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  • #181555

    wheely
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    Basically, wifey at work and goes to start car as normal, ignition on, disable ghost, clutch in and press start….. nothing happens!? Gets the message ‘system off to save battery’.  Tried couple times more still nothing, everything is fine with lights / dash Etc apart from that message. Tried letting it charge from another car n jump start, nothing still the same, changes fob battery and tried spare key, nothing!? New message ‘0 miles to empty’ but 1/2 tank in??
    any ideas as to possible cause, locks n unlocks fine.

    #181556

    bobcat
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    @wheely, start again. Lock the car pressing the fob/door dimple 3 times. Unlock as you would normally do. With care enter Ghost code then start. Hopefully it has reset itself 👍



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    #181558

    wheely
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    I’ll go straight after work (midnight)  n try it bobcat cheers

    #181561

    bobcat
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    @wheely, what the state of the battery, could it be getting low



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    #181566

    wheely
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    Could be, wife’s journey to work is only 3 mile from home so hardly gettin upto temperature.  If I need a new battery is there a oem+ battery? One that’s an upgrade from standard 75amp 700a?

    #181567

    bobcat
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    Bosch 85ah 800amp Comes highly recommended ford 80ah 700amp



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    #181573

    71-bda
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    and she is probably driving those 3 miles with the stop/start functioning robbing the battery even more…



    No nothing.

    No Mods. No rockers. Just a chunky knob, thats now been replaced by an RS knob innit.

    No tackiness.

    Std as Ford intended, but with a space saver wheel and jack and nuts and wheel brace. oh.. and flaps, a man has got to have flaps.

    Innit?

     

    #181574

    Tall Paul
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    Just had one fitted by RAC there is two types one is physically larger than the other so it’s best to measure it before you buy 👍

     

    #181585

    wheely
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    Talk paul, did you have oem fitted or 85ah?

    #181587

    Tall Paul
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    Oem it’s a specific one for stop start apparently, RAC got it from euro car parts

    #181612

    wheely
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    Soooo, had to replace the battery, Halfords 110 efb 75ah 735a, £114. Would’ve got the Bosch s4 E10 but needed one like yesterday!

    tested before fitting 26.7v, old one 0.00v wouldn’t even give me a reading.  Old oem one is on charge with the ctek to see what happens with the readings when charged, just for interest really.

    and stop start works again. Think I’ll recon the battery on my 65 plate 1.5tdci when I get the time.

    #181613

    bobcat
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    @Wheely, thanks for the update 👍



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