Car Battery charging

[johnovation]

I need to re-charge my car battery (off a Rover 416 Petrol car), as it has completely discharged, (the Rover hasn't been started for 2 months).

I bought a battery charger but I am unclear if the battery (a fairly new one) is "sealed" or not. There seem to be plugs on the top with a cross in the plastic but I am not sure if I should disturb these. I recall with older batteries you had to take out these pluigs to let gases escape but I'm not sure about this new battery.

The make of the battery is Unipart Sampson GBA 3063.

Can anyone advise, please?

Thanks.

[Remeboy]

Hi Johno, with a broad screwdriver, remove the cross caps anticlockwise, check to see that the fluid is above the plate separators, if not top up with distilled water, then recharge on a low setting, possibly for several days. Good Luck

[Toureman]

Overnight should charge it up.