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Battery S80 1999

posted by  reman on  Sun Mar 7 01:43 CST 2004
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A friend has had his 1999 s 80 in storage for the last 3 months. He went to start it yesterday and the battery was as dead as a door nail. Can he simply get a new battery, install it and be on his way? Or does the car have to go to the dealer to reset/reprogram the car to fix this problem?








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    Battery S80 1999

    posted by  someone claiming to be n0v8or on  Sun Mar 7 02:21 CST 2004 [RELATED]

    Why not just recharge the battery? A single deep discharge cycle should not be fatal. The computers should reset when full power is restored; I don't thnk you will need to visit a Dealer.








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      Battery S80 1999

      posted by  mbsl98 on  Mon Mar 8 09:54 CST 2004
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      If that is the original battery, it is old enough that a single full discharge could certainly be the last straw. Changing batteries at 5 years is highly recommended by lots of serious groups such as the Mercedes chat groups where they often deal in 20-30 year holding periods for the cars. I have done that for some time now, with the exception of our '98 XC, which needed a new battery at about 4 1/2 years. Remember that the newer the car, the bigger the load on teh battery all of the time, even whin car is off.
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      Mike Sullivan ('91 745 (171k), '93 965 (147k), '95 855T (60k), '98 V70XC (78k)








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        Battery S80 1999

        posted by  gr78core on  Fri Mar 12 10:22 CST 2004
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        Be careful with jumpstarting the battery. I jumped a low battery per the Volvo instruction manual and it took out the Climate Control Module. Replace the battery.

        Gary







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