odd glitch
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Fleet Mechanic
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odd glitch
just had an odd issue...
hopped out of the truck, ran into the store. came back and went to start the truck, it would just crank briefly and stop. it did this a couple times, then finally cranked and started like normal.
also the light dimming gauge was on and the cluster was on the my key screen, i never have it on that screen.
also the other day the shifter would not come out of park, said no key detected (i have police mode enabled).
could this be a sign of a dying fob battery? any thoughts?
thanks
hopped out of the truck, ran into the store. came back and went to start the truck, it would just crank briefly and stop. it did this a couple times, then finally cranked and started like normal.
also the light dimming gauge was on and the cluster was on the my key screen, i never have it on that screen.
also the other day the shifter would not come out of park, said no key detected (i have police mode enabled).
could this be a sign of a dying fob battery? any thoughts?
thanks
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Could be, to be safe I'd change the battery. Or it could just be one of those things that happens with these overly electronic trucks. I couldn't get my remote start to work for three days last week. Then one day it just decided to start working again. Electronic gremlins.
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The Intelligent Access fob takes a CR2032 battery, it's not rechargeable. Interestingly enough, according the manual, the information display will alert you if the fob battery is low. Good to know, as this is why I didn't enable Police Mode for fear that a dead fob battery could leave me stranded.
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i'll replace the fob battery and go from there.
any thoughts on truck batteries?
police mode keeps the shifter from coming out of park if the vehicle is running unless the fob is detected.
any thoughts on truck batteries?
police mode keeps the shifter from coming out of park if the vehicle is running unless the fob is detected.
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The Intelligent Access fob takes a CR2032 battery, it's not rechargeable. Interestingly enough, according the manual, the information display will alert you if the fob battery is low. Good to know, as this is why I didn't enable Police Mode for fear that a dead fob battery could leave me stranded.
FYI the battery in my fob was a 2450, not a 2032
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The Intelligent Access fob takes a CR2032 battery, it's not rechargeable. Interestingly enough, according the manual, the information display will alert you if the fob battery is low. Good to know, as this is why I didn't enable Police Mode for fear that a dead fob battery could leave me stranded.
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i am thinking about disabling it. but i run into the store with the truck running all the time.
how far can a thief get without a fob??
how far can a thief get without a fob??
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well truck hasn’t done the no crank thing.
however, I now have a MIL (code 203B) that came on today. And, several times upon start-up today, the “service brake system message” pops up on the dash at start-up. It disappears right away and the brakes seem fine, no abs light.
Thoughts??
however, I now have a MIL (code 203B) that came on today. And, several times upon start-up today, the “service brake system message” pops up on the dash at start-up. It disappears right away and the brakes seem fine, no abs light.
Thoughts??