How do you tell is time to change the battery?

[kelvniii]

Hey guys I was wondering how do you tell is time to change da battery?

Cuz I saw a green indicator on the battery itself (I guess it is)??
Is it showing the battery level? Cuz i have this battery almost 1.5 years



Thx guys~

[99gti]

You know it's time to change the batter when it no longer holds any charge. They usually last about 5-10 years so need to be concerned yet unless it's faulty.

[kelvniii]

Hey thx 4 ya quick reply~

A battery could last 5 - 10 years? Oh.. damn... i throught it only last 2 years or something?? O.O

[SoVeReIgN]

Expected life is 3 years - They sometimes last much longer but not often!

Read your manual / the top of the battery.

Sometimes things like that can mean it needs some water added. (If its not the sealed type)

[The_Hawk]

Ignore the little green dot, it's supposed to be green when it's good and black when it's not. (and somewhere in between if it's good but needs a charge).

The local autoelec said those little things screw up alot, as long as it's still holding charge and cranking the car easily it's all good.

[s1831559]

havent been driving for 3 weeks,
now its all black.
need to top up water?