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Old 08-11-2009, 12:59 PM   #10
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mmmm Oh okay :)... Now There's a thing i used to see my father do to his old car's battery, he fills it every now and then with distilled water. I guess it makes the acid reacts with the whole metal plates. Do you think that I must do the same ?
Most modern batteries are "maintenance free" meaning you don't need to add water/electrolyte to them anymore. I haven't checked but I'm pretty sure this is the case with the stock battery.

Your best bet is to either not run the radio, lights etc. unless the engine is running or just buy a better battery.

If you do neither and this happens again, then you will have to turn everything off and wait some time (10 mins or so) before the battery recovers enough to be able to crank it. If this happens a lot you're just shortening the life of the battery.
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