Starting problems

[Davroos88]

Hi,

This is on behalf of a friend, he has a seat ibiza 1.4 08 plate, it has been stood for over a year, he has decided to try and start it today but not much luck. He connected the jump leads up turned the key and it was was turning over but then slowly started fading out to nothing, the leads are still connected but the has no ignition light and no millage display. Anyone know what this could be or any ideas please??

Thanks David

[jonrandom]

The battery is completely dead, charge it or leave the jump leads on for a good 10mins to get enough power in the battery before trying to start

[Davroos88]

so if he leaves the jump leads on connectedto the other car and maybe rev the other car up to about 3000rpm for bout 10mins will that do hopefully?

[itavaltalainen]

just take the battery out and charge it for 24h in a warm room in your house...

[james2]

just take the battery out and charge it for 24h in a warm room in your house...

This is a bad idea. Always charge them in a well ventilated area.