Advice required please

[Snapper1725]

Hi

I’ve got a feeling my car isn’t going to start in the morning when I finish work at 6 (it’s freezing hard).

When I left for work earlier the Head lights didn’t come on  when I opened the car ?? And was sluggish when I went to start it 

What am wanting to know is 

1) is it ok to jump start ( just unsure as its a very modern car for me, 2013)

2) does anything need to be done if I change the battery myself ??

3) any other advice would be welcome, recommend battery type etc

 

cheers 

 

[chimaera]

Jump start should be fine, just double check the owner's manual. Main thing is to connect the negative of the booster battery to a ground point on your car to avoid overcurrent issues.

 

As for changing the battery, if the car has start/stop you will need a special battery type and it will need to be coded to the vehicle using diagnostics. Otherwise it's a straight swap. Varta E44 and Exide EA770 are good options.

[Snapper1725]

Cheers 

the car hasn’t got stop/start, 

was just going to jump it from another car 

[safari hunter]

Do a battery test and decide. Mine was staring to  show signs of discharge over cold nights but started quite OK in the morning. However after 5 yrs tester suggested to go for a new one. It's not a hard decision to make.