Electrical problem.

lathbury · 12th July 2022, 07:27

Hello, After a very difficult time , family wise, I have not driven my car for weeks. The battery was completely flat. After a full charge I tried to start it, when I tried to connect the battery the horn started sounding, so I can''t connect the battery. Any ideas please?. Thanks, John.

BRG75 · 12th July 2022, 07:40

This happened to me.

I connected the positive terminal, then with the ignition key in one hand, and finger poised to press the unlock button, I pushed the negative terminal onto the battery.

From memory, the first button depression silenced the alarm, if not it wasn't many depressions.

I may have been lucky.

Hope this helps

Mike

lathbury · 13th July 2022, 09:48

Hello Mike, That worked great, thanks very much. I would never have thought of that. Thanks again, John.

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lathbury Posted a thing or two 75 Conn S.E. Cdt. Join Date: May 2007 Location: Merseyside Posts: 1,803 Thanks: 1,873 Thanked 52 Times in 49 Posts	Hello Mike, That worked great, thanks very much. I would never have thought of that. Thanks again, John.