Originally Posted By: fdcg27
So you haven't looked at the car since you put it in the garage for the winter?
I'll admit that I've only been in the garage probably half a dozen times since I put my old 318i in it for the winter, but I always check to see that the maintainer is still working and that the windows still retract when I open a door.
Throw your real charger on the batt at a slow rate and give it a good all-nighter.
The battery might be okay after this.
Resist the urge to jump it off or roll it down the driveway to start it and then drive it hard for some distance to charge the battery.
This wouldn't be good for either the battery (cheap) or the alternator (not cheap).
Correct. My garage is as old as my house (think pre Model T) and has a number of items in it that make exit/entry not really all that desirable unless you absolutely have to. I put the car under its cover and parked it. Hadn't checked on it until today (though I had considered giving it a look the other day when it was +7 out).
I've got the charger on it now. The battery isn't bulged but it is stone dead
Still under warranty of course. We'll see how it comes back to life I guess.