Had a bit of a senior moment and left the keys in the ignition and as a result it wouldn't start. The airflow control was set to around one and the radio was on mute. The central locking worked ok and the dash display appeared normal. A jump start sorted me out ok but I have a couple of questions that some of you may be able to help me with.
Does the car go into some sort of 'safe' mode when the battery runs low in order to prevent a complete drain?. I have checked the handbook but can't find any reference to such a system/program.
Secondly I was suprised that having just the fan and radio on would have reduced the capacity of the battery so much. I have had no problems with starting and would travel an average of forty five mile a day so the battery should be charged up ok. Have any other members experienced something similar.
Hopefully this is just a 'one off' and the battery has not been affected too much.
Look forward to any advice you may have.
Does the car go into some sort of 'safe' mode when the battery runs low in order to prevent a complete drain?. I have checked the handbook but can't find any reference to such a system/program.
Secondly I was suprised that having just the fan and radio on would have reduced the capacity of the battery so much. I have had no problems with starting and would travel an average of forty five mile a day so the battery should be charged up ok. Have any other members experienced something similar.
Hopefully this is just a 'one off' and the battery has not been affected too much.
Look forward to any advice you may have.
