I drive a 1997 Audi A6 Quattro that i have replaced its battery in i believe at the beginning of the year. A few days ago i left my ipod charger in the cigarette lighter for somewhere between 1 1/2 - 2 days. My car wont start and i've had it on a trickle charger for 2 days straight, yet still nothing. There are no lights when i turn the key, even emergency lights dont show up. My dad told me that i need a new battery. Is this true, because i cant believe i killed an fairly new battery with an ipod charger
2007-05-22 08:32:05 · 4 answers · asked by Christian 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
If you jump start the car, leave the two cars hooked up for 20 minutes to spread the charging load over two alternators---otherwise, you may cook the alt on your car as well. Best thing is to have it charged and load tested at a parts store like Autozone or a garage. An Ipod should not have drained the battery that much to make it go dead.
2007-05-22 09:33:11 · answer #1 · answered by paul h 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I guess it could be... it would seem that a pretty new battery would be able to take a charge, but it doesn't look like it is in your case. Why don't you have the battery tested?
2007-05-22 08:36:10 · answer #2 · answered by starwings20 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A trickle charger won't do it. you need a charger with more amperage. Remove it, take it to a service station and have it charged on a professional charger.
2007-05-22 08:41:19 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes you drained the battery. Jump start it, drive it for a while, then get it tested to make sure its OK.
2007-05-22 08:39:20 · answer #4 · answered by Naughtums 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋