Battery Not Charging

[zoran]

Hi guys

Well it seems after so long been trouble free my is 220d is having all its problems at once !

I was driving along on friday and the Battery warning light on the dash came on,and then yesterday the Battery finally ran out of charge and now the car wont start.

Ive charged the Battery and the car now starts but the Battery warning light is still on meaning the Battery isnt getting a charge off the alternator.

I know its not the alternator thats gone as the car will run once started with the Battery disconnected.

Has anyone any ideas of what it could be ? is this something common ?? anything simple before i bite the bullet and pay for faultfinding

[zoran]

Problem solved,the fan belt is snapped !!

[blackcts]

My 220d is the same, it's been fairly trouble free but all wee things at once recently

[zoran]

I just happened to notice the belt snapped when i opened up the bonnet this morning.

This has obviously been why the Battery light on the dash came on and why the Battery wasnt getting charged,but i had power steering working just fine when the Battery light came on the dash,the power steering only stopped working when the Battery died completley ,surely the power steering would stop working as soon as the fan/serpentine belt breaks ???

[zoran]

Ive ordered another fan belt now anyway,will fit it when the belt arrives.

Has anyone fitted a new belt to the 220d? is it easy to do??

[zoran]

I know the feeling blackcts,in the last 2 weeks ive had ,airbag warning light on,no cured it,EGR vavle stuck open,now solved,clogged/leaking injector causing hesitation that still needs sorting and now this battery/fan belt

[normski2]

If I'm not mistaken the steering is electric not hydraulic

[zoran]

Yeah ,that would explain it Normski