Flat battery... Coincidence that I've just fitted reverse sensors?

**DNS** · 7th February 2011, 02:12

Just went to start my Veccy and battery is dead! Reading 10 volts or less after a couple of turns of the starter.

I spent a few hours today fitting and testing my new parking sensors. All seemed fine, they work like a dream, I'm well pleased. Got them connected up to the reverse light positive feed and the common neutral on the nearside light cluster.

I'm guessing that my now dead battery is just down to me having the car open for hours with the lights on etc, but I'm worried that it could be something that I've screwed up!

How can I test the to make sure my parking sensors aren't at fault?

I noticed when trying to start the engine earlier that the centre display was telling me that various bulbs were gone at the back (both sides). All lights working fine though... Reckon this is just a result of the electronics going haywire because of the low voltage from the battery? Also found that the locking is playing up (which also seems to cause the radio to emit a couple of bursts of static!)

**Das** · 7th February 2011, 08:54

Originally Posted by DNS

I'm guessing that my now dead battery is just down to me having the car open for hours with the lights on etc,

Id put it down to exactly this. Maybe your battery is on the way out too.

**Leemarksmith** · 7th February 2011, 11:15

Yeah, mine does it all time if I'm messing with for few hours.

**RLFH470** · 7th February 2011, 13:16

Same thing happened to me when I fitted my front and rear Dolphin system. Finished the work on a Friday, didn't need to use the car until the Sunday, went to start it and just got a clicking solenoid sound. I then relocated the Dolphin system power feed to a switched feed and haven't had a problem since.

**Innes** · 7th February 2011, 13:25

Same thing happend to me after having the door and boot open for a couple of hours and switching on and off the iginition without turning the engine over. My battery was close to the end of its life anyway it this was the straw that broke the camels back!

**DNS** · 7th February 2011, 16:33

My battery is a genuine GM with a little window in the top to supposedly show how good it is...

I can't see anything through it! Is this normal for a duff battery? I don't remember it showing green even when it was brand new