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All electronics off for just a second!
Whilst bringing the kids to school this morning everything switched off and turned black on the dash. Just for a second, came back on and all was fine.
Checkend the alternator output in the hidden menu and it read 14.5V with the engine running.
Any thoughts?CLUB ILLEGAL CAR WASHERS
19th Dec 2012 8:55 am
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19th Dec 2012 8:58 am
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19th Dec 2012 9:17 am
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wiggs wrote:
Check the battery terminals are tight
Check, very tight
Measured the battery:
* Car asleep battery reads 12.5V
* Ignition on and all electronics on 11.87V
* Car running 14.5VCLUB ILLEGAL CAR WASHERS
19th Dec 2012 9:46 am
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Brake pedal switch??
19th Dec 2012 9:47 am
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19th Dec 2012 9:49 am
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Martin wrote:
Was it only the dash - not the infotainment or nav (if fitted)?
Everything switched off, dash, satnav and stereo.CLUB ILLEGAL CAR WASHERS
19th Dec 2012 9:56 am
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DSL wrote:
Brake pedal switch??
Any way of checking that?CLUB ILLEGAL CAR WASHERS
19th Dec 2012 10:03 am
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No idea, thst's me exhausted my techieness. It's a cheap thing to change anyway.
Had exactly the same problem after doing a hard reset and not knocking the connector(s) down far enough on the battery terminals before tightening...
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19th Dec 2012 10:12 am
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DSL wrote:
No idea, thst's me exhausted my techieness. It's a cheap thing to change anyway.
What! Not an expert?? You could have me fooled! CLUB ILLEGAL CAR WASHERS
19th Dec 2012 10:15 am
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19th Dec 2012 10:22 am
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StaffsNick wrote:
+1 for battery terminals ....
Or it could be a loose connection at the other end of the battery earth lead where it connects to the body.Clive
19th Dec 2012 10:22 am
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