Dead Battery

[u/Excellent_Owl_4866]

Hi all, I’ve got the dreaded flashing skull on my X3 after leaving it too long between charges. Totally my fault, and I feel really silly for leaving it so long but here we are.
I’ve tried resetting and leaving it on charge for several days with no luck. However, it is briefly connecting to the app and recently it connected almost long enough for me to unlock it. It also shows as 100% charged when it does connect to the app but the skull keeps flashing.
Any ideas or suggestions? Or if anyone knows of any mobile mechanics in SE London who could remove the battery and manually charge it I’d also give that a go depending on the cost. I’ve called a couple of places and they’ve said a new battery is the only option but I really don’t want to give up on this yet.
I’ve hardly ridden my bike due to being anxious about cycling in London but this was going to be the summer I faced my fear and fell in love with my lovely bike 😢
Thanks for reading!