Hi Guys,

Just returned to Stansted from a week away, and used the Meet & Greet service, so didn't park my MY 2011 RRS myself. Upon returning to the airport, I was advised that the battery was flat, and that the car could not start, and despite trying to jump the car, they couldn't get it going.

So, I was taken over to the Long Stay Car Park where the car had been parked, and noticed a few oddities. Firstly, the car had been unlocked and the door mirrors had opened (despite them automatically closing when locked) and secondly, all of the interior lights had been left in the on position (I handed the car over at 3.30am which may explain that.)

The AA turned-up, and jumped the car straight away using a heavy-duty battery pack, but the AA man did suggest that either the car wasn't locked correctly, or that the interior light had been left on. If the latter, surely the light would have switched off when the car was locked, and if it wasn't locked, would that explain why the wing mirrors were in the open position despite there being no power when the car was unlocked?

Thanks for any advice. 2011 Range Rover Sport 3.0 TDV6 HSE

Sounds like the attendant parked your car and simply walked away not checking interior lights or even locking it. Was anything stolen?

Bet he didn't lower the suspension to access height too 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
2018 Melting Silver Mini Countryman PHEV - soon to be replaced
2015MY Corris Grey SDv6 HSE Dynamic, the best car I have ever owned, totally reliable only a cou0le of rattles in 3 years, now no longer in my care
Also in my garage is a 1996 TDi300 Defender 90 County HT made into a fake CSW

I doubt the battery as fully charged when it was left. A full battery ought to handle the load from the internal lights for a week. The ECUs power down after a set period after key removal. 2012 SDV6 - it's missing a couple of cylinders
2008 TDV8 - it was a labour of love and is much missed

Just sounds like a case of a failing battery.
The interior lights will extinguish themselves after a period of time if accidentally left on.
It is perfectly possible that the battery had enough power to activate the central locking but insufficient to start the engine.
Why not fully charge the battery overnight using a smart charger (simply running even for longish trips won't do this) and see if the problem re-occurs? 2008 MY Java Black TDV8 HSE

RRSTDV8 wrote:

A full battery ought to handle the load from the internal lights for a week. The ECUs power down after a set period after key removal.

Really? With a fully charged battery? Not my experience. 2012 SDV6 - it's missing a couple of cylinders
2008 TDV8 - it was a labour of love and is much missed

Yep, a friend of mine left the tailgate and a rear passenger door of his TDv8 open over lunch time on a sunny day and we had to jumpstart his car from my Defender. 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
2018 Melting Silver Mini Countryman PHEV - soon to be replaced
2015MY Corris Grey SDv6 HSE Dynamic, the best car I have ever owned, totally reliable only a cou0le of rattles in 3 years, now no longer in my care
Also in my garage is a 1996 TDi300 Defender 90 County HT made into a fake CSW

RRSTDV8 wrote:

A full battery ought to handle the load from the internal lights for a week. The ECUs power down after a set period after key removal.

The lights on mine don't power down if left on, but I don't have a key either.  John

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