On my way home this morning and got caught up in very slow stop/start traffic. All was well until it just stalled on me 
stuck in the middle of the road (single carriageway) with about a mile of traffic behind me 
tried to restart - no go.
tried several times - no joy. Did get the pop up on command that the battery was low - which I thought was odd.
rang break down company.
sat in the car for a few mins and got the handbook out - read about the BAS/ESP light, so done lock to lock (very hard with no engine running) and tried to start it up.
WAYHEE it started straightaway :bannana:
so rang break down company and cancelled them.
the only thing I could put it down to was that I had been sitting in the traffic on tick over for some time with headlights, wipers, radio, blower, satnav, phone and car kit all drawing from the battery; which was enough for the cut out.
Thoughts
stuck in the middle of the road (single carriageway) with about a mile of traffic behind me tried to restart - no go.
tried several times - no joy. Did get the pop up on command that the battery was low - which I thought was odd.
rang break down company.
sat in the car for a few mins and got the handbook out - read about the BAS/ESP light, so done lock to lock (very hard with no engine running) and tried to start it up.
WAYHEE it started straightaway :bannana:
so rang break down company and cancelled them.
the only thing I could put it down to was that I had been sitting in the traffic on tick over for some time with headlights, wipers, radio, blower, satnav, phone and car kit all drawing from the battery; which was enough for the cut out.
Thoughts
