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There is a jump point under the bonnet on the V8 Vantage, bonnet release catch is in the passenger footwell under the glove box, once this is powered up then boot release and glovebox will work, the conditioner is only really for keeping battery topped up but not really suitable for rechargeing a flat battery, don't forget you may need to reset seats and windows, if you require more comprehensive help and instructions just let me know,
How odd!
Dad went to use his Aston yesterday and the battery was dead - admittedly after 7 weeks or no use.
His is a DB9, and also a jump start point under the bonnet - although only a "+ve" terminal. You have to earth the "-ve" (they recommend to the alternator). Apparently it only needs a run of about 20 miles to fully charge the battery!
Despite the flat battery, the boot still opened on Dad's car. He was told today (by an Aston dealer) that the battery conditioner will actually charge the battery, too. There's a switch under one of the front seats that you flick to switch off the car's electrics. Plug in the conditioner over-night, and the car will be charged.
HTH
I'm afraid I can't help with the manual boot release, though.
Darren
Dad went to use his Aston yesterday and the battery was dead - admittedly after 7 weeks or no use.
His is a DB9, and also a jump start point under the bonnet - although only a "+ve" terminal. You have to earth the "-ve" (they recommend to the alternator). Apparently it only needs a run of about 20 miles to fully charge the battery!
Despite the flat battery, the boot still opened on Dad's car. He was told today (by an Aston dealer) that the battery conditioner will actually charge the battery, too. There's a switch under one of the front seats that you flick to switch off the car's electrics. Plug in the conditioner over-night, and the car will be charged.
HTH
I'm afraid I can't help with the manual boot release, though.
Darren
Edited by iluvmercs on Monday 23 March 22:16
From inside the car you should be able to remove the parcel shelf. This'll give you access to the boot and either the charge point and/or the manual boot release (think there's a glow in the dark one in the boot area in case the person you transport in there needs to get out).
Not that it helps, but mine will go at least 3 weeks without being on a conditioner.
Not that it helps, but mine will go at least 3 weeks without being on a conditioner.
coyft said:
Why Aston can't make a car that doesn't need plugging in every time you leave it for a week or two is beyond me. Anyhow my battery is flat yet again, the boot release is electronic (where the input for the battery conditioner is), the glovebox (where my manual is) is electronic so I'm unable to open the boot to plug it in or open the glovebox to read the manual to tell me how to open the friggin boot argghhhhh. Can anyone tell me where the manual release is for the boot?
It's all a matter of physics ol chap The car uses electricity to power the clock, the gps tracker and the alarm. There is not a battery on earth that could power those items continuously without needing to be trickle fed. So not really an Aston issue more an issue with the way the universe is made up
coyft said:
Soul Reaver said:
coyft said:
Why Aston can't make a car that doesn't need plugging in every time you leave it for a week or two is beyond me. Anyhow my battery is flat yet again, the boot release is electronic (where the input for the battery conditioner is), the glovebox (where my manual is) is electronic so I'm unable to open the boot to plug it in or open the glovebox to read the manual to tell me how to open the friggin boot argghhhhh. Can anyone tell me where the manual release is for the boot?
It's all a matter of physics ol chap The car uses electricity to power the clock, the gps tracker and the alarm. There is not a battery on earth that could power those items continuously without needing to be trickle fed. So not really an Aston issue more an issue with the way the universe is made up
Mark.
Edited by Soul Reaver on Wednesday 25th March 12:53
Coyft. Bad luck mate. Is yours a fairly early car? If so there was a fairly common problem whereby the door sensors/locks constantly drain power. Only takes a couple of days to drain the battery. Get them checked - Aston dealer should know what you're talking about as it was common early on and it's an easy fix - apparently.
There are a couple of items that can cause unexpected high battery drain on both the V8 Vantage and the DB9 and there are fixes for both, one being the bluetooth modules and the other door modules, also in the us i believe it it the sdars that can cause a battery drain problem, one other point is car batteries do not respond well to being discharged and recharged this in itself can damage batteries and severely shorten there life, If anybody wants i will do a pdf with details on battery care, charging and resetting windows etc in the event of a flat battery.
Just as a point Aston Martin are one of the very few manufactures that test battery drain as part of the standard service, so these faults can/are sorted out, so if you look at your last service sheet the reading should be on there,as with any computerised systems there can be gremlins caused by interference, non standard accessories, software programming errors, just look at the updates for your computer as errors come to light updates are made available, this is the same with cars, annoying but true,
Just as a point Aston Martin are one of the very few manufactures that test battery drain as part of the standard service, so these faults can/are sorted out, so if you look at your last service sheet the reading should be on there,as with any computerised systems there can be gremlins caused by interference, non standard accessories, software programming errors, just look at the updates for your computer as errors come to light updates are made available, this is the same with cars, annoying but true,
Edited by rick-dms- on Monday 30th March 22:21
NDA said:
If you have a tracker fitted, this will add to the drain...
Unless they're daily drivers, I leave all mine on trickles.
Shouldn't need it though.Unless they're daily drivers, I leave all mine on trickles.
I have a tracker, bluetooth, doors () and can leave mine for a good while not on trickle.
Either the battery's buggered or there's excessive drain. And whilst it may be possible to detect the latter's happening, I suspect finding the root cause will be tricky.
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