Once engine has been turned off it will not restart

2002 BENTLEY AZURE
26,000 MILES • 6.1L • V8 • TURBO • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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LWILWINE
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Car won't start when I cut it off. all light and power is on, but when I turn the key it doesn't make a sound. after 10 minutes it may start after I put it on a charger. This is a new battery.
Jul 2, 2020 at 6:25 PM
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KASEKENNY
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If putting the vehicle on a charger causes it to be able to turn the starter then we need to suspect the battery even though it is new. I would suggest having it load tested just to ensure the battery is good. If it is then we need to measure voltage at the starter when you are cranking.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/car-battery-load-test

Unfortunately we don't have a manual for this vehicle so I cannot provide the specifics about the wiring but we should have 12 volts all the time on the hot wire from the battery and then 12 volts on the other wire when you are cranking the engine. Here is a guide that will help with that:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/starter-not-working-repair

Let us know what questions you have and we can go from there. Thanks
Jul 2, 2020 at 6:53 PM
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