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I think Ive left my fog lights on and over several hours the battery went flat. Ive tried switching headlights on and it makes a small chirp sound but nothing happens.

I dont have any RACV extra care on it to get them to come out to recharge it. So Im kinda stuck what to do... I could ask around my neighbours if they have jumper leads... but I really need the car after work tonight to take my cat to the vet... kinda shitty timing really.

Any ideas?

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MANWHORE Grand Master

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Go down to autoone/supercheap auto/dse and buy yourself a "booster pack"

Basically, it's a little jump starter. it has a battery in it. you just charge it up. IT's really handy, because it also has a ciggy lighter port on it, and you can run stuff off it too.

It'll cost ya about $50. Handiest thing i own. I've used it probably 20 times on various cars since i've bought it.

Racv/nrma is useless anyways. Apart from a flat battery, they never help you with anything.

Buying 1 booster pack is cheaper than the yearly fee, and ive never paid it again since.

Modena Grand Master

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Go down to autoone/supercheap auto/dse and buy yourself a "booster pack"

Basically, it's a little jump starter. it has a battery in it. you just charge it up. IT's really handy, because it also has a ciggy lighter port on it, and you can run stuff off it too.

It'll cost ya about $50. Handiest thing i own. I've used it probably 20 times on various cars since i've bought it.

Racv/nrma is useless anyways. Apart from a flat battery, they never help you with anything.

Buying 1 booster pack is cheaper than the yearly fee, and ive never paid it again since.

Thanks... the only problem with those is they take 48 hours to charge.

Ive called RACV and since Im Total Care member, they can jump start any car I wish!

MANWHORE Grand Master

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Since they're willing to do it for ya, i'd go with that. But i'd honestly reconsider spending the money again next year. RACV - big problems, they can't help. They can only help with stuff like flat batt, no fuel, changing tyres and that's about it. Waste of money imo

The jump starter has enough charge to start a couple cars out of the box. Although they recommended to charge it before use, I jumped 4 cars, and ran my worklight off it for ages straight out of the box.

I keep it charged, so whenever I wanna use it, It's ready to use. I just plug it onto the charger every 3-6 months. Even before I charge it, the charge indicator still reads full anyway, so I just charge it to keep it healthy. On mine, the charge time is 8 hours.

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