super g racer Posted October 12, 2009 Share Posted October 12, 2009 I have a 98 forester, the batter has gone dead , the lights were left on.. now when I hook up jumper cables and get it restarted the four ways and dash lights , and licence plate light all flash is some sort of cycle , what causes this and how can I get it to stop?? Thank you!!! look forward to some help with this .. it did happen some years back... i believe there is some sort of reset button under dash or someting????? I just can't remember!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster2 Posted October 12, 2009 Share Posted October 12, 2009 disconnect the positive cable to the battery, wait a couple of minutes, then re-connect. It might fix the problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzam Posted October 12, 2009 Share Posted October 12, 2009 Use the search function for info on this problem, you aren't the first to have this happen. The alarm system needs to be reset. There should be a reset button on the underside of the dash near the steering column. You can also try disconnecting the battery, turn on the ignition key and reconnect the battery to reset. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davebugs Posted October 12, 2009 Share Posted October 12, 2009 Yea - and start mulitple threads! I just answered the "other" one with basically the same info that these folks gave you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dickensheets Posted October 12, 2009 Share Posted October 12, 2009 Use the search function for info on this problem, you aren't the first to have this happen. The alarm system needs to be reset. There should be a reset button on the underside of the dash near the steering column. You can also try disconnecting the battery, turn on the ignition key and reconnect the battery to reset. This technique has worked for me. Batt disconnect key "on" re-connect batt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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