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Hi all, I really need some assistance please (FYI I am not a mechanical car person at all). Having some kind of power/electrical/battery/fuse/connection issue with my 08 FG xr6 turbo. Let me run you through what has happened. Sunday morning I go to start the car and click, click, click with ‘Vehicle immobilised’ on the screen. Yes I know this generally means dead battery and to get a new one. So I do and still does the same thing. Try a heap of different things throughout Sunday. (Disconnect battery for different periods, lock and unlock car etc etc) but to no avail (randomly gt different codes (vehicle immobilised, comms error, transmission not in park and it’s a manual). Late Sunday afternoon when trying again accessories come on (as they had previously) but when turning ignition it just dies completely. Then disconnect for a while, try again and dies completely again. Later I try charging the battery in case the new one was a dud, but it makes no difference. Then I tried charging the battery over Sunday night. Monday morning before work try again, get accessories (as previously had) and get the ‘transmission not in park’ message. Try ignition and dies completely again. Then I get home from work and try again and get basically no power at all. No accessories, keys don’t open or lock car, no inside lights when opening the door. Only faint sign of power is the boost gauge vaguely flickering in the on position and the air bag light being on when off. A mate came round and measured the battery and it is putting out the 13 volts so I don’t think it is the battery itself (plus it is new). At some point sufficient power is not getting to the car. If anyone has any idea your feedback would be great? Really frustrating!