Trick to Jump Starting a Dead Battery?
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Trick to Jump Starting a Dead Battery?
I woke up this morning with a dead battery in my 2005 XC70. I don't know if a light was left on or a door open, but I tried to open the car with my keyless remote and nothing happened. I opened it with the key and had no power. When attempting to jump start it, the alarm briefly went off (approx. 3 seconds) as soon as I connected the cable to the positive terminal. I left the cables connected for a couple of minutes and could not get any power in my car. I would expect to at least get the radio or interior lights to turn on, but I am getting nothing. I read through the owner's manual and could not find anything that indicated something special needs to be done to jump start the car. Since the alarm briefly went off I know power is flowing from the auxilary battery to the dead one, but didn't understand why it would go off. Anyway, is there a trick to jump starting a dead battery in a Volvo?
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RE: Trick to Jump Starting a Dead Battery?
Hi there, the exact same thing happened to my 05 XC70 as well last year one night at about 15 degree Fahrenheit. I think my daughter left lights on before we went into a restaurant. An hour and a half later, it won't start. My brother-in-law and a very kind gentleman (he just passed by) attempted to jump start the car directly through the battery in the back. It was no use after about 20 minutes. I then called AAA. The AAA technician came over soon after and 1, 2, 3, bam. What he did was to connect the jumper cables through the front under the hood. I couldn't thank him enough.
But I now have this question hanging at the back of my mind ever since: How reliable is the car battery? Or maybe it's just the frigid cold temperature was enough to do that in 90 minutes.
Sorry, I don't have a real answer for you, but just thought I shared my experience since I have the same model car.
But I now have this question hanging at the back of my mind ever since: How reliable is the car battery? Or maybe it's just the frigid cold temperature was enough to do that in 90 minutes.
Sorry, I don't have a real answer for you, but just thought I shared my experience since I have the same model car.
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