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Changed battery in outback, error lights


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2010 2.5L outback, petrol. 143,000k's.

 

Wife called me yesterday, car wouldn't start (not turning over at all). 

Called roadside assistance, they deemed a crapped out battery. 

When I got home from work I replaced the battery with a brand new one, it was a bit larger CCA wise.

Tried turning car on, it turned over but wouldn't fire. I pulled keys out, and then tried again. Car turned on fine. 

But a few error messages remain on the dash, picture included. I checked output of alternator, 14.5v. Seat belt and handbrake light do extinguish normally :) But not whatever the P with the crossout is?

 

Any ideas what I should do? Leave it for a while and see if they'll clear themselves? 

 

Cheers :)

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40 minutes ago, brus brother said:

parking brake engaged?

Sorry, what? 

The yellow/orange P crossed out stays illuminated, the ABS stays illuminated, and the anti-skid light stays illuminated when the car is running. As far as I can tell the car is operating normally besides these. 

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On 9/10/2019 at 2:41 PM, GeneralDisorder said:

Low voltage codes. They will likely clear on their own after a few drive cycles. The initial crank but no start is normal for all the 04+ DBW cars. You have to power on the ECU then wait about 15 seconds for it to initialize. 

GD

Thanks for the reply mate. 

Still showing the error codes :( I've even tried plugging an OBDII thing in and clearing the codes, it didn't appear to do anything. Doesn't even show the codes on the OBDII? I must be doing something wrong lol. 

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2 hours ago, CNY_Dave said:

Is 2010 new enough to be one of the ones where all hell breaks loose when you change the battery or jump start it?

It would appear so! It's due for a 12m service, I wonder if I should just ask the mechanic to clear the codes, or whether they're gonna try and charge me heaps for it -_-

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