keith
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After near on 18 months of boasting about how I could leave my car weeks or even months at a time, and it always started, I have got my comeuppance!
Today, apart from leaving it idle for ten minutes two weeks ago whilst I paired a new phone, after four weeks I went to unlock the car, and nothing!! I had to manually unlock it, and as there was no power the window couldn't lower, which caught the chrome trim above the door leaving, a albeit, tiny mark on the inner edge as the top of the window touched it.
RAC courtesy of Maserati Assistance arrived in less than 40 minutes, and measured the battery which was down to 5V!
The technician was good enough to attach a Ctek lead and plug to the terminals for future battery maintenance with my Ctek charger, and after connecting his van and a booster pack the car eventually started.
I am thinking though at 5 volts whether the battery might have suffered any permanent loss of charge capacity.
Today, apart from leaving it idle for ten minutes two weeks ago whilst I paired a new phone, after four weeks I went to unlock the car, and nothing!! I had to manually unlock it, and as there was no power the window couldn't lower, which caught the chrome trim above the door leaving, a albeit, tiny mark on the inner edge as the top of the window touched it.
RAC courtesy of Maserati Assistance arrived in less than 40 minutes, and measured the battery which was down to 5V!
The technician was good enough to attach a Ctek lead and plug to the terminals for future battery maintenance with my Ctek charger, and after connecting his van and a booster pack the car eventually started.
I am thinking though at 5 volts whether the battery might have suffered any permanent loss of charge capacity.