General Taking out the battery in a Fiat Marea

[damselindistress]

Hi,

Im female (hence the dumb question) and have been looking after a friends Fiat Marea whilst he has been away this year.

Basically the battery is dead and I have charged it and driven for about 30 minutes but as soon as I turned the engine off the battery was dead again.

So, apparently what I need to do is take the battery out and give it a charge from the mains. BUT, how do I get the battery out?

Someone has tried but there was a strap over the battery and there was no way of loosening it - I think it was bolted in. Any ideas what I need to do?

The car is an R reg (97/98??) but I dont know what model etc.

Halfords didnt have one of the manual books so I've found this on the web.

Thanks in advance for your help.

 

[Hellcat]

At the end of the strap is a metal plate which bolts down. Unbolt this and the strap can be removed.

If the battery has been flat for best part of a year it may well need a new battery. If you know someone with an intelligent charger (or if you have one yourself) it can bring some batteries back from the dead.