I ve broke my car! Help!
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Spent the weekend fitting a new centre console as the leather was tired on the old one on my 2005 DB9.
Like an idiot I disconnected the radio/hvac and buttons with the battery still connected.
Finished for the night and noticed the headlights on even though switch was off, so cycled the switch on and off and lights went off.
Today I’ve reconnected everything and found I have no dash lights apart from engine and airbag light, no power soul, beauty, no oil or battery lights.
I have no blower motor - the display reacts and shows as increasing speed but nothing from the motor.
I have side lights but with fog light on the back too even though fog button isn’t working, when I switch to headlights, all lights at the back of car go out and green dash light goes out but headlights work.
No indicators.
The only button that works on centre console is the hazards.
Entertainment system works for about 20 seconds when ignition turned on then screen goes off, radio goes off and there’s a weird clicking noise from speakers.
I’ve pulled the unit back out and checked all connections, I’ve checked all fuses in cabin and boot - all OK.
Where on Earth do I start with this? Do the symptoms sound familiar in terms of a module failure?
It was a fiddly job getting the unit out as there’s not much wire length so did pull quite hard in order to get my hand behind. Could a broken wire cause all this?
Appreciate any ideas or help. Thanks.
Like an idiot I disconnected the radio/hvac and buttons with the battery still connected.
Finished for the night and noticed the headlights on even though switch was off, so cycled the switch on and off and lights went off.
Today I’ve reconnected everything and found I have no dash lights apart from engine and airbag light, no power soul, beauty, no oil or battery lights.
I have no blower motor - the display reacts and shows as increasing speed but nothing from the motor.
I have side lights but with fog light on the back too even though fog button isn’t working, when I switch to headlights, all lights at the back of car go out and green dash light goes out but headlights work.
No indicators.
The only button that works on centre console is the hazards.
Entertainment system works for about 20 seconds when ignition turned on then screen goes off, radio goes off and there’s a weird clicking noise from speakers.
I’ve pulled the unit back out and checked all connections, I’ve checked all fuses in cabin and boot - all OK.
Where on Earth do I start with this? Do the symptoms sound familiar in terms of a module failure?
It was a fiddly job getting the unit out as there’s not much wire length so did pull quite hard in order to get my hand behind. Could a broken wire cause all this?
Appreciate any ideas or help. Thanks.
LTP said:
Can you actually start the car? Because all of this smacks of a flat battery
I hadn’t started it because the PRND and start button was disconnected.Took your advice and plugged them all back in to start it and everything is working fine now
Thank you - I’d have just carried on taking stuff apart checking wires!
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