# 2015 Jaguar XJ - low battery start engine light

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-jaguar-xj-low-battery-start-engine-light/137976>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** jaguar, xj\
**Created:** [April 5, 2019, 4:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-jaguar-xj-low-battery-start-engine-light/137976 "2019-04-05T16:43:19Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![GlennReed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/dbc845/32.png) [@GlennReed](https://community.cartalk.com/u/GlennReed)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2019, 4:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-jaguar-xj-low-battery-start-engine-light/137976/1 "2019-04-05T16:43:19Z")

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My car continuously displays the warning: “low battery start engine.” I have had the battery checked and was told the battery is fine but is a little low on its charge. When I take a long trip, the warning does not appear for a few days. What should I do to ensure that I am not left somewhere?

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**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2019, 5:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-jaguar-xj-low-battery-start-engine-light/137976/2 "2019-04-05T17:02:45Z")

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Do you normally just do short, low speed driving? Is this a daily driver or only used occasionally? If rarely driven, you might want to consider a battery maintainer.  
Have your charging system checked,.  
The battery should be load tested. If it is the original battery, it may be time for a replacement, the load test may show that,

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2019, 5:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-jaguar-xj-low-battery-start-engine-light/137976/3 "2019-04-05T17:28:36Z")

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> [@Purebred](#):
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> Do you normally just do short, low speed driving?

I think that is it right there… You aren’t driving the car far and long enough to recharge the battery between drives.