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What to do if your car wont start after a flat battery?

What to do if your car wont start after a flat battery?

The BCM (Body Control Module) must be reset and reprogrammed to match the other security modules within the vehicle. Does my car need to go to the main dealers?

What to do if your VW wont start after a battery change?

Leave the cables disconnected for fifteen minutes If this doesn’t yield results, then you can try this alternative method to get your key to reprogram itself: Ensure that the battery is being charged with a charger Leave the key in the ignition with the battery on and the engine off for an hour

Is the battery on my Citroen relay van flat?

Fitted a brand new battery, and its still giving the impression that the battery is flat, low charge. I did charge the battery for a few hours, to give it a … read more workshop foreman /master… i have a citroen relay van that wont start,there is a car symbol with a padolock on the dash display.

What happens when you change the battery in a car?

Changing your car battery may cause your immobilizer to lose synchronization with the car. When you disconnect your old battery from the car, you wipe out your car’s settings unless you keep the voltage in the car going. You want to keep a back current flowing to your car to retain its computer settings.

How to reset the battery after a flat battery?

5 Lightly press the foot brake. 6 Apply the parking brake by using the EPB switch. 7 Release the parking brake. 8 Release the foot brake. 9 Confirm that the brake warning lamp is no longer illuminated on the instrument pack and that “NOT CALIBRATED” message is no longer displayed in the message centre.

How to reset your car key fob after replacing the battery?

1 Turn your car’s engine off and turn the ignition to the key “run” position. 2 Press and hold the “unlock” button on your functional key fob. 3 Release both buttons simultaneously.

The BCM (Body Control Module) must be reset and reprogrammed to match the other security modules within the vehicle. Does my car need to go to the main dealers?

Leave the cables disconnected for fifteen minutes If this doesn’t yield results, then you can try this alternative method to get your key to reprogram itself: Ensure that the battery is being charged with a charger Leave the key in the ignition with the battery on and the engine off for an hour

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