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Dead battery and can't open the hood help! carlos in Montreal - Monday, 15 August, 2011, at 7:24:44 pm |
Re: Dead battery and can't open the hood help! mikefocke, '01S Sanford, NC - Tuesday, 16 August, 2011, at 9:47:58 am |
Re: Dead battery and can't open the hood help! Lawdevil & CURVN8R - Tuesday, 16 August, 2011, at 10:53:57 am |
Re: Dead battery and can't open the hood help! jwdbox - Tuesday, 16 August, 2011, at 11:23:07 am |
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mikefocke, '01S Sanford, NC
But the maintainer that goes through the lighter only works to maintain, it doesn't charge. It detects a very narrow range of voltages in which it attempts to bring the battery back up to full charge. And if your battery is dead, the voltage is liable to be well below that threshold. The wiring to the lighter is not robust enough to attempt a full charge or jump through the battery to the starter.
The classic way of getting to the front boot/hood latch is through the emergency pull cord that hides behind the front bumper and is accessed through the wheel well....unless someone has already moved it to a more accessible position.
http://sites.google.com/site/mikefocke2/whenyourbatteryisdead contains all of the methods of dealing with a dead Boxster battery I've seen posted over the last 5 years or so.
Is the CTEK smart enough to charge through the tab without blowing something up? *NM* Laz - Tuesday, 16 August, 2011, at 10:13:59 am |
Confirmed the polarity Boxsterra - Tuesday, 16 August, 2011, at 11:17:29 pm |
Re: Dead battery and can't open the hood help! Update carlos in Montreal - Wednesday, 17 August, 2011, at 6:25:00 pm |