battery message

[greenholme]

Hi there could anybody help with a explanation of what to do when you have a message in the display that says "electric consumors offline" does this mean one of the batteries is finished or is it something else?

 

[turbopete]

hi and welcome

what model car is it please? id guess at a battery has had it, but im sure someone that knows for sure will be along soon.

 

[5pares]

211?normally if the car has sat around awhile? Means the car will take the power away from things that dont need to work until the battery voltage is higher.If it happens alot or all the time it could be a battery problem.

 

[television]

As above, and this is the reason,it normally clears after 10 min driving,,is your car a 211 E class

 

[turbopete]

im not sure but i think 203's have the auto battery disconnect (sort of) thing to prevent the battery voltage going too low to start the car too. not sure if it displays on the dash though, hence why i asked what model the car is

 

[greenholme]

hi there thanks for the replys my car is a 03 plate sl55 amg i have only just got the message in the display i know it has 2 batterys but i dont know which one controls the consumers

 

[television]

OK the front battery on your car is the starter battery only and nothing else.

The battery in the boot is of the AGLM that is a Glass mat battery,, if the car has not been used for say one week,,it is possible that this is normal,,if it happens each day when you start the car,,something is not going to sleep,,the car will run the battery down to 11.75 volt, and then switch the consumers off.

So the time span of the car not being driven is the key here

 

[greenholme]

thanks guys .it has only displayed this message once or twice in the last couple of weeks and the car has sat for 3 days somtimes without use so maybe the battery for the consmers is ok only time will tell !

 

[television]

OK when you turn of and lock the car,,go back and stand by the rear to see if the car makes any clicking sounds after 1 hour.

The AGM battery may be getting past its best. I charge mine one a month, to keep it topped up