ANightDriver

I did not use the car for a couple of weeks and it won't start. I am %99 sure I did not forget to swich off the light as it was the night when I parked. Is it normal?

fujita_TC

we need more details.....does it crank? or do u hear a click noise when u turn the key..if it just clicks then yes battery is dead....jump start and ur good to go...

jct

you hook it up to a slow battery charger which is better for the battery

ANightDriver

Thanks. I am sorry I was unclear. I knew how to jump start.
I was asking how to test if the battery is needed a replacement. And is it normal for the battery to die if left for a couple of weeks unattended, or I have to do something with it in that situation.

jct

take it to a auto parts store to have 'em put a load tester on the battery they'll tell you if its good or bad

oldmanatee

If you get it cranked, do like dd suggested, go get it load tested. It sounds like a dead cell. Normally, a good battery will stay hot for at least a month or 2.

Do you have any mods that could cause a drain?

ANightDriver

I did a keyless entry and a cruise control. Is there any swich or fuse that can be pulled easily off next time I have to park the car for a long time? Thanks.

oldmanatee

I don't see how either of those would cause a drain.

Simple test...park the car as usual(preferably in the shade), pull the pos. terminal on the battery and look to see if there is an arc between the post & the terminal. If there is, you have a circuit drawing juice.

Then, you just have to find what that circuit is.....

AtC

same thing to my bro's xA. . .he hadnt used it for a while and it wont start. . .
when we open the door the lights wont even turn on, the beeping noise wont beep when u leave the key in the ignition, and the remote key wont unlock/lock the doors. . .the battery indicator says that its "ok" so we tried jump starting it but no prevail

so maybe its just a dead cell? any other suggestions?

jct

buy a battery tender

Crispyxb

Same thing with our xA, the OEM battery died, so we got a Red Top, The car went to paint and the battery died and could not be saved, So we got another battery, and after a week of not being started, the battery was toast. So I disconnected the underglows and the 12volt converter, now just waiting on our new battery to arrive. I am gonna do the arc test that oldmanatee suggested. I really hope that the electrical is shot.

ANightDriver

Thanks for the reply. I think something happened to the car at that time because it would hit me with a joilt each time I walk out of it and touch something like house door. Then a dealer did something to the car while changing the oil and it has not hit me yet since that.