please help
Safety Car
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From: Loveland CO to Central Coast CA
1. You have manual transmission with clutch, right?
Not trying to be a smarta$$. Once, I nearly left my 09 turned off in Drive overnight. Vehicle goes into Accessory Mode if you stop the engine and you're not in Park. That might drain the battery.
2. From the manual: "Cell phone chargers can interfere with the operation of the Keyless Access System. Battery chargers should not be plugged in when starting or turning off the engine."
3. Also from the 09 manual: "If the vehicle has a manual transmission, it is recommended that you move the shift lever to Reverse and set the parking brake after you turn off the engine..."
Not trying to be a smarta$$. Once, I nearly left my 09 turned off in Drive overnight. Vehicle goes into Accessory Mode if you stop the engine and you're not in Park. That might drain the battery.
2. From the manual: "Cell phone chargers can interfere with the operation of the Keyless Access System. Battery chargers should not be plugged in when starting or turning off the engine."
3. Also from the 09 manual: "If the vehicle has a manual transmission, it is recommended that you move the shift lever to Reverse and set the parking brake after you turn off the engine..."
Last edited by CO Lightfoot; Dec 28, 2008 at 03:31 PM.
Melting Slicks
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From: San Francisco Bay Area California
Here's my .02:
Check the battery cable connections to the battery. Make sure they are clean and tight. If they are, don't screw around. Just replace the battery and you'll be back in business.
Once a battery gets too low, your electronics get really stupid. It's like a Corvette on drugs. No amount of fooling around will fix the problem until your electronics get the correct amount of current from a good battery.
Check the battery cable connections to the battery. Make sure they are clean and tight. If they are, don't screw around. Just replace the battery and you'll be back in business.
Once a battery gets too low, your electronics get really stupid. It's like a Corvette on drugs. No amount of fooling around will fix the problem until your electronics get the correct amount of current from a good battery.
Safety Car
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From: Magnolia Texas
I wouldn't beat yourself up - these cars are a collection of extremely sensitive electronic systems and they can do very strange things. It still sounds like you have a battery issue. You can find the specifics for what battery is required in the specifications section of your manual, which as others have said, should be read - its a good source of information. Even then, these cars can do a lot of wierd things that aren't covered there as well!
Try the jump start per the procedure in the manual and then have the battery and charging system tested and repaired/replaced as needed if that proves to be the issue. There may be some prorated rebate on it but I do not know for sure in your case. Good luck - you'll get it figured out and running like a top soon.
Try the jump start per the procedure in the manual and then have the battery and charging system tested and repaired/replaced as needed if that proves to be the issue. There may be some prorated rebate on it but I do not know for sure in your case. Good luck - you'll get it figured out and running like a top soon.
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St. Jude Donor '21-'22-'23-'24
Melting Slicks
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I'm sorry...but owners who don't read their manuals deserve to be locked in their cars for EVER !!!!!!!
Just incase anyone doesn't know...it's the black book located in the glove compartment, and it also has some pictures in it.
Just incase anyone doesn't know...it's the black book located in the glove compartment, and it also has some pictures in it.
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From: McKinney TX
St. Jude Donor '21-'22-'23-'24
Lighten up.
BTW, most manuals are not black.
Melting Slicks
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From: Paducah Kentucky
You probably have a dead battery.
To open the doors from the inside with no power simply pull up on the manual levers on the floor next to the door.
To open the car from the outside with no power use the key. The key entry is above the license plate. There is a pull tab inside the trunk on the left side to manually open the driver's door from the trunk.
Read the manual.
To open the doors from the inside with no power simply pull up on the manual levers on the floor next to the door.
To open the car from the outside with no power use the key. The key entry is above the license plate. There is a pull tab inside the trunk on the left side to manually open the driver's door from the trunk.
Read the manual.
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From: cumming ga
i started my car 2 days ago
so today my wife gets in the car and she cant start the car and cant open doors too, she was stuck in the garage alone could not do any think.
any ways i found her so somehow trunk opened and she got out
what is wrong here? i had it in reverse gear and all and it started two days ago, all i know that iam not driving as much
is it a battery, because it sayz no fobs detected
can i jump start the car? is battery under waranty?
please help me not sure what to do here
and why do i have a key, is thre a way to start with a key?
Thanks
so today my wife gets in the car and she cant start the car and cant open doors too, she was stuck in the garage alone could not do any think.
any ways i found her so somehow trunk opened and she got out
what is wrong here? i had it in reverse gear and all and it started two days ago, all i know that iam not driving as much
is it a battery, because it sayz no fobs detected
can i jump start the car? is battery under waranty?
please help me not sure what to do here
and why do i have a key, is thre a way to start with a key?
Thanks
z51vett
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Joined: Nov 2008
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From: Bakersfield California
You might try getting an inexpensive battery charger at an auto parts store. Mine was doing all the things you stated, no fob, random lights on, radio not working right, doors won't open, etc. We put a full charge on the battery and it hasn't happened since. I actually had to disconnect the battery from the car to charge it, since one headlight kept coming on.