My car keeps reading low battery . I usually drive it about everyr 10 days. We are going on a 21 day vacation and would like to t=put a trickle charger on it. Some say most trickle chargers will work. I have one from a corvette I owned a while back. Will that work and , if so, how do I connect it?
If not what chatrger is recommended and any details would be helpful.
Thanks for any thoughts!
Scott

 

CTEK and NOCO make battery maintainers that are well respected. The battery maintainer needs to have an AGM mode so your existing one may not be appropriate.

Chances are, given how stupid the BMS in the car is, you are not giving the battery a proper charge by driving it every once in a while. So I’d recommend getting the maintainer and get used to keeping the car plugged in going forward.

 

Scott: Be aware that a trickle charger is NOT what you need. You need a battery maintainer (such as the CTEK units) because they can be left connected indefinitely (a year or more if needed!) with no overcharging, ever, and thus no damage to the battery.

The connection procedure is easy but it varies according to the model year. Your car has a battery monitoring system so one connection (+) is made there and one (-) to any stud on the trunk floor. There are threads regarding the connection which will make this easy process clear.

 

Check out this thread: CTECK battery charger installation question - Jaguar Forums - Jaguar Enthusiasts Forum

 

I found a CTEK Multi US 3300 Battery Charger for lead-acid batteries 2-90Ah. that I used for my Corvette before I sold it. I called Jag parts dept. and they said it should work fine but to use the clips and not the cigarette plug.
I will wait for any mor thoughts before I do it. They will be appreciated!!

 

Just get a CTEK mxs 5.0. It works for both lead acid and AGM batteries which is what you have in the Jag.

 

As has been said, the CTEK MXS 5.0 is considered the defacto unit around these parts. I have one and love it. I wanted to plug in my car whenever it’s not in use to avoid any of these sorts of problems. This said, I knew it would be important for that to not be a pain in the butt in order to encourage regularly plugging in.

In the event you might be interested, here is a link for how I hooked mine up for quick connect/disconnect… No need to open the hood or boot. This has worked out perfectly for me —>

https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/f...-setup-280537/

Good luck

Cheers

 

That's because the cigarette plug (aka 12V socket) is ignition switched so turns off when the car is shutdown.

 

Make sure after you park the car that the warning triangle on the dash goes out after ten minutes. If not your battery is being drained. To correct the issue disconnect one of the battery cables for a minute and then reconnect it. This is a known issue with the F-Type. It has been documented here many times.

 

Is there anything else that would/could need to be done other than disconnecting and reconnecting the battery?

 

Any model CTEK unit will keep the battery fully charged. I have used several versions including the least expensive - but your car has an AGM battery and therefore a CTEK unit that has a charging protocol for the AGM battery is advisable.

The cigaret lighter does NOT function for this. Do not use the clips - that is just a nuisance, but OK for occasional charging. You want the CTEK unit working whenever your car is not in use! Your pattern of use does not allow the alternator to keep the battery charged.
It is child’s play to connect the CTEK wires permanently; after that 5 minute job, the business of connecting and disconnecting as needed takes 3 seconds at most! The instructions for connection are clearly laid out in the various threads on this subject.

 

Sir, you need a new AGM battery . Your car's battery will not drain in 10 days. I went on vacation for 3 weeks without driving my 2018 XF and it started without a trickle charger. FYI: It has an Interstate H7 AGM battery which is only 3 years old