I have noticed on the odd occasion that the alarm will briefly sound when starting the engine on MY54 STiis this due to the battery possibly being low of charge?

 

Yes - that's the most common cause of the alarm sounding when you start the car - a discharged battery.

Mick

 

Yep; get it on a charger. Don't be surprised if the battery dies anyway, as if its been in that state for some time it will have lost its capacity from sulphation.

The engine will not fully charge a discharged battery...that is unless you go for a 10 hour drive.

 

Need to get meself a charger then, any recommendations for a scooby battery charger?

 

I've had this every winter for the last few years, I think it's the cold weather zapping the power from the battery and the beep must be some kind of warning.

 

Ctec battery conditioner, much better than the usual battery charger

 

Prob just as cheap & easy to buy a new battery. A battery that has went flat/weak will never fully hold charge again

 

Well when i took the car in for its service in August time, they did a battery test and said it was fine. So maybe just a little low on juice.

EDIT: Just bought the CTEK Multi MXS 3.6 12V charger