could feasible "revive" a battery, yet my journey with those have not been great. better to get a sparkling battery than left stranded.
2016-10-20 03:06:09 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Call your roadside assistance (if you have a cell phone, chances are you also have roadside assistance) and get a jump start. If you absolutely don't have roadside assistance, please make sure whoever helps knows what to do. Once your car is started drive it a bit and it will be fine. Batteries do recharge, and the only problem was leaving the radio on which discharged it to the point the car wouldn't start.
If you have any questions on the proper jump start procedure, have a look here. http://www.autonetdirect.com/jump_start.html
2007-03-28 02:54:19 · answer #9 · answered by oklatom 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Jump start it, but don't switch off the engine straight away, give the alternator a chance to re-charge the battery.
2007-03-28 02:47:04 · answer #10 · answered by livinfortheweekend 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just Jump Start it and take it out for a 5 mile drive.. Try not to turn your car off until you get home.. Then restart if dead then you will need a new Battery
thanks Matt
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2007-03-28 03:05:14 · answer #11 · answered by matt w 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋