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    Is my battery gone?

    in 996 Series (Carrera, Carrera 4, Carrera 4S, Targa)

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    Driving home from work today a lot of warning lights e.g. PSM, ABS, Seat Belts (or is it Airbag) and also battery came on while the voltage was only showing 11V. I had noticed that lately my battery appeared to be a little weak when starting the car so I was kind of expecting it to fail soon. The only thing that confuses me is that instead of just not having enough juice to start the motor (like in my other cars) it's showing all these warning lights. How can I make sure it's certainly not the generator or something else. If it's the battery is there a technical background why it has failed after it suddenly got warm here or is it just coincidence? Today was the first day with about 20° C while we've had around freezing point until two days ago.

    Looks like batteries have become a hot topic lately. Seems to be this time of the year...

    Thanks,

    Thorsten

    Edit:

    Forgot to mention: As far as I can tell from the bills I got from previous owners the battery is still the first one ('Moll 80Ah'). So it's really due after over six years...

    Hi.

    Please can you let me know the make and model of your new battery.

    I've just had the same problem with my 5.5year old Boxster S (just a click when I try to start, and abs/psm warnings)

    I've tried charging my battery, but think it has failed now, so need to replace...

    it's a Moll Kamina 70Ah

    thanks!

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