Q: Tried jumping and won't do anything, No lights work.

asked by on September 14, 2016

Left interior lights on for 16+ hours. Came back car was dead... Obviously. Assuming it's the battery since the lights won't come on. The car isn't clicking or even trying to turn over.

My car has 170000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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