Re: Maruti S-Cross 1.5L Petrol : Official Review Today, in the cold winter day of Delhi, I stepped out of the house to go for a quick drive on my 2.5 years old S-cross. When I pressed the unlock button on the key, the car refused to respond. I thought the key battery had died, so opened the gate with physical key but then the engine refused to crank too.
I soon realised that the battery in my car has died and that too a little early in its life (it had replacement warranty of 2 years, and current age was 2.5 years).
Is it normal for a ISS (idling stop start) battery to die so soon, as my earlier experience in Swift diesel was ~4 years average life for the battery with similar usage.
Have now bought a Exide Mileage battery from nearby shop for Rs. 5,000 approx (with exchange).
But I am little disappointed with such early retirement of the engine battery, as the mammoth of the hybrid battery sitting under the passenger seat will make a huge dent in the pocket if it demands similar early replacement |