That's the process I've found BT, and will be going through later.
Also will specifically check the boot light CGN.
Thanks all.
SWMBOs is a hybrid and the battery is under the rear seat, so it has to be an AGM, and capable of stop/start. Fancy car, fancy battery... I have now found the same brand for a shade under £150. There is another (Fuller) at £130 but can't bring myself to go too cheap after a cheap one some years back which just didn't last.
One of the eBay ads has these words. I expect something like that is in the manual, but who reads them? I guess READY mode is having pressed the Go button but no engine running, thus taking charge from the main battery. I will research further. (Surprised it's lasted this long in view of this!!)
ALL HYBRID CARS REQUIRED MORE THAN 40MINS DRIVE OR AT LEAST 1HOUR IN “READY” MODE. IF NOT USING CAR REGULARLY LEAVE THE CAR RUNNING FOR AT LEAST 1HOUR TWICE A WEEK. IF BATTERY LEVEL IS DROPPED BELOW 80% AND NOT QUICKLY RECOVERED BY RECHARGING THEN IT WILL CAUSE PERMANENT DAMAGE TO THE BATTERY. DAMAGE OCCURS BELOW 10.5VOLTS. BATTERIES ARE NOT DESIGNED TO GO BELOW 12VOLTS BY THEMSELVES AND CAN ONLY GO DOWN BECAUSE OF OVER DISCHARGE. YOU CAN MONITOR THE BATTERY STATE OF CHARGE.
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