KGH
Member Since: 01 Feb 2015
Location: Florida Keys
Posts: 61
 
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After a trip from Stuttgart, two days camping in Alps, down to Nice (we left day before), 3 days in Provence, and then Paris...
Parked car in one of Paris' special overheight garages. Went to pick it up, battery dead. Figured maybe with fridge plugged in it drew, even when turned off. Push started a fully loaded 110.
I assumed that if I drove back to hotel, got wife and kids, and left it running it would charge.
Left Paris. Two hours later stop for fuel. I slowed to a coast then shut off, tried to start with key. Nothing. Popped clutch while still coasting, fired up. Got fuel, back on road. Wife takes over driving, I nap.
15 mins into it, she wakes me up, as Three Amigos (TC, ABS, and Brake indicators) have appeared. I shut off air, they go off, she pulls to side and I drive. 45 mins later Amigos are back, with battery light and check engine light. And now limp mode...no faster than 60 KMH. Then all gauges die. We luckily found an exit, pulled off, payed excessive French toll, and found a park spot. Truck died. Key only gets starter clicks.
Tow driver took us to local garage, we swapped a battery in, and still just clicks from starter.
German auto club covered tow back to dealer, hotel, rental car, so good there. 2013 110 - Keswick Green
1995 ExRAF 110 Utility
1986 127 HCPU
1985 110 PU
2012 Disco4
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19th Jul 2016 10:33pm
