Should I bring the car for a drive after I suspected I've drained the battery?
Here s the situation. I was listening to my disc in the car for about half hour ish. Then the radio started acting up and when I wanted to startup the engine, it wouldn t start and it made a clickering noise. I came back after 3 hours. An prayed to god hoping it ll start. It did. So now my question is, should I drive it around for a while? Or is it okay just to leave the engine on for a few minutes for it to recharge? Sorry am a girl. Don't know much about cars. I drive a 2007 Honda Accord 7.5th generation. Auto transmission. Should i see a technician regarding this as well?
Here s the situation. I was listening to my disc in the car for about half hour ish. Then the radio started acting up and when I wanted to startup the engine, it wouldn t start and it made a clickering noise. I came back after 3 hours. An prayed to god hoping it ll start. It did. So now my question is, should I drive it around for a while? Or is it okay just to leave the engine on for a few minutes for it to recharge? Sorry am a girl. Don't know much about cars. I drive a 2007 Honda Accord 7.5th generation. Auto transmission. Should i see a technician regarding this as well? If you flattened your battery after just half an hour listening to your radio/cd player then it is on it's way out and needs replacing. Assuming of course you are not running a massive sound system out the back of your car.
Take it to a tire/battery shop and ask them to check your battery (in the UK it's called a drop test) They will probably say it's dying in which case replace it. Otherwise it's going to let you down the next cold, frosty morning. No Drive it for half an hour, or more if you can, and the battery will recover. No need to see a mechanic. You need to have the battery charged and checked. A battery shouldn't die just running a cd for 1/2 hour. Most likely your battery is going bad. A battery should not have gone dead even if you played a disc for more than 2 hours. The battery is either old and needs replacing or your alternator isn't working as it should. Letting the car run is not going to charge the battery enough. I'd go to an auto store and have them test the battery and charging system for you. They do that as a free service. The also install a battery you buy there for free. When you drain a good battery by leaving the lights on it takes a good 2 to 3 hours of driving over 60 mph to charge the battery back up. Leave it for a little bit around 15-20 min and then shut it off to see if it will start again. You don't want to go drive if it won't start again. Lol half and hour is a short time to kill a battery, you certainly have an issue. The most important of which is the age of the battery.
Drive it for half an hour, or more if you can, and the battery will recover. No need to see a mechanic.
You need to have the battery charged and checked. A battery shouldn't die just running a cd for 1/2 hour. Most likely your battery is going bad.
A battery should not have gone dead even if you played a disc for more than 2 hours. The battery is either old and needs replacing or your alternator isn't working as it should. Letting the car run is not going to charge the battery enough. I'd go to an auto store and have them test the battery and charging system for you. They do that as a free service. The also install a battery you buy there for free. When you drain a good battery by leaving the lights on it takes a good 2 to 3 hours of driving over 60 mph to charge the battery back up.
Leave it for a little bit around 15-20 min and then shut it off to see if it will start again. You don't want to go drive if it won't start again.
Half and hour is a short time to kill a battery, you certainly have an issue. The most important of which is the age of the battery.
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