With winter coming, cars often suffer, the most common scenario is to have troubles starting your Seat Arona in the morning with very low temperatures. Generally speaking this is associated with problems recharging the battery of your Seat Arona . There are some reasons that can show you why your battery does not recharge correctly anymore, and in this article we will try to help you to solve this issue that can prevent you from using your motor vehicle. To accomplish this, first we will show you how recharging your car battery works, then the different problems of recharging a Seat Arona, and at last how to recharge an empty car battery.

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How does recharging the battery of a Seat Arona function?

Before we describe the different problems of recharging the battery on a Seat Arona , we will show you to you how its recharging system operates so that you can figure out the problems you are facing. A motor vehicle battery works like a phone battery, it will store energy to start your Seat Arona , turn on your headlights, listen to music, lower your power windows… Nevertheless all these actions will consume energy and it might deplete the energy reserve that your battery can store. To handle this issue, the engineers have developed a element called the alternator , this element will use the energy created by the engine of your Seat Arona to produce energy thanks to a copper coil and a magnet. This energy will recharge the battery of your motor vehicle . Nevertheless, take into account that this process can only work when your motor vehicle is running, using electrical components of your motor vehicle when it is stopped will drain the energy reserve of your motor vehicle. It is considered that a battery of a xxx has a life span of 3 to 5 years.

Problems recharging a Seat Arona’s battery

We will now describe the different battery charging problems on a Seat Arona you might be victim of. If your battery is not recharging because there is actually a issue in your electrical installation, we will now see the different cases.

Battery charging problem on Seat Arona: My battery is discharging even if I am recharging it with a specific charger

In this first case, it is quite possible that your alternator is dead , in truth, if you manage to recharge your battery with a charger and your Seat Arona to start, the problem obviously comes from your alternator which should not be able to produce any more current.

Battery charging issue on Seat Arona: My motor vehicle shuts off and does not start even if I have charged the battery

If you have recharged your battery and you have managed to start your Seat Arona but it switches off although you are driving and then does not start, the trouble with recharging the battery of your Seat Arona is that your battery no longer holds the charge .

Battery charging issue on Seat Arona: My battery is discharged nevertheless it is new

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If you’ve just bought a battery and it discharges although you’re driving, the issue most likely comes from your alternator. It cannot come from your battery, which is new and consequently holds the charge. The second possibility is that you have a ground somewhere in your electrical system.

How to solve the issue of battery charging on Seat Arona?

We will now give you the solutions according to the issue you are facing. Here are the different problems and their solutions:

  • Faulty alternator: You can try with simple mechanics to check it with a pressure gauge to find out if it’s producing power. If it doesn’t, changing it is the best remedy, depending on your motor you will pay a few hundred euros. This repair is feasible in the event your alternator is accessible.
  • Battery that no longer holds the charge: In this case, the purchase of a new battery is the only realistic remedy. Indeed, if you have already recharged it but it is still empty because it is good to be changed, count between 60 and 100 euros depending on your engine.
  • Ground in the electrical circuit: If you cannot start your Seat Arona but your alternator and battery are in good condition, it is possible that you have a ground on your wiring harness and that you lose energy, a check by a motor vehicle electrician is in such a case necessary.

How to recharge an empty battery of a Seat Arona

At last, to recharge the empty battery of a Seat Arona there are only few solutions, using a battery charger is the most efficient remedy, you can find some for 50 to 100 euros at vendors like Oscaro. Otherwise you can use cables that will only provide the energy needed to start.

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