I have an ancient Synergie 1.9TD which often lies unused in the garage for 3 - 4 weeks at a time. If I know it has been idle and plan ot use it I give it a few hours of trickle charge with my even more ancient battery charger the day before.
That is a bit of a palaver, I need to move a car, find somewhere to park it and open garage door to be able to open the bonnet, door wont close with bonnet up and so on. As the fuse (#16 I think) can be placed to keep the cigarette lighter sockets always live, I could easily charge it via the rear socket, I could even leave it plugged in, with a timer so it gets a couple of hours every week.
Is there a downside to doing it that way?
As a general question, what is the best way to look after a battery of an infrequently used vehicle?
Synregie - charging via lighter socket
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Synregie - charging via lighter socket
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Past Citroens: Dyane (x2), 2CV, Visa, BX (x2), Xantia, Xsara Picasso, C3 (x2) C5 X7 Tourer, Synergie 1.9TD, C1
Others: Hillman Hunter, Cortina Mk 1, Maxi, VW Type 2, Granada, SAAB 900, SAAB 9-5, R5 Gordini
Current: , C4 Picasso 120 BlueHdi, C3 1.2 Auto
Past Citroens: Dyane (x2), 2CV, Visa, BX (x2), Xantia, Xsara Picasso, C3 (x2) C5 X7 Tourer, Synergie 1.9TD, C1
Others: Hillman Hunter, Cortina Mk 1, Maxi, VW Type 2, Granada, SAAB 900, SAAB 9-5, R5 Gordini