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Red battery light on dash

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    #32
    Stavros Murphy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,442 ✭✭✭Stavros Murphy


    richardsheil wrote: »
    Why do people not understand- red light means do not drive car? Could it be simpler?

    Orange light- drive on and get it fixed soon.

    Red light- do not drive car.

    Absolutely 100% - Unless it's the alternator light, whereby charging the battery off the car will get you through till you get an alternator. Or it's the boot-open light, and you have a lawnmower in the boot..or it's the hand-brake "on" light and the handbrake is off but the sensors jammed...or the orange light is the EML light and driving will ruin the really, really dear cat, or the orange light is low coolant....or you have an orange low-oil light..


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    #33
    purplecow1977
    Registered Users Posts: 2,877 ✭✭✭purplecow1977


    Update!
    I got up this morning & checked if my car would start. It did, so I drove it to work (I know I know but I figured if it didn't die after being left for 12 hours it would probably last for work). Rang garage and dropped it down at lunch time. Mechanic tested battery with that volt thing and it read 14.25 so he said it wasn't the alternator either (which he initially thought it was) so there's an 'auto electrician' I think he said going to look at it in morning so I'll drop it again at 9. Right near where I work so someone passing can give me a lift. Hopefully nothing serious, doesn't seem to be.


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    #34
    purplecow1977
    Registered Users Posts: 2,877 ✭✭✭purplecow1977


    Update '2:

    Got auto technician to look at it and collected it this evening. Loose wire between alternator & dash seemingly. Simple enough (Daddy probably knocked it off replacing fan belt!) but cost €50. Lovely.

    On the plus, it's fixed now, plus, I'm paying just over €300 for my car insurance renewal :)


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