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01-20-2012, 02:24 PM | #1 |
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Clock and trip computer keep resetting.
Is this a problem anyone else has? For the last month or so, when I get in my car most mornings, my computer(trip, fuel economy, av speed) has reset and the clock displays --:--:--.
Could this have anything to do with the fact it has been really cold lately? -15c? |
01-20-2012, 02:28 PM | #2 |
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Sounds like the battery is bad. Could be from the cold, age or simply not driving enough. I see your car is an '08. Is it the original battery? If so, roughly four years is getting old for a car battery...
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Not sure if its the original. I bought it CPO about 4 months ago. I think I'll just ring up the dealer. I thought maybe it was a common problem. |
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Check the battery. Just cause it starts, doesn't mean it's in perfectly good health.
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Low charge in the battery and the car will start shutting down various systems to conserve power. The exact symptoms you describe are what happened to me, clock/computer resetting. If the battery is old it may hold enough charge to start the car but not enough to keep these systems running in the background.
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happened to me last year and after changing the battery, all is well.
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