just gone to get something out of my car and the battery is flat as a pancake won't even unlock on the remote. nothing has been left on like the lights and the dash cam is connected to the switched feed in the fuse box. seeing as these cars are very computer based is there anything I need to watch out for if I get a jump start also how do I unlock the passenger door to pop the bonnet if the battery is that flat?

Pop the keyhole cover off the drivers door handle, open passenger door from inside & pull bonnet release

Edited 1 March, 20188 yr by themanwithnoaim

do you recommend jump starting it or take the battery out and put it on a charger? 

2 minutes ago, themanwithnoaim said:

Pop the keyhole cover off the drivers door handle, open passenger door from inside & pull bonnet cap

many thanks

The car should be ok to jump start. I'd also check the battery to see if has frozen.

Do not connect the negative of the charger to the battery but to the large terminal near the battery. It's described in the manual.

Read the manual on jump starting IIRC you don't connect 1 of the leads to the battery, logic says the neutral but, check the manual as I don't remember definately

 

Or as stated above

Edited 1 March, 20188 yr by themanwithnoaim

Ideally a jump pack would be best, but with a decent set of Jump leads you should have no problems. Connect Red Live (+) first to one car then the other end of red to the other car then attach the black. 

There were problems on some cars over the years, the Corsa D being a classic example and the Fiat Ducato. Some French cars also had very particular procedure for jump start. So you are right to ask. But no known problems with Skoda.

thanks all just read the manual it says not to connect the negative lead to the battery so that is what the AA man will be getting told  

I came across this recently. Not a Skoda, but just shows how easy it could be to connect to wrong points.  The left looks like negative a quick glance, black cover on it and everything - but it was actually positive. As mentioned, best to check manual to make sure you are using correct connection points. 

 

think I know what has flattened the battery I forgot to unplug my Bluetooth OBD reader as its a new one that doesn't turn its self off like my old one that had a push button to tune it on and off so I used to just leave it plugged in. yes I shall go and put the dunce's hat on and stand in the naughty corner  

3 minutes ago, AJAMESR said:

I came across this recently. Not a Skoda, but just shows how easy it could be to connect to wrong points.  The left looks like negative a quick glance, black cover on it and everything - but it was actually positive. As mentioned, best to check manual to make sure you are using correct connection points. 

 

Just to prove the point my first glance said that the red moulding was the cover for the positive terminal (I take it it's actually the battery fuse cover)

4 minutes ago, AJAMESR said:

I came across this recently. Not a Skoda, but just shows how easy it could be to connect to wrong points.  The left looks like negative a quick glance, black cover on it and everything - but it was actually positive. As mentioned, best to check manual to make sure you are using correct connection points. 

 

 

 

31 minutes ago, AJAMESR said:

I came across this recently. Not a Skoda, but just shows how easy it could be to connect to wrong points.  The left looks like negative a quick glance, black cover on it and everything - but it was actually positive. As mentioned, best to check manual to make sure you are using correct connection points. 

 

 

A well designed French car that. 

 

Don't be shocked if your battery needs replaced, cold weather can kill them if they've been weak anyway. Personally I'd just change it for the peace of mind. 

I'd be amazed if a Bluetooth  device could flatten your car battery that fast most of us leave Bluetooth on on our phones all the time with negligible difference. Unless you had a fairly flat battery to start with.

been out for a good hours drive on mostly motorway with everything turned off  and here are some screenshots of the voltage one using the torque app and one using obdeleven both are showing what I think are very high values considering they were taken after about 45 min of driving what are your thoughts on this please guys?  

14.8V in this cold weather with a battery that's pretty flat I would say is pretty normal.

 

What matters is if the battery holds charge...

18 minutes ago, SWBoy said:

14.8V in this cold weather with a battery that's pretty flat I would say is pretty normal.

 

What matters is if the battery holds charge...

That's the million dollar question I guess I will have to wait and see in the morning. If not I will have to book it into the main stealer to see if they can find the fault. The dash cam is definitely hard wired to a switched supply in the fuse box so it's not that. But what's the chances of getting them to cough up under warranty for a new battery?

37 minutes ago, Bigtow said:

But what's the chances of getting them to cough up under warranty for a new battery?

On a 64 plate? If it's the original battery then very slim indeed IMHO.

the batteries that are fitted to most VAG cars are minimum size spec............& defo flatted easy if you have stop/start...

 

I fitted a biggest case size battery as the tray will take three different sizes.....also an AGM one...& disabled the s/s using vcds....

1 hour ago, fabdavrav said:

the batteries that are fitted to most VAG cars are minimum size spec............& defo flatted easy if you have stop/start...

 

I fitted a biggest case size battery as the tray will take three different sizes.....also an AGM one...

+1

 

As soon as the OEM fit battery on my 1.4TSI gives up the ghost I'll be replacing it with an 096 size AGM battery (the largest that will physically fit the battery tray) such as a Varta E39 570901076.

11 minutes ago, SWBoy said:

+1

 

As soon as the OEM fit battery on my 1.4TSI gives up the ghost I'll be replacing it with an 096 size AGM battery (the largest that will physically fit the battery tray) such as a Varta E39 570901076.

 

I did mine within 3 months of getting the car & fitted a Bosch AGM...& did a how to guide on the mk7 forums.... you need a bigger felt wrap...well on mine you do..

27 minutes ago, fabdavrav said:

 you need a bigger felt wrap...well on mine you do..

Same on the Octavia, I've already got the bigger felt wrap in a cupboard

So just a quick update didn't use the car again yesterday after the AA man jump started it and I took it for a hour or so's run to charge the battery back up. Went out today and started ok now problem so fingers crossed I have dodged the bullet of having to fit a new very expensive battery

Really need to ensure the battery fully charged. An hours run time probably isn’t enough and can cause longer term damage internally if left too low for too long. If stop/start is working regularly, it’s sufficiently charged.