How long should a battery last? Near the end of the winter I had to put the battery on charge as it was dead. Same thing happened the other day.
The car doesn’t get used much (24k miles @ 3 1/2 yrs old) . It sits in my garage and I’m in and out of it ie interior light comes on etc Do it now ! Your a long time dead !!

Charge it up and get it tested. Even new batteries can be faulty from day one - that’s why you get 2/3/4 years guarantee. Past: FL2 TD4 HSE Auto
Evoque SD4 Dynamic Lux Auto
Present: Audi A3 S Line.

Be aware, the FL2 will gradually switch things off to preserve the battery. After about 4 weeks the car will appear dead with no fob controlled central locking.
I know because I had to use the emergency key to gain entry after leaving the car at Heathrow for some time.
Once entered, and the alarm reset, the car started perfectly. FL2 XS SD4 Auto 2010 2012-2017 (21k - 91k miles) (MY2011)
FL2 Metropolis SD4 Auto 2014 2017- (16k - 76k+ miles) (MY2015)

Batteries don't really like to be left alone for too long without being charged and it might be a good idea to consider buying a trickle charger like the Optimate. It will keep the battery topped up and in peak condition for years. Cheers,
Raz
FL1 TD4 GS Auto 2001 Silver
FL2 TD4 Auto 2007 Black
FL2 XS SD4 Auto 2012 Fuji White

My car is never locked , so access isn’t a problem and no sign it won’t start until I want to go somewhere. Can you connect the optimate charger with disconnecting a battery terminal? Do it now ! Your a long time dead !!

If you buy a Cetek, optimate etc they will come with a connector which you attach to the battery you simply plug the charger in & job done no need to disconnect anything.

Purplemadboy wrote:

My car is never locked

You need to double lock it. Why ? its still alive, looking at you and eating juice. Or to put it another way as an example it will be looking for Bluetooth-ed products constantly.

Get a trickle charger and at 4 to 5 years a new battery (especially if kept outside like mine), its cheaper than missing a flight or keeping the Mother in Law waiting  FL2 MY10 TD4 GS traded in at 2 years
FL2 MY13 TD4 GS Current

Thanks YB. What is and how do you double lock? Sometimes I need to lock the car with the dog in it so a window of the sunroof needs to allowed to be open. Do it now ! Your a long time dead !!

Can't be done with a live moving object within as it will trigger the alarm.

OK obviously with a mother in law within.

Press the lock button on your fob twice on locking, cant remember if its factory set or if its in the menu. Check your owner manual. FL2 MY10 TD4 GS traded in at 2 years
FL2 MY13 TD4 GS Current

You only need to double lock when leaving overnight or for longer periods away. You just have to press the lock button twice, within 3 seconds, if I remember correctly. (Now Sold). 2008 Freelander 2 (Nazca Sand) SE TD4 Auto. Statutory write off & on WOVR for hail damage but still road legal.
171037Km as of 09/05/22
Superchips Bluefin Flash
Nanocom Evo II (also sold)

Just changed the original battery on wife's 56 reg Peugeot 207. After 11 years it was slightly sluggish on a cold morning but I decided to go for one of the (many) Eurocar parts offers and got her a new one for her birthday. This must be some sort of record. 3 x FL1 2 manual + 1 auto
5 x FL2 4 manual + 1 auto
Now Discovery Sport P250 MHEV SE

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and got her a new one for her birthday

There's a bit of mis-information creeping into this thread!

Single-locking (single press of the fob) enables the perimeter alarm but not the internal movement detection. Single-locking is intended for windows open, pet in the car scenarios and will not trigger the alarm. My dog regularly gets left for short periods in the car with it single locked and windows part open and the alarm does not sound.

Also, it is not necessary to lock the car to prevent battery drain. Unlocked (or single locked) the car takes slightly longer to shut down than when double-locked, but shut down it will and to the same state. There is a description of the process with shutdown timings in the Topix manual, available here and elsewhere. There have been cases where the car has not shut down completely for some reason, but these are fault scenarios rather than the norm.

I have had 4 Freelander 2's and had to replace all the batteries at around 4 years old (they have all had the orig in). Never known any other car to eat batteries like it. They just seem to destroy them.

My original battery also died when the car was 4 years and a few months. And it died really fast. One morning I noticed it was cranking a bit slower, that evening it was dead and had to call LR service to get it started.