I drive with my car lights on in the daytime. I got into the habit through driving bikes. This is my first car and I leave the headlights switched on when I park about five times a week.
So, this morning the battery was flat and I had to catch a cab to Halford's and buy a booster pack, cab back and start the car. I put the pack in the house and drove to charge the battery with the intention of getting some breakfast.
On the way to where I was getting breakfast there are some traffic lights leading around a curve to the right hand turn off I needed. When you are first at the lights and there are no cars behind you then there is nobody in front of you, as it's a kind of four lane slip road.
So I blasted off as fast as I possibly could around the curve, straightened up, went faster before braking hard, indicating right and making the turn at speed, before slowing.
This caused an oil warning buzzer to go off and the oil pressure gauge to begin flashing, so I pulled into a parking lot and switched off on the high ground.
When I switched the ignition back on the oil light was gone but one I turned the engine over the battery died. Tried it on the fall of ground and the ignition died. All because I left me lights on.
I got rescued by two London boys who pulled into a space next to where I sat with the windows down because they are electric, and it's cold.
"Nice car Bruv"
"Thanks, yours too.umm got any jumpleads in there?"
He didn't but he had some lengths of wire and we sorted it out while they told me about what happens if you suck batteries. Seriously:D
The oil buzzer and light flashed most of the way home, then stopped abruptly. I think it's a faulty sender switch.
So, this morning the battery was flat and I had to catch a cab to Halford's and buy a booster pack, cab back and start the car. I put the pack in the house and drove to charge the battery with the intention of getting some breakfast.
On the way to where I was getting breakfast there are some traffic lights leading around a curve to the right hand turn off I needed. When you are first at the lights and there are no cars behind you then there is nobody in front of you, as it's a kind of four lane slip road.
So I blasted off as fast as I possibly could around the curve, straightened up, went faster before braking hard, indicating right and making the turn at speed, before slowing.
This caused an oil warning buzzer to go off and the oil pressure gauge to begin flashing, so I pulled into a parking lot and switched off on the high ground.
When I switched the ignition back on the oil light was gone but one I turned the engine over the battery died. Tried it on the fall of ground and the ignition died. All because I left me lights on.
I got rescued by two London boys who pulled into a space next to where I sat with the windows down because they are electric, and it's cold.
"Nice car Bruv"
"Thanks, yours too.umm got any jumpleads in there?"
He didn't but he had some lengths of wire and we sorted it out while they told me about what happens if you suck batteries. Seriously:D
The oil buzzer and light flashed most of the way home, then stopped abruptly. I think it's a faulty sender switch.