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Pufftmw



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Anyone Fitted A Ctek Comfort Indicator Panel?

If so where please?


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Andy K



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I think someone may have made a metal bracket, to mount behind the grill.

So it stays inplace when grill removed

Post #617454 Sun Sep 19 2021 9:21am
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Lindab



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I have the comfort connector with the traffic light system. Its not that good. Ctek is fine, its the traffic lights that are not up to much Range Rover Sport (gone): Mercedes S63 AMG Coupe: 992 Porsche Carrera 4S: Range Rover Fifty P400e

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Andy K



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Actually

Did someone fit one in the left side vent !

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Heremyjill



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Yes I also had a look at one of these.

I believe that there is also a current drain to be aware of and so I just opted for the same type of connection, but without the traffic lights.

This was then connected into the positive battery terminal and the body side of the negative strap ( as per LR guidelines for one of their own accessories ). Access is then via the boot floor "Every Day is a School Day"

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Post #617468 Sun Sep 19 2021 4:11pm
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Kitchenfitter



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Ok sont mean to sound thick lol what is this for ?

Post #617473 Sun Sep 19 2021 5:20pm
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knwatkins



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It gives a readout of battery state so you know whether to connect up your battery charger or not. Kev

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Scrumpy



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Kitchenfitter wrote:
Ok sont mean to sound thick lol what is this for ?


The part with the indicator lights hooks up permanently to your battery which then makes it easy to just plug the Ctek charger into without having to faff about with connecting it to the battery each time.

I have one fitted but only to the battery box so I still need to open the bonnet to use it.

However the traffic light system is more of a pain than anything else.

I couldn't work out why, with a new battery it was continuously flashing orange or red until someone explained that when you lock the car, all the ECU's are still running for a few minutes and this puts a drain on the battery. I guess it's different if you can see the lights through the grill as they will eventually go green! 2016 RRS SVR Estoril Blue
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Ken 153



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Kitchenfitter wrote:
Ok sont mean to sound thick lol what is this for ?


Wanted to ask the same...

So do other peeps have problems with the battery continually going flat???

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Col



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If used daily they appear to be fine, but if left unused the do seem to drain down over time. I have the basic non mounting comfort connector and it just tucks away under the back edge of the bonnet out of sight when not being used, can still see traffic light if required but don't really take any notice of them. Also means can plug or un-plug without unlocking the car or bending down which is a bonus at my age. Laughing

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Col

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Pufftmw



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I actually have the 13pin tow plug connector for my Ctek, so can just plug it in there without opening the car but I was wanting the visual indicator to know when to do it! My car spends a reasonable amount of time doing nothing and it does sometimes drain down, so something that I can glance at as I go by was the idea.

I also think the battery is knackered as I used to be able to leave it for 3 weeks or so with no issue, now its about a week.

Post #617483 Mon Sep 20 2021 10:41am
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Col



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Could try one of the bm2 type battery monitors and use the app on your phone to check charge state, they are quite accurate.

Cheers
Col

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Ken 153



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I forgot I had a CTEK charger from my old Audi S2, so have ordered one of these today

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Got to be better than having the bonnet open with a massive battery charger sat there for days... Thumbs Up

Post #617487 Mon Sep 20 2021 12:43pm
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Kitchenfitter



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knwatkins wrote:
It gives a readout of battery state so you know whether to connect up your battery charger or not.



Cheers

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Andy K



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I prefer putting it in the boot. Depends where you park really

This site also sells a towbar plug (if you park in a garage and have a 7 pin white tow socket)

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