HELP Battery Disconnect wont reconnect!!!

[G7HAM]

Went on a weeks holiday so thought that i would press the switch.

Came back and now cant start car and display message is

Check battery disconnect switch

and

Key not recognised

Any pointers anyone??

[rick-derby-]

Hi have you pressed the reconnect switch, I believe you have a V8 Vantage, this will be located behind the drivers seat, on the vertical panel their is a small hole 3/4's of the way down the panel and about 2 inches in inside here you will find a small button keep it pressed in for a few seconds, it is near where the base of the seat belt fastens, don't forget to reset windows and seats after reconnection,

[G7HAM]

As usual Rick, you have come up trumps, why is it not in the manual???

Typical!!!

Many many thanks.

[steve_amv8]

G7HAM said:

why is it not in the manual???

It is

Strangely, they changed it with later cars, presumably to make it more secure. My MY2006 had the switch but my current N400 doesn't as it uses the key to re-enable it.

[G7HAM]

Weirdly not in my manual, it said start with the key, maybe ive got a later manual???

Strange

[steve_amv8]

Did you find the reset switch Rick mentioned? If so, it does seem that the manual is newer than the car!

I only found out they'd changed the reset procedure when I went to pick the car up on from the PH stand at the NEC on the Sunday. The switch was off whilst on display but I had a major panic moment when I tried to find the reset switch and it wasn't in the same place as the previous car!!!

[G7HAM]

Yes it was there.

Must be a later manual!!

Anyway, im back on the road, so missed the howl of the exhaust(fuse 22 out!!)