She tried to start it last night, heard a loud relay chattering sound and the dash lights flashed on and off rapidly, then an ESP Error warning.

Having it picked up this evening but just wondered if anybody had a thought on what it might be?

Check the battery connections are tight !!!

Just throw it out and get a new one.

And get the Yeti repaired.

Edited 9 March, 201214 yr by servicepoint

Oooo, I wonder what your message said before you edited it

Her...

So, the technicinan arrived last night from Skoda assistance and told ut the battery was flat.

He said we don't use it enough and over time, the car's electronics will drain the battery.

Most weeks we use it for two or three short journeys and once a fortnight we'll do 40 minutes in it.

We do about 7000 miles a year and he advised us to buy a battery charger from Halfords or leave the car running outside the house for half an hour, once a fortnight

Opinions anybody?

Surely we should be able to park up at Heathrow for a fortnight and expect it start when we get back in it

Edited 10 March, 201214 yr by davehutch

I have just had my first service after 12 months of motoring, total mileage 2423. Most of which are short journeys less than 15 mins (there aren't any long journeys over here). I walk to work so for 5 days the Yeti doesn't get used. I go away quite often and the Yeti remains at home for two to three weeks. Last year it stood for 5 weeks without being used.

This pattern of vehicle use has been the same for me for about the last 17 years. I have never suffer from a flat battery and don't use any auxillary solar charger.

I would be more inclined to think that there was a fault with the battery, and it wasn't due to lack of use.

Thanks for your reply.

The technician measure the battery ad said its condition was fine, so I'm thinking maybe a charging issue.

Is there a way to test this or should it go to Skoda to check it out?

Might be best to get Skoda to check it over.

Over my nearly 2 years of ownership, I have left the Yeti unmoved for 5 weeks, 3 months and 2 months, and there has been no problem with battery charge. It has been fine, start first time, and its on the same battery. In the last 6 months, I have only sparsely used the car, about once a week and its fine.

didn't rockhopper have a similar issue with his; sure he took it to Allams and they replaced something. might be worth sending him a PM.

TP

didn't rockhopper have a similar issue with his; sure he took it to Allams and they replaced something. might be worth sending him a PM.

TP

Thanks, good idea

My Yeti is used alternatively with my wife's Panda and is often "resting" for 3 weeks. Battery has never been a problem.

On my previous Roomster I fitted a reversing camera that had an LCD screen that fitted over the rear view mirror. It was fed from the cigar lighter socket and I once forgot to unplug it and it flattened the battery in 2 days.

I think the battery capacity is selected to be close to it's limits and any additional discharge will rapidly kill it.

Fred

7,000 miles per annum and you chose a diesel?

If your journeys aren't long enough to replace the charge used to start the engine then the battery will eventually die, especially during/just after winter.

Diesel engines also require more energy to start compared to a petrol too...

Hi Dave,

Mine only gets used at the weekends ATM doing only short journeys into Watford or Berko and has never let us down yet.

We don't many long trips either.

I tend to agree with the others.

It's either a charging fault or something causing battery drain when the car isn't in use.

I had this on a different car which had a faulty CD player. It would appear switched off with the ignition but was actually still on internally draining the battery.

Once replaced I never had a problem.

Something similar on your yeti, perhaps?

didn't rockhopper have a similar issue with his; sure he took it to Allams and they replaced something. might be worth sending him a PM.

TP

In the end nothing replaced, just the main relay had an iffy contact, so cleaned up and they say it is all right.

Battery did run down a week or so later when I left a camera on overnight and didn't use the car for 36 hours.....so maybe my video cameras use more current than I was lead to believe.

Battery did run down a week or so later when I left a camera on overnight and didn't use the car for 36 hours.....so maybe my video cameras use more current than I was lead to believe.

Maybe you need something like this: http://www.ebay.de/itm/NEU-KEMO-M148-BATTERIEWACHTER-AKKUWACHTER-ACCUSAFER-12V-/150361082989?pt=Batterien_Akkus&hash=item2302380c6d