Well, I don't think it's a real problem but just wanted your imput on this before I charge it & get it checked out to see if I need a new one.
I've had my Grand Cherokee for over 16 months & never had a problem starting. It's garaged & often only gets used every couple of weekends. This time however, due to me being laid up in hospital, I haven't used it for about 5 - 6 weeks & when I tried to start it I just got the clicking. Now some time ago when I had an AA man round getting my Tranny going ( battery was dead !), he told me he & his fellow AA-ers quite often got called out to GC's with flat batteries. I think he said it was when they weren't used that often the battery became discharged because the computer was always active - or something was always draining the battery - & he said it should be disconnected if the car wasn't going to be used for a while. I never experienced that problem until now with the long period of inactivity. Anybody hear anything similar ?
Anyhow, now I've got to charge my battery. I've only ever done this on pretty basic cars but never with a car loaded with electronics like the GC ! I'm aware of the disconnect earth 1st & reconnect it last, but as when I reconnected the battery after charging on my Defender, is the alarm likely to go off when I reconnect ? It frit the life out of me 'cos the siren was right next to the battery under the passenger seat & the noise was deafening. Subsequently, I've stuck a rag in the siren to muffle it & had the remote at hand to shut it straight off !!!
The other thing is - when I reconnected the battery earth on the Defender, I got a bit of a flash when the lead touched the terminal, presumably because the alarm was instantly switched on - I'm aware that accessories should be off whilst reconnecting, but had no on/off switch for the alarm - so the question is, can I expect any flashes when reconnecting the GC battery & should I just put the terminal on quickly & firmly ?
Any advice welcomed - I know it's pretty basic stuff but I really don't like anything to do with electrics on cars - even though I've fitted enough stuff in the past - including towbar electrics & alarms & radios & never had a problem - it must be my age !!! :lol:
