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    Julian Wright
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    UK - England

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    Quick question to the group. Being a new rs owner and this being the the most up to date car I’ve owned. I’m a merchant seaman so sometimes the car may be left a few months without being driven. Is this liable to flatten the battery or cause problems. Also in these technological advanced times where everything’s computerised, is it safe to jumpstart one of these cars. I have a lithium jumpstart which I used on my last car as I had trouble with it after being at sea, can I use one of these should problems arise.

    Julian

    #124754

    mexicoian
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    UK - England

    Posts: 959

    Stick one of these on , mines bin on since September,  ??

    #126147

    Julian Wright
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    UK - England

    Posts: 27

    <!–more–>sorry for the late reply and thankyou for the message. What is this you have? Is it a trickle charger? Do you have a model number for it please?

    #126151

    71-bda
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    UK - England

    Posts: 9258

    Ctek MXS5 I believe, well looks the same as what I use.



    No nothing.

    No Mods. No rockers. Just a chunky knob, thats now been replaced by an RS knob innit.

    No tackiness.

    Std as Ford intended, but with a space saver wheel and jack and nuts and wheel brace. oh.. and flaps, a man has got to have flaps.

    Innit?

     

    #126222

    18stealth
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    UK - England

    Posts: 307

    Mex-Ian

    Go with the trickle charger route.

    #126224

    Phil RS
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    UK - England

    Posts: 10

    When I bought my car it lost charge after every 2 days of not using it.  Jump started it off another car multiple times and off a booster pack and never had any problem.

    #126225

    DaveRS3
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    United Kingdom

    Posts: 1518

    A friend of mine borrowed my MXs5 for his old Beamer battery which kept losing charge. He put it on for 24 hrs (this was over a year ago) and it hasn’t missed a beat since.

    Not only charge but can repair an old battery.

    #126227

    nicklulu
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    USA

    Posts: 1757

    Use a trickle charger… use jump start as a last resort.

    #126263

    alloy
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    UK - England

    Posts: 453

    Paint work on that red edition looks a bit rough

    #126278

    nicklulu
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    USA

    Posts: 1757

    LOL, I think that’s the floor…. I hope.

    #126281

    alloy
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    UK - England

    Posts: 453

    That is defo the one for sale for 31000

    #126343

    Julian Wright
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    UK - England

    Posts: 27

    Thanks all for the advice. Going to go with the ctek next time I’m away for a couple of months

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