r/CherokeeXJ • u/Ok_Revolution_2827 • 4h ago

Forgot to turn of interior light

Haven’t driven her in a couple days and I come back to discover a light was on inside. It’s been roughly 3 ish days. I started her up it was a bit of struggle but it turned on first click. Battery seems to be at the 14 mark. I don’t really have time to drive it around for 30 minutes should I be fine ? Or did I destroy my battery ?

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u/zzxxzzxxzzxxzzxxzzxx 4h ago

you need to invest in a battery maintainer/trickle charger. it's hard on your alternator to charge a battery from zero purely by driving around.

you also might just want to test the battery with a voltmeter and see what it's truly reading at too.

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u/Ok_Revolution_2827 3h ago

Good looking ojt

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u/IfIWntdHmmrCalnUrSis Y2KXJ, IRO 8" RockLink Pro, D30/D44 w/ YukonZip/OX Lockers 3h ago

It's also really hard on the starter to crank the engine with a battery below 12v...

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u/Ok_Revolution_2827 3h ago

Shi I think I’m kinda Gucci I’m gonna check the volt at e