Q: Lights get dim, and lose its brightness.
Just got the battery, charged and tested and it is reading its recommended battery life of 680cca(it read 719cca)after three days the battery went flat and the lights started to its brightness, the dash lights weren't on.
My car has 20790 miles.
My car has a manual transmission.
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