[PH47RX]

Hi guys i've tryed seacrching but found nothing helpful , my car has been sitting the the garage with the bonnet up and i went to start it today my car would not start the car just made clicking noises and the gauges move up and down like defi gauges there are no lights on the dash only the immobilizer key and the power locking does not work what could be causeing this to my baby what could be the problem , i dont drive the car much only for week ends and the car has only got 50,000kms

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swoope

wow,

labrat had the same issue..

buy a new battery.. it is really that simple!


beers

[PH47RX]

i just brought a new battery abbout 6months back can it reallly b the battery..??

StealthTL

Battery troubleshooting basics......

Did you leave the trunk open?
Interior light on?
iPod plugged in?

When you try to start, do the lights dim and go off?

Do you get one solid clunk from the starter, or multiple rapid clickettyclicks?

First thing is to heave on the battery terminals, by hand - do the clamps rotate at all?

S

tsxmidship

-you state that the car has been sitting....how long as it been sitting without you turning on the engine? any vehicle that sits for long periods of time will drain the battery enough to the point where the battery does not have enough juice to start it. try jump starting it.

[PH47RX]

yeah its been sitting in the garge with the hood poped up , should a charge of the batttery fix this problem or should i taken off the terminals and put them on agian .??? thanks

StealthTL

No point taking them off if they're tight, just charge it up, the slower the better.

S

[PH47RX]

Thanks guys much appreciated

StealthTL

Don't forget that after such a deep discharge, the steering will need to be reset.

S

[PH47RX]

sorry what does this mean ?? What has to be done to fix this

Mazurfer

This means that once you get your battery situation taken care of, you need to reset the DCS/TCS. To do this, turn the car to "on", but don't start it. Turn the wheel all the way to the right, then all the way to the left. Then turn the key to "off". Once that is done, it resets the DCS/TCS and you can start as normal. If you don't, then they will be "off" and you will have those two sysmbols light up on your dash. It will actually clear itself after a few drive cycles, but do the reset anyway. This will happen anytime you disconnect the battery.............or in your case..........loose connection or have the battery drain below a certain level.

EDZRIDE

After you get it running, check the charging system too.

swoope

believe it or not. the car knows the hood is open... it does drain power..

try to program a remote with the hood open..

as to the battery. try to charge it, it is a crap shoot..

beers

[PH47RX]

how would this be done thanks

olddragger

Swoope how does the open hood drain power?
Huh?
Whatyatalkingboutwillis.
OD

EDZRIDE

After you get it running, put a voltmeter across the battery's + and - terminals, the voltmeter should show about 14.25 volts.

alz0rz

the alarm wont arm otherwise i believe

swoope

i dont know how much the the hood would drain power, it could be none, but i do know the ecu knows when the hood is open..

beers