Cruise control not responsive after flat battery. -SOLVED. | |
Hi Everyone,
Looking for a little advice here.
V8 3.6 2007. VSE
Flat battery.
Had to jump from the breakdown trucks dedicated 12v output direct to battery - there was no jump terminal to be found under the bonnet, or in the areas that the manual said there would be a jump terminal. The breakdown man assured me it would be ok. I protested, but needed to get the vehicle started, I was in Duseldorf and home is Leicestershire, I was due to leave to catch my ferry back to the UK.
Eventually got it started. Everything else seems ok, but cruise control is not working, no cruise control lights on the dash come on and there is no response from the buttons on the steering wheel.
Had a look at the manual and it lists fuse 9 (glove box) as being related to cruise, but also that fuse is linked to several other systems and they are all working ok.
Now back at home, I have seen about the DSC reset process: start engine turn wheel from full LH lock to full RH lock. Tried that and just been for a short drive. No change.
Questions:
1) I have driven several hundred miles since getting the car started again and have only just tried the DSC reset . In order for the DSC reset to work, should this be performed immediately after a battery reconnection, or can it be done at anytime? I watched a youtube video on a guy doing this and his car "beeped" an acknowledgement of the process in his film. My didnt make any beeps.
2) Fuse 9 was the one that the manual referred to, this is also for brakes, and other things. Is my manual misleading me, if those other systems are working, there seems little chance of it being a blown fuse 9. (I will check when the rain stops and I recover from the 4000km road trip).
3) I will also check Fuse 31 and 53, these seem linked to the throttle sensor and the ignitiion for cruise control system. Are there any other fuses I should check?
4) Fault codes - would checking and clearing these have any impact on re- initiating the CC system? I don't have the ability to do this, but I could get someone to do this.
5) What else can I look at doing ?
Thanks
Mark
Last edited by uzp315 on 8th May 2018 12:05pm. Edited 1 time in total
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