My mate left his ignition on all night on his W reg petrol 1.4 Fabia. On returning the next day, there was no power. He has charged the battery, but the car is still completely dead. No interior lights, hazards, nothing! The battery connections are all solid and the car has had no problems leading up to this.

Can anybody advise? :confused:

He's killed the battery?

Chris

Thanks Chris,

Battery charger now indicates full charge, but even with partial charge I would expect to see interior lights glowing a little. It's as though the power has been completely disconnected. Is it possible for the battery to completely die like that?

Chris

Is it possible for the battery to completely die like that?

Chris

Yes it is, especially if it was the original battery in a W-reg car.

Cheers Chris and Bryand,

I'll get him to buy a decent new battery tomorrow and see what happens

Chris

Hi again,

Skoda engineer was called out. Battery OK but the power steering was found to be faulty in some way due to the unintentional power-down shutting the whole system down. How bizarre is that? Is this the norm for VW derived Skodas?

Anyway, all is well now - for the moment, anyways.

Chris