I have a 2008 Fabia Estate 1.9 TDI.  It has been parked on my drive since most of lock-down.  I tried getting in to start it and very little response. - a faint glow on the instrument panel  Then car alarm sounded off - eventually this died off.  I tried jump starting from my Superb but not even so much as an ignition light came on.  I am currently trying to charge battery with a battery charger.  I have  left it charging for 3 hrs to hopefully allow some charge.  Put key in ignition and turned it and absolutely nothing no whirring sound and not even so much as a faint light on my instrument panel.  I tried using spare car key in case it was key fob battery but again absolutely dead no lights or noise of any kind.  Any advice before I call out the recovery chaps?

 

Keep charging it for many, many more hours, but it's possible that the neglect has killed your battery.

Cheers Wino.  The completely dead, never to be resurrected battery is also a horrible suspicion of mine.  I've just forked out nearly £80 on a new motorbike battery so you think I would have learn't my lesson then.

I noticed Fabis's seem to hate semi-worn batteries, let alone completely dead ones.

A 1.9 is a big old lump of diesel engine, to try starting on a crap battery. My latest one came from an eBay seller and was the best deal I could find at that time. I am unsure if your version is the same type but the listing, if cut and pasted into eBay will show you what I had for just under £60 with a four year warranty.

 

 

1x PREMIUM 64Ah 640CCA 12v Type 027 Car Battery 4 Year Warranty - EA640

Edited 29 July, 20205 yr by mrgf

Sorry mate your battery has probably gone to meet it's maker, the cells inside deteriorate when not being charged and the alarm and internal clock drains the battery over time, just starting the car once a week would have been ok or like myself I bought a 12v solar panel charger for £20 or if you have power available a maintenance  charger for £18  and just hooked it up to the  battery it stays  fully charged as normal,  you just have to remember to disconnect when starting much cheaper than a new battery 

Murdockman, 

 

You may be correct in what you say but I am now cautiously optimistic. 

 

I had the battery on charge for a good 7 hours today. Put key into ignition all the usual lights came on and the car started!  I will give it a further 5 hour charge tomorrow and if it goes well take the car for a run and see what happens.

 

Thanks for you suggestions guys.

 

Take care not to overcharge and boil the battery's fluid. As Murdockman suggested, a maintenance type charger is most likely the way to go. Old types often have no overload but maintenance ones can be left on semi-permanantly, off the car, of course.I hope you manage to resurrect it.