Kaliyakkavilai · Kuzhithurai · Kanyakumari

“Battery light coming?”

“battery light on dashboard · red battery symbol · charging light on · charging not happening”

Battery warning light on — Xavier Battery & Auto Electrical Works, Kallukatti, Kaliyakkavilai, Kanyakumari district.

Call 094872 34923

Or check it yourself first — the 60-second test

after-hours emergency line — call any time: 094872 34923

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The lamp means charging has failed, so the vehicle will stop soon — expect roughly 30-60 minutes of running before everything stops.

Diagnosis: How to tell, from the driver's seat

  • Red battery lamp on while driving . Charging failed, not battery.
  • Lamp on with a squeal under the bonnet . Drive belt.
  • Lamp flickers at idle only . Early alternator failure.

Not sure which?

094872 34923

Tell us what it is doing. We will name the part.

Battery warning light on — what it usually is

  1. 1 Alternator failed ›
  2. 2 Drive belt slipping or broken
  3. 3 Voltage regulator ›
  4. 4 Wiring between alternator and battery ›
  5. 5 Bad earth ›

Problems that often come together

Lights dim or flickering “headlights dim”
Auto rickshaw will not start “auto won't start”
JCB or earth mover will not start “JCB won't start”

Reading this at the roadside? Call now:: 094872 34923 Or WhatsApp a voice note of what it does — the sound usually tells us: WhatsApp

What happens when you call

Say exactly what your vehicle is doing.

We tell you on the phone what it most likely is. If it is not an electrical problem, we say that too.

If the vehicle needs to come to the shop, or we need to come to you, we explain the next step first — and you decide.