Battery light flickering on startup

[E53fan16]

Originally Posted by upallnight

No, it is not safe to drive the X at this point. Either use your other car or go and rent a car for the day. The battery is not charging and driving on the battery will eventually drain the battery to the point that it can no longer provide electricity to operate the car. The car will stop running and it could be at the most inopportune time like on the highway.

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I wish I had seen this earlier. Took the X out this morning to go to Autozone to get a brake light bulb since that came on my dash. When I got back to try and start her up the X was completely dead. Nothing at all when trying to start, just dead. Tried to get a jump start but to no avail. I called road service and had the X towed and left in front of the shop that did the work.

Hope you guys are enjoying your labor day holiday and are barbequing.

[upallnight]

Originally Posted by E53fan16

I wish I had seen this earlier. Took the X out this morning to go to Autozone to get a brake light bulb since that came on my dash. When I got back to try and start her up the X was completely dead. Nothing at all when trying to start, just dead. Tried to get a jump start but to no avail. I called road service and had the X towed and left in front of the shop that did the work.

Hope you guys are enjoying your labor day holiday and are barbequing.

I would never try to jump-start an X with a dead battery. The power surge from the other car alternator along with your dead battery is sometimes a perfect storm to fry some electronic components. Better to take the battery out or hookup a charger at the jump points to slowly recharge the battery.