How often should the car battery be changed?

hotxyz2002 SG

1) Anyone knows the 'recommended' time (from your experience) before the car battery needs to be changed?

2) Are there any tell-tale sign(s) that would indicate that we need to change the battery?

3) How 'maintenance-free' are 'maintenance free batteries'?

4) What are some of the possible causes that could lead to the battery become totally flat?
(I experienced it recently but is still figuring out what could have caused it.)

A big 'Thanks' in advance to all the car enthusiasts here.

hotxyz2002 SG

Anyone here who care to share your experience?

fishing7 SG

Paiseh me dunno anything about this coz i have not gotten my car yet.

But from last time while i was talking my driving lesson, the car refuses to start coz the batt is worn out. The instructor changed the battery as he has a spare.

I was curious at that time on why he has a spare car battery. He told me that he feels the car not responding well as he try to start the engine, about few weeks back. So he bought it as a standby

By right, it should be about 2 - 3 years ba. Experience drivers can tell if they go for regular maintenance

Hope this help!