Can't start it - many warning messages
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Neil1300r said:
Just seen the "Check Battery Off Switch". What car / year? If an early Vantage there is a battery isolator switch behind the drivers seat - right hand side, bottom of the shelf. Feels like a rubberised grommet. Had it do it once on my car, even though I didn't press it.
It cant be a battery isolator problem with the dash lit up like a christmas tree.When did it last have a new battery? Low / faulty batteries can cause all sorts of odd electrical faults. Start with a new battery and go from there.
You might find the conditioner won't do the trick, done have a safety feature where if the voltage is too low they won't kick in and start charging ( I was told this was so you couldn't accidently connect it to a 6v battery which is apparently bad 
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The way I've got around this, connector jump leads to another car, connect battery conditioner then disconnect jump leads.
)The way I've got around this, connector jump leads to another car, connect battery conditioner then disconnect jump leads.
A battery conditioner should monitor the battery voltage and adjust itself to suit. A good one will try and recover a completely flat battery adjusting current and voltage to suit.
Even if the battery appears to recover full voltage, this is no indication of its current capability and a old quality battery tester will need to be used to assess this.
As your dash has lit up fine, I suspect you have a decent voltage that is dropping very low when you try to start it. Many of your sensors will indicate a fault when voltage drops below about 10V, suspecting a wiring fault at the sensor. If you can put a voltmeter on the battery WHILST ATTEMPTING TO CRANK THE ENGINE, you may see how far the voltage drops under load.
As with every other response above though, I suspect the battery.
Even if the battery appears to recover full voltage, this is no indication of its current capability and a old quality battery tester will need to be used to assess this.
As your dash has lit up fine, I suspect you have a decent voltage that is dropping very low when you try to start it. Many of your sensors will indicate a fault when voltage drops below about 10V, suspecting a wiring fault at the sensor. If you can put a voltmeter on the battery WHILST ATTEMPTING TO CRANK THE ENGINE, you may see how far the voltage drops under load.
As with every other response above though, I suspect the battery.
gibbon said:
Neil1300r said:
Just seen the "Check Battery Off Switch". What car / year? If an early Vantage there is a battery isolator switch behind the drivers seat - right hand side, bottom of the shelf. Feels like a rubberised grommet. Had it do it once on my car, even though I didn't press it.
It cant be a battery isolator problem with the dash lit up like a christmas tree.OP - reset the battery isolator switch. Its not easy to find and doesnt help that the electrics wont let you move the drivers seat forward.
Use the catch to hinge drivers seat forwards - behind the seat towards the outside of the car there is a small hole in the bulkhead. Place finger in said hole and you will find a button. Press. Hopefully that resolves things.
Shnozz said:
Yes it can. Mine did exactly that and I papped myself.
OP - reset the battery isolator switch. Its not easy to find and doesnt help that the electrics wont let you move the drivers seat forward.
Use the catch to hinge drivers seat forwards - behind the seat towards the outside of the car there is a small hole in the bulkhead. Place finger in said hole and you will find a button. Press. Hopefully that resolves things.
Ditto had the same a coupl of times and this worked for meOP - reset the battery isolator switch. Its not easy to find and doesnt help that the electrics wont let you move the drivers seat forward.
Use the catch to hinge drivers seat forwards - behind the seat towards the outside of the car there is a small hole in the bulkhead. Place finger in said hole and you will find a button. Press. Hopefully that resolves things.
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