Most likely the alt. quit. The battery ran out of charge. Charge the battery, start the engine, and check volts on the battery, anything less than 14 volts, like 12.3 or so, check wires, and most likely change the alt.
something is draining the battery. a new battery will last a couple days if just starting the car. even if your alternator is bad.
check if the alternator belt is on it is probably after coming off
Reasonable chance of an alternater and/or battery.
I'm not sure about all of these, but I have a 98 Taurus and the battery light came on. After a few days, the car died altogether and I had to replace my alternator. I would definitely take the battery indicator seriously and have your alternator checked.
My epc light came on because of battery failure. My battery was acting funny and barely starting the car. I went to autozone and had them check my battery which ended up having a bad cell. I replaced the battery and the car easily started up. After the car started the light never came back on.
Your battery and alternator need attention. It sounds as if the charging is faulty and your battery has degraded.
My rpm light came on but not my check engine light so what does that mean when the rpm light is on
Only the computer can tell what made your check engine light come on. It could be your battery. If your battery is bad, replace it and see if that solves the problem. If it does not, then you will have to connect your car to the computer and find out why the check engine light came on.
It usually means your battery is low (or even damaged) or is not beeing charged anymore. Look up the exact meaning of it in the book that came with your car.
Keep the car light on
The car light? YES! Leaving your car light on WILL make your battery run out. Things like leaving your car door open if the light is on because it is open will cause the lgiht to Mae your car battery run out. There is a big difference between shorted out a car battery and running the battery down. Lighting in itself won't short a battery out but will run it down.
the battery light means that your battery is being charged properly. so let it light.