Wattoh
Senior Member
My wife (bless her) went to the car yesterday afternoon, put the key in the ignition, turned it in order to get a CD out of the player, got the CD and came back in to the house without turning back or removing the key or locking the car (.....grrr!!!!).
20 hours later, car won't start, lights don't work etc. OK battery flat, BUT she tells me that when she puts the key in the lock, it won't turn at all. Same with the spare key. Questions: (1) Is the fact that the car battery is flat reason for the keys not to turn in the ignition? (2) If so, if I hook the car up to another car battery later on, to jump it, will that provide the power to enable the key(s) to work in the ignition? Supplementary: If the car can be jump-started OK, how long should I drive it to get some charge in the battery? The roads locally are such that I can give it a good spin at a constant 60mph.
Many thanks as ever!
20 hours later, car won't start, lights don't work etc. OK battery flat, BUT she tells me that when she puts the key in the lock, it won't turn at all. Same with the spare key. Questions: (1) Is the fact that the car battery is flat reason for the keys not to turn in the ignition? (2) If so, if I hook the car up to another car battery later on, to jump it, will that provide the power to enable the key(s) to work in the ignition? Supplementary: If the car can be jump-started OK, how long should I drive it to get some charge in the battery? The roads locally are such that I can give it a good spin at a constant 60mph.
Many thanks as ever!