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We bought our new ZS in Feb 24 but it's build date is quite a long time ago - it has the sunroof!
We had the Road Angel dash cam fitted with permanent power - dealer fit using the piggy back fuse holders. It's set to shut off at 12.4V I think.
Anyway we have been having low 12V battery warnings even though we drive it every few days. I have just mains charged the car (Zappi charger) and the 12V battery is at 12.7V when driving the dash tells me it's being charged at 14.8 volts.
As we are getting the 12V battery warnings and it was sitting somewhere for over a year before we bought it I guess the 12V battery has been drained too much so is in need of a replacement. Nearest dealer can book it in for 20th June (3 weeks) but I'm not convinced they will find anything as I will have driven 30 miles to them and don't really want to leave it with them for a few days as I can't get back home. Plus I don't really want to waste a day if they can't find anything and for it then to cause me more issues later.
Anyway does anyone know if you can just buy a replacement 12V battery and fit it the same as you would do in a petrol or diesel car? If so any idea what type of battery that's required or is it best to buy one from MG?
Thanks for any help you can offer.
We had the Road Angel dash cam fitted with permanent power - dealer fit using the piggy back fuse holders. It's set to shut off at 12.4V I think.
Anyway we have been having low 12V battery warnings even though we drive it every few days. I have just mains charged the car (Zappi charger) and the 12V battery is at 12.7V when driving the dash tells me it's being charged at 14.8 volts.
As we are getting the 12V battery warnings and it was sitting somewhere for over a year before we bought it I guess the 12V battery has been drained too much so is in need of a replacement. Nearest dealer can book it in for 20th June (3 weeks) but I'm not convinced they will find anything as I will have driven 30 miles to them and don't really want to leave it with them for a few days as I can't get back home. Plus I don't really want to waste a day if they can't find anything and for it then to cause me more issues later.
Anyway does anyone know if you can just buy a replacement 12V battery and fit it the same as you would do in a petrol or diesel car? If so any idea what type of battery that's required or is it best to buy one from MG?
Thanks for any help you can offer.
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