flat battery

My battery was flat when we came back from holiday so after a recharge my fuel consumption is so bad it’s almost like it’s leaking somewhere. £30 of fuel got me 38 miles. No drips that I can see or smoke . Any ideas ??

Had a total loss of power crossing a roundabout, engine seemed to have stalled with suddenly jolt, tried to restart but low cranking speed and then totally flat battery. Aux drive belt seems to have stripped outer edge, this was only replace a week ago. Also found this on the driveway on my...

Hi folks, Battery warning light came on dash as driving home Wednesday night. Thursday morning it stayed off. Took it to a garage to check it over and they said the battery is fine, but obviously could be the alternator. Drove to work (25 miles) and it stayed off. As driving home last night...

Hi everyone brand new to forum Vehicle details 2016 t32 t-line 2ltr tdi 30,000 miles. Camper king conversion.stood for 3 days "battery flat" iv only had it couple weeks purchased van from Marquis lesure with a 3 year warranty. Rang them and they told me they would check it out. I put some miles...

Hi all - need some advice please. We have an Autohaus Ashton T6.1 camper conversion, 2022. Having not used the Webasto diesel heater for months, I did a quick test of it a couple of weeks ago. It worked fine. I turned on the main control panel before testing the heater as I assumed the leisure...

When I open the rear of my T6.1, the lights fade out after about 10 seconds. They didn't used to - they used to stay on for several minutes. I've now knowingly adjusted anything. How do I increase the time-out?

Hi all I wonder if anyone can help, my T6 had a flat battery today and wouldn’t turn over, I put it on a trickle charge fo a bit and got it started but now my fuel gauge is not showing any increments the fuel light is on and it’s reading 0 miles in tank ? Has anyone ever experienced this before...

Just sharing a tip, if like us you throw some of your excess baggage onto the drivers seat when camping in the van, just be mindful you don’t accidentally, unknowingly knock the stalk activating the parking lights, like we did, not sure how long they were on, definitely all night, probably a lot...

Hi not sure what happened. When to pick up fish & chips last night in the -2 weather drone for 20mins fine and on way home it suddenly cut out with no warning. Managed to stop at side of road & called AA. This is a video of what was happening. The errors are: - ESC (stabilisation error) -...

Hi, I have a VW T6 65 plate 2.0L Diesel which hasnt seen much use over the winter bar the occassional outing as a second vehicle. Recently its not been starting due to the battery being too low, the van tries to turn over but isnt enough to start it. I had a service in October and as part of...

So flat battery this morning. Dash lights OK, and the remote unlock worked OK, but dim lights when the key was turned and the battery monitor was reading 11.15v. Its a 2018 van and the original battery was replaced under warranty within the 1st year (with another Moll that I suspect they got out...

My van starter battery started to die and wasn't holding it's charge then it went flat. I charged it up so as to start the engine. I bought a new replacement battery which I fitted - so far no problems. I then found that when I locked the van first click, then on second click and hold on the fob...

Hello I have browsed through other threads on the same theme, but looking for help with battery drain. When I picked the van up 1 month ago, the battery was flat. Jump started and it has been 'fine' since (although I was driving along one dat and noticed the red battery light on the dash). Last...

Transporter T6 Hi all, my battery has gone flat again. It was new a few weeks ago because old one was old and kept going flat, now this new one has. Put on charge this morning and alarm came on and i couldn't turn it off..eventually stopped. Am i doing something wrong with how I leave the PMS...

Hi all, I recently took a week's holiday and returned to a flat battery, no big deal I thought, it's a 2016 T32 probably with the original battery, so a new one required. However, I jump started it and drove around for half an hour, got home stopped, removed the keys and engine was still...

Hi all, the wife had a flat battery on the t6 after she finished work and one of her friends used jump leads to get her started but they used the negative on the battery. I was told not to use the negative terminal on the battery but she didn’t know any different, would this cause any damage or...

Hi All, due to my limited understanding of electronics, I’m asking for some help! I have a campervan, professionally converted T6.1 Transporter. it has a solar panel and leisure battery with the following kit: Victron units: ORION TR Smart isolated DC-DC CHARGER next to leisure battery under...

Hello I posted yesterday about a breakdown I had at traffic lights. Essentially, my engine had stopped on auto-stop and then failed to restart when I took my foot off the brake - it turned over and coughed a little but failed to run. A couple of technicians were passing and were kind enough to...

Hi, I'm at a loss, I've had a new starter and leisure battery installed in the past year and have a B2B Victron Smart Charger, which should be set-up correctly, but I've left my van for a week to find that the starter battery is down to 5 volts. Does anyone have any recommendations as to what I...

I hooked up to 240 to give my leisure battery a well needed boost . Made sure it finished (eg settled down at 14v and after a few hours disconnected . Another couple of hours later I went to start the van and the starter motor was dead . Called the AA and they confirmed it was not taking a...