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people with Check Engine light read this
Listen to this I dont if it was a coinsedence but here goes
My check engien light was on (for the second time) for the past month or more
I went away on vacation and when I put my car in the garage it was on when I came back
my battary was dead I jumped it and the light was off maby not having power reset the computer i dont know but it cant hurt to try let me know if any one does it
PS MAKE SURE YOU HAVE ALL YOUR CODES FIRST (RADIO & NAVI)
My check engien light was on (for the second time) for the past month or more
I went away on vacation and when I put my car in the garage it was on when I came back
my battary was dead I jumped it and the light was off maby not having power reset the computer i dont know but it cant hurt to try let me know if any one does it
PS MAKE SURE YOU HAVE ALL YOUR CODES FIRST (RADIO & NAVI)
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Originally Posted by HCHO2000
Listen to this I dont if it was a coinsedence but here goes
My check engien light was on (for the second time) for the past month or more
I went away on vacation and when I put my car in the garage it was on when I came back
my battary was dead I jumped it and the light was off maby not having power reset the computer i dont know but it cant hurt to try let me know if any one does it
PS MAKE SURE YOU HAVE ALL YOUR CODES FIRST (RADIO & NAVI)
My check engien light was on (for the second time) for the past month or more
I went away on vacation and when I put my car in the garage it was on when I came back
my battary was dead I jumped it and the light was off maby not having power reset the computer i dont know but it cant hurt to try let me know if any one does it
PS MAKE SURE YOU HAVE ALL YOUR CODES FIRST (RADIO & NAVI)
Kollage is funn!
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kinda OT, but a few days ago my friend and i were doing some wiring shit to his 97 M3, and we disconnected the bat (in the trunk) and when we reconnected it, all the windows and the sunroof, opened and closed....it really wierded us out. funny though...
EDIT: wait a sec, how could a battery [on a new car] decharge completely in 1 month???
EDIT: wait a sec, how could a battery [on a new car] decharge completely in 1 month???
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Originally Posted by HCHO2000
Listen to this I dont if it was a coinsedence but here goes
My check engien light was on (for the second time) for the past month or more
I went away on vacation and when I put my car in the garage it was on when I came back
my battary was dead I jumped it and the light was off maby not having power reset the computer i dont know but it cant hurt to try let me know if any one does it
PS MAKE SURE YOU HAVE ALL YOUR CODES FIRST (RADIO & NAVI)
My check engien light was on (for the second time) for the past month or more
I went away on vacation and when I put my car in the garage it was on when I came back
my battary was dead I jumped it and the light was off maby not having power reset the computer i dont know but it cant hurt to try let me know if any one does it
PS MAKE SURE YOU HAVE ALL YOUR CODES FIRST (RADIO & NAVI)
Kollage is funn!
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From: Saddle River, NJ
Originally Posted by HCHO2000
Listen to this I dont if it was a coinsedence but here goes
My check engien light was on (for the second time) for the past month or more
I went away on vacation and when I put my car in the garage it was on when I came back
my battary was dead I jumped it and the light was off maby not having power reset the computer i dont know but it cant hurt to try let me know if any one does it
PS MAKE SURE YOU HAVE ALL YOUR CODES FIRST (RADIO & NAVI)
My check engien light was on (for the second time) for the past month or more
I went away on vacation and when I put my car in the garage it was on when I came back
my battary was dead I jumped it and the light was off maby not having power reset the computer i dont know but it cant hurt to try let me know if any one does it
PS MAKE SURE YOU HAVE ALL YOUR CODES FIRST (RADIO & NAVI)
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From: montreal
Originally Posted by HCHO2000
Listen to this I dont if it was a coinsedence but here goes
My check engien light was on (for the second time) for the past month or more
I went away on vacation and when I put my car in the garage it was on when I came back
my battary was dead I jumped it and the light was off maby not having power reset the computer i dont know but it cant hurt to try let me know if any one does it
PS MAKE SURE YOU HAVE ALL YOUR CODES FIRST (RADIO & NAVI)
My check engien light was on (for the second time) for the past month or more
I went away on vacation and when I put my car in the garage it was on when I came back
my battary was dead I jumped it and the light was off maby not having power reset the computer i dont know but it cant hurt to try let me know if any one does it
PS MAKE SURE YOU HAVE ALL YOUR CODES FIRST (RADIO & NAVI)
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CEL illumintes when malfunction is detected in the ODB II diagnostic system. More important to find out what is causing the fault rather than resetting the CEL. Proof positive why it's called a Idiot Light. :P
The fact that disconnecting the battery deletes stored codes has been known for a long time now.
But if it's an active code, it won't go away. You must fix the problem and deactivate the code. Then it becomes a stored code (MIL still on), at which point you can disconnect the battery to get rid of it.
But if it's an active code, it won't go away. You must fix the problem and deactivate the code. Then it becomes a stored code (MIL still on), at which point you can disconnect the battery to get rid of it.
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