Urgent help needed please

[markm730]

Please advise if possible

Just replaced the car battery, connected back up and attempted to start. Not even accepting the key fob. Is there a sequence I have to do in order for it to be accepted or is there something I've missed.
Cheers
Mark

 

[LostKiwi]

It should just work. I changed my E Class battery last week and it just fired straight up. You have connected it the correct way and all the terminals are tight? The battery is charged?

 

[markm730]

Currently assuming it's fully charged as its a new battery. Yes connections on tight and the correct way round. I've done nothing different, it's just not accepting the key.

 

[LostKiwi]

Does the interior light come on when the door is opened?

 

[ajlsl600]

try disconnecting ,check full charge and connecting again, bizzare ..

 

[shine]

Have you another car you can try a battery that has a charge in it.?

 

[malcolm E53 AMG]

Probably a dud as above see if the interior light comes on or put a meter across the battery. Do you still have the old one reconnect that if so to check

 

[Wighty]

Just because the battery is new , you don't know how long it's been on the shelf before you bourght it . It should have a date of manufacture stamp on one of the terminals . I'd go with it needs charging first

 

[markm730]

Thanks chaps
Managed to get it started with jump leads, key now accepted ,left it running for a while and a run home, turned it off and back on again. No joy.
Going with the concept of it being a dud!
Will be straight back to the place in the morning as I've been trying to sort it for most of the day, not best pleased.
Thanks again for your replies

 

[malcolm E53 AMG]

Go with Varta or Bosch in that order

 

[sonic]

No uncommon to have a dud new battery, I have had one but many years ago.

 

[V6Matty]

Dud new batteries are quite normal, had one just a couple of years ago on the wife's car

 

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